Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-05-03

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/. The commissioners shall forward
the poll books, certificates and ballots,
under SEAL to the County Clerk, to be
delivered by him to the chairman Of the
County Executive Committee, TO be
held and reCouUted in case of contest
within two days after the closing of the
polls, by the County Executive Com
mittee, which shall meet at 10 o'clock
a. m. on the 2lst day Of May, 1906, at the
Court House in Charles Town, W. Va,
and shall open and count the vote and
declare the result. The candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes for
the respective offices for which they
have been candidates, shall be declared
by said Executive Committee 20 be the
Democ ratio nominee for said offices.
5. AS to who may vote: The duty of
the com missioners shall be to receive
the votes of all who supported the Dem
ocratic ticket at the presidential cleo
ton IN the year 1901, and who intend
supporting the Democratic ticket at the
coming election this year; of all Demo
ocrats who have moved into this county
and will be legal voters at the next cleo.
ton of all young men known to be
Democrats who viii be Of age at the
next general election, and none others
8. Each person desiring to be can
didate at such primary election shall,
ten days prior thereto, furnish Thomas
r. Moore, Chairman County Executive
Committee Up. o. Charles Town, w.
Va, in writing, his full name and the
office for which he desires to be cam
didate, which shall be accompanied by
the sums named below to pay the eX-
penses Of the primary election: Dele
gate to the Legislature, $500; State
Senator, $500; County mSsioners,
$500 Constable, $500; County Super.
intendent of Free Schools, $500 Pres
ident and Members of School Board,
Sl.00
7. Should there be tie between two
or more candidates the choice shall be
made by drawing lots by the tied can
didates, or it may be decided by said
Executive Committee in any manner
that the candidates may agree upon.
S. The names of all the candidates
shall be placed on one ticket, under the
respective heading of the position or
offices for which they are candidates,
and the voter will erase the names Of
all except the person or persons he de-
sires to vote for. If more than one
name for each Office shall be allowed to
remain on the ticket by the voter, the
ballot for that office shall not be count
ed and no name will be placed on the
ticket unless the candidate complies
with rule six (6), as above. The time
for holding the primary election shall
be the 10Th day of May, 1906, from
O clock p. m. till sunset, except that at
Harper's Ferry and Bolivar the polls
are TO be kept open until o'clock p. m.
The commissioners of election will see
to it that the returns of this primary
election are delivered to the Clerk Of
County Court of said county by 10
o'clock a. m. on the 2lst day Of May,
1906.
8. The voting at such election shall
be by ballot, and the mode of prepare
ton, distribution and depositing of bal
lots at such primary election shall be
that prescribed by Section 33 and sub.
sequent Section, and Section 40 Of Chap
ter (of general election laws) Of the
Code, except that the preparation,
printing and distribution shall be under
the supervision of the chairman of the
County Executive Committee, who is
hereby authorized to furnish any can.
didate as many ballots as he may de-
sire, which ballots may be circulated by
him, and when offered at the polls shall
be accepted as legal ballots, and the
voting place of each precinct estab-
lished for the regular election shall be
the place for holding this election, eX-
cept that in Charles Town the voting
precincts of Dukesmith's, Hull's Pump
and the Academy shall be dispensed
with, and all the votes shall be cast at
the Courthouse, and that at Shepherds
town the two precincts, Chase's Store,
No =, and Upper Precinct, No. 5, shall
likewise be dispensed with, and all votes
of said latter town shall be cast at the
Market House precinct. Booths shall
be dispensed with at this election.
10. The names of the candidates for
State Senate shall be printed on the
ticket in the order of the announce
ment of their candidacy. After the
name OF each candidate for the State
Senate shall be printed tie name Of the
county in which he resides. Instead 4
placing the names Of the delegates to
the Senatorial Convention on the bal
lots, the voter shall cast his vote direct
for the candidates for the State Senate.
and the candidate receiving the largest
number of votes in the county shall
have the right to select the delegates to
said Senatorial Convention from this
county.
The basis of representation to the
said Senatorial and Congressional Con-
ventions shall be that adopted by the
Senatorial and Congressional Comm
tees respectively.
IL. The secretary OF the Executive
Committee shall make out the poll
books and have the tickets printed.
The Democratic papers of this souaty
are requested to publish the proceed
ings of this meeting.
THos. r. MOORE, Chairman.