Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-07-27
yuniata Sentinel.
B. Z. SCH w Z TER,
rEPUBl.GiY PRIMARY ELECTION.

sEPUBi.G.iN PRIMARY ELECTION.
The dualifeil members cf the Republican
party of Juniata county are requested Il
mert at Il c usual places of holling election
an the respective districts, on a.
SATURDAY., AUGUST 20, 1870,
Al o'clock Z. NJ, and after exciting ju'lg'
and clerk pro tsm IAN election shall be hel'
for Judge and clerk, which shall remain opel
for rhiriy minutes, after which the ballots
shall be counted, and the parties having ,h'
highest number of votes shall be declared
respectively the judge and clerk, and til,
Judge and clerk thus elected shall proceed Il
hold The election and receive the votes by
ballot for the nomination of
one person FOR Congress,
One person for SenatOr,-u vE
One person for Representative, ..}g
one person for Register & Recorder,
One pers0n for Sheriff. ra I, H.1F
One person for County Comm issioner, a
one person for Jury Commissioner,
Cne person for County Auditor! t. F'
The polls TO remain open Uniil7 O'Clock. after
which the votes shall be publicly eOuated,
and all TIE papers taken possession Of by
,he Return Judge who shall meet in Joint
Convention At the Court House in the bOr-
uzh of MifIintown, on
MOSDAY, AUGUST 81. 1870.
1T ! o'clock l.. NJ. 10 return and add up all
the votes 50 rol@d in the county, and the
person having received the highest number
# votes foI = particular Office to be declared
the nominee for HAT office. BY order Of The
Committee.
NJ L. .IITTLEFIELD. Chairman.
r-.-.
The following is the system under
which tie Primary. Election VIII be con-
Quoted
First. The candidates for the several
Offices shall have their names announced
in one or more Of the comfy papers at
least four weeks previous to the primary
meetings stating the office, and subject
10 the action Of the said primary meet
ing. .f' ' 9a aa,'
Second, Tie rofers reSponding 10 Re
jgblican yJ1Rcsolcs in each town, ward,
or borough shall meet on. Saturday, Au-
gnst 2Oih, 1870, at tie usual place Of
holding the spring election, at = o'clock
Z. NJ, and proceed to eject one person
Tor Judge and iwo persons for clerks,
who shall form a board to receive votes
and determine who are proper persons to
vote, and shall hold the polls open until
p VI. After the polls are opened the
candidates announced as aforesaid shall
be balloted ior; the name OF each per-
son voting shall be written on a list
1T the time Of voting, 10 person being
allowed to vote more than once for each
Office
1hrd After hIe polls are closed the
board shall proceed TO count the votes h.at
each candidate received, and make out
the returns accordingly, to be certified
TO by the Judge and attested by the
clerks.
FomA The Judge Tor one of the
clerks appointed by the judge of the
respective election district, snail meet at
the Court house, in Mifiintown, Mon
day following the primary meetings, at
l o'clock p. NJ, having the returns and /
a list of the voters, and cUlnt the votes, I.
aud the person having the highest num-
Der of votes for any office shall be de- |
clared the regular nominee Of the Repub-
lican party.
Ftth. Any two or more persons hav-
ing am equal number ofvotes for the same
Office, the Judges shall proceed to ballot
for its choice, the persons having the
highest number to be the nominee.
.Sirh. Thereturn judges shall be com
Petent to reject, by 4 majority, the re-
turns from any election district, where
there is evidence of fraud, either in the
returns, or otherwise, to The srteRt Of he
yraWds committed.
Scrcndt- No person. shall be permitted
10 vote proxies.
The following resolution was adopted
10y both the Republican Committees, on
the 18th of June last: 'siH 0-
""Rcs0lee9, That on the day of hold
ing the primary election, after the choice
of Z Judge and clerk, pro ten, by the
Republicans present, an election shall be
held for Judge and clerk, which shall re-
main 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 after the election is
held, the same to receive the votes for
candidates, certify the same to the Coun-
ty Convention; and tie Judge so elected
shall exercise the same powers as pre-
scribed by the Crawford County System.
Sun STRoEEs.-Baltimore, one day
last week, reported % cases Of sun stroke,