Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-09

flan for Conducting Primary Flee.
ton OF the Conservatives em 0crntic
Party ON Tuesday. May 23d. 1852.
The flowing is the pIar adopted by the City
Com mittee. at q meeting OF the Committee last
RESOLVED. That q primary election shall be
held on Tuesday. 23d of May, 1882, for the pur-
pose Of asce-taining the sentiments Of the Con-
their choice for candidates for such offices as
are to be dlled at the election to be held on tho
, mr ThMnrsday In May l25th instantly to Wit
geant Constable. and for each Ward Of the City
, s. members OF the City Council and three
MANNER OF CONDUCTING THE ELECTION.
Polls shall be opened in each Ward Of the
the duty Of oh Ward Superb tsndsnt to see
that the judge. and clerk are In place at the
% pqoYss ST the opening q the po
at O'clock. 2. NJ. on Tuesday. May 2sd, 1859.
and one clerk for each ward, Who shall IS paid
81 50 each by the Treasurer upon the certificate
Of the Secretary Of the City Committee that
entrusted to them have been returned to him:
The City Committee shall provide printed
names in alphabetical order, Of ali persons who
| shall have announced themselves, or been an
nounced by authority, a. candidates for the
Committee on or before O'Clock OF the night
OF Saturday. 10Th day. OF May, 1852, and shall
have paid. o. caused to be paid to the Trea- ur.r
may be assessed against them for the purpose
ton b" and shall have pledged themseives I1 US
provided in>the following section.
No candidate shall be voted for who does not
pledge himself to abide by the result Of the
No other printed ticket except the one printed
by order Of the City Committee shall be used
n a md nj ftaH a nj
not be delivered to the Ward Superintendent
until the night prece ling the day of the said
such registered candidates as call for them.
All whit Conservative Democrats. who are
duly registe ed and who pledge themselves. to
support all the nominees of the prim ~ cleo
tion, sha II be eligible as voters at the primary
election. and this she'll include those who have
net ar ived at the age OF twenty-one. but who
Thursday in May. 25th inst.
The prepayment OF the capitation tax Will
The voting shall be by ballot and the judges
and clerks shall be governed. a. far rs applica-
BILE. by the same rules AZ govern them in regu-
Immediately after the polls are closed the
judges and the clerk OF election, in the pres
which such polls are held. II he he present, and
In the presence OF two spectators, should they
desire to be present: shall ASCERTAIN the num-
pond with the number of names on the poll
book. The judges and clerk of election shall
then make out on the poll book certifcatt. OF
the number OF votes cast for each candidate,
which certificate shall be signed by the judges
and attested by the clerk. and returned tnne
diatelv upon the close of said work. together
with the ballots and other books and papers. to
the Secretary Of the City Committee.
Immediately after the polls are closed and
the votes certified by the judges and clerk the
City Committee shall meet At the rooms Of the
Committee to canvass the returns. hear ap.
suit Of the election. The resu Of the election
shall be announced by the chairman Of this
committee; the person or persons receiving
the hi chest number of votes for the office or
offices for which they are candidates shall be
declared the nominees Of the party for said OH.
ces. In CASE of tie the O.ty Conservative
Committee shall decide the same by lot
The following appointments were made by
the City Committee:
Ward Superintendents- Act Ward. NJ. Erskine
Mii'er I'd Ward w. A. Burke.
Judges-1st Ward. E Staples and W H. God
frey; I'd Ward. W. M. Allen, Sr. and John Will
son
C'erks-1st Ward Joseph B. Woodward; I'd
Ward, Jacob Bumgardner
W. H. H. LYNN, Chairman.
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