Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-05-07

to testify as to the qualification or dis
of anyone offering to vote.
(S) The voter upon entering poll
room shall be handed ballot, and re-
tire to the booth and mark the ballot
bv drawing line through the names
of all the candidates whom he does
not desire to vote for; or by placing
cross mark in the square opposite the
name of the candidate for whom he
desires to vote, or in any other manner
that he may desire, and that shall m
dictate with reasonable certainty the
candidate or candidates for whom ne
desires to vote. Nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed so as to pre-
vent any voter from writing on the
ballot the name of any person or per-
sons for whom he may desire to vote,
although the name of such person be
not printed on the ballot; and in such
case, the ballot shall be counted for
the person whose name is SO written
thereon, even although the name or
names of other candidates for the same
office are not marked therefrom; and
if only one name be printed as can
didate for particular office, and no
mark be placed in the square opposite
his name, and his name be not scratch
ed, such ballot shall be counted for
such candidate.
co. All tickets at the respective
poll-rooms shall be kept in full view
of the commissioners, and shall be
given out only to prospective voters
only at the time they shall offer to
vote; and when so given out, it shall
be signed on the back by at least two
of the commissioners, and no ballot
unless so signed shall be counted by
the commissioners; nor shall any bal
lot given to a voter by a commissioner
be taken from the room by such voter
| Only one ballot shall be given voter
provided, however, that should a voter
mis-mark, deface or spoil ballot, he
may be given another ballot upon the
return of the defaced ballot to the
commissioners.
| Q0) Should the prospective voter
need the assistance of the commission
ers in marking his ballot, it shall be
the duty of the commissioners, or one
of them, to give such information as
to the manner of marking the ballot
as may be needed; but they shall not
directly or indirectly, influence any
voter as to what candidate he shall
vote for, nor disclose how any such
voter may have voted, and shall mark
such ballot, if requested, for such can
didate or candidates as the voter shall
indicate.
| I'D No election officer shall dis
close the name or for whom any voter
shall have voted.
(12) AS soon as the polls shall have
been declared closed, the commission.
ers shall proceed to count the votes
and make such returns as to the result
as is required by section 9 of chatel
of Charles Town.
The commissioners and clerks who
are appointed to hold the coming cor
poration election are as follows:
First Ward:-Jno. S. yesterday
Geo. A. Mock, B. F. Milton, Comn1is
sioners; d. w. amey, Clerk.
| Second Ward:-Jas. w. Carney, G
w. Smith, t. d. Webster, Commission
ers; B. w. Roderick, Clerk.
Third Ward:-Geo. P. Shirley, Fen
ton Griffith, c. II. Grim, Commission
RS; Hosmer Beller, Clerk.
Fourth rd:-John H. Bishop, G
| N. Moore, ]. H. Fritts, Commission
ers; J. Shirley Smith, Clerk.
A Copy Teste:
Clayton l.. Haines, Mayor.
VIM. ScheutZe, Clerk.