Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-07-17
REPUBLICAN, PRIMARY ELECTION
NO TICE.

At meeting Of the Republican County Gen.
trail Committee, held at Weaverville, June Goth,
1869, it was resolved that the primary elections
for the nomination of candidates be held on Sat-
urday, July II, 1869, between the hours of seven
and ten o'clock P. NJ, under and subject to the
provisions of Porter's primary law.
The following named persons were appointed
inspectors at said election:
Weaverviile Precinct-C. W. Smith.
Trinity Center-H. Y. Fitch.
Minersville-T. D. Draper.
Lewiston-J. F. Hoadly.
Indian Creek-W B. Stoddard.
Rpch s-R. B. Wells.
Georges-L. F. Wells.
Douglas City-A. R. Earl
Junction City-H. L. Potter.
Canyon City. ]. Francis.
Northfork-H. Schooner.
Taylor's Flat-A. Pelletreau
Na-tnsville- Bontecou
Cox's 3ar-W. A. Patterson.
Hoboken-Moses Patterson
New River-Owington Dyer.
Rattlesnake-
Polls to be opened at the same places as last
year, subject to the discretion of Inspectors,
who will appoint others if they deem it proper
The following test of qualifications for voting
was adopted:
you them had you voted
and will you support our Nominees
Extracts from Porters Primary Lau-Statute
1866, pages 43S, 439:
SEC g. The person named Supervisor in the notice
qured by section of this act person in his absence
refusal to assuming chosen to be such Supervisor
OF the election aforesaid shall first be by officer
authorized IL administer oaths by resident free
holder legally qualified voter of the precinct ward
district in presence of at least two witnesses Of like qua
cations that he legal voter OF the precinct ward or
In election held that he will
correctly faithfully conduct such election protect
against all iraud and unfrness, carefully and truely
report votes cast herea manner may
be required by the authority appointing the election and he
shall appoint snc assistants shall be necessary receive
and take count of the cas such assistants to
Bile citizens and Qualified voters of the precinct
SIC 1t shall be the duty of the Supervisor Of such cleo
ton entertain objections by any qualified
said imary election that be offered the
ground that the person offering not entitled to vote
that he is not citizen of the United States legal resilient
and voter of the election precinct that he has voted at
that place other that day at the election
and shall be the duty Of the Supervisor to administer
the person offering to vote oath, affirmation to the
will truly testify concerning said matters of
objection 1t shall then be the duty of the Supervisor to
nterrogate the person objected concerning the obec
made and if the person so objected to shall refuse to
such questions after said oath shall have been admin
sered, it shall be the duty of the Supervisor reject such
vote II such oath be taken and such questions answered
satisfactorily the Supervisor must admit the vote to be
quaed according to the terms the call and the provisions
of this act. 90"
States and qualified 10 vote in this county the next coming
State. county municipal election who shall vote at such
primary election after objections made specified in section
or or any persons who shall vote than at the
same or different precincts polls the day and in
the election shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and be punished by fine Imprisonment, or both
Extracts from Resolutions adopted in convention
1867:
Reoced That the Supervisor of each and every Primary
meeting be appointed and holden according law shall
keep and poll list of all
In his said for the different candidates and seal and
within thereafter the chair
Union County Central Committee and retain
certified copy OF said poll list or account.
Reolrcd That the chairman. person acting in that
pacty together than six others the Central
Committee shall within days after the time r hol
ding any primary meeting, the received
from tbs different precincts and the person receiving the
greatest number Of votes cast for any given Office shall be de-
clared the the party said oce aud
should receive the number of for the
office the duty choosing between the shall de-
volve the board the Central Committee
BY order National Union Central Committee
for Trinity County,
2T-2w S. !. THAYER Secretary