Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-05-06
For Councilman. Fourth Ward.
(vote for one)

(3) 1t shall be the duty of the Finance Com
mittee to have all ballots printed, provid.
all necessary books, pens, paper; etc, anc
to have suitable booths erected in the re-
spective poll-rooms. and to deliver the sale
ballots. books, papers, ETC., to the Commits
sioners on the morning Of the election.
l41 The voting places shall be as follows
First Ward, Independent Engine House
Second Ward, Dalgarn's Shop South Law
renee street,; Third Ward, Stough's Ware
room; Fourth Ward. County Court Room
The polls shall open at syn sup, and close Al
gu down. The officers OF election shall
cousis ofthree commissioners and one cferi
(5) The System commonly known rs thu
Australian Ballot System is to be used, anG
said election shall conform, as nesrly as pos
sible, to the provisions of law governing
state and county elections,
(6) Any candidate, IN order to have his
name printed on the official ballot, shall
make public announcement of his candida
cy in some newspaper published in Charles
Town on or before the Goth day Of May
1915.
~ No one shall be allowed in the
voting room except the officers Df Ell
ection and the voter in the act Of
voting, and no two voters shall be
allowed in the room at the same time
AS soon as the voter shall have mark
ed his ballot, he shall then hand it tG
one of the commissioners. who shall
deposit it in the ballot box in the
presence of the voter, announcin
publicly the name of such voter
which shall thereupon be recorded BY
the clerk in book provided for that
purpose. The voter shall then be re.
CURED to leave the room. ANY quail
flied voter, however, may enter tine
poll-rooms for the purpose Of Chal-
lenSing voter, but for such purpose
not more than two shall enter or be ir
the same room at the same fine
The commissioners may-summon such
witnesses as they may, desire to APP
pear before them to testify as to the
qualification or disqualification Of
anyone offering to vote. rs
(8) The voter, upon entering poll.
room shall be handed a ballot, AM
retire to the booth and mark the bal
lot by drawing a line AhroaIM the
names of all the candidates whom he
does not desire to vote for ;--or by
placing cross mark in the square
opposite the name of the candidates
for whom he desires tovote, or in any
other manner that he may desire, and
that shall indicate with reasonable
certainty the candidate or candidate
for whom he desires to vote.
~ All tickets at the respective
poll-rooms shall be kept in full view
of the commissioners, and shall BIZ
given out only to prospective voter!
only at the time they shall offer Il
vote and when so given out, it shall
be signed on the back by at least two
of the commissioners, and no ballo
unless so signed shall be counted no
shall any ballot, given to voter b.
commissioner, be taken from tn,
room by such voter. Only one ballo
shall be given voter; provided, how
ever, that should voter mis-mark O
deface ballot, he may be given an
other ballot upon the return of ths
defaced ballot to the commissioners.
t10) Should the prospective vote
lneed the assistance of the commits
sioner in marking his ballot, it shall
be the duty of the Commissioner Il
give such information as to the man
ner of marking the ballot as may b,
needed; but they shall NOT, directl,
nor indirectly, influence any voter a.
to what candidate or candidates ht
shall vote for and shall mark the bal
lot, if requested, for such candidate O
candidates as the voter shall indicate
al No election officer shall dis
Iclose the name or for whom any vote
shall have voted.