Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-09
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REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION.

IL
Alta meeting of the Republican Standing
Committee Of Juniata county, held in Mitiiin
town, on Saturday, July 22i. the foilowin,
resolutions were adopted.
Rs;olrri, That orr primary elections b.
held at the usual places on Saturday. sep
'eIuber =, ISL. between the hours of . sud
II NJ. and that the Return Judges NEE. al
Aiftiiniown On Monday, September I. 1871
ResGirsa, That the primary elections this
year be conducted the same as they were last
year.
w. WHARTON, Chairman.
L. ". II. KRrIprr, Secretary.
The following states the Offices TO be He'd
this fall, and presents TO the reader the man
ner and system under which the primary
elections were held last August with the date
changed to nit his year:
The qualified members Of the Republican
party Of luniaia county are requested to
meet at .he usual places of holding elections
IN the respective districts on
Saturday, September ?, 1871,
az ocinck p n. sni after eiecting a Judge
and clerk pro te0l.. "an election shall be held
for judge AMI clerk, which shall reuain open
for thirty minutes, after which the ballots
soall be counted, aud the parties having the
highest number Of votes shall be declared
respectively he 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. in conjunction with Cumber-
land and Perry counries. fer President Judge
Two persons for Associate Judges.
One person for member of the Geperal, ,As-
scmbly,
One person Tor County Treasurer,
One person for County Commissioner,
0ne person for County Surveyor,
One person for County Auditor.
The polls to remain open until o'clock, after
which the votes shah be publicly counted,
and all the papers taken possession of By the
Return Judge who shall meet in Joint Con.
Sention at the Court House, in the borough
OF Mlffiintown, on
Monday. September 4, 1871,
st ! O'Clock P. NJ. to return and add up all
the votes 50 polled in the county. and the
person having received the highest number
of votes for particular office to be declar ed
the nominee for that Office.
The following is the system under
which the Primary Election will be con
Quoted
F,rst. 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
sta III
to the action of the said primary meet
ing.
Second. The roters respondiing to Re
publican principles il each town, ward,
or borough shall meet on Saturday, Sep
tember =, 1871, at the usual place of
holding the spring election. at o'clock
p. NJ. and proceed to elect one person
for Jud ge 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
?. 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. .- L.-.. .-..-.... .- ..
Third. After the polls are closed the
board shall proceed TO count The votes that
each candidate received, and make ont
the returns accordingly. to be certified
to by the Judge and attested by the
clerks.
Forth The judge Tor one of the
clerks appointed by the iudge) of the
respective election district, shall meet at
the Court house, in Mifiintown. Mon
day following the primary meetings, at
/ O'Clock I. NJ, having the returns and
list OF the voters, and count the votes,
and the person having the highest nun.
Der of votes for any office shall be de-
clared the regular nominee of the Repub-
lean parry.
Fyth. Any two or more persons hav.
ing an equal number of votes for the same
office, the Judges shall proceed to ballot
for its choice, the persons having the
highest number to be the nominee.
S'rth. TIE return judges shall be com
petent to reject, by majority, the re-
turns from any election district, where
there is evidence of fraud, either in the
returns, or otherwise, to the ertent Of tie
frauds committed
.Seue1th. No person shall be permitted
to vote proxies. l
he following was suggested by the
County Committee on the 18th of Tune,
1870. and re-suggested on last Saturday, |
she 22nd inst:
"ResOlced, That on the day of hold !
ing the primary election. after the choice
of Judge aud clerk. pro tenn. 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
certify the same to the Coun-
ty Convention ; and the Judge SO elected
shall EXERCISE the same powers as pre-
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