Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-09
Cali And plan of County Primary


county:
|. fine primary election system for the
nomination of county officers is hereby
adopted. This system shall apply to can
didates for the House OF Delegates, State
Senator. County Commissioners, County
Superintendent of Free Schools, ConSta-
bles and for delegates to the Congress,
sional Convention and president and
members of School Board.
2. The primary election shall be held at
each voting precinct in the county, except
as herein provided, and shall be held IN
accordance with the provisions OF the
Primary Election Law of Chapter OF OF
the Acts OF the West Virginia Legislature
of 1891, except as herein modified, to the
provisions of which all candidates are re-
ierred for instruction. The voters shall
be required to vote in the precinct OF
which they are residents. The primary
election shall be under the homogeneous
of three 81 commissioners, two OF whom
shall be Democratic commissioners ap-
pointed by the County Court to hold the
last regular election, and they to appoint
the third commissioner, one OF SAD COM
misSionerS to act as clerk except at Charles
Town and ShepherdStown, where two
clerks shall be appointed. In the event
said commissioners fail to act, the mem
beers of the Executive Committee from
each precinct shall appoint competent
commissioners to hold said election. he
commissioners shall be sworn to correct
" and faithfully conduct said election and
TO protect it against fraud and untalrneSS
and TO make correct returns thereof. No
one except the commissioners shall be
allowed TO remain in the election room,
and the commissioners are specially au-
thorlZed TO have these provisions carried
out fully for the sake OF harmony ana
good order.
3. AT the close of the polls the commlS-
sioners shall count the ballots and record
the vote in writing which each candidate
receives for the office for which ne IS a
candidate, and the result shall be certliieu
by the commissioners.
4. The commissioners Shall forward
the poll books, certificates and ballots,
under seal, to the County Clerk to be de-
livered 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 County Executive Committee, which
shall meet at 10 o'clock a. m, on the 10
day of Iuly, at Court House in Charles
Town, w. Va, and shall open and count
the vote and declare the result. The
candidates receiving the highest number
of votes for the respective ottlceS Tor
which they have been candidates shall be
declared by said Executive Committee 10
be the Democratic nominees for said OF
fees.
5. AS to who may vote: The duty OF
the commissioners shall be to receive Inc
votes of all who supported the Democrat
c ticket at the presidential election III inc
wear 1908, and who intend supporting the
Democratic ticket at 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 Democrats who will be
OF age at the next general election, and
none others.
6. Each person desiring to be candl-
date at such primary election, shall, ten
DAYS prior thereto, furnish Thomas K.
Moore, Chairman County Executive
Committee, (P. o. Charles Town, W.
Va in writing his full name and the OF
flee for which he desires TO be candidate
which shall be accompanied by the sums
named below to pay expenses OF the prl-
mary election: Delegates TO the LeglSla-
ture, $500; State Senator $500; County
Commissioners, $500; Constable, 500;
County Superintendent OF Free Schools,
$500; President and Members OF School
Board, $l.00
7. Should there be tie between two
or more candidates the choice shall be
made by drawing lots by the tied candi-
dates, or it may be decided by said EX-
ecutive Committee in any manner that the
candidates may agree upon.
8. The names of the candidates shall be
placed on one ticket, under the respective
heading of the position or Offices Tor
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 Of
flee shall be allowed to remain on the
ticket by the voter, the ballot for that Of
flee shall not be counted, and no name
will be placed on the ticket unless the
candidate complies with Section o. Six,
as above
The time for holding the primary cleo
ton shall be the 10th day OF July, 1910,
/ O'Clock p. m. until sunset. The Com
miSSionerS of election will see TO 1t that
the returns of the primary are delivered to
the Clerk of County Court OF said County
by 10 O'Clock a. m. on the 18th day OF July,
1910 -.
9. The voting at such an election shall
be by ballot and the mode OF preparation,
distributing and depoSiting Of ballots OF
such primary election shall be as named
by sec % and subsequent sec. 40 OF chap.
3 general election laws of Code, except
that the preparation, printing and diStribu-
ton shall be under the supervision OF the
Chairman OF the County Executive Com
mittee, who is hereby authorized to fur
niSh any candidate as many ballots as he
may desire, which ballots may be circu-
lated by him, and when offered at the
polls shall be accepted as legal ballots,
and the voting place of each precinct eS-
tablished for the regular election shall be
the place for holding this election, except
that in Charles Town the voting precinct
of DukeSmith'S, Hollis Pump and the
Academy shall be dispensed with, and all
the votes shall be cast at the Court House
anu lIldt dt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tlS lWO pic
cincts, Chase Store No. 3 and Upper
Precinct No. shall likewise be diSpenS-
ed with, and all votes OF said latter town
shall be cast at 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 announcement OF their
candidacy. After the name OF each candi-
date for the State Senate shall be printed
the name of the county in which he re-
sides. Instead OF placing the various
names of the delegates TO the Senatorial
Convention on the ballots, the voter shall
cast his vote direct for the candidates for
the State Senate, and the candidate re-
ceiving the largest number OF votes in the
precinct shall have the right to select the
delegates to said Senatorial Convention
from this county from said precinct or
precincts.
And at same time each precinct shall
elect delegates to Congressional Conven-
ton on same plan, candidates paying an