Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-05-13

CD 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
lpolling-room.
(4) 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.
! 90 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.
CD No one shall be allowed in
the voting rooms except the officers
II 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 qu-
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.
(S) The voter upon entering {
poll-room shall be handed the ballo'
! and retire to the booth and mark the
ballot by drawing a line through thu
g names of all the candidates whom h,
does not desire to vote for; or by pla
cling a cross mark in the square op
posite the name of the candidate TO
{ whom he desires to vote or in any OF
her manner that he may desire, ant
2 that shall indicate with reasonable ce
!. tainty the candidate or candidates TO
: whom he desires to vote. Nothing
|. herein contained shall be construe
c so as to prevent any voter from writ
ing on the ballot the name of any pc
e son or persons for whom he may des
ire to vote; although the name of sue
e be not printed on the ballot; and i
such case, the ballot shall be counte
e for the person whose name is so writ
ten thereon even although the nam
l. or names of other candidates for tn
same office are not marked therefor
lie and if only one name be printed as
:. candidate for a particular office an
5; no mark be placed in the square OPP
il osite his name and his name be nc
scratched such ballot shall be counte
for such candidate.
Il, (9) All tickets at the respeetiy
en- poll-rooms shall be kept in full vie
|. of the commissioners, and shall
Of given out only to prospective vote
10 only at the time they shall offer
vote and when so given out. it sha
- be signed on the back by at least tv
of the commissioners and no ballot Vi
less so signed shall be counted by II
81 commissioners; nor shall any ball
W. given to a voter by a commissioner |
er. taken from the room by such voter.
Only one ballot shall be given a vote
provived however that should a vot,
- mis-mark, deface or spoil a ballot,
may be given another ballot, upon Il
a return of the defaced ballot to the c
ity mmissioners.
he (10) Should the prospective vot
ay, need the assistance of the commissi
cit ner in marking his ballot, it shall
les the dutyl of the commissioners.