Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-05-20
22d Day of May 1913,

and tn t the said election be held uuder
the following ruies:-
First.--It snail be the duty of tn. Finance
Committee to have all ballots printed pro-
vide all BOOKS. pens. paper. and all o'her
necessary supplies, ana 10 have an table
booths erected in the respective poii-roorIs
and 20 deliver the said ballots hooks, etc. J."
the commissioners on the moFhia[ OF the
eli elton.
Second The votin places shsli BE- as fol-
low. First Ward, lnd"p1udeut Engine
House. Second Ward Dagaru's 81 p.(Spuih
I,awreuee street, Third ARD, County CoarI
Room. The polls shall open at san-up and
close at sun down. The officers OF ELECTION
shall consist of three commissioners and one
clerk.
Tho Australian tllot system" is TO be USED.
Fifth. The tickets on the ballots TO b.
used ut each voting precinct shall contain
the names OF all the candidate for members
of the Council for the respective wards, pro
ylded however. that no names OF the can /
dates shall be placed upon the ticket VINO
shall not have made announcement OF hls
candidac on or before the 10th of iay. 1913
10 some newspaper published IL Charles
Town.
Sixth. No one shall re /! owed in the vet
ing room except the officer Of election and
the voter IN the act of voting, aud two voters
shall be allowed in the room at tue same
time AS sooa az the 7oter shall have marx
ed his ballot he shall then hand it 10 the con-
missioner who shall deposit IL in the ballot
box in the presence OF the voter and the Fo
ter shall then be re luired to l@ave the room
ANY qualified voter IF the respective ward
NAV. however. enter the poOl-room of III
ward in which he is a qualified voter for the
purpose of challenging voter, but no, M orr
than two shall enter or be in the room al the
came time The commiSs oner IN ~ summon
such witnesses to appear bef ore them az NJ
NAV desire to hear the evidence. but no ehal
ieng. or witness shall be allowed TO rsInain
10 the room
Sc euth The foter upon entering the
pool-roum Ella re handed "a hallot ard re-
fire TO the boo and mark the la lot bf
drawing q Has rnlgd all the candid ties
whom he d es not desire TO vote for ano leay-
Ing the names of ell the candid ateS he wishes
to vote for unmarked.
Elghtn.-AIl ii kets at the respective poll
rooms snail be- sept Ia full view or The com
mieeioners an ebail be given out only 10 pro-
spectiye voters ~ the time he lali oHer 10
vote aud when So given out il shall be elgne'
on the back by OF least two OF the commas
sion rs and no ballot unless so signed shall
be counted. On One bal OF shall be given
A voter, d DIVIDED. however, that should vo-
ter mismark or deface Il ballot he may be CIV
en- anothar ba lit up N the return OF tn de-
faced bal OF TO he eDmmiss ouer
Ninth -Should tue prospective vote ne
the commissioner in .mrrkiug his ballot u
shall b. the duty of the commissioner To give
such information BE shall be needed and al,
on the request of the voter commi; slonei
may enter INTO the booth with the voter ard
mark the ballot US the voter may direct.
Tenth NO election officer shall disclose
the anne or Tor whom the citizen has voted
Eleventh. ssoon at the polls shall have
been declai ed closed the commissioners shall
proceed To count The votes and make sucl
ret rus of the results as per Section of the
Charter OF he town
Thu commission ers and clerks who are
appointed To b I'D the coming Corporation
Election are ns fohOws:-FirsL Ward, Com
missiuuers, g. A. Mock, o VI. Darlington
c E. Grubue. Clerk, u. ". Ramey.
Second commissioners, X. c.
Smithsun. r. u Webster and John w. Fo'ey.
Clerk. Las. Cor on.
Third Ward: Com missioners. Ii. T. Cine,
A d. Barr and Dewitt G. Strider. Clerk,
John NJ Howell.
JOHN s YESTERDAY. Mayor.
:. J. q. MOORE Clerk.