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Plan Of County Primary.

The Democratic Executive Committee Of
Jefferson county, at a meeting held August
Goth, 1856, adopted the following plan for
the government Of the Democratic Primary
election:
lst. That the Democratic Primary Election
for Jefferson county for the purpose of nomi-
mating two members Of House of Delegates,
State Senator, and two Commissioners, shall
be by a direct vote of the people for the candi-
dates of their choice.
2d. The Primary elections 10 be held at each
Precinct IN the Couaty. and 10 be under the
management of three Commissioners appoint
ed by your Committee, two of whom shall be
the Democratic Commissioners appointed by
the County Court the Commissioners 10 APP
point one or more Clerks In the event said
Commissioners fail TO act the two members OF
the Executive Committee from each Precinct
shall select competent Commissioners for each
Precinct in their respective Precincts TO hold
said election. The Commissioners and Clerks
to be sworn TO correctly and faithfully conduct
said election, and protect Il against all fraud
and unfairness.
Sd. At the close Of the polls, the Commits
soners shall count the ballots and record the
vote. in writing. which each candidate receives
for the office for which he is n candidate and
the result shall be certified by the commission
erS as follows
thereby certify
ceived votes for the
primary election this da, held at.................
Precinct District.
....,.,,'...,...................
................................C Com'rs.
..,......... ......... ...........
.................. ............ Clerks.
................... ........ ............
4th The Commissioners shall forward the
poll books, certificates and ballots, under seal,
to the County Clerk, to be delivered to the Sec
retary of the Committee. TO be held and re-
counted in case of contests, within two days
after the closing of the polls. and the County
Executive Committee shall meet within five
days after the said primary election, and shall
open and count the votes and declare the re-
suit The candidates receiving the highest
number of votes for the respective offices for
which they have been candidates, shall be de-
cared by the Executive Committee TO be the
Democratic nominees for said offices
5th The duty of the Commissioners shall
be TO receive the votes of all who supported the
Democratic State and National tickets at the
last elections, and intend supporting said tick
cts at the coming elections of all Democrats
who have moved into the County; and will be
legal voters at the next election Of all young
men known TO be Democrats, who will be Of
age at the next general election, and none
other.
9th All persons desiring TO be candidates at
such primary election, shall within ten days
prior thereto. furnish TO the Secretary Of the
County Executive Committee, In writing, his
full name and the Office for which he desires To
be a candidate which shall be accompanied
with ten dollars each from candidates for
House OF Delegates, ten dollars each from can
didates for State Senator. and two dollars each
from candidates for Commissioner.
eth. Should there be tie vote between two
candidates fln glpiga shall Ba made
by drawing ballots by the tied candidates, or It
may be decided by the Executive Committee
in any manner that the candidates may agree
upon.
sth. The names of all candidates will be
| placed on one ticket, under the respective head
| ngs of the positions for which they are candl-
| dates and the voter will erase the names Of all
except the person or persons be desires 10 vote
for. except as 10 candidates and delegates for
the Senatorial Convention. II more than one
name for each Office should be allowed TO re-
main by the voter, the ballot for that Office
will not be counted.
9th The printing of the tickets shall be un-
der the supervision Of the County Executive
! Committee, aud no name will be placed on the
general ticket, unless the candidate complies
with rule 9Th
The delegates 20 be voted for for the Senate
rial Convention be named by the respective
candidates for the Senate, at each Precinct, and
they are to be voted for as a whole at all the
precincts Of the county The delegates receiy-
| ing the greatest number Of votes TO be the del
egates of this county for the Senatorial Con-
| ventiOn.
The Primary Election to be held the THIRD
| SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER from 2o'clock 10 sun
/ set.
The County Executive Committee selected
! Messrs H. G. Entler, Jno. w. Rider and Eu-
gene Baker 10 represent Jefferson county on
| the Senatorial Executive Committee of this
district, and the time SATURDAY, AUGUST 2STH,
! 1856. and Martinsburg the place.
JNO. T. COLSTON Ch'mn.
! JNo. NJ DANIEL Sec'y.