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Corporation Election.

Al meeIlig OF the Town Council of tt g
Corporation of { aries Town held May 4,
1914;
Inc following call for an election, was
Il dopted.in view OF the fact that the terms
of eay or and three of the Gouncilmen are
about to expire. and it becomes the duty of
he Council order an election that their
81 cessora II ay be chosen. 1t is therefore
ordered thnt an election be held on the
28fb Day Of May, 1914,
and that the said election be held under the
following ru es,
First. u shall be the duty of the Finan e
Cnmmi tee TO have all ballots printed, pro-
vide all boeks. pens, paper, and all other
Necessary supplies, and to have table
boo hs erected in the respective poll rooms
and to deliver the said ballots, books. etc..
70 the commissioners on the morning of the
election.
Second The voting places shall be as fol-
ows: First Ward, Independent Engine
House, Second Ward. Dalgarn's Shop, (South
Lawrence street) Third Ward County Court
Room, The polls sb all open at sun-up and
81 ,sesat sun-down. The officers of election
shall consist of three commissioners and one
Clerk
Fou,th.-The system commonly known as
the .sAuftralian Ballot SYSTEM is to be used.
Fiftb.-The tickets on the ballots to be
used at each voting precinct shall contain
the name of all the candidates for Mayor
and members of the Council for the respec-
tive Wal ds. provided, however. that no
names OF the candid ites shall be placed mp
on the ticket who hall not have made an
noIncenent OF his candidacy on or before
the 2Oih of May, 1914, in some newspaper
published in Charles Town.
s!xth No one shall be allowed In the yot-
ing raom except the officer of election and
the voter in the act of voting, and no two
voters shall be allowed in the room at the
same iims, AS soon as the voter shall have
marked his ballot he shall then hand it to
the commissioner who shall deposit it in the
ballot Toy in the presence of the voter and
,hs vo er shall then be req uired to leave the
room. Any qualified voter of the respective
wards may, however, enter the poll-room OF
the ard In which he is a qualified voter for
the purpose of challenging voter, but not
more han two shall enter or b. in the room
at th same time. The commissioner NAV
samu ON such witnesses TO appear fore
them as he may desire to hear the evidence,
but no challenger or witness shall be allowed
to remain in the room
S.yenth-Th voter upon entering the
poll-room shall be handed ballot and re-
tire to IL booth and mark the ba lot by
drawing line through all the candidates
whe m he does not desire to vote for and
leaving the names OF all the candidates he
wishes to vote for unmarked.
Eight-All tickets at the respective poll
rooms shall be kept in full view of the COM
missioners and shall be given cut only to-
prospective voters ut the time he shall offer
to vote aud when SO given out it shall be
signed on the back by at least two of the
commissioners and no ballot unless so
signed shall be counted. Only one ballot
shall be given voter, provided, however,
that should yo er mismark or deface bal
OF he may be given another ballot upon.
the return Of the defaeed ballot to the COM:
missioner.
Ninth-Should the prospective voter need
the commissioner in marking his ballot it
shall be the duty of the commissioner to-
give such information as shall be needed
AID upon the request of the voter a com
missioner may enter into the booth with
the voter and mark the ballot as the voter
may direct.
Tenth-Eo election officer shall disclose
the name or for whom the citizen has voted.
EleyeDth-As soon as the polls shall
have been declared closed the commission
ers shall proceed to count the votes and
make such returns of the results as per
Section 8 of the Charter of the town.
The comm ssioners and clerks who are
to hod the coming Corporation
Election are as follows:
First Ward Geo A. Mock, @. J. Whit
more and J. D. Heidwohi. Commissioners;
D. w. RAmey, Clerk.
Second Ward II. A. Carroll, I. D. Web
ster aud John W. Foley, Commissioners;
James Gorsiun, Clerk.
Third Ward h. P. Cline A. D. Barr and
DEWITT G. 8trider, Commissioners; mo n |
Howell, Clerk
JOHNS. YESTERDAY. Mayor
8. J. G. MOORE Clerk.