Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-08-17
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION.

REPUBLICAN PklMARI klIECiiON.
The qualified members Of the Republican
party Of Juniats county are reque stcd 10
meet at the usual places Of holding elections
in the respective districts, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1870,
Ato O'Clock T. NJ, and after electing judge
and clerk pro tera Eau election shall be held
for Judge and clerk, which shall remain open
for thirty minutes, after which the ballots
shall be counted, and the parties having the
highest number Of votes shall be declared
respectively the judge and clerk" and the
Judge and clerk thus elected shall proceed TO
hold the election and receive the votes by
ballot for the nomination Of
One person for Congress-,
One person for Senator,
One person for Representative.
One person for Register 4 Recorder.
One person for Sheriff,
One person for County Commissioner,
One person for Jury Commissioner,
Cne person for County Auditor.
The polls to remain open until o'clock. after
which the votes shall be publicly counted,
.nd all the papers taken p.-.,~-si~n Of by
the Return Judge who shall meet in Joinr
Convention ct the Court House in the bor
ouzh of Mifiintown, on
MONDAY, AUGUST 81, 1870,
At o'clock 7. NJ. 20 return and add up all
the votes SO pclled in the county. and the
person having received the highest number
Of votes for particular Office 10 be declared
the nominee for that office. by order Of the
Cenmittee.
Nj LITTLEFlELD, Chsrmap.
The following is the system under
which the Primary Election will be con-
Quoted
Fr,t. The candidates for the several
Offices shall have their names announced
in one or more of the county papers at
least four weeks previous to the primary
meetings stating the Office, and subject
to the action of the said primary meet
ing.
Second. The roters responding 10 Re |
publican principles in each town, ward,
or borough shall meet on Saturday, Au-
gnst goth, 1870, at the usual place of
holding the spring election, at 2 o'clock |
p. NJ, and proceed to elect one person
for Judge and two persons for clerks,
who shall form board to receive votes
and determine who are proper persons to
vote, and shall hold the polls open until
p. NJ. After the polls are opened the
candidates announced as aforesaid shall
be balloted for; the name of each per-
son voting shall be written on list
at the time of voting, no person being
allowed to vote more than once for each
office.
Third. After the polls are closed the
board shall proceed to count the votes that
each candidate received, and make out
the returns accordingly. to be certified
to by the Judge and attested by the
clerks.
Fourth. The judge Tor one of the
clerks appointed by the judge of the
respective election district, shall meet at
the Court house, in Miflintown, Mon.
day following the primary meetings, at
l o'clock PM, having the returns and
a list of the voters, and count the votes,
and the person having the highest num-
Der of votes for any Office shall be de-
ciared the regular nominee of the Repub-
lican party.
Fifth. Any two or more persons hav-
ing an equal number Of vstes for the same
office, the judges shall proceed to ballot
for its choice, the persons having the
highest number to be the nominee.
.Sirth. The return judges shall be COM
petent to reject, by a majority, the re-
.uris from any election district, where
there is evidence of fraud. either in the
returns, or otherwise, 10 the crtent Of The
trauds committed.
.SeceatS. No person shall be permitted
to vote proxies.
The following resolution was adopted .
by both the Republican Committees, on
The 18th of June last:
"Rcsoloed. That on the day
ng the primary election, after
If Judge and clerk, pr" -
rs present