The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-07-07
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

l. That the nomination by the democratic
party oI Lafayette county OF candid Iies Tor the
various county anu township "ihces 10 br lilrd
at the next general election, lie mad" by primary
election.
=. That said PRIMARY election be hed ON Sat
urIhy. july IL. lSSS.
J That the vote uI said election shall be by
ballot, and shall lie taken AT the usual places
| of voting. except na hereinafter proNi el. All
qualified voters may vote other than their owl
| townships or Ht other Than til, own precincts
provided that the Judges at such precinct rh Ill
| swear the person proposing 10 Nol" that h" has
not voted ana VIII not vote at any other precinct
| and that he ~ not voting for township oil eIs
| IN cases where the voter pr0posrs 10 voie out
| sIdc vi his own township
| Ih0i al DeyyOng Dko are EHOYH rs
| 0rmOcrakS or ThO pOie9 ne 0ehnOcI1fic ticket
at Hr yeHerni .e/eciiOH i" JSSG ana RHO
| tim. ShHU be eHIiiI"I IL rate at SHch p|I
| maI'y eiecii0H
| Inul ballots to hr used at sa,d ele tinn
| he furnished hy ihis committee. aud shall be
STRIPS 81 p,ccrs "f whiIc paper, with the title oi
| each Onicrr Io be nonInat"'I prIntel thereon, IN
| the order III which they are hereinafter named.
aud " ith the name OF each candidate also print
| ''t thereon, all the names 10 he erased but the
one whICu the voter desires To vote tor.
d. That the Officers To he elected are Repre-
| s"ntatIyc. Sh"rin. Collector, Treasurer, Prose
! cutting Attorney, Assessor, Public Admins
traitor, torunrI, AsSncIat" Justice Wrstern dis
| lrIcI, Ass0cIa" Justice Eastern district. County
surveyor. anu CunsiLb cs oI the various town.
ships.
| I. That there shall L. appointed by this com
l
that these Judges saal eelecl iour clerks nj each
| precinct.
| Tmnt each u ccinct he provided, by this
| CnmnItrr, with iva ballot boxes, one oi which
| shall lie numhrTed No. |, aud one OF which shall
| br numbered No =; and IL shall be the suty uI
| nd Judges To select from their number two
judges wfu shall hr Known ns receiving Judges.
| aud TWO who shalt br known us counting Judges.
| The Teceiving Judge. shall receive the btlUls.
| and the counting Judges shall count the ball"is.
| ballot box No. being turned over To them by
the receiving judges at the expiration of the Iirsl
| hour, the ballot boxes being exchanged every
| hour thereafter until tue iIoiis ARE closed, Two
clerks shall attend The receiving Judges; ana two
| clrI kr slull attend the counting Judges Two
poll hooks Tor the use of Judges and clerks
| shall hc furnished 10y tins committee.
| .. That the polls shall hr "rr""d nj seven
| O'clock, IL III or us soon there After ns may b.,
AMI shall he kept open Tor thc reception oi votes
/ untII III" setting al the sun.
| 10. That should the Judges or either of them
| not he present 1T the tnnr appointed tor opening
| the polls or hrIug present 4. fuse to uct, The
| voters prearnt, To the numb'r 0i !, or nurr nluy
| proceed 10 elect II Judge Or judges, IN hiH oI
| their place III surh manner H. may be deerm.
| med upon by them anu llr JUG" or Judges
| 80 elected shall proceed with III" clrctIoG u.
il lac ar they hat been npp"Iatcd 10y thus com
| mIttcc.
| II That the candidates Tor nomination ar,
| requested not To have any private tickets To bt
| used at said primary rr';lIuu, hut 10 Use only
| those iurui,h'd bV the committee, winch viii
pr 'vIl" suIhcIrnl nuinper lor every proper
purpore.
| al the receiving Judges III the order IN whicl
they voted anu placed in the ball 1t box, ana
| IA the same ar" voted the clerks shall each re.
| cord, IN separate pOll-b"Oks, the number U
| each ballot, and the name oi each person voting
the same.
| Is Thai rs soon the pOll5 are closed tn,
Judges usaIstrd by the clerks, shall proceed /,
count the ballots IuI cast up the votes Tor earl
| candidate, and shall certify under their hands
nItcstrd by the CirIks, the result oI the count
and the nun brr al votes received by every can
didutc for every Office. and shall CAUSE the sam,
To be transmitted, without delay, to this com
mitlee.
string by one oI the uniting Judges fast VI
they are uOunieI , and shall be securely tied o
sealed up aud sent 10 the committee along witt
the +, turn al the Judges
10 Tnat one of the p"ll-buoks shall be KEEP
by the Judges uI III" election, ana the other sen
| to this '.'iGnitl'r
ING. That the CnnmI Ie'' shall be session il
lhe courthouse, in The city oil LexinHton, o