The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-29

the ...... day OF ......... 49,.
do hereby certify that, having been
first duly sworn, we have carefully
and impartially ascertained the re-
suit OF said election at said precinct
for the candidates on the official bal
lot OF the. ....:........ party ahu
the same is as follows:
For the Office of mayor. A. B. re-
ceived ......... votes.
For the Office Of chief OF police, E.
+. received ......... votes.
For the Office of superintendent
of streets, G. H. received .........
votes"
(And SO on as to each Office for
which any candidate was voted for
stating in words and figures the
number OF votes cast for each candi-
date.)
"Giyen under our hands this So.
day of 49,.
The two certificates for each party
shall then be sealed, each in a sepa-
rate envelope, furnished for the pur-
pose, and all ballots voted for candi-
dates Of each party shall be sealed up
in separate envelopes, and the COM
m~issioners and clerks shall each sign
his name across the envelope where
sealed.
Section is. II shall be the duty
Of the board Of primary ballot COM
m~issioners to appoint one Of the
commissioners of election at each
ward or precinct Of the city 10
attend at the Office OF the city clerk
at least one day before, or on the
morning OF the day of each primary
election, to receive the ballots, ballot
box, poll books and all other
supplies and material for con-
Quoting the election at his ward;
or precinct as provided herein; ana
the said city clerk shall deliver 10
such commissioner the ballots, bal
lot box. poll books and other sup
plies required to be furnished here
under for conducting the election at
such ward, or voting precinct, and
take from his receipts for same
which shall be filed by the city clerk.
II shall be the duty of such commits
sion to attend the city clerks ONCE
and to receive said ballots and all
other election supplies used in con-
Quoting the election at his ward or
precinct, and to deliver the same,
with the seal Of all sealed packages
unbroken, at his election precinct, IN
time to open the election.
In cas- any commissioner Of cleo
ton so appointed shall fail to appear
at the city clerks office by the close
of the time prior to any election, as
required by this section, the board
of ballot commissioners, or the chair.
man thereof. or the City clerk, shall
see that the ballots, poll books, ballot
box and other supplies for said ward
or precinct shall be at such voting
place therein at the time OF opening
the election on the day thereof. And
the CITY clerk shall take a receipt
from the person to whom the pal
lots, poll books, ballot box and other
supplies are delivered. which re-
CENT shall state when and to whom
the city clerk delivered them and be
signed and sworn to by the person
receiving them.
Section 16. II by any accident OF
casualty the ballot box, poll books OF
any of the other supplies delivered lC
a commissioner Of election or to an!
messenger shall be lost or destroyed
II shall be the duty Of such commits
sioner or messenger to report the loss
forthwith to the board of ballot com
missioners or to the city clerk from
whom the same were obtained; and
make affidavit of the circumstances
Of the loss; whereupon such board OF
clerk shall at once send a new supply
by this commissioner or messenger as
provided in other cases.
Section II. 1t shall be the duty OF
the commissioner Of election in eacn
ward who was appointed to attend
Mt the city clerks office and receive
the ballot boxes, poll books and other
supplies for mis- ward, or voting pre-
cinct, without delay to return to
said city clerks office the ballot
boxes and the several packages OF
ballots. poll books, tally sheets and
certificates, and all other returns OF
election. II. for any good reason
such commissioner cannot act. n OF
the other commissioners shall be So
lected by them to discharge this
duty.
Section IS. When any such cleo
ton Is held hereunder the city coun-
ell sitting ms a board of c%anvassers
shall meet at the council chamber
thereof on Friday next succeeding
any primary election, and publicly and
carefully and impartially ascertain
the result of such election in the city
and each ward, or voting precinct.
thereof. and cause to be prepared
and recorded In the Minute Record
book n table or tables which shall
show as to each candidate Of each
political party for each Office, the
number OF votes cast for him In each
q ard, aud the total number thereof
cast in the entire city.
The city council shall then make
m and enter in said Minute Record
book a certificate for each political
party. showing as to each candidate
for each political party for each Of
ace. The total number of votes Tin.
cords and also in fgures) cast for