Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-05-06
For Councilman, Third Ward.
Vote for One)
For Councilman, Fourth Ward.
Vote for One)

(3) 1t shall be the duty of the
Finance Committee to have all bal
lots printed, provide all necessary
books, pens, pencils, papers, &C., and
to have suitable booths erected in the
respective poll-rooms, and to deliver
the ballots, books, papers, &C., to the
Commissioners on the morning of the
election at each voting place.
The polls shall be opened at sun-up
and close at shutdown The officers
of the election shall consist of three
commissioners and one clerk at each
pollmg-room.
az The voting places shall be as
follows:
First Ward, Independent Engine
House on George street.
Second Ward, Johnson's shop on
George street.
Third Ward, Hedges Show Room,
on George street.
Fourth Ward, Court House.
(5) The system commonly known
as the Australian Ballot System shall
be used, and said election shall con-
form, as nearly as possible, to the pro
visions of law governing states and CO.
unity elections
CO.. Any candidate in order to
have his name printed on the official
ballot shall make public announce
ment of his candidacy in some news
paper published in Charles Town on
or before May 23rd, 1925.
ca No one shall be allowed in
the voting rooms except the officers
of election and the voter in the act of
voting. As soon as the voter shall
have marked his ballot he shall then
hand it to one, of the commissioners
who shall deposit it in the ballot box
! in the presence of the voter announc-
ing publicly the name of such voter,
which shall thereupon be recorded for
/ the purpose. The voter shall then be
required to leave the room. ANY gu
allied voter, however, may enter the
poll-room for the purpose of calleng-
ing a voter but for such purpose not
more than two shall enter or be in the
same room at the same time. The
commissioners may summon such wit
nesses as they may desire to appear
before them to testify as to the qua
LITIGATION or disqualification of any,
one offering to vote.
(8) The voter upon entering
poll-room shall be handed the ballot
and retire to the booth and mark the
ballot by drawing line through the
names of all the candidates whom he
does not desire to vote for; or by pla-
cling a cross mark in the square OPP
posite the name of the candidate for
whom he desires to vote or in any OF
her manner that he may desire. and
that shall indicate with reasonable Ger
tainty the candidate or candidates for
whom he desires to vote. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed
so as to prevent any voter from writ
ing on the ballot the name of any per
son or persons for whom he may des-
ire to vote, although the name of such
be not printed on the ballot; and in
such case, the ballot shall be counted
for the person whose name is so writ
ten 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 a
candidate for a particular office and
no mark be placed in the square opp
: osite his name and his name be not
y scratched such ballot shall be counted
for such candidate.
(9) 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
i only at the time they shall offer to
n vote and when so given out. it shall
: be signed on the back by at least two
of the commissioners and no ballot un-
less so signed shall be counted by the
!, commissioners; nor shall any ballot
n given to voter by commissioner be
taken from the room by such voter.
= Only one ballot shall be given a voter
: provived however that should voter
n mis-mark. deface or spoil ballot, he
o may be given another ballot, upon the
return of the defaced ballot to the co.
mmissioners.
(10) Should the prospective voter
need the assistance of the commissio.
4 ner in marking his ballot. it shall be
. the dutyl of the commissioners, OF
one of them, to give such inform tor