The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-16

should either make 4 cross mark Ia
the circle at tae head Of the ticket
he desires e vote Or draw q mark
tickets % the ballot except the one
he desires to vote.
II any voter desires to vote for a
Jlsrson whose name does not appear
on the ballot ne can do 50 By writing
It with black lead pencil In the proper
place and make n cross mark IN the
blank space at the left OF the name so
written.
Any voter who declares or indicates
to the poll clerks that he cannot read
or write or that by reason OF physical
disability he Is unable to prepare his
ballot, may declare his choice of cans
presence OF tho voter and in the pres
ence OF each other, shall prepare his
ballot for voting in the following
manner. that is. the poll clerks mas,
at the request OF the voter indicate
to him the relative position OF the
names of the candidates on the ballot.
whereGpon the voter may retire to
one OF the booths and prepare his
ballot in the manner Indicated The
poll clerks may. in the presence OF
each other and in the presence of the
mcnt and prepare the ballot in the
manner Indicated by the voter.
After preparing his ballot the voter
shall fold the same so that the face
thereof shall not be exposed and so
the names OF the poll clerks thereon
may he seen, except that n voter de-
string to vote openly may do SO.
How to Obtain a New Ballot in the
place of one. AccidentnIl Spoiled
II any voter shall spoil. deface or
mutiIate the ballot delivered to him,
he may. on returning the same to tho
poll clerks, receive another one In
the place thereof. Every person who
does not vote any ballot delivered to
him, shall. before leaving the election
room. return ssuch ballot to the poll
clerks When a spoiled or defaced
ballot is returned, the poll clerks
shall make minute of the fact on
the poll list at the time, and such
ballot shall then be destroyed by
them in the presence of the Commits
sioners of Election.
Persons Accused of Illegal Voting.
SO. If at any time during the
election any qualified voter shall
make affidavit before commissioner
of election, that any person who has
voted Is an illegal voter in such pre-
cInct the person accused shall at
once be arrested by any constable or
otehr person designated by the cleo
ton commissioners to make the ar
rest, and by him delivered to the civil
authorities. Any person desiring to
make such affidavit shall be admitted
to the election room for that purpose.
Immediately after the close of the
election. the commissioners of cleo
IF
some justice of the peace in the mag
isterial district, who shall proceed
thereon as If the affidavit was made
before him.-(Acts 1891, CHI. SD
60. Any perosGn who shall re-
move or attempt to remove ballot
from the election toom, or having in
his possession outside the election
room any ballot. either genuine or
counterfeit. during the election. shall
be guilty of felony. and on conviction
thereof. shall be imprisoned in the
pcnitentiary not less than two nor
more than five years.-(Acts 1891
CHI. $50
10. If any person shall induce. or
attempt to induce, any voter to write,
pastS,or otherwise place on hill ballot
the name of any person, or any sign
or device of any kind. as a distinguish
ing mark by which to indicate to any
person how such voter voted. or
shall enter into or attempt to form
any angrecment or conspiracy with
any other person to induce or attempt
to induce voter to so place dis
tinguishinE name or mark on his bal
lot, whether or not said act be COM
mttted or attempted to be committed
such person so offending shall be
guilty of a felony, and on conviction
thereof. be imprisoned in the pcnitcn-
tiary not less than two nor more than
FIVE years. or he may. at the discre-
ton of the court, be fined not less
than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars. and be imprisoned
in the county Jail not less than one
month nor more than six months
CActs 1891. ch. SOD
10. No officer of election shall dis
close to any person the name of a
candidate for whom voter has
voted. No officer of election shall do
any el,ctionecrinE on election day.
No person whatever shall do any
clcctionecring on election day within
any polling place, or within sixty feet
of any polling place. No person shall
apply for or receive any ballot in any
voting place. other than that which
he is entitled to vote. nor SHAH any
person examine II ballot which any
voter has prepared for voting or so
licit the voter to receive the same.
nor ask. or make any arrangements,
directly or Indirectly. with any voter
to vote an open ballot. No person eN-
cept a commissioner of election shall