The intelligencer., 1890-04-26
RULES GOVERNING THE PRIMARY
ELECTION, MAY 81.

That the nomination by the democratic
party of Lafayette county OF candidates iOI
the various county and township Offices TO he
n'led al the next general election. be made 10y
2. That said primary election be held on Sat
urday. May 81, 1880.
5 That the vote oi said election shall be by
ballot and shall be- taken AT the usual places OI
voting, except rs hereinafter provided. All
qualified voters may vote IN other than thtiI
own townships or at other than their own pre-
cincts, provided that The Judges at ach pre-
cInct shall swear the person proposing to vote
that he has not voted and will not vote at uLy
other pr cinct and that he IL not voting Ion
township officers, IN Gases where the voter pro-
poses 10 vote outside of bit own township.
4. Ihdt all persons WhO are knOWa as DEM
ocrdts or WhO UOfed tie democratic ticket al the
gentrdL election IN 1888, and whO shakk be iegli
roters at the November election shdkk be entitled
10 U0te at such Drsmdry election.
.. That the bailoIS To lie "a ell at said election
be furnished by this committee, and shall br
strips or pieces OF white paper. with the tue OF
each oicer to be nominal, d printed thereon, III
the order In which they are hereinafter named,
and with the name OF each canhIdaIe slso prrnI-
ed thereon, all the names TO be 'rnsed bat the
one which the v Jtera desire To vote for
q. That the officers 10 be elected ARE repre-
sentative, sheriff, collector, treasurer. pIO e.
eating attorney, assessor, circuit clerk. cl'rk
of county court, Judge Of probate, presiding
jI .tIce. coroner, associate justice weDLrrn dio
IrIcL. asBOcIHte justice eastern district, aud
ju tees oil the peace and Coz sinbl's
That there shall he appointed hy tins COM
mitiee four Judges Tor each votiug precinct. and
III these judges shall select four cl' rks ut zach
precinct.
b. That each precinct he provided, by this
committee. with two ballot boxes. one OF which
shall be numbered No. and one OF which shall
b. numneIeU No =; Huu II shall he the uuIn ul
said u .ges To select from IheIT number two
judges who shall be known as rrceINIng JuiLru.
and two who Email be known as counting
ju ges. Tue rec, ivtng Judg,a shall receive IN,
ballots anu the couolInY ju ,scs shall count the
ballots, Dallot-b box No being tnIucd over Ia
them by the receiving Judges al 'hr rNpIiaiiun
OF the first d ur. The ballot. boxes beng eN-
changed every hour thereafter; until the polls
are closed. Two clerks shall attend the rcCuIy-
ing Judges, and Two clerks shall attend the
counting judges. Two poll books Tor the use of
Judges und clerks shall be furnished Iy this
committee. That no inSrinatou oi tie vote
shall be given.
.. That The polls shail be opened ut seven
O'Clock u. m, or soon Thereafter nIuy be.
and sball be kept open IOr the reception UI votes
until The setting OI the hun.
10. That should the judges or either Of them,
not be pIeLcnt ut the time uI point, E'r Up nIn
the polls, or being present rciu-c TO act, the
voters present. 10 the number Ul seven ~ more.
may proceed 10 elect Judge or Judges III tis or
their place in such manner as may be dciet ma
ed upon by them. and the judge Ur judges 30
eleced shall prOce, with the ciUCt IOn ~ 4 he
or they had been appointed by this committee
Said Judges 10 be sworn and qualified according
10 law.
II. That the candidates for nomination arr
oIbidden To have any private Licketp u br u, ed
al SAID primary election. but tU use only tiusc
furnished by the committee. which viii pro-
vide II suIn,ien Lumber Tor every proper
purpose.
~ That each ballot shall he NUMBER. Il by
Jne OF the receiving Jndses IN H., order h,rh
they are voted III d placed IN the bat. "Ox. and
The same are voted the clerks hhall each E
cord, in separnte poll books, the number OI raCi.
ballot, ana the name ol buch person voting The
same
iJ That rs soon the polls are closed, Tie
Judges ASST ,Ied by the clerks, shall pI, Ia
count the ballots and cast up the VOC iuI ca. 1,
ruu M shall certify uuuyT ,ia
aitcslcd by the clerks, the result Of the cEu.I,
and the number OF votes received bv every ear
.Iidnte Tor every office, and shall iiI. rInr
e" h' tran. .milIed, without delay 10 Ih:s c''m-
mittee.
IA, That the ballots shall be strung on a
slrIng by one of the counting judges us InsL as
they are counted, and shall be- securely II,d or
sruied up and 5cnt To the committee along with
the 'eiurn Of the Judges
To- That one UI III poIl books shall be Lcpt
by the judges Oi the election and the other ht al
Iu tins committee.
10 That the committee shall b" In So sion ia
the courthouse, IN the CI UI Lexington, on
MONDAY, the 2nd day UI June. 1850. ana shall
continue III session until all the returns nI
In and counted.
returns this Committee shall proceed to cast up
the whole vote Oi the county Tor every candidate
Tor every Office, ana The whole voie lor each diB
l,ict separately Tor every candidate Tor ov,Iy
district onicer; and the person receiving the
highest vote Tor any oil 'c bhHil be declared Ia
be the nominee oil the democratic party Tor sucn
office, and this committee shall, n soon IA
practicable, thereafter, cHiIsr Io br publish' II
thr particulars and the result oI their action
The Committee Trs'ryIng th' fIkht anu hulhGr-
m, Ia hpuT try IA Il determine AL COnpnin 4 81
IIirg voting and contests Tor nomination for
any office. ,.
Is That In all pa ticulars not herein specially
nFnvi,ie 1 for such election shall Lc conduct, Il
~ near as may bG in uCcoI dane" wIth The lan =
of Ihrs stale regulating popular election.
49, For the purp Isrs ni thus election hcXInS-
ton toWns hips shall COnsli ute but one ~ eCicl.
aud the poll Will be opened only al the court
house in the city OI Lexington. In Washington
township one Of the places OF voting shall he