Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-24
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

HIG GINsYILLE, Mo-, May q. 1882.
The Democratic County Committee of Lafay-
cite county met at the call of the chairman.
Capt. R. A. Collins. The following members
were present: R. A. Collins, W. A. Redd,
Samuel Greasy. James Peddicord. Jno. s..
White and W. G. McCausland. W.. G. Nc
Csusland was appointed temporary secretary.
Saturday, July %, 1882, was designated for
holding the primary election for county officers
and to elect delegates to q county convention to
select delegates to the state convention on the
G8th OF. July, 1882.
The special committee, W. G. McCausland,
appointed at the last meeting of this
to prepare rules for governing the primary cleo
ton, made the following report, which Was
adopted, viz:
party oil Lafayette county OF candidates for the
various county. district and township Offices to
be filled Ut the next general election, be made by
2 That SAID primary election be held ON the
22d day oil july, 1882.
3 That The vote of said election shall be by
ballot. and shall he taken ut the usual places of
voting, except as hereinafter provided. All
qualified voters may vote in other than their own
townships or ut other than their own precincts,
provided that the judges. at such precinct shall
swear the person proposing TO vote thar he has
and that he is not Voting for township officers, in
cases where the voter proposes to vote outside
of his own township
4. That al persons Who are Anown as
democratic. or RHO v0ie0 for Uiuren s..
zega1 sshers attic .~o;emGe' eleeIio@. sza1l
D. mat the ballots to he used ut said election
be furnished ] y this committee. and shall be
strips or pieces OF white paper. with the title OF
each officer to be nominated printed thereon. in
the order in which they are hereinafter named
and with the name Of each candidate also print
ed thereon. all the names to be erased but the
| fnH NhIrh The wafer lAS Iraa I'm ynfa Inr
q. That the officers to be elected are Represent.
alive. Sher II. Collector, Treasurer. County
Attorney. Assessor, PrOba,e Judge, Public All.
Illustrator, Coroner, Presiding Judge. AS.
sociale Judge. eastern district, Associate Judge
western district, Justices OF the Peace and Cons
tables of the various townships.
!. That there shall be appointed by this com
mitiee four judges for each voting precinct, an,
that these judges shall select four clerks u
3. That each precinct be provided, by Thu
committee, with two ballot boxes, one OF which
shall be numbered No. /. and one of which shat
be numbered No. 2; and it shall be the duty o.
said Judges to select from their number two
judges who shall be known as receiving judges
ami two who shall be known as counting judges
The receiving judges shall re. eve the ballots
ballot box No. l being turned over to them b,
the receiving Judges Ut the expiration OF the frs
hour. the ballot boxes being exchanged ever,
hour thereafter, until the polls are closed. TIVE
clerks shall attend the receiving judges, and tw.
clerks shall attend the counting judges. TIVE
lDoll UOOkS LOT the use OF the Judges anu Clerk
shall be furnished by this committee.
9 That the polls shall be opened at : O'Clock
Il M, or as soon thereafter as may be, and shall
be Kept open for the reception of votes until tn,
setting OF the sun.
10: That should the judges or either of then
not be present at the time appointed for OrenIn:
the polls, or being present refuse to act, the vo
tiers present. to the number OF !, or more, ma,
proceed to elect II judge or judges. in his or thei
place; in such manner as may be determined
upon by them, and the judge or Judges 30 eleclc,
shall proceed with the election rs II he or the,
had been appointed by this committee.
ii. That the candidates for nomination ar
requested not TO have any private ticket to b
used at said primary election. but to use onl!
those furnished by the committee, who will pro
vide a sufficient number for every prope
purpose.
l2. That each ballot shall be numbered b.
one OF the receiving Judges in the order IN which
they are voted and placed in the ballOt-boX, an,
rs the same are voted the clerks shall each re
cord. in separate pOll-bOOks, the number ofeacl
ballot. and The name of the person voting tn
same.
ID. That as soon as the polls are closed, tn
judges. assisted by the clerks, shall proceed t