The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-08-13
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

At meeting of the Executive Committee,
held in Bel Air, on Wednesday, the 4th day
of August, 1875, it was
Resolued, That the Primary Elections be
held in the several Election Districts, lat the
usual places of holding such,) on Saturday, the
21st day of August, between the hours of9 A.
NJ. and G p NJ, except in Havre de Grace,
where the hours shall be from 10 A. NJ to 8
p. NJ, for candidates for the following Off
ces:
For Sheriff.
States Attorney.
Three Members of the House of Dele
gates (no two from one district
Five County Commissioners (no two
from same district.
Three Judges of the Orphans Court.
County Surveyor.
Six Members of the Executive Commit
teo--each district to select its own mem
Der.
TaesolreH, That the following persons are
named as Judges of Election, who will ap-
point the necessary Clerks, viz:
1st Distrct-Wm. P. Taylor, John Y.
Pearce, Lee A. Magness.
Cd District-Samuel Baldwin, Jas. ii. Mich
acl, Thomas Cord.
Sd District-James A. Fulton, r. #. Mar
tin, VIM II. Waters.
4M DistaSct-Wm. A. Wilson, Thomas
Butler. r. Thos. Cairncs.
5M Disfrict-Richard l.. McCann, Robert
ID. Orr, Zadock Treadway.
6M Dastrict-Joseph II. Carver, Alexander
s. Adams, Thomas Young.
Resolced, That all Democrats who will be
entitled TO vote in the districts at the next
general election should be entitled to vote Mt
the primary meetings
That voters who in good faith identify
themselves with the party should be entitled
to vote.
That when any vote is challenged the
Judges shall be satisfied that the voter will
identify himself with the party and support
its nominees, and shall exercise q prudent dis
erection in the admission of challenged votes.
Ifauy of the Judges above named shall
fail 10 be present and act, the one or more
present shall fill the vacancy.
Each Democratic voter will vote by bal
lot for the person he prefers for each several
office to be filed.
The clerks shall keep list of the persons
50 voting, and at the close of the poll deliver
the same to the Judges.
The Judges in each district shall preserve
the ballots cast in the said district, and shall.
on Tuesday, the Gath day of August, 1875,
maketo the Executive Committee, in Bel Air,
return of the nu,nber of votes cast for each
candidate for the several offices, and shall also
return the ballots to said committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the sig
natures of the Judges. or q majority of them,
and shall be preserved by the Executive Com
mittee until the November election following,
and shall at all times be open to the inspec-
tion of any person interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive
Committee shall ascertain the Yesult through
out the county, and shall declare and pub
iish the same in the several Democratic coun-
ty papers, announcing the person or persons
receiving the largest aggregate vote for each
Office as the candidates of the Democratic
party. ~.
Except that for Delegates to the Legisla.
ture and for County Commissioners, no two
candidates shall be taken from the same dis
trict. The persons receiving the highest vote
shall be first selected, and the next highest
from q different district, and so on until the
requisite number is obtained.
In case ofa tie vote, the candidate shall be
determined by lot to be cast by the Executive
Committee, in Bel Air, on the Gath day OF
August, 1875, publicly in the presence of oil
who may choose to attend.
Ii, after the announcement Of the candi-
dates, any nominee shall decline. remove from
the county or die, the Executive Committee
shall substitute the person having the next
highest vote.
At the primary meetings each district shall
choose one person to be member of the Elk.
ccutive Committee, which shall be constitu.
ted of the six persons so chosen, and shall ACT
as such from the next general election for two
years.
The election of such member of the Exec
utive Committee shall be certified as the
votes for other nominees, and declared by
the present Executive Committee.
Amy vacancy in the Executive Committee
shall be filled by the Committee.
To facilitate the counting of the votes, in
any district where the Judges shall deem il
desirable, two ballot boxes may be provided
and at o'clock, p. NJ, one Of the Judges
with two persons appointed for that purpose
by the three Judges, may begin the counting
OF the ballots received up to that hour, whilst
the other two Judges shall continue TO receive
the votes cast.
The result of counting, as first provided
for, shall not be disclosed, until all the votes
cast shall be counted.
Any ballot containing more names for ont
Office than are to be appointed, shall not b'
counted for that office.
III. ID. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
MURRAY VANDIVEa, Secretary.
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