West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-05-18

| ducting the election at his precinct
and TO deliver the same. with the sea
OF all sealed packages uubroken. al
his election precinct. I'm time 90 open
the election. Said commissioner shall
receive the per diem and mileage al.
lowed by law for this service.
In case any commissioner OF elcc-
ton SO appointd shall fail TO appear at
the offices OF the clerks OF said County
and Circuit courts by the close OF the
second day prior 60 any election, AZ
required by this section. the board of
ballot commissioners, or the chairman
thereof shall forthwith dispatch a
special messenger to his precinct with
the ballots, poll books. ballot box and
other supplies for such precinct. Such
messenger shall be allowed two dol
lars for his time. and FIVE cents per
mile for the distance necessary To be
travelled by him, and shall promptly
report to the clerk OF the Circuit court
and file with him receipts OF the per
son To whom he delivered such ballots
and other supplies, and his affidavit.
stating when and TO whom he deliy-
cred them.
Sec. l6 IL by any accident or cas-
ualty the ballot boxes. poll books or
any OF the other supplies delivered TO
commissioner OF election or To any
messenger shall be lost or DESTROYED.
IL shall be the duty of such commits
sioner or messenger TO report the loss
forthwith TO the board of ballot COM
missioners, or the clerk OF the court
from whom the same were obtained
ana make affidavit OF the circum-
stances OF the loss; whereupon such
board or clerk shall at once send n
ne" supply by messenger. as provided
I'm other cases
Sec. IL. IL shall be the duty OF the
commissioners of election at each pre-
cinct who was appointed to attend nj
'he ONCE OF the clerks of the County
ana Circuit courts, respectively. and
receive the ballot boxes. poll books
and other supplies for his precinct
without delay to return TO the cIorl,
OF the County court the ballot boxes
and the several packages of ballote
poll books, tally sheets and certiG-
Gates. and all other returns of election
except the packages addressed TO the
clerk OF the Circuit court. which shon
contain one poll book, one tally sheet
and one certificate of each political
party, which package he shall deliver
TO such clerk, II, for any good roa-
son, such commissioner cannot act
one of the other commissioners shall
be selected by them TO discharge said
duty.
Sec is. When any such election Is
held in county or district the Conn
" court sitting as board OF can
vassers shall meet at the court house
thereof on Friday next succeeding any
general primary election. and pub-
llcly' carefully and impartially ascer-
tam the result Of such election I'm the
county and In the district, and election
precincts thereof. and cause to be pre-
pared and recorded I'm the primary
election precinct record book. a table
or tables which shall show as to each
candidate OF each political party for
each oiiice, the number OF votes cast
Tor him at each precinct, and the total
number thereof cast i'm the entire
county.
The board shall then make up and
enter In said record book n certificate
TOT each political party, showing as TO
each candidate for each political par
" Tor each Office, the total number OF
votes TN words and also in ngures)
cast Tor him I'm the entire county. the
number OF votes received by all the
candidates OF such party I'm such dis
trlct. which shall be i'm the following
form:
The board OF canvassers OF the
Couh'y OF ............, state OF West
having carefully and impar-
tlally examined the retuns of the pri
mary election held I'm said county ON
the ........ day OF ...... 10
do hereby certify that I'm said county
or district at said election. on the
ohcial ballot OF the ........ party for
'he once or .......... a. u. received
'...''. .'... C.....) votes; G.. ID. re-
'elFed '......... (....) votes"
And so on for each particular Office
Tor each political party according TO
the truth.
When the certificates are all enter
ed, the report shall be signed by the
members OF the board or n maioritv
lhreof Said members shall also slgn
separate certificates OF the result of
said election. within the county for
each OF the Offices 10 be filed by each
political party, as provided by the
next section.
Sec 10. The certificates OF the
board of canvassers made pursuant 10
me preceding section shall be by them
disposed Of as follows: One of the
certificates showing the votes received
by each candidate Of each party for
each Office 10 be filled by the voters OF
q pOlitical disvisiOn greater than n
county including state committeeman
snail be filed with the Secretary of
state. and by him preserved I'm his
jilce and copy thereof fled I'm tho
Jihce OF the clerk Of the Circuit court
1f the county of such board TO be prc-
served by such clerk and watch shall
De open 20 puS!ic inspect on One
'eftihcate showing the votes received
by each candidate Of each party for
each office 20 Doe d'c1 by the voters of
me county or magisteriaI district
whining such county shall be filed
with the clerk Of the Circuit court
ana by him preserved in bis Office. III
requested. The board Of Cnnvassogs VIII
urnlsh 10 The county Chairman OF
'ach political party certificate. show
.Ig nc number % votes received bv
lH ihe candidates ~ such party iu The
county VI ma2isterial district therein
The SeDC'nry OF State shall certify
under the seal OF the eiafo fo Nc
clerk or the Circuit court OF each
county in which a candidate iq to bo
voted fpr. the name OF the candidate
on cnch political party receiving the
highest number Of votes in the poIiu-
1al di'iHon in which he is candidate.
aud who is entitled 20 have his name
placed ON the official ballot I'm tho
general election as the nominee OF his
party for such office
Sec 20 n any vacancy occurs in
me nominees of any party after the
holding ~ any primary cocUcn. the
same Shall be filled by the executive
0mniltfe o' that party, ir the mu-
nicipality, county. district or state. as
The case may be-