Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-05-12

up and closed at SHUTDOWN. Inc or
ficers of the election shall consist of
three commissioners and one clerk at
each pollinR-room.
| "a 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. Beckwith Building on
George street.
Fourth Ward. Court House.
Isl The system commonly known
as the Australian Ballot System
shall be used. and said election shall
conform. as nearly as possible, to the
proviions of law governing states
and county elections.
/ (6) 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 22rd, 1926.
! (7l. 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 announ-
| cling publicly the name Of such voter.
which shall thereupon be recorded
/ for the purpose. The voter shall then
! berequired to leave room. ANY quail
t fed voter, however, may enter the
poll-room for the purpose of ehal-
longing 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
witnesses as they may desire to APP
pear before them to testify as to the
qualification or disqualification of
anyone offering TO vote.
(8) The voter upon entering a
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
placing a 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 de-
sire. and that shall indicate with
reasonable certainty the candidate or
candidates for whom he desires to
vote. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed so as to prevent any
voter from writing on the ballot the
name of any person Or persons for
whom he may desire to vote, al
though 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 written
thereon. even although the name or
names of other candidates for the
same office are not marked there
from, and if only one name be print
ed as a candidate for a particular of
fee and no mark be placed in the
square opposite his name and his
name be not scratched such ballot
shall be counted for such candidate.
l9) 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 voter by commission
en- be taken from the room by such
voter Only one ballot shall be Civ
en- voter, provided however that
should voter mis-mark, deface or
spoil a ballot, he may be given an
other ballot. upon the return of the
de1aced ballot to the commissioners.
(l01 Should the prospective vot-
er need the assistance of the com
missioner in marking his ballot. it
shall be the duty of the commission
ers, Or one of them, to give such in
formation as to the manner of mark
ing the ballot as may be needed but
they snail not, directly or indirectly,
influence any voter as to what candi-
date he shall vote for. nor disclose
now any such voter may have voted. |
and shall mark such ballot if request
ed for such candidate or candidates
as the voter shall indicate.
I'D No election officer shall dis |
close the name or for whom anv
voter shall have voted.
tlZ) AS soon as the polls shall |
have been declared closed. the com
missioners shall proceed to count the
votes and make such returns as to |
the result as is required by section 9
OF charter of Charles Town.
The commissioners and clerks. who
are appointed to hold the coming
corporation election. are as follows:
First Ward-Commissioners. Geo.
Mock, Mrs. Lizzie Darlington, w. T.
Ramey; Clerk. Mrs. H. N. Bradley.
Second Ward-Commissioners. w
Moler. Miss Clara Leslie. H. K.
Amber; Clerk, Harry Wiener.
Third Observation-Disclosures Geo. Il
+: Shirley. L. S. Linson, E. Hiney:
Clerk, Miss A. L. Baylor.
Fourth Ward-Commissioners. t.
J: Wilson. Mrs. A. D. Barr. Mrs. t.
NJ. Baker; Clerk, Miss Kate Dooley.
G. X. WYSONG, Mayor.
D. c. Dolly. Clerk.