Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-05-08
Commissioners.
: Clerks.

Fouithly. The Commissioners shall
forward the poll books, certificates. and
ballots, under seal to tbs County Clerk
to be delivered by him to the Chairman
of the County Executive Committee, to
be held and recOunted in case of contest
within two days after the closing of the
polls by the Couty Executive Commit
tee which shall meet at 10 o'clock a. In
on the % day of May, 1900, at the Court
House in Charles Town, West Virginia,
and shall open and count the vote and
declare the result. The candidates re-
csivtng the highest number of votes for
the respective offices for which they
have been candidates, shall be declared
by the said Executive Committee to be
the Democratic nominees for the said
offices.
Filthy. As to who may vote, the duty of
the Commissioners shall be to receive the
votes of all who supported the Democratic
ticket Mt the Presidential Election in the year
1896, and who intend supporting the Demo-
cratic ticket ut the coming election this year,
of all Democrats who have moved into this
County and will be legal voters at the next
election, of all young men known to be Demo-
Gratis who will be of age at the next general
election, and none others,
SiXthly. Each person desiring to be a can
didate Mt such primary election, shall, ten
days prior thereto, furnish to John NJ. Daniel
Chairman County Executive Committee, Up.
o. Charles Town, jeff. Co., w Va.,) in writ
ing, his full name and the office for which he
desires to lie Il candidate, which shall be ac-
companied by the sims named below, to pay
the expenses of the primary election:
Sheriff .....................S 500 90
Prosecuting Attorney :.....-..-.. 10 90
Delegate to Legislature. re............... 10 90
State Senator. 10 GO
Assessors. Observation-Disclosures. 5 90
County Commissioners .......... 90
County Surveyor. r..................... 2 so
And in the event the above assessment OF
Candidates is not sufficient to cover the ex-
penses, the Chairman is authorized to increase
the assessment pro rata.
Seventhly. Shoaid there be tie vote be-
tween two or more candidates. the choice shall
be made by drawing lots by the tied eau l.
dates, or it may be decided by the said Exec
utive Committee in any manner that the can
didutes may agree upon.
Eighthly. The names of all the candidates
shall be placed on one ticket, under the re-
spective heading of the positions or offices for
which they are candidates. and the voter will
erase the names of all except the person or
persons he desires to vote for. If more than
one name for each office should be allowed to
| remain on the ticket ny the vote, tue ballot
for that office shall not be counted, and no
name Lru be placed on the ticket ItnleSs the can
didate complies lOith Rule C6) sir, as dboce. The
time for bolding the primary election shall be
SATURDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MAY,
1900, from / o'al ok p. TN till sunsc t; except
that ut HarI crs Ferry and Bolivar the polls
arc 10 be kept open till O'Clock D. M. The
commissioners of election will sec to it that
! luG TCluIuS VI lulS NlGSllOH are ucllN-
cred to the Clerk OF the County Court of said
! County. by ten O'Clock u. M, on the 2Sth day
| OF May, 1850.
! Einthly. The voting at such election shall
/ be by ballot, and the mode of preparation,
| distribution and depositing Of ballots at
sucn primary election, sh-li be that pre-
scribed by section IS and subsequent sec
| ton; and section 45 of chapter 8 (of general
election laws of the code; except that the
| preparation. printing and distribution of
ballots shall be under the supervision of the
| chairman of the County Executive commit
tee and the voting place at each precinct
established for the regular eleetion shall be
the place for holding this election, and
booths are dispensed with for this election.
Tenthly. The names of candidates for
State Senate and istrict Delegates shall be
printed on the tickets, instead of placing the
names of delegates to conventions to noni.
nate such candidates, and the voter shall
cast his vote direct for the candidate foI
/ these respective offices, and such candidate
receiving the highest number of votes al
any precinct at this Primary election, shall
be entitled to the delegates from such pre-.
cincts carried by him, and shall name his
own delegates from such precints to the
Senatorial and District Delegate Conven-
tions respectively.
The basis of representation for the Sena-
toTial and District Delegate Conventions
shall he one delegate for every one hundred
basis of the last Democratic Presidential
vote.
Eleventhly The Secretary of the Execu.
tive Committee shall make out the poll
books, and have the tickets printed.
The Democratic papers of this county are
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
The Committee recommends that precinct
meetings be held at the various precincts OF
Saturday, May II, to elect delegates to Dis