Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
H1Ga1Nsv1LLr. NO., May 81.

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The Democratic County Committee of Lafay-
cite county met at the call of the chairman.
Capt. Il. A. Collins. The following members
We're present: Il. A. Collins. W. A. Redd,
Samuel Greasy. James Peddicord. Jno. s..
White and W. G. McCausland. W.. G.. Nc
Causland was appointed temporary secretary.
Saturday, July %. 1882, was designated for
holding the primary election for county officers
and'to ELECT delegates to.a County convention TO
select delegates to the state convention on the
18th of.guly, 1852.
The special committee, W. G. McCauslnnd,
appointed at the last meeting Of this m
to prepare rules for governing the primary cleo
ton, made the following report, which Was
adopted. viz:
l. That the nomination by the democratic
party OF Lafayette county oi candidates for the
varlOus county. district and township offices to
be flled.st the next general election, be male by
primary election.
2 That aald primary election be held on the
gid day OF Ju,y. 1882.
3 That the vote of said election shall be by
ballot. and shall be taken ut the usual places OF
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
not voted and will not vote ut any other precinct
and that he is not voting for township officers, in
cases where the voter proposes to vote outside
4. That al PeysOas G are known as
aen'ocTas. OF. A&0 yokea far WiW6eId s.
1raGi neie "a al he Wsrem Gse ei SeS .1a sza ee
Ge entitled to y0fe at such prissasy election,
o. that the ballots to he used ut said election
strips or pieces of white paper, with the title of
each officer 70 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
one which the voter desires to vote Tor;
alive. Sher a. Collector, Treasurer. County
Clerk. Circuit Clerk. Recorder. Prosecuting
Attorney. Assessor. Probale Judge, Public Ad-
soeia,s Judge. . eastern. a hasssa,1 Xsso saaEe: judge 4sc
western district. Justices OF the Peace aud Cupss
Tubes Of the various townships.
!. That there shall he appointed by this COM
mittee four judges for each voting precinct, and
that these judges shall select four clerks ut
each precinct.
8. That each precinct be provided. by this
committee. with two ballot boxes. one OF which
shall be numbered No. l, and one of which shaii
be numbered No. 2; and it shall 10 the duty Of
sRid Judges to GeIect from th-ir number Two
judges who shall be known as receiving Judges,
and twowho shall be known rs counting judges
The receiving Judges shall re. eve the ballots,
and the counting Judges shall Count the ballots
ballot box No. !! being turned over to them by
the receiving Judges al the expiration OF the first
hour. the ballot boxes being exchanged every
hour thereafter, until the polls are closed. Tive
clerks shall attend the RECEIVING judges, and two
n poI, books ossl ior ri the us see Of si }ns , inSr lsc ,,Ha c, I%o
N'hNS $500 SApA ho
shall be furnished by this committee.
o That the polls shall be opened at ] O'Clock,
q. m. or HI soon thereafter as may be, and shall
be kept open for the reception of votes until the
setting OF the sun.
10; That should the judges or either of them
not be present ut the tine appointed for opening
the polls, or being present reuse to act, the vO-
ters present. to the numler. OF I, or more, may
proceed TO elect u judge or judges. in his or then
place; IN such manner as may be determined
upon by them, and the judge or Judges 80 elected
shall proceed with the election As II he or they
had been appointed by this committee.
u. That the candidates for nomination are
req4eslau not 10 haVe any private ticket to be
used at said primary election, but to use only
those furnished by the committee, who will pro-
purpose.
IL. That each ballot shall be numbered by
one OF the rersivingj judges in the order III which
they are voted and placed in the ballot-box, and
as the same are voted the CLERKS shall each re-
cord, IN separate pOll-bOoks. the number ofeach
ballot. sad the name Of the person voting the
rsl3. That as soon Us the polls are closed, the
Judges. sssisted BY the .clerks, shall proceed to