The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-16
THE NEW FAIRMONT CHARTER
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led. n the number OF ballots exceeds
the number OF names on The poll books
the ballots shall be! replaced in the
box and one OF the commissioners
with his back to the box and without
seeing It shall draw out, without show:
ling them, and destroy a number Of
ballots equal to the excess. Ifduring
the counting of the ballots or at the
conclusion OF the counting, an excess
OF ballots is discovered, all the ballots
shall be returned to the box, and after
being thoroughly mingled, the excess
shall In the manner above directed be
drawn out and destroyed and the count
corrected accordingly. In all cases
when ballots have thus been drawn out
and destroyed, a minute OF the number
destroyed and the reason shall be
made on the tally sheet. The count
shall then commence and proceed with.
Fout interruption or delay, and in no
case shall cease until 1t is completed,
proclaimed and the final result. Ger.
tilted as herein required.
Summary Statement Of Votes Cast
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Section 60. AS soon as the ballots
have been counted and tailed and the
clerks have estimated the number tai.
lied for each candidate, the chairman
OF the board shall make a second proc.
lamation in the same manner as the
| first stating the whole number OF votes
cast and the number counted and tai.
lied for each candidate. (This proc
lamation shall be prima facie proof Of
the result.l The commissioners, and
clerks in each precinct shall at the
same time make out and certify a sum.
mary statement OF the number OF votes
csat therein and the number counted
and Tailed for each candidate as an.
nounced in the proclamation. and dis,
patch 1t without delay by special mes.
senger in a sealed envelope, to the
board OF supervisors at its office. As
soon as the result has been proclaim.
ed, the commissioners of election shall
also announce 1t to the board Of super.
visors from the nearest police sta.
ton or from the telephone station, IL
nearest to them. AT the request OF
person designated to witness the count.
Ing OF the ballots the commissioners
and clerks of elections shall also sign
and deliver 10 him certificate con-
tanning the statements as required to
be made to the board of supervisors.
Signing of Tally Sheets.
Section 81. After completing the
counting and enumerating Of the bal.
lots, and proclaiming and issuing the
statement Of the result, as hereinbe.
fore. directed, the number o.! votes for
each person shall be set down in the
tally sheets under. the inspection OF
tho commissioners and certified and
signed by them In manner and form
prescribed by law. In all certificates
the number ofyotes shall be fully writ.
ten out in words and also stated in fig.
ures.
Session Of soard on Election Day.
Section 81. The board OF superyis.
ors shall convene in session at its Of
fec at $3.50 o'clock q. M. on the day Of
each election, and remain in session
continuously until such statements
giving the result. OF the election are
received from every precinct in the
city. The board may employ messen.
gers, use the telephone and telegraph.
direct the police force of the city, and
use any other lawful means to secure
prompt and correct reports from the
election commissioners, Tho police
authorities shall assign Mt least one
policeman TO duty in each precinct on
each day OF election, when requested
to do so by the election supervisors.
Certificate In Case of Involuntary Mis-.
take in Registering.
Section So. lii case an elector.
through no mistake or negligence OF
his own, shall have been registered
In the wrong precinct, the board of sl.
pervisors, during each day OF election,
may issue 10 such elector a certificate
showing such fact, and such certif.
cate, when presented by such elector
TO the proper registrars and commits.
sioners shall entitle him to vote In his
proper precinct. Such mistakes shall
be noted on the register. When any
such certificate Is issued, the board
shall Immediately notify the registrars
and commissioners Of election OF the
precinct where such elector was SO
improperly registered of the issuing
Of the certificate, whereupon such er.
roneous registry shall be cancelled by
them and proper note thereof made
in the column fir remarks.
Disposition Of Poll Books and Tally
Sheets.
Section 81. After having set down
the number OF votes for each person,
certified and signed 1t in the poll books
and tally sheets, In the manner pre-.
scrlbed by law, the commissioners Of
election shall put under cover one /, of
The poll books and tally sheets, seal
1t and direct it to the clerk OF the city.
The other poll book and tally sheet
shall be sealed in like manner and di.
rected to the board OF supervisors.
Before separating they shall designate
two OF their number OF opposite politics
as messengers by lot, II they cannot
agree. one OF whom shall personally
and after the counting OF the ballot is |
completed deliver to the clerk the poll
books and tally sheets so addressed 10 !
such clerk, and the other shall person. |
ally deliver the other poll book and tai: |
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