The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-13
THE NEW FAIRMONT CHARTER

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pers OF the city and at least two days
before such name Is 10 be stricken
from the list. From the decision of
the board OF supervisors an appeal
may be taken to the circuit court OF
Marion county, and from the decision
OF the circuit court an appeal may
likewise be taken to the supreme court
Clerk Not to Enter Names.
Section IS. In no case shall the
clerk enter any name upon the list
OF registered voters. or strike any
name therefrom. except by order OF the
board of supervisors entered OF record.
And any person who shall enter any
name upon the registration list, or omit
any name from the registration list,
without an order OF the board entered
of record SO directing, he shall be gull.
ty OF felony, and upon conviction
shall be confined In the penitentlary
not less than one nor more than three
years for each offense.
Registration by Clerk.
Section 10. Between the Arst day OF
March and the day preceding the first
Of the days prescribed for the general
registration, and no longer, the city
clerk shall receive and file affidayits
for registration, from voters in the
cases only described in the following
two sections.
Registration by Mail.
Section 20. Any person resident OF
the city who will be lawfully entitled
to vote at the next succeeding general
city election may SO before such clerk
at his office, and on making and sub.
scribing an oath before him that he
will necessarily and unavoidably be
absent from tho city on all days ap.
pointed or allowed by law for the gen.
erai registration of electors by the reg.
istrar OF tho precinct in. which he re.
sides, specifying them. and more than
fifty miles distant therefrom. the clerk
II satisfied, shall thcreupon file such
affidavit and turn the same over to
the registrars OF the precincts where
such voter claims 10 reside and upon
compliance by such applicant with the
requirements OF la wfor general regis.
tration and his signature TO the state.
ment prescribed, the registrars shall
cause.-the name OF such person or per.
sons to be entered upon the registra-
ton books II they are satisfied that
such person is entitled 10 vote there.
In and shall mark tho registration book
Registered by Affidavit
Affidavit Of Eieetor In Foreign Country
Section 81. An elector OF said city
who is absent therefrom and without
the county in which Il is situated and
more than fifty miles distant from such
city, may appear before Judge or
clerk OF any court OF record or notary
public, or, if In a foreign country, be.
fore any minister, consul. or vice con.
sui ofthe United States, and make and
subscribe an affidavit as 10 his resi-.
dence. specifying the ward and pre-.
cinct he resides and that he will be
necessarily and unavoidably absent
from such city on all the days allowed
or appointed by law for the general
registration OF electors in such pre-.
cinct, and answering and setting forth
accurately each and all matters here.
In required to be set forth In the regis.
ter Of electors, and forward such aft.
davit duly authenticated by mail under
an envelope addressed to the clerk Of
such city. If received by such clerk
between the days so appointed for his
acting as such registrar. II shall cnti.
tie such APPLICANT to be entered by the
registrars in the proper register of
such precinct. In place OF the sigma.
ture OF such elector, the word "affida.
Wit" shall be inserted, and no further
registry of such applicant shall he nee.
essary. Such affidavit and envelope
shall be filed and preserved In the OF.
lice OF the board. No such affidavit
shall be allowed by the clerk unless the
officer before whom II Is made shall
certify that the affiant is personally
known by him to be the person he rep.
resents himself 10 be or proven so to
be by a credible person known to him
whose name and full address must be
stated in such certificate.
Entry OF Challenged" In Case Of All.
davit.
Section 90. Any such affidavit OF
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clerk, on or after the first day herein
appointed for general registration by
the registrars. shall be transmitted by
him Immediately to the registrars OF
the proper precinct, and they may reg.
lister the applicant as herein directed
and shall preserve such affidavit.
When application for registration Is
thus made by affldavits forwarded by
mail, II the clerk or registrars, as the
case may be, are not satisfied that
such applicant Is resident OF the pre.
cfnct SO specified, or that he will be
entitled to vote on the day of the next
election. the word challenged" shall
be entered in the registry opposite his
name In the column for remarks. and
such affidavit and envelope shall be
transmitted to the commissioners OF
election. II lie appears, such appli.
cant shall be required to establish his
residence and qualifcatio before vot-
ing,
Oath to Challenged Eicctor.
Section 80. Having openly and pub;
licly met at The place and time herein
appointed, the registrars shall receive
the applications for registration OF all
such persons resident in such precinct
as then are, or on the day of election
which will next follow such application