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

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Affidavit Required. $
Section IS. 1f said registrars after
examining any voter are not satisfied
as to his right to be registered. then
said registrars shall require said voter
to make an affidavit in writing, on a
blank form to be furnished, which
affidavit shall be duly subscribed and
sworn to by said voter before either
of said registrars. and In which All.
davit said voter shall answer fully the
questions giving the information, as
required under section twelve OF this
chapter, and IL said affidavit shows
that he Is voter in said precinct, he
shall then be registered by said regis.
trars. Said registrars having register.
ed such voter upon his affidavit. may
mark said affidavit challenged" and
return the same, and said clerk shall
preserve said affidavit In his office and
either registrar or citizen or any voter
of the city may appear before the
board of election supervisors and have
the right Of said voters registration
determined by said board. Any per.
son who shall willful1y make any such
affidavit falsely shall be. guilty OF a
felony and upon conviction thereof,
shall be confined In the penitentiary
not less than one nor more. than three
years; or In the discretion OF the court
may be confined in the county jail not
less than one nor more than six
months.
Days Of Registration.
Section Il. The first day of regis.
tration shall be the third Monday in
March of election year. The regis.
trars after advertising the time and
place of holding said registration for
at least five consecutive days prior to
in all the daily papers published in the
city OF Fairmont, shall meet at their
respective voting precincts, or some
other convenient or suitable place In
their respective precincts and remain
in session from s o'clock a. NJ, until 9
o'clock. p. M, of tie DAYS so designated
as registration days, for the purpose
Of, registering voters. The second reg.
istration day shall be, on the fourth
Monday IN March of each registra.
ton year and other registration days
shall be the Friday and Saturday fol.
lowing.
No meetings shall be held however
without first advertising the time and
place of said meeting as hereinbefore
provided.
Final Registration Days.
Section 10. The said registrars az
ter having completed their registra-
ton as far as III their power, shall for
the purpose of amending, correcting
and compiling said registrations, sit
together ut the city hall for two days,
commencing on the Friday and Satur.
day next following the Friday and Sat.
nrday hereinbefore designated MS reg.
istration days. from nine O'clock a. M,
TO one o'clock p. M, and from two
o'clock p. M, to nine o'clock, p. NJ,
and shall give notice of the time and
place OF their sitting for such ,registra.
ton and correction as hereinbefore pro.
vided And at the time OF said sitting
the books Of registration shall be open
for public inspection. and the said reg.
istrars in the manner herainbefore
provided shall register all qualified vo.
tiers who have not heretofore been SO
registered by them and complete and
finish the registration OF voters with.
In their said precinct, and make out
two alphabetical lists of the registered
voters within said precinct entitled to
vote at the ensuing election as register
ed by them, giving the information as
to each voter as hereinbeforei required,
and shall sign and return the same to
the city. clerk as soon. as the same shall
have been completed; and the same
shall be open to the inspection OF the
public when filed IN the said clerks
office until five days prior to the cleo.
ton. Lines shall be drawn at the bot.
tom OF the registration list. and the
words Registration" closed written
therein IN Ink and the same shall be
signed by the registrars. Any person
desiring copy Of the registered voters
made by said registrars as returned
by them TO the city clerk, may request
the same and the registrars shall make
and deliver a copy of said registered
voters upon the payment to them Of
two cents name for each copy so fur.
nished.
Registration by Supervisors.
Section 16. 1t shall be the duty OF
the board of election supervisors to
convene in regular session one week
preceding primary or general city
election, for the purpose of hearing
any matters rs to the registration OF
voters. and remain in session two days
from the hours of nine o'clock a. M, to
one O'Clock p. M. and from two o'clock
p. m. to 8 o'clock p. M. after publishing
notice Of the time and place of their
meeting as hereinbefore provided in
case of meeting of registrars, at which
said meeting of supervisors they shall
examine the returns made to them
by the registrars throughout. the city
as filed with the clerk ut the city hall,
as hereinbcfore provided. And II they
are satisfied that persons have been
registered who are not qualified to
vote. they shall cause their names to
be stricken from the list oil. voters; and
IL they should that persons names
ahve been omitted by. the registrars
who should be registered, the board OF
election sunpryfaors aha1l cause their