Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-16

| in, Whereup0n some competent person
may be appointed from some other
precinct in the eoutny.
/ Registrars commence to register
names of qualified voters on the first
Monday in September of each election
year. It is their duty to visit the
abodes of the voters, and also to in
spect the registration lists of the last
preceding general election to ascertain
who are qualified voters in their pre-
cinct. If a. registrar is not satisfied
as to the Qualifications of any person,
he shall submit to him the following
questions, for, which purpose the re-
gistrar is authorized to administer
oaths:
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Second-Are you a native or natur-
allied citizen?
Third-Will you have resided in
| this state for one year Immediately
preceding the coming election?
Fourth-Haye you been absent from
this state within the year Immediately
preceding the coming election? If
yes, when?)
| Fifth-When you left this state, did
you leave for a temporary purpose
with intention of returning; or for the
purpose of remaining away?
Sixth-Did you while absent look
upon or regard this state as your
| home?
Seventh-Did you while absent vote
in anylother state?
Eighth-WilI you have resided in
1 fnT CT I,
coming election?
Ninth-When did you last come in
to this county? ...-
Tenth-Did you come into this coun-
ty for the mere purpose of voting in
this county?
Eleventh-Are you an actual resi-
dent of this precinct?
TWelfth-Are you twenty-one years
Of age, or will be such at the coming
election, to the best of your knowl-
edge and belief?
Should a registrar not be satisfied
after above examination, that a per-
son is a qualified voter, he shall re
quire the voter to make an affidavit
in writing, which the registrar shall
mark challenged" and return to the
county court Any voter Of the coun
ty may thereupon appear before the
county court and have the question of
the voters qualification determined.
After completing said registration
the registrars sit together at some
convenient place in their precincts for
two days, commencing on the first
! Monday in October, from o'clock a.
m. to 1 o'clock p. M, and from 2
o'clock p m. to o'clock p. m. They
shall give written and printed notice
of the time and place of their sittings
by posting the same.
On the second Monday in October
preceding any general election the
county court conVenes for the purpose
of amending and correcting the regis
tration lists made by the registrars
At this sitting the names of persons
registered and not entitled to vote are
stricken from the lists. But in no case
shall the court erase the name of any
voter until he shall have had five days
notice and he shall have right to
produce evidence that he is qualified
voter. Voters whose names are not
on the lists may have placed on at
this sitting of the county court.
From the decision Of the county
court an appeal may be taken by a
voter to the circuit court, and from
the decision of the circuit court an
appeal may likewise be taken to the
Supreme Court of Appeals.
Any voter who moves from a pre-
cinct after having been properly regis
tered may obtain from the registrars
Of the precinct, or from the clerk of
the county court, a certificate of trans
fer and present the same to the cleo
Ition commissioners of the precinct to
which he has moved, and if the com
Imissioners are satisfied that he is a
Negal voter of that precinct, they shall
permit him to vote.
No person is entitled to vote unless
he has registered as provided by law,
and his name appears upon the regis
| tration books in the possession OF the
election commissioners.
The above provisions do not apply
| to cities, towns and villages, but the
laW-making, power of any city, town or
village may adopt said provisions,
with such notifications as Is provided
! by law.
LIsE OF WEST VIRGINIA LOCALS
MAY fST.
Locals Secretaries Addresses
| 1-Athens-Geo. w. Devore, Athens.
! 2-Ashford-Lee R. Kirk, Ashford.
3-Adamston-C- D. James, Adamston
-Bgtnwefl-Ed. Mcclure, Burnwell.
| 5-Blakeley-O. c. Young, Blakeley.
6-Buckhannon- Albert, Buck
| harmon.
| berkeley Springs VIM. s. Barney