Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-07-12


g. AT the close of the polls the conn is
sioners shall count the ballots and record
the vote in writing which each candidate
receives for the Office for which he is a can
didate, and the result shall be certified by
the commissioners as follows:
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The commissioners shall forward the
poll books, certificates and ballots under
| seal, to the County Clerk to be delivered bv
him to the Chairman of the County Elk
ecntive Committee to be held and recount-
ed in case of contest within two DAYS after
| the closing of the polls by the County Ex-
ecutivs Committee. which shall meet at 10
O'Clock a. m, on the Is day of July 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
offices for which they have been candidates
shall be declared by said Executive Com
mittee TO be the Democratic nominees for
said Offices
3. AS to who may vote; The duty of the
commissioners shall be to receive the votes
OF all who supported the Democratic ticket
at The presidential election in the year 1905
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 aye at the next
general election, and none others
6. Each person desiring to be a candidate
at such primary election, shall ten days
| prior thereto. furnish Thomas r. Moore
Chairman County Executive Committee.
a. o. Charles Town w, Va in writing his
| full name and the Office for which he de
sires to be candidate, which shall be ae-
companied by the sums named below to
pay expenses Of the primary election: Del.
egates to The Legislature, $500; State SEN
ator S25 co. County COMMISSIONERS, $500;
Constable $500; County Superintendent
| of Free Schools. $500; President and
Members of School Board, O co.
z. Should there be a tie betwe two or
| more candidates the choice shall be made
| by drawing lots by the tied candidates. or
it may be decided by said Executive Com
mittee in any manner that the candidates
| may agree upon.
| 8, The name of the candidates shall be
placed on one ticket. under the respective
heading of the position or officers for which
they are candidates. and the voter will erase
the names Of all except the person or per-
| sons he desires to vote for. If more than one
name for each Office shall be allowed to re-
main on the ticket by the voter. the baliot
| for that Office shall not be counted, and no
| name will be placed on the ticket unless the
| candidate complies with Section CO. Six, as
above.
The time fer holding the Primary cleo
| ton shall be the 10th day of July. 1910. from
1 O'Clock y. m. until sunset. The CommIs-
sioners of election will see to it that the re-
| turns of this primary election are delivered
to the Clerk of the County Court Of SAID
| County by 10 O'Clock a. m. on the 18th day
of July. 1910.
| 8. 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 prescribed
| by sec 80 and subsequent sec AS Of chap 8
general election laws of Code, except that
the preparation. printing and distribution
shall be under the supervision of the Chair
man of the County Executive Committee,
who is hereby authorized to furnish any
candidate as many ballots as he may desire.
which ballots may be circulated by him,
and when offered AZ the polls shall be ae-
cepted as legal ballots. and the voting place
OF each precinct established for the regular
election shall be pace for holding this cleo
ton. except that in Charles Town, the vot-
ing precincts of Dukesmitl's. Hollis Pump
and the Academy shall be dispensed with.
and all the votes shall be cast at the Court
House. aud that at Shepherdstown. the tive
precincts. chase store No, ana Upper
Precinct No. shall likewise be dispensed
| with. and oil votes Of said latter town shall
be cast al Market House precinct. Booths
shall be dispensed with at this election.
TO- The names of the candidates for State
Senate shall be printed On the ticket in the
order Of the announcement of their candi-
dacy. After the name of each candidate
for the State Senate shall be printed the
name Of the county in which he re-
sides. Instead of placing the various
nlmes of the delegates 10 the senatorial
Convention on the ballots. the voter shall
cast his vote direct for the candidates for
the State Senate. and the candidate reeeiy-
ing the largest number Of votes in the pre-.
lcinct shall have the right to select the dele.
gates to said Senatorial Convention from
this county from said precinct or precincts.
And at same time each precinct shall elect
delegates to Congressional convention on
same plan, candidates paying an assessment
of SO each.
The basis of representation to the said
Senatorial and Congressional Conventions
shall be that adopted by the Senatorial and
| Congressional Committees respectively.
II. Tie Secretary Of the Executive Com
mittee shall make out the poll books anG
have the tickets printed The Democrat,
pare of this County are requested 10 pub
lish the proceedings OF this meefingY
THos. K MooEE, Chairman.
\ CHAs. A. Johnson. Secretary