The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-02
Continued from 5yesterday.J
Election Provisions; Nomination by
BY Petitions.


by Petitions.
Section 10. (a) Candidates for
board Of directors under the provisions
of4this charter shall be nominated by
a primary election. which shall be
held on the second Saturday in April,
one thousand nine hundred and fifteen
and thereafter every two years on the
second Saturday in April. The name
OF any qualified elector OF the city shall
be printed upon the primary ballot
when a petition In the form hereinafter
prescribed shall have been filed In his
behalf with the board OF supervisory
OF election. as hereinafter provided,
and such petition shall have been
signed by at least twenty-five voters
In the municipality. 4
tbl The signature TO a nominating
petition need not all be appended 10
one paper. but to each separate pa.
per there shall be attached an All.
dayit Of the circular thereof, stating
the number of signefs OF such paper,
and that each signature appended
thereto was made in his presence and
Is, the genuine, signature of the. per.
son whose name 1t purports to be.
Each signer OF a petition shall sign
his name In ink or indelible pencil,
and shall place on the petition after
his name his place OF residence by
street and number.
(c) Petition papers shall be in sub.
stantially the following form:
Form Of Petition.
Mn fhn nnIarat nvu Ln.nL..
sent ....t....... whose residence is
.........., Fairmont, West Virginia,
candidate for nomination to the office
5ofl board OF directors. to devoted upon
at the primary election. to be held on
the s.i.s..s.,. .." l91. ...,; and we indi.
Edfyiduallya certify that we have not
signed similar petitions greater in
number than the number OF directors
to be chosen atsthe next general mu.
nicipal election. ). -15
49, 4Nhme ...............
Street and Number. 4. 500.
b, tSpace for signatures
Marion. County.
State of West Virginia, IS:
S..s......., being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he Is the circulater Of
the foregoing petition paper contain.
Ing ............ signatures. and that
the signatures appended thereto were
made In his presence and are the sig.
natures OF the persons whose names
they purport to be.
lslgnedl .............
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ......,..... day Of ........19..
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Notary Public.
This petition, II found insufficient,
shall be returned to .......... at No.
.......... Street, Fairmont, West vir.
ginia.
(dl All nominating papers compris.
ing petition shall be assembled and
filed with the lection authorities, as
one instrument, at least twenty (20)
days prior to the date of holding the
primary election with respect to which
such petition is filed: except as here
matter provided.
te) Any person whose name has
been submitted for candidacy By any
such petition shall file his acceptance
OF such candidacy with the election
authorities not later than fifteen (15)
days before the day OF the primary
election. and In the absence Of such
acceptance the name Of the candidate
shall not appear on the ballot. Z Except
that at the first primary election held
under this charter such petition and
such acceptance shall be filed at least
ten t1o) days before such primary
election.
Publication Of Primary Ballot.
Section II. Immediately upon the
expiration OF the time for filing the
acceptance Of, and petitions for can.
didates. the board OF supervisors shall
cause to be published for three days
prior to a primary election In all the
daily newspapers published in said
city. In proper form. the name OF the
persons as they are to appear upon
the primary ballots; and the said boar !
OF supervisors shall thereupon cause
the primary ballots TO be printed by
the lowest responsible bidder authen.
ticated with fac-simile of the sigma:
ture Of the city clerk. The ballot shall
be printed upon plain, substantial
white paper, and shall be headed Can.
didates for Nomination for Board OF
Directors OF the City Of Fairmont, at
the Primary Election; but shall have
no party designation or mark whatev-
er. The ballot shall be substantially
in the following form:-tPlace a
cross In the square preceding the
names OF the persons you favor as
candidates.)
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
Candidates for nomination for
Board of Directors OF the City OF Fair.
mont at the Primary Election:
For Member OF Board OF Directors:
Names Of Candidates.
Vote for three.)
Official Ballot.
Attest: tSignature) ..... City Clerk.
Rotation Of Names on Ballots.
The names OF candidates on all bal.
lots used in any election held under
the authority OF this charter shall be
printed In rotation as follows:
The ballot shall be printed In as
many series as there are candidates
for the office Of directors. The whole
number. of ballots to be printed shall
be divided by the number of series
and the quotient 80 obtained shall be
the number OF ballots In each series.
In nrfnfinr the first earine ne hotlat.