Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-07-22

Total number of Delegates Al
At Mnrtnville. 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-
crdsc rule, and scW you support The nominees of the
Republican party at the Fail 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 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 AZ least two witnesses of like qualif
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 unarness, 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 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 on that day at the same election
and it shall be the duty of the Supervisor to ad-
minister to the person Offering to vote an
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 Supervi-
sor to interrogate the person so objected to con-
cernng 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
munIcipa! election, who shall vote at such prl-
mary election after objections made as specified
In section four, or any persons who shall vote
more than once at the samu or different pre-
cincts or polls on the same day and in the same
election, shall! be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and be punished by fine, imprisonment, or
both.
F. W. YOUNG, Chairman.
e. P. LovEJoY, Secretary. 2s-td.