The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-17


senta ton on the election board. may
designate two suitable persons to be
present as inspe tors and witnesses
and inspect the counting OF the votes.
In each precinct who shall be admitted
to the voting place and be entitled to
copy Of the certificates hereinafter
provided for: In special elections
when there are no candidates, the com.
missioners of election at least one day
before the election shall appoint and
make public one known representative
OF each side OF the question 10 be sub.
mitted,. as inspector. No other per.
son, except the. election officer shall
be admitted TO the polling place before
or after the count begins.
Nomination Of inspectors When Cues.
tion Submitted.
Section 20. Not later than forty
days. prior to an election at which the
questions are to be submitted to a
vote Of the people, any committee
which In good faith advocates or op.
poses a measure may file a petition
with the board of supervisors Of cleo.
tons asking that such petitioners be
recognized as the committee entitled
to nominate inspectors to the count at
such election, as herein provided. II
more than one committee alleging
themselves to advocate or oppose the
same measure file such petitions, the
board OF supervisors shall decide. and
announce b. registered mail to each
committee sot later than thirty days
Immediately preceding the election,
whica committee Is entitled TO nomi.
nate such inspectors. Such decisions
shall not be final but any aggrieved
party may institute mandamus pro.
ceedings in tho circuit court OF Marion
county to compel such board OF super.
visors to certify the nominees OF such
aggrieved party 10 the commissioners
OF elections as herein provided.
Inspector to the Count in Each Pre-.
cinet; Where Nomination Filed,
Section Sc. Any such duly author.
Section &c., Any such duly recogniz.
ed committee may nominate an elector
as an inspector to witness the ballot.
Ing In each precinct. Such committee
shall file the names Of the persons nom.
mated with tho supervisors OF cleo.
tons, at least five days before the cleo.
ton. The committee may also file the
names Of the nominees for inspectors
for each precinct with the chairman
Of the commissioners OF election OF
that precinct. The supervisors Of cleo.
tion shall certify the nominees for
each precinct to the commissioners Of
elections IN the respective precincts.
If the supervisors OF election have not
certified nominations as herein provid.
cd forty-eight hours before the election
the commissioners Of election OF each
precinct shall appoint such nominees
without such certitication. In no case
shall more than six inspectors be ap.
pointed for any one election in any
one precinct. lfmore than three ques.
lions arc to be voted on the commit.
tees which have nominated inspectors
as herein provided. may agree upon
not 10 exceed six inspectors and tho
commissioners of elections shall ap.
point such inspectors. II such com.
nittees fail TO agree the commissioners
of election shall appoint six inspectors
from nominees SO certified in such
manner that each side OF the several
questions shall be represented.
The Corrupt Practive Act.
Section 81. The term committee"
or Organization" rs hereinafter used,
shall include every committee or com.
binatfon Of two or more persons coop.
Grating to aid or promote the success
or defeat OF a candidate or principle,
or OF any proposition submitted to vote
at any election, or to aid or take part
In the election or defeat OF any candi.
date for nomination at primary ciec.
ton, or Of any candidate for any such
office. to be voted for at primary
election; including all proceedings pri.
or to such primary election law, un.
der the primary election law: or any
other organization or society soliciting
or receiving money, assessments or
other things of value, or in any way
OF advocating or promoting the success
or defeat Of any candidate for Office or
OF any principle. measure or PROPOSE.
ton to be voted for at any election
hold in the city OF Fairmont, West
Virginia.
Statement Of Expenditures.
Section So. Every candidate WHO
is voted for at any election held with.
In said city, and every person, commit.
tee or association or persons incor.
porated or unincorporated, who may
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