Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-23
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, 1879,

voters of Trinity county to assemble in their
| respective precincts ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, 1872.
at O'Clock, p. NJ, for the purpose of voting for
THREE DELEGATES, to attend the Repub-
llcan State Convention to be held at the city
of Sacramento on Thursday, April 18th, 1877
Said Primary election to be held under Porter's
Primary Law, and in accordance with the call
of the Republican State Central Committee.
The appointment of Supervisors for the sew
eral precincts is as follows:
Weavervile, 0rson Fox; Douglas City, A.
u. Marshall Indian Creek, j. b Siegfried /;
Loyett; ,Cox's Bar, W; a. Pattison; Martin
vile, Il, Bontecou IIoboken, o. S. Dyer Car
raway'ss, Y. Carraway Taylor Flat, L. b. Bar
mum Trinity Center, IL; A. .Whitmore Min
eIrsyiile, z: M. Mead Lewiston, J. f. Hoad-
}. Kellogg Kuchs, X. b. Wells.
AT Ruchs, Martinville, IIoboken and Cara
ways precincts the Primary may be held at a
different hour than that specified, provided
due notice thereof be given by tho Supervisor
OF Election, stating what time the election will
be held.
forward the result of the Primary election in
their respective precincts, as soon as possible.
to Il. L. Lovejoy, Secretary County Committee
., The attention of Supervisors is directed to
the following
NXTRACTS FROM POrter,s pr,.
- mary LaW-Statutes 1856, Pages.
iiiS and l39: "e'''
SEC. :. The person named as Supervisor in
the notice required by Section of This Act mr.
any person in his absence or refusal 10 serve
assuming or chosen 10 be such Supervisor Of
the election aforesaid, shall first be sworn nv
some Oihcer authorized to administer oaths. or
by some resident freehOlder or any ouai;6ad
nrI .rI I;at,
presence OF at least two witnesses of Ii ke anal
lIcatlons, that he is legal voter of the pre-
clnct, ward or district in which such election
- 10 De heid, ana tha he will correctly and
faithfully conduct such election, protect II
against all fraud and unfairness, carefully and
truly canvass and report all votes cast thereat
In sucil manner as may be required by the
authority appointing the election and he shall
appoint such assistants as shall be necessary
to receive and tax count of the votes east
such assistants 10 be reputable citizens and
qualified voters of the precinct.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Super-
visor of such election to entertain objections
made by any qualified voter at said primary
election 70 any vote that may be offered on tha
ground that the person Offering IL il NOT ent;,id
70 vote under the terms of the published call
for such election, or that he is not a etizen of
the United States: legal resident and voter of
t the erection precinct, or that he has voted at
that place or some other on that day Mt the
same election and it shall be the duty of fhe
supervisor to administer to the person so offer
ing TO vote an oath, or affirmation 10 the effect
that he will truly testify concerning said mat.
ter ters Of objection. 1t shall then be the duty of
the Supervisor to interrOgate the person So Oh
gecteu 10 concerning the objections made and
If the person so objected to shall refuse to an
s"er such questions after said oath shall have
been administered, it shall be the duty of the
Supervisor to rejec such vote. If such oath
pc PEI taken and such questions be answered sat
lsiactOTlly, the Supervisor must admit the vote
sworn TO be qualified according to the terms of
the call and the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 5. Any person who Is not citizen of
the United States and qualified TO vote in the
county wherein the election is held at the next
coming State, county, OF municipal election
VINO shall vote at an election held under the
provisions of this Act after objections made as
specified in Section -Four, or any person W he
shall vote more than once ut the same or diffar.
ent precincts or polls on the same day and in
the same election, whether such obieetion he
made or not, shall be deemed guilty of n mis-.
delneanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine, Imprisonment, or both W
q; B. JUMPER, Chairman.
u. Z. LovEJoY, Secretary.