Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-04-02

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Voting Precint at @ o'clock a. m.
and close at @ o'clock p. m.
The following rules have been adopted by the Cen
tral Committee for conducting said Primary Election
to-wit:
/. Any legal voter heretofore or at the time of the
said primary election who hall be identified with the
Democratic party shall have right to vote at said
election.
q 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 cleo
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 or other
Democratic elector shall have right TO be present at
the counting and canyassing of the votes.
4. The names 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
ton tickets for the nomination of county officers
necessary printed and ready AT least 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
sponsbc Democrats, for their respective 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 possi-
ible uniform and alike.
6. The Chairman and Secretary of the Democratic
Executive Committee shall ascertain the cost of
such poll books and tally Sheets call meeting of
thu IN Comnitte,, Mt least spyen daya
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 primary election tick
cts but all such tickets shall be the of all
the candidates under their respective heads. that
have announced themselves such candidates with
in seven days of the day of the primary election.
Z. After the counting and canyassng of the votes
one Of the judges of each township shall on satur
day, april 1th 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 candidates having received the high
est number of votes duly nominated, If two candi-
dates shall receive an equal number of votes for the
same office, the choice shall be determined by lot.
! s. The electors of the several townships, at the
primary election, shall designate of their num-
Der TO act as member Of the Central Committee for
the ensuing year.
8. The supervisor of each election precinct shall
take oath which may be admins tered by an per-
son authorized to administer oaths, township
trustee clerk and after he is sworn he shall ad-
minister the 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 Pri-
mary Election of Henry county, Ohio, for the nom-
nation of county officers, to re held in - town,
| ship on the 9Th day of April 1885. That youwill
protect IL against all frauds and unairness and care-
fully and truly all votes hereat 80 help you
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 in
the following form:
You soemnly swear that you will true
answer make to such questions as may be put to
you, touching your qualification to vote at the Hen
ry county, Ohio, Democratic Primary Election foi
county officers, held in - township, April6th, 's5
Ifsuch person refuse to be sworn, or being sworn
refuse to answer any question put to him by said
supervisor judges, If his answer is not salts
factory successfully contradicted by sworn testi
nony OF witnesses who may be called, his vote shal
be rejected but other Use his vote shall be received
(For ofchallenge see Sec. 1920 of the laws OF
Ohio.)
Supervisors.
The following gentlemen will act as Supervisors o
election for their respective townships, viz:
Ridgeville-W. b. Tubbs,
Freedom-Henry Gehrett.
| Napoeon--D. Meekison.
4 Flatrock-F. Nischwitz.
Peasant--New Bavnria-P. C. Schwab.
Pleasant Hogate-W Wm. Kaufman.
Marion-H. Mangus.
Monroe-W. II Boohor.
Harrison--J N. Bliss.
Liberty East-G W. Wright.
Liberty West Il. T. Martin.
Washington-W. W. McGjfin.
Damascus NJ Gidley.
4 Richfeld-C. D. Winner.
| Bartlow--J. G. Waltimire.
D. MEEKISON, Chairman.
| L. L. ORWIC, Secretary.