Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-03-19


Voting Precint at o o'clock a. m.
and close at @ o'clock p. m.
The following rules have been adopted blythe Cen
traI Committee for conducting said Primary Election,
to-wit:
1. Any legal voter heretofore at the time of the
said primary election who hall be identified with the
Democratic party shall have right to vote at said
election.
O. At the polls and before the opening of the same
there shall be chosen from among the Democratic
electors present two judges and two clerks of elec-
ton.
8. The voting shall be by ballot, and poll books
and tally sheets shall be kept and returned as on
any general election. any any candidate OF other
Democratic eector shall have right to be present at
the counting and canvassing ofthe votes.
4. The of all the candidates for the several
offices shall be printed under their respective heads
on one ticket on colored paper.
5. The Chairman and Secretary of the Executive
Committee shall have such number Of primary cleo
tion tickets for the nomination of county officers
necessary printed and ready at least seven days be-
fore the day of primary election, and shall deliver
such tickets in double the number of Democratic
votes cast at the last fall election to one or more re
sponsible Democrats, for retrospective townships
precincts, at least three days before the day of
the primary election together with the tally sheets
and poll books. All primary election tickets for the
nomination of candidates Shall be as much as poss
ible uniform and alike.
G. The Chairman and Secretary of the Democratic
Executive Committee shall ascertain the cost of
such poll books aud tally sheets, call a meeting of
the sa Id Executive Committee at least seven days
before the day of said primary election and at said
meeting apportion the cost among the several can
didates and upon failure refusal of any candidate
to pay such assessment his name shall be omitted
from the tickets. ANY candidate has the right to
have printed for his own primary election tick
cts but on all such tickets shall be the names of all
the candidates under their respective heads, that
have announced themselves as such candidates with.
in seven days of the day of the primary election.
7. After the counting and canvassing Of the votes
one of the judges of each township shall on Satur
day, april 18th, 1885, at O'Clock p. m return the
poll books and tally sheets, duly certified, to the
Chairman and Secretary of this committee, at Napo
leon who in the presence of such returning judges
shall open the returns count and the votes
and declare the candidates having received the high
est number of votes duly nominated If two candi.
dates shall receive equal number of votes for the
same office, the choice shall be determined by lot
g. The electors of the several townships, at the
primary election, shall designate of their num-
Der to act as member of the Central Committee fol-
the ensuing year.
| 8. The supervisor of each election precinct shall
take an oath, which may be administered by any per
son authorized to administer oaths, or a township
trustee, clerk and after he is he shall ad
minister thesame oath to the judges and clerks cho
sen for such election. The oath may be in the fol
lowing form;
You do solemnly swear that You will cor
rectly and faithfully conduct the Democratic Pr
mary Election of Henry county, Ohio, for the NOM
ination of county officers, to lie held in - town
ship on the 9th day of April 1885. That you will
protect it against all frauds and unfairness and
fully and truly canvass all votes thereat help yor
| God.
| 10. If any qualified elector under this election
shall challenge any vote offered the supervisor Of
one of the judges shall administer to the person
whose vote is challenged an oath, which may be il
the following form:
You - solemnly swear that you will tru,
answer make to such questions as may be put te
you, touching your qualification to vote at the Hen
| ry county, Ohio, Democratic Primary Election TO
county officers, held in - township, April6th, 'S5
If such person refuse to be sworn, or being swori
refuse to answer any question put to him by sait
supervisor or judges, if his answer is not salts
factory successfully contradcted by sworn testi
mony of witnesses who may be called his vote shal
be rejected but otherw Use his vote shall be received
(For cause ofchalenge see Sec. 2920 of the laws o
Ohio.)
Supervisors.
| The following gentlemen will act as Supervisors q
election for their respective townships viz:
| Ridgeyille-W.B. B. Tubbs.
| Freedom-Henry Gehrett.
| Napoleon-D. Meekison.
| Flatrock-F. Nischwitz.
| Pleasant-New Bavaria-P. C. Schwab.
| Pleasant olgate-Wm. Kaufman.
Marion-H Mangus.
Monroe-W. H. Booher.
| Harrison--J. N. Bliss.
Liberty East-G. W. Wright.
| Liberty-West- E. T. Martin.
| Washington-w. W. McGiffin.
Damascus-A. M. Gidley.
Richield-C. d. Winner.
| Bartlow-J. g. Waltimire.
D. MEEKIsoN, Chairman
| L. L. ORWIG, Secretary.
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