The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
THE NEW F.AIRMONT CHARTER

in said city. for the purpose. Of voting
therein ct any general election, pr.
mary or special city election, nor shall
he be admitted to vote at any election
therein unless he shall have caused
himself to be registered as an elector
in such ward or precinct In the manner
and at the time required by the proYis.
ions ottthis act.
Section .. All registration OF voters
In the city OF Fairmont for purposes
OF qualifying voters TO vote therein at
any general election or special city
election, shall be done, and all munich.
pal elections held in said city shall be
held. under the laws of the state Of
West. Virginia. as far as applicable,
whenever; the same are not In conflict
with any Of the provisions OF this act.
Appointment Of Election Officers and
Registrars.
Section 3. The board OF election SUI.
pervisors shall mold u regular or spCc.
10. session at the city hall. within three
days after the first o: March OF each
year in which theta is a regular city
election. and shall then appoint for
each voting precinct In the city, two
competent persons as registrars, one
each from the political parties which
at the last preceding state or county
election cast the highest number OF
votes In the city OF Fairmont. But II
at any time during said session, the
city executive committee Of either po.
litical party from which said registrars
are TO be selected, through It's chair.
man or secretary, shall present to
the said board OF election supervisors
or in.the office OF said etaoin etaoin
or in the office OF the clerk Of said
city, writing signed by the chairman
ofSsaid committee on their behalf, re.
questing the appointment OF quail.
ited voter OF their political party and
said board OF supervisors, the board
shail appoint the person so named in
such writing as such: or II the board
reject any one so named. or recon.
mended, II shall notify tha chairman
Of said committee OF said rejection.
and such chairman shall recommend
another to he SO appointed, until a
competent person is accepted by the
board. Every writing SO presented
shall be filed. preserved and kept by
the clerk Of said city in his Office.
And II 1t shall appear that said writing
was a forgery, and that It was forged
by the person presenting the same to
the board, or that he presented the
same to the board knowing II to be a
forgery. Upon conviction thereof such
person shall be confined in the peni.
Tertiary not less than one nor more
than five years; or at the discretion Of
the court be fined not less than one
hundred dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars, and be confined in
the county Jail not less than three
months nor more than six months.
No person shall be eligible to appoint.
ment as registrar. or any way act as
such, who has been convicted OF fel.
ony. who is not qualified voter In the
precinct for which lie Is appointed,
who cannot read and write the English
language, or who is candidate to be
voted for at such election; provided
that II in any precinct there should
not be competent person in the opin..
ion OF the chairman OF the executive
committee, or the board OF election
supervisors. the chairman OF said com.
mittee may recommend some compe.!
tent voter OF said city from some other
precinct therein to act as registrar.
Filling Vacancy In Registrars.
Section 4. II any such registrar
shall fall or refuse TO serve. the va
cancy shall be filed either by the board
of supervisors. or the clerk thereof in
vacation In the manner hereinbefore
provided for the appointment OF regis.
trars, and said clerk shall forthwith
notify such person Of his appointment
In the minute book of said board OF
supervisors. II no appointment Is
made to fill such vacancy, or II either
Of such registrars fail or refuse TO
act, 1t shtll be lawful for the other reg
istrar to register the voters In such
precinct and discharge his duties here.
under. Said registrars shall, before
entering upon the discharge of their
duties. take an oath to support the con-
stitution OF the United States, the con-
stitution Of West Virginia, and TO per-
form the duties OF their office to the
Dest Vi LHell duiittss 1alu ohhu nhht
be flied In the office OF the clerk OF the
city.
Registration Books.
Section S. The board Of election SUI
pervisors shall cause TO be prepared
suitable books and blanks for registra:
ton OF voters and the facts required
by this act, and the. city clerk shall
distribute said books and blanks to
the registrars of the respective voting
precincts. The books aforesaid shall
be so arranged as TO contain space and
ruled lines for at least seven hundred
names, and be arranged and ruled
In parallel columns with printed head.
ing in the following order: Number
i (consecntively) full nanie., age. pres
ent place of residence, place OF resi-.
dence at last registration, occupation,
term OF residence, nativity, when nat.
uralized, court. married or single, per.
sonaI description, date Of registration,
sworn signature, remarks.
Notification.
Section 6. The clerk OF said board