The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-29
All Announcements Of Candida
cies Must Be Made by Next
Saturday Evening.
PRIMARY ON MARCH I
Election This Year viii Be on.
the First Tuesday in April
as Usual.

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the city council enacted the folloM
ing city primary election law Friday
night:
An ordinance relating to and provid-
ing for the holding OF primary elec-
lions to nominate candidates for mus
niclpal Offices, as provided by chapter
twenty-slx Of the acts OF the regular
session, 1915, Of the legislature OF
West Virginia.
BE 1t ordained by the council OF tho
city OF Clarksburg, West Virginia:
Section /. Hereafter all candidates
OF political parties to be voted for by
the people OF this city. including coun-
cilmcn, shall be nominated at q direct
primary election held In accordance
with this ordinance and In accordance
with chapter twenty-six Of the acts OF
the regular session, 1915. Of the legiB-
lature Of West Virginia.
Section 2. The time for holding pri-
mary election for the purpose Of nomi-
mating candidates provided herein
shall be on the first Tuesday In March
Of each year; providing that no such
municipal primary shall be held on
the same day az q general primary,
nor, less than twenty-five days iinmedi-
ately preceding the corresponding mu-
nicipal election. The time OF holding
the municipal primary election, and q
notice Of the object thereof, shall be
published in two newspapers which
then fayors and thereafter fayors the
tenets and principles Of the two Oppose
lite parties, which polled the largest
number OF votes at the preceding gem
eral election, Of general circulation In
the city, daily for two successive
weeks next preceding the date on
which such primary election is to be
held. At such primary election the
polls shall be opened at $40 O'clock
a. nj. and closed, ut $50 O'Clock p b.
eastern standard time. Said primary
shall be conducted In one room at the
regular voting place in each ward, or
voting, precinct In said city.
Section 8. At any primary election
when committeeman are to be chosen,
there shall be elected for each politi-
cal party two members. respectively.
for each party In each ward OF this
city as city executive committee. All
members Of said executive committee
shall reside In the ward from which
chosen; provided that no person hold
ing any appointive OF elective political
office shall be eligible to serve on the
committee as q member Of the city
executive committee, az provided here
in. The term Of such committeeman
elected shall begin on the nth day
after the date Of such primary cleo
tion and shall continue for four years
thereafter and until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualified. Vacancies
In such municipal executive committee
shall be filled by the members Of the
respective committees for the unex-
pired term. As o o as possible sue
ceeding the selection Of the executive
committees as herein provided they
shall convene on the call Of the chair
man Of corresponding out going exect-
tive COMMITTEES, and proceed to select
a chairman treasurer, and q secretary,
each Of which officers shall for their
respective committees perform the
that usually appertain to such
Section 4. The city council shall
hold a regular or special session at the
council chambers on the second Ties-
day Of the month next preceding the
month in which any primary election
is to be held. and shall appoint three
qualified voters as commissioners Of
election, and two poll clerks, for each
ward, or voting precinct In said city.
who shall be legal voters in such ward
or voting precinct. Said commission
ers and poll clerks shall be persons Of
good standing and character, and not
addicted to drunkenness. They shall
he selected from the two political par
tics which in the last preceding gem
efal election cast the highest num-
Der Of votes in the city in which the
election Is to be held, and not more
than two Of said commissioners shall
belong to the same political party. But
II at any time before or during said
OF said council the city execiiS
tive committee Of either political, party
from which said commissioners Of
election and polling clerks are To- be
selected or appointed. as hereinafter
provided for, shall present to said
a writing signed by them. or
by the; chairman Of said committee on
their behalf. requesting the appoInt-
ment Of a qualified voter Of their 10
litical party for commissioner and
poll clerk, respectively, and who
qualified to act as such.
shall be the duty Of the city council
10 appoint the person so named, In such
writing as commissioner and poll
clerk.
No person shall be eligible to be ap-
pointed as commissioner OF poll CLERK.
Or In any way TO act as such, who has
anything Of value bet or wagered on
The result Of such primary election or
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