The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-29
ID on the ballot in Alphabetical or:

All ballots used In primary cleo
lions shall be printed on paper con-
forming as nearly as practicable In
weight and texture and color TO the
sample ballots. and the paper snail
he sufficiently thick that the printing
cannot be discernio.e from the back.
On the back OF the ballot sbtli be
printed in black fink, anu In pain.
legible, black-face plea type the name
OF the political party rs contained 10
the heading, followed by the word
"%ballot." Under this designation
shall be printed two blank lines iol-
lowed by the words, poll cl-r!:'''
section 10. On entering trc e'ec.
t:.n room, the voter shall announce
,is name, and II he IL entitled 10 vote
o: III. coming city nl,::lon. he snail
sign biz name and pia.:e of residence
"a a | ook OF the party whose ballot
h. w;rLes to cast. which hook shai;
bo paged alphabetically, and haze at
tn" top of the page thereof in FORM
and effect the following oath or az
Hrmation with blank spaces properly
filed In as to the party and precinct
indicated: "The undersigned do
each for himself severally swear or
affirm that ] am a regular and quail
fed member and voter OF the 49,.
.......... party. and am a duly
qualified voter In the ........:.
ward in the City Of Clarksburg. West
Virginia. and reside at the place des-
ignated opposite my. name signed
hereunder; that the n ballot which
! am about to cast will be the only
primary election ballot cast this DAY
by me: that ! have neither received,
nor do ! expect to receive, anything
OF value for myself or another. given
or promised with the manifest intent
to influence my vote or the vote OF
another or others at this time"
Having so signed, said voter snail
be allowed to cast the ballot Of the
party named In said oatn or afirma-
ton. Every voter whose name Is so
upon said affirmation book,
shall be presumed to have taken the
same in due form. Said Affirmation
book, together with all written al
fdavits made at said primary, snail
be placed in a strong and durable en-
velope and securely sealed by the
commissioners Of election. and each
commissioner shall write his name
across the back Of such envelope,
which shall be delivered by one Of
said commissioners to the clerk Of
the circuit court. who shall preserve
said affirmation book In his ONCE and
deliver the afidavits to the foreman
of the grand jury when next in SEES
sion. as provided by section eighty
three Of chapter three Of the code.
Those falsely making afidavits snail
be subject to the same penalties as
provided in section tifty-one Of the
same chapter, In connection with all
other penalties prescribed by law.
Section fifty OF said chapter three Of
the code Is specifically made to apply
to primary elections.
The clerks shall write their names
at the place designated on the back
Of the official ballot called for and
deliver 1t to the voter, who shall nave
but one ballot unless he shall return
;he same spoiled; II he shall return
the same spoiled. the clerks shall I'M
m~ediately destroy the ballot so SPOIL
ed. and deliver to him another BAL
lot in the same mRnner as they de-
livered the first one. The voter shall
then forthwith, and without leaving
the room, retire alone to the Dooth
or compartment prepared for The
purpose, and there prepare his pal
lot. Any voter who so desires snail
receive the assistance as provided In
section sixty of chapter three OF the
code. After preparing the ballot the
shall fold the same so that The
face shall not be exposed, but so told
as to show plainly the name Of the
political party and the names Of the
poll clerks signed thereon. The voter
shall then announce his name and
present his ballot to the commission
err of his party, If there be one, who
shall hand the same to another cleo
ton officer, who shall deposit 1t In
the ballot box; provided, hat said
ballot is the official one properly
The poll clerks shall Then
enter the name of the voter on their
respective poll books. and number
the same in the order in which The
ballot was cast. When the voter has
voted, he shall retire Immediately
from the election room, and beyond
the sixty-foot limit thereof. and snail
not return. except by the permission
of the commissioners.
II any person is unable to sign The
affirmation book by physical disaoil'
lty or otherwise, the same shall be
signed for him by one OF the poll
clerks, and such person shall make
his mark.
Section IA. When the polls are
closed. the commissioners OF election
and the poll clerks shall proceed to
ascertain the result Of the election
as follows:
First: All ballots remaining moi
voted shall be Immediately DESTROYED
by burning or otherwise, and belore
the ballot box is opened.
Second: The commissioners and
clerks shall ascertain from the party
affirmation book, and set down there
on, the total number Of ballots o!
each party cast. 49,,
Third: The ballot box shall be
opened and one of the commissioners
shall take therefrom one ballot at a
time, in the presence Of all the other
officers. and shall announce what po'
litical party's ballot it Is, and snall
read therefrom the result OF the vote
ON such ballot for each Office and nand
the ballot to another OF said com
missioners differing In politics IRON
himself. who, II satisfied that II Is
correctly read. shall string the same
on a thread. The ballots Of each
party shall be strung on separate