The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-02
THE ADVOCATE.


precinct within the county two bal
lots for each vote cast at said pr e.
cinct for VIM. H. Taft for President
, at the last presidential election,
| which ballots shall be wrapped and
tied in packages for each voting
place in the county. Each package
, Of ballots shall be sealed with wan
and plainly marked with the num-
Der Of ballots therein, the name Of
the magisterial district and the
number Of the voting precinct for
which the said ballots are intended.
The package of ballots and other
supplies shall be delivered to one Of
the commissioners of election not
| later than II o'clock, noon, on June
, 3, 1912.
The Republican County Central
Committee shall, if necessary, pro-
vide messengers whose duty it Shall
be to deliver the sealed packages OF
ballots, together with ballot box,
poll books, and other supplies for
tie conduct Of such primary election
to a commissioner Of the primary
election in each precinct as herein
provided
Sec. 6. The primary election here
in provided for shall be held in the
several voting precincts in each
county at such places as may be
designated by the county commit
may be practicable to the usual
place Of voting in such precincts
provided, however, that the commit
tee may consolidate two or more Of
such precincts for the purpose Of
the primary election, when in it's
judgment it may be advisab BILE to do
SO and the votes to be cast in said
precincts at such election shall not
exceed three hundred votes. In
case of such consolidation, however,
tic committee shall cause a proper
notice OF such fact to be given to
he voters affected by such change,
by Lublishin% said notice thirty days
prior TO tho time for holding said
primary, for four successive weeks
IN newspaper, ii there be such, Of
general circulation in the county,
or such fact to be posted for the
same length Of time, in five Of the
most conspicuous places in each pre-
circt SO affected.
Sec. 7. The county committee in
each county, before said primary
election, shall secure in each votiH .
precinct in the county, a suitable
room VI building in which to hold
the election, and shall cause the
same to be suitably provided with
sufficient number of booths or
compartments, each containing o
TABLE, counter or shelf, and furnish
ed with proper supplies for prepar-
Ing ballots, at or in which voters
may conveniently prepare their bal
lots, SO that in the preparation
thereof th" may be secured from
the cbso' alton of others, and q
guard al shall 3e so constructed
and " Aced about said building that
o" such persons as are inside said
III can App zach within five feet Of
he f2llOt boxes while the votes are
being taken, and no person, either
lTSlde or outside Of slid guard rail
snail approach nearer than five feet
to any booth or compartment while
the election is being held, except the
voters to prepare their ballots, or
the com mlssiOners when called on
by voter to assist in the prepara.
ton Of his ballot. The number of
such booths shall not be less than
two nor more than five, and no Der
son other than election officers and
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing, or deDositing their ballots shall
be permitted to be within said rail,
except by authority Of the commits
sioners Of election for the purpose
or keeping order and enforcing the
law
The commissioners Of primary
elections shall preserve order at,
and IN the vicinity Of the polls, and
Keep the way to the polls open and
free from obstruction, and shall d.
rect disorderly persons to be remoy-
ed therefrom.
Sec. 8. Not more than one voter
Tor each compartment shall be al
lowed in the primary election room
at one time, and no person other
than primary election officers, and
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
Ing, and depositing ballots, shall be
permitted to be within the rail eX-
cept by authority of the board of
primary election commissioners. for
the purpose Of keeping order and
enforcing the law
y ec.-9--N person. excepting the
primary election officers, and voters
while going to the election room to
vote, and returning therefromv shall
De or remain within sixty feet OF