Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-12
plan for Conducting a Primary Election
ct the Conssrvativs-Democr Party,
on Tuesday, May 23d, 1882.


The following is the plan adopted by the City
urday evening:
Rssg9.rea That primary election shall be held on
I'D OF May 1882 for the purpose of ascer
efts OF this city in relation to their choice for cSndi-
eate for such offices as to be filed at the cleo
ton 10 be held on the 4th Thursday in May. (25th
,nst } TO wit Mayor, Treasurer Commonwealth
aeeofsey, Clerk OF the Hastings Court City Ser
gsait Constable. and for each Ward of the City six
members OF the City Council and three Magistrates
MANNER OF CONDUCTING THE ELECTION.
Polls shall be opened in each Ward of the City at
me usual Voting place, and it shall be the duty Of
and clerk are in place at the hour appointed for the
opsnllg Of the polls and to provide all necessary
pol books, &c; The polls shall be opened at sunrise
i fas closed ats O'clock r NJ on Tuesday, May sd
The City Committee shall appoint two Judges and
each by the Treasurer upon the certificate of the
secretary l Of the City Committee that all registra
non and poll books and other papers entrusted to
them have been returned to him,
Inc City Committee shall provide printed tickets
phabstieal order of all persons who shall have an
niounced themselves, or been announced by author
lIy, as candidates for the positions named, to the
O'Clock Of the night of Saturday, goth day Of May,
1857, and shall have paid or caused to be paid, to
SAID 10th day OF May at O'Clock, p NJ, such amount
as may pc assessed against them for the purpose Of
shall have pledged themselves as provided in the
following section.
No candidate Shall be voted for who does not
pledge himself to abide by the result Of the primary
election
No other printed ticket except the one printed by
primary election, and such tickets shall not be de-
HVered to the Ward Superintendents until the night
preceding the day OF the said primary election, who
/ may distribute them to such registered candidates
as call for them.
all white Conservative Democrats who are duly
registered and who pledge themselves tosupport all
me Nominees OF the primary election, Shall be ell
glble as voters at the primary. election and this
shall include those who have not arrived at the age
before the fourth Thursday in May, 25th INST,
The prepayment of the captation tax will not be
required at this primary election.
The voting shall be by ballot, and the Judges and
clerks shall be governed as far applicable, by the
same rules as govern them in regular elections
Immediately after the polls are closed the judges
the Ward 1 Weh sue ~ po
neld. if he be present and in the presence of two
spectators should they desire to be present. shall
ascertain the nusiber OF votes cast which number
shall correspond with the number of names on the
poll book The judges and clerk shall then make out
cast for each candidate, whi:h certificate shall be
signed by the judges and attestsd by the clerk an
returned f 4 upon the close OF SAID work
pers, to the Secretary OF tho City Committee
Immediately after the polls are closed and the the
Committee shall meet at the rooms of the Commit
fee to canvass the returns hear appeals, if anyand
make certificate Of final result of the election The
result of the election shall be announced by the
chairman of this committee the person or persons
receiving the highest number of votes for the Office
clared the nominees of the party for said Offices
In case OF tie the Conservative Committee shall
decide the same by lot.
The following appointments were made by the
City Committee
Ward Superntendents.- Ward, NJ. Erskin Q
Miller; I'd Ward, W. A. Burke
Judges.-1st Ward, Z. Staples and W. 81. Godfrey,
I'd Ward, W. M. Alien ST. and John Wilson.
Cierks.-1st Ward, Jos..B. Woodward; I'd Ward,
Jacob Bumgardner.
w. FL FowLE Secretary.