Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09
IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. MAY g. 1880 NUMB
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| fine of not less than ten nor more than on
| thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment in tn
county Jail not less than one or more thai
twelve months, or by both such fine and I'M
prisonment.
The election reform bill has passet
both houses. 1t applies to cities @
five thousand or more inhabitants
The bill which applied to every votins
precinct was defeated in the House
after a hard fight. Very strange t.
say, the ST. Louis delegation, with one
or two exceptions, voted solidly fol-
| this ballot reform.
| The House has engrossed the fol.
lowing primary election bill, and the
| friends of the measure have hopes tha,
| it will become law.
SECTION l. The judges. clerks and tel
lers of any primary election held for the
purpose of nominating candidates for elec-
ton or of selecting delegates to nominat-
ing convention whereby candidates are
selected for any public office hall, before
entering upon their duties, take and sub
scribe the oath prescribed by law for judges
and clerks Of election.
SEC. .. Any person voting at any such
primary election who is not qualified to vote
in the election precinct where he offers TO
vote at the next state, county or municipal
election, or who shall vote more than once
at the same or different precincts or polls on
the same day in the same election, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment i'll the county Jail not exceeding
thirty days, or by both such fine and pris-
Onment.
SEC. 3. Every person who shall knowing
ly procure any illegal vote to be cast ut such
primary election shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of, punished as provided for in section 9 of
this act.
SEC. 4. Any judge, clerk or teller of any
primary election held by any political party
in this state, who shall make or return a
election, shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, punished as
hereinbefore provided.
We have just learned that the fine
ten thousand dollar barn together
with all the machinery belonging to
the State Agricultural College Farm at
Columbia burned on Thursday night.
This is quite a loss to the State, as the
machinery was very valua BILE.
An election contest was decided last
week. A Republican was ousted from
and Democrat given the contested
seat. 1t is anything but pleasant to
to vote on an election contest.
The annual intercollegiate oratorical
contest was held in the Hall of the
House of Representatives to-nigt. The
University, Central College, William
Jewel College and Westminster Col
lege each sent two contestants. The
first prize was awarded to student
from Central College, while William
Jewel College captured the second
prize.
I have just learned that the Senate
defeated the "beef inspection" bill late
this evening: also few days since,
that body defeated tile Deerlng liquor
bill.
AS I said at first, If We can get the
members to remain here for ten days
or two weeks longer, we can complete
the work we were sent to do, but if
they do not remain, our business will
not be left in SO good shape. r.