Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-07-29

Total number of Delegates, 47
At Martinville. Hoboken Flat and Carraway' S
precincts, the Primaries may be held at differ.
ent hour than that specified, proVided, 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
at said primaries Are you opposed to Demo-
crdsic rule, and pW yOu support The nominees Of the
Republican party at the FaH elections?
The attention of Supervisors of election is res
pecfully directed to the following;
Extracts from Porter's Primary Law-Statute
1866, 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
sumng or chosen TO be such Supervisor of the
election aforesaid, shall first be sworn by some
officer authorized to administer oaths, or by
some resident freehoder or any legally qualified
voter of the precinct, ward or district, in the
presence of az least two witnesses of like qualf-
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 unfarness, carefully and truly canvass
and report all votes cast thereat, ia 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 to
any vote that may be offered on the ground
that the person offering il 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 or
some other 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 an
oath, or affirmation, to the effect that he will
truly testify concerning said matters OF objec-
ton. 1t shall then be the duty of the Superv-
sor to interrogate the person objected to con-
corning the objections made, and if the person
so objected to shall refuse to answer such ques-
tions after said oath shall have been admins
tered, it shall be the duty of the Supervisor to
reject such vote. If such oath be taken and
such questions answered satisfactorily the Su-
pervsor must admit the vote sworn 10 be quail
fed according to the terms of the call and the
provisions of this act
SEC. s. Any person who is not a citizen of
the United States and qualified to vote in this
county at the next coming State county or
municipal election, who shall vote Mt such pri-
mary election after objections made rs specified
in section four, or any persons who shall vote
more than once at the same or different pre-
cincts or polls on the same day and in the same
election shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or and be punished by fine, imprisonment or
both.
r. W. YOUNG, Chairman.
E. P. LovEJoY, Secretary. 2s-td.