The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-16


n sheet 10 the board OF supervisors
at its office without delay
Return Of Registers and Completion
of Work ~ Z
Section 65. The chairman OF the
precinct board of elections shall safe.
ly return the registers, the duplicate
lists made therefrom the ballot boxes
and keys thereto and all papers or
iahidayits accompanying them to the
board Of supervisors or the clerk at the
office OF the board. The Commission.
ers and clerks OF elections shall not
adjourn, disperse or cease from pro.
ceeding as hercinbefore required until
all such requirements have been astu-
ally executed and completed in the
manner and form prescribed by law.
Discrepancy Between Return to Clerk
and Those Received by Board.
Section &C. On demand OF any can
dtdate the board OF supervisors shall
compare the returns received by the
clerk from the precinct In the city
with the certified statement TO the
board OF supervisors. IL found to dis.
agree, the number certified in the state
ment last mentioned shall be taken
as correct and counted, unless proof
OF the returns, received by the clerk,
satisfactory TO the board, shall be made
by the commissioners, clerks and wit.
nesses OF the counting. For the pur.
pose OF adjusting such discrepancy and
determining the true result OF the cleo.
ton, such board shall summon wit.
nesses and examine them under oath
as to the proceedings and proclama.
tions at such election in any precinct,
and 1t may view and consider as part
OF the record the poll books, and tally
sheets, registers and duplicate lists
made therefrom, and deposited, as
herein provided. Such inquiry shall be
limited exclusively TO determine which
shall be adopted as proof OF the true
sote at the close of the polls In pre-.
ctnct; the returns as recefcved by the
clerk or the certified statement as re.
ceived by the board of supervisors.
Special Elections.
Section 81. The proceedings OF the
preceding sections of this chapter shall
extend 10 any special election author.
Tied by law to be held in said city as
follows:
Registration In Such Elections.
III There shall be no general reg.
istration, as provided in such proceed.
ing sections, but on Friday and Satur.
day IN the second week before any
such special election, the registrars OF
each precinct shall obtain tho last reg.
listers made by them from the board
ofsppervisors, and attend at the place
In such precinct appointed for the reg.
Nistration OF electors, between the hours
directed for the purpose. and receive
application for registration by such
qualified electors residing therein as
are not already registered, IL qualified,
they shall enter them into the registers
subject to the rules and conditions pre-.
scribed as TO general registration.
t2) The registrars shall deliver Ger.
tihcates of cancellation TO any regis.
tered elector who Is not head OF n
family and who may apply to them and
cancel his resignation on account of
his removal from the precinct in which
he was registered to another precinct,
and they shall receive such certificate
from any elector presenting It. and al.
low him to register. II he be otherwise
qualified, in the precinct to which he
has removed. IL on the day OF election
he Will have been an actual resident
In such ward for thirty 500 days i'm.
mediately preceding such, election.
AHidavits Of Sick and Disabled Elect.
ors.
10. The registers shall receive AFT.
davits OF sick and disabled electors,
as. required in such preceding sections,
and. on such days and at their meeting
on the evening preceding such election
which shall be held between the hours
OF sunrise and sunset, they shall also
perform the same duties prescribed
in such elections.
Hours for Registration by Board.
~. During the week previous to
such election, the board OF superyis.
ors may issue orders for registration.
which orders, II presented at the meet.
Ing for organization, held the evening
before such election. shall be received
by the registrars and be disposed Of
as required in such preceding sections.
Additions and Changes In Register.
(5) Any additions or changes then
entered by them in their registers shall
also be made in the duplicate list OF
voters which, after being carefully
compared with tho registers aud With
ach other, shall be produced by them.
together with the registers OF such pre-.
cincts at the opening OF the polls on
the day OF election, and them used, an.
piled and disposed Of by the commits.
sioners in all respects as directed in
such preceding sections.
Organization Of Board of cirmisslon.
ers.
(6) AT seven o'clock afternoon, pre.
ceding any such special election. the
registrars for each precinct and the
other two commissioners OF election
shall meet at the polling places there
In appointed for such elections and
then and there shall organize as al
board OF Commissioners and perofrm
the other duties prescribed in such
preceding sections and In the manner
therein described.
Duties Of Board Of canyassers.
"a The board Of canvassers OF elee.
lions in such city shall be composed
OF the board Of supervisors and the city