The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-04

triet shall Sc declared duly elected
members 81 the Republican, Executive
COMMITTEES for Harrison County.
z. The Republican County Execu-
tive Committee win prepare and
eanse 70 be printed and furnished to
the voters ballots continuing the
names Of an the candidates 10 be
voted for at said primary election.
and no other or different ballots
shall be used. cast or counted at said
primary election. The voter shall
present his ballot In person to the
election commissioners hereinafter
named. The Harrison County Re
publican Executive Committee shall
designate and select three commits
sioners TO hold said primary election.
at each voting place. One Of said
commissioners so named shall per-
form the duties OF clerk in conduct
ing said election In the absence of
one member OF the board the MEM
her present shall appoint a third; in
the absence Of two members the
member present shalt appoint one.
and the two shall select a third; and
~ all members are absent from the
voting place at the hour fixed for the
opening OF the polls, the Republican
voters present shall select three COM
missioners to conduct said election.
Ballot boxes and supplies for holding
said election will be furnished to the
board OF commissioners by the said
executive committee.
s. Said commissioners shall keep
a list Of all persons voting, and after
the polls are, closed shall proceed to
make a tally of each person voted for,
and shall make out a certificate show
ing the number OF votes cast for each
person, certify and sign the same, and
shall seal mp the ballots cast and the
tally sheets, and deliver the same to
the members of the Republican Exec
utive Committee for the magisterial
district in which they acted, or to
the chairman of the County Repub-
lican Executive Committee, who shall,
without breaking the seal, produce
and deliver the anne to the Repub-
lican County Executive Committee.
at the first meeting held after said
primary election, which meeting shall
be held at Clarksburg, or the Sth
day OF April, A. d. 1908, at 1 o'clock
p. m, at the court house Of said
county.
3. And at the meeting last named
said county executive committee shall
canvass the returns Of said election,
declare the result thereof, and GER
tify to the proper persons and officers
the result of said primary election,
and inform said candidates and per-
sons of the duties conferred upon
them by said election.
10. The Republican County Execu-
tive Committee shall, for the pur-
pose Of raising funds to defray the
expenses OF said primary election,
assess all persons who may announce
themselves as candidates to be voted
for at said primary election, In such
amounts as such committee may
deem necessary and proper Except
that candidates for President of the
United States shall not be assessed
for any sum- Any person desiring
to be voted for at said primary cleo
ton shall, at least ten days prior to
the holding OF the same. present his
announcement as a candidate to the
secretary, and pay to the treasurer of
the county executive committee the
amount assessed against him. And
any person failing or refusing to
present his name within the time
aforesaid. and to pay such assess
ment, as above provided, shall not be
recognized as a candidate, nor shall
his name appear on the ballot to be
voted at said primary election.
IL. The election to ebe held Is to
ascertain the wishes and desires of
the Republicans OF Harrison County;
and the several boards of commits
sioners holding the same shall per-
init no person to vote. not known to
be a Republican. and in sympathy
with the principles OF the Republican
party, and who manifests such SYM
pathy by voting for the candidates of
the Republican party. II the right
OF any person Offering to vote be
challenged or questioned, the COM
mtssioners holding said election shall
pass upon the right OF the applicant
to vote, and the decision of the ma
1ority on said question shall be final.
II. Notice of such election shall
be published for twenty days prior
to the time for holding same. Said
notice shall contain the date of the
election, and shall designate the vot-
ing places in each magisterial dis.
trict. At least FIVE days before the
holding OF said election, the names
OF the persons appointed to conduct
the same shall be published.
V. L. HIGHLAND, Chairman.
CHAS. G. COLEMAN. Secretary.