The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-13

I.
1. A primary election shall be held by the
Conservative party of the city Of Richmond
for candidates for mu unicipal and State Offices
twenty days prior to the general election in
MAY, 1876, which shall determine the choice
of the Conservative party for candidates to
be voted for at that election.
2. Three well-known Conservative citi.
zens of integrity and intelligence from each
ward shall be selected by the City Central
Conservative Committee, who will render
their services voluntarily as commission.
ers on the day Of election at the voting
place in their several wards. Issa
3. Primary elections shall be held at one
yoting.pace in each ward Of the city.
,4.:Ward commissioners shall conduct the
election in their several wards.
5. Ward commissioners, officials, and
clerks conducting primary elections, shall not
| be candidates In nomination for any Office to
be voted for in said primary elections in
which they may be engaged.
s. al, the ward commissioners Of the city
shall constitute Board of Election Commis-
sioners, who may adopt rules for their guild
ance not conflicting with the rules and regu-
lations herein set forth. A majority of the
Board shall constitute quorum.
Z. The City Central Conservative Commit
tee shall appoint three clerks for each ware
| for polling the votes as they are called-o
to record the name of the voter, and one
| clerk who shall have the registration-boo
| of each precinct of the ward in charge, whose
duty 1t shall be to inform the commissioner
who receives the votes IL the voter offering to
vote is registered voter In the ward. Clerks
| shall each receive two dollars compensation
| for their services.
s. Ward superintendent shall be charged
and held responsible for the, details in the
conduct of primary elections in their several
| wards.
T1MH FOB HOLDING ELEoT1oN--WHo ARE TO BI
CANDIDATRs-TICKETs,& &C.
1. The primary election shall be helG
twenty days prior to the day of the genera
election, and the polls shall be opened at
O'Clock a. M. and closed at s o'clock P. Nj.
2. ALI tickets shall be prepared and pub
lished by the City Central Committee, ant
shall contain the names Of all the candidate
known to the Committee on Printing twt
i days prior to the primary election, arranged
\ alphabetically with respect to the sam
4 Office.
DUTIES OF WARD COMMISSIONERS.
I. One commissioner will receive the tick
, cts. He will see that the party Offering tt
! vote has endorsed bis name on the back O
his ticket. He will then announce the nam
Of the voter in an audible voice. The clerl
who has charge of the registration-book
will inform the commissioner il be be q re
gistered voter. If he is, and honestly pro
poses to act with the Conservative party, tn
] clerk whose duty it is will poll the voter
, name, The commissioner will then pro
. ceed to call in an audible voice the name
i contained on the ticket, provided there ar
not more names on the ticket than each yo
ter is allowed to vote for at said election. Ii
that event the voter will be privileged tt
correct his ticket to the number to be voted
for. The recording clerk shall, as the name
are called from the ticket by the commits
sioner, poll the same. The commissioner
shall file each ticket after the vote is record.
ed, and keep the same for further reference
2. The two other commissioners will ex
ercise general supervision Of the precinct
and see that the polling clerks are perform
i ing votes accurately.
i 3. at the closing OF the polls, and after
the number of votes obtained by each candi
date ia correctly aseertained, the commits
| sioners will take charge of the registration
and poll-books, ballots, papers. &C., and pro
| cee6 with the same to a meeting of the
Board of Election Commissioners, at the
headquarters of the City Central Conserva.
tive Committee. The Board, in meeting as.
sembled, shall proceed to canvass the aggre.
gate aote cast in the city, and thereupon de.
clare and certify the names of the candidates
recelging the highest number OF all the votes
I cast for the respective offices for which they
were the nominees; whereupen they shall
be declared the nominees Of the Conserya.
tive party, to be voted for on the regular
ticket at the next ensuing election.
4. The candidates In nomination FOR the
Board Of Aldermen, oSuncilmen, and JUS
tices of the pesce who receive the highest
number of votes cast In their respective
wards shsli be declared the nominees OF the
Conservative party Of said ward, ,and voted
for on the regular ticket at the general cleo
ton ensuing. ft 6 ~.
8. After the duties of the ward 6ommis.
sioners shall terminate In the primary cleo.
tiou they shaA band over to the secretary OF
the City Central Conservative Committee the
registration. and poll books, ballots, papers,
Ae, for safe-keepiAg and further reference
Nv.
oATH OF OFFICE.
l. "A notary public or justice OF the
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