Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-13
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ART. vi. REGISTRATION AND
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS

ART. vi. REGISTRATION AND
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS
Sec. s. Every per on qualifed by
law to vote ;Or members OF he leg
is,ature OF the state. and who shall
have been resident of said city
for sixty days preceding the day OF
election, and a bona flde resident
OF the election precinct in which he
offers to vote, shall be emitted 10
vote at al elections held in .aid city
by or under the corporate authorities
thereof.
Sec. 8. The board OF affairs shall
by ordinance provide fer such reg
ulations for the registration OF vot-
ers as may be rendered necessary
by ftate laws; except that at the
first election hereunder the present
council shall provide for such
registration and the registra-
ton already provided for the
election to be held in this year
1909, shall not be set aside or held
illegal because of this section.
ART. VII NOMINATION. OF CAN
DIDATES
Sec. 10. Candidate to be voted
for at any municipal election for
members Of the board of affairs aid
members of the council, may be nom
mated by convention, primary or pc
tition In the manner and under the
provisions now or hereafter prescrib-
ed by state laws relating thereto;
provided, however, that for the cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
In May, 1909, no political party
shat nominate more than four per-
IONS for the office OF members of the
board OF affairs, no more than two
of whom shall be from the same
ward, and no more than four per
sions in each ward of the city for
the office of members of the council.
except, however, that the political
party whose candidate for mayor at
the city election on the first Tuesday
in May, 1908, received the greatest
number of votes, ohall not nom
mate more than two persons In each
ward Of the city for the office OF
members OF the council; and there
after at any election to be he'd Ell
ther for electing a member to the
board OF affairs, or to the council.
mo political party shall nominate
more than double the number to be
elected to any office. If any certif-
dcate OF nomination, or any petition
nor nomination OF candidates Cor
elther the board of affairs or the
council, shall contain mere names
than prescribed in this section for
such office, then the ballot COM
missioners shall, for the first cleo
ton to be held under this act, take
the first four names for the board
of affairs al the nominees Of such
party for said offices, and said bal
lot commissioners shall take the first
two names as nominees for council
in each ward of the city of the polit-
caI party casting the larger number
of votes for its mayor at the cleo
tion held in the city on the first
Tuesday in May, 1909, and the
first, four names as nominees for
council in each ward OF the city, of
the other parties and of the names
on other petitions; at any subsequent
regular city election held hereunder
the ballot commissioners shall take
the first two names for board of af-
fairs, and the first two nameJ from
each party and petition and from
each ward Of the city, for council, as
the nominees of such party for said
office. And, provided, further, that
there shall not be printed on any