Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-06-10

At Ruch's, Martinville, Hoboken Flat and Car.
raway's precincts the primaries may be held AT n
different hour than that specified provided due
notice thereof be given by the Supervisor of
election, stating what time the Primary will ha
held.
The voters at said primaries are also requested
in addition to voting for Delegates, to deposit
their ballots for " The Crawford County Plan %
or for " County Convention" The Super
visors of Election are requested to keep separate
the ballots for Delegates and those for The
Crawford County Plan," or for " A County
Convention" and at the time of forwarding the
credentials of Delegates, transmit to the Secre-
tary of the Central Committee the vote of the
precincts on the last mentioned proposition The
attention of Supervisors of Election is directed
TO the following
Extracts from Porters 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
suming 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 freeholder or any legally qualified
voter of the precinct, ward or district, in the
presence of at least two witnesses of like qualih-
cations, that he is n 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 APP
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
al ouaIifed at sai1 aIo ~
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 aud 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
oath, or affirmation, to the effect that he will
truly testify concerning said matters of obec-
ton. 1t shall then be the duty of the SuperY-
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 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-
pervisor must admit the vote sworn to be quail
fed according to the terms of the call and the
provisions OF this act.
| SEC g. Any person who is not citizen of
the United States and qualified to vote in this
county at the next coming State, county or
municipal election, who shall vote at such pri-
mary election after objections made as specified
in section four, or any persons who shall vote
more than once at the same different pre-
cincts or polls on the same day and in the same
election shall! be deemed guilty of misdsmeau-
or and be punished by fine, imprisonme., lor
| both
F. W. YOUNG, Chairman.
E. p. LovEJoY, Secretary. 2l-td.