Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-04-20
TIlursday. NAY 4fh. 1911.

End That this action Is taken without
prejudice to the movement now on foot in
our town and county having for its aim a
petition to our Honorable County Court
againstthe granting of license in town and
county,
srd. That the said Committee OF the
Whole Council arrange for and have entire
charge of said election.
4th. That the cost Of said election b..
paid out of q fund to be raised by members
OF the Council for that purpose. and that
1t be not paid out of the town treasury.
9th. That Commission of three quail
fed voters Zone from each ward) he appoint,
ed by the committee provided for In sec
tion to conduct said election and to de
termine and pass upon the qualifications OF
The voters. Said Committee of Gouaei
shall also appoint two clerks to assist said
commissioners and shall have power to fill
any vacancies that may occur in. said com
mission and to appoint add tional clerks.
9Th. That the said election shall be held
in the County Court room in the Court
House, and that the County Court be asked
for the use of the room for said purpose,
It'll. That ssid election shall be held un
der and governed by the following rules:
A. The polls shall be opened at sunriss
and closed at shutdown.
b. Every male citizen of the town over
| 81 years of age who shall have resided IL
the State of West Virginia for one year and
/ in the town of Charles Town for sixty dayt
next preceding the time of holding sait
election, and who shall be legal voter OF
/ the said town, and who shall have paid his
corporation taxes for the year 1909 on o,
before the 18th day of April. 1911, shall b.
entitled to vote. Provided, however, tha'
this shall not exclude persons not charger
with taxes for 1909 and who shall be quail
fled to vote at the next regular election il,
May. 1911.
G. Poll lists shall be kept by the Com.
missioners, and they shall not permit an,
person to vote unless satisfied of his quail.
fcation under section '.B"
D. The Australian Baliotp system shall
be used and it shall be the duty of the Com
mlttee of Council to provide booths for salt
purpose.
e Ballots shall be simple in form, ha,
/ ing the words For License" on the lefl
hand side and Against Licensen on tn
right hand side The voter being requiI
to draw .'cancel'' line through one or th.
other as he wishes to vote for or agairsi
license.
F. The Clerks shall be provided Will
rubber stamp bearing the words Election
May 4th, 1911." and they shall stamp eacl
ballot as it is handed the prospective vote
and no ballots shall be counted that shal
not be 80 stamped
G.. No person or persons shall be allow Z
in the polling room other than the Commit.
tee of Council, the Commissioners ard
Clerks. and persons who may enter for and
be in the act of voting, and no voter sha'
be allowed to remain in the room after h..
has voted
HI No person whatsoever shall accom-
pany the voter into the booth and any in
formation needed by him must be given b
the Commissioners in the presence of thu
Others
I. When the polls shall have been close
the Commissioners shall proceed to coulr'
the ballots and announce results. and ska
then transmit the poll list. together will
the ballots to the Clerk of the Corporatio,
who shall keep them safely until the mex,
meeting of the Council, when they shall BIZ
counted and checked By the Council
8th. This election, as stated in the pee
amble of these Resolutions, is asked to be
held for the purpose of ascerfaining Hn
honest expression of the will of the people
on the license question, and any attempt to
thwart the purpose of the Council in afriv
ing at an unbiased expression of opinion
upon this question will be noticed by til.
Committee and viii prejudice the side, in
eyes of the Council, who may be believed to
have used unfair means.
9th That this entire report be given IL
the three papers of the town. with request
that it be pm blished at once, and that also n
notice of place and time of holding election
herein provided for be published until date
he. PAoE,
THORNTON 4 PERRY,
G e MMEY,
CLAYTON L. HAINEs,
b B. GUNCEFORD.