Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-07-15

Total number of Delegates, Al
At Martinville. Hoboken Flat and Carraway S
precincts, the Primaries may be held at a differ
ent hour than that specified, providea, that the
Supervisor give written notice of the time and
place of meeting.
All qualified voters of the county, who can
take the following test, will be permitted TO vote
ut said primaries : Are you opposed to Demo-
crasic rule, and wW you support Me nominees of the
Republican party at the Fall elections?
The attention of Supervisors of election is res
pecfully directed to the following:
Extracts from Porter's Primary Law-Statute
1906, pages 438, 439:
Sec. 3. The person named as Supervisor in
the notice required by section one of this act or
any person in his absence or refusal to serve as
suming or chosen to be such Supervisor of the
election aforesaid shall first be sworn bv some
officer authorized to administer oalhs, or by
some resident freeholder or any legally qualified
voter of the precinct, ward or district, in the
presence of at least two witnesses of like quai6-
cations, that he is legal voter of the precinct,
ward or district, in which such election is to be
held, and that he will correctly and faithfully
conduct such election, protect it against all
fraud and unfairness, carefully and truly canvass
and report all votes cast thereat, in such man
ner as may be required by the authority ap-
pointing the election and he shall appoint such
assistants as shall be necessary to receive and
| take count of the votes cast such assistants to
be reputable citizens and qualified voters of the
precinct.
Sec 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Supervisor
| OF such election to entertain objections made by
any qualified voter at said primary election 10
any vote that may be offered, on the ground
that the person Offering it is not entitled to vote
under the terms of the published call for such
election, or that he is not citizen of the United
States, legal resident and voter of the election
precinct or that he has voted at that place OF
some other on that day at the same election
and it shall be the duty of the Supervisor to ad
minister to the person so offering to vote ar
oath, or affirmation, to the effect that he will
truly testify concerning said matters of objec
tion. 1t shall then be the duty of the Superv
sor to interrogate the person so objected to con
cerning the objections made, and if the person
so objected to shall refuse to answer such aues
tions after said oath shall have been admins
tered, it shall be the duty of the Supervisor tc
| reject such vote. If such oath be taken anC
such questions answered satisfactorily the Su
pervisor must admit the vote sworn to be quail
fed according to the terms of the call and tht
provisions of this act
SEC. s. Any person who is not a citizen o.
the United States and qualified to vote in thi,
county at the next coming State county OF
municipal election, who shall vote at such pr
mary election after objections made as specified
in section four, or any persons who shall vote
more than once at the same or different pre-
cncts or polls on the same day and in the same
election, shall! be deemed guilty of misdemean.
or and be punished by fine, imprisonment, OIL
both.
F. W. CHAIRMAN, Chairman.
H. r LovrJoY, Secretary. 2s-td.