Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-13
AND REGULATIONS
Governing the Democratic Pri.
mary Of Audrain County
Saturday, May "A.

GAAOtCc "a tuo IclQ0cI&Gc FOGofS Oh o8lQ
county for candidates for Congressman
for this district; and that at said cleo
ton, all Democrats residing in said
county, who have arrived at the age
OF q years, or who shall have arrived
at that age prior to the next general
election, shall be entitled to vote and
all persons who shall vote ut said cleo
ton shall be considered threby to
pledge themselves to faithfully abide
the result and support the nominees
Of the Democratic party, for the vari-
Gus offices voted for at said election.
That for the purpose of said primary
election, polls shall be opened In each
school district in the county and at the
school house in said district, except
where the same are located in towns
or cities, in which case the polls may
be opened at such places as the judges
of election may select; but polls shall
be opened in each ward in Mexico and
there shall be o like vote taken in the
school district lying outside of the cor
porate limits of the said city of Mex
leo, and in the towns and cities the
polls shall be kept open from I o'clock
In the forenoon to noon, and from !
o'clock to Z in the afternoon, in coun-
try districts from 2 to 6 p. m.
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the 10th day of May, 1890,
the committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish to
S. NJ. Locke, the secretary of this
committee, the names of two good
Democratic citizens to act as the
judges of election In their respective
school districts and wards; and If from
any cause the judges appointed fail to
act, then the voters present may select
others to act in their places; and the
judges at each voting place shall Sc
lect two competent persons to act as
clerks.
That the secretary of this committee
cause to be made out, suitable poll
books and tally sheets and cause
tickets to be printed and In due time
each district said poll books, tally
sheets and tickets for the use of said
district.
That the tickets shall be printed on
white paper in black ink, shall be
headed HDemoeratic Primary Election
Tickets, shall contain the names of
such candidates for the various coun-
ty and township offices, the Legisla-
ture, and Congress as shall, at least 10
days prior to the said primary election,
furnish to the secretary their names
and pay to him such sum a may be
assessed by the committee to assist in
defrayfng the expenses of printing
tickets, poll books, ETC., and distribute
ing the same; and shall also contain
blank space for delegate to county
convention, in which names may be
written.
That the voter before depositing his
ballot, shall erase the names of the
candidates for any Office except the
one he desires to vote for, and when
any ballot is found to contain the
names of two u more candidates for
the same Office, 1t shall not be counted
for either, but this shall not invalidate
the ballot al to other offices.
That the judges of the election shall
cause the name of each voter to be
| written on the poll book and number
| ed, and number the ballot to cores
pond Herewith; and at the close of the
| polls the judges, together with the
clerks, shall count up the votes on
| tally sheets and certify to the same
and deliver the said tally sheets, poll
books, ballots, etc., to the delegate fol-
said district, to be by him safely kept
and delivered to the chairman and
secretary of this committee, at the
| Cityof Mexico, on or before IL O'Clock
in the forenoon of the following Mon,
day.
That this committee shall, on receipt
of said tally sheets, poll books, etc,
add up the same, and ascertain and
declare the result of said primary cleo
ton, and the person having received
the highest number of votes for any
Office shall be the nominee of the Dem
ocratic party for said office and the
person having received the highest
number of votes for candidate for Con.
gress shall be the first choice of the
Democrats OF this county for the nom-
nation for said Office; and the person
Der of votes, shall be the second choice
and SO on.
That at said primary election the
towns of Vandalia, Martinsburg, Lad.
donia and the city OF Mexico) viii votf
for and elect o delegate to q county
convention to be held at the Cour1
House, in the city of Mexico, at ont
O'clock In the afternoon of the Monday
following said primary election ; Lad
donna shall elect 2 delegates, Martins
burg 2 delegates and the town of Van.
dalia shall elect 5 delegates, and tbs
city of Mexico ! delegate for each
ward and one for that portion of The
Mexico school district lying outside O
Mexico to said convention, and SAID
convention when assembled, shall Sc
lect the proper number Of delegates Il
cast the vote of Audrain county In ths
Democratic Congressional Convention
for this district, and the State nomin,
ating convention, which dele
gates shall, by accepting the position
become pledged and in honor hount
to strictly observe the vote cast al saic
primary election Saturday, May "a, al
an instruction to them, and to carry
out the same fairly and in good faith
and in case of q vacancy In eithel
delegation thus selected, the othel
members of such delegation shall fl
any vacancy in its own delegation
and the person selected for that pur
pose shall be bound by the vote cas-
at said primary election, In the sama
manner as the original delegates.
II That a printed copy OF these rules b.
furnished thejudges Of election of eacl
school district and published In tn.
Democratic county papers of the coun
ty for general information.
That the judges and clerks abov,
provided for shall be duly sworn and
qualified as is now provided by law IL
accordance with section 1895 Of the re
vised statutes, to-wit.
II do solemnly swear that I will inn
partially discharge the duties of judg,
OF the present election, according h
law, to the best of my ability, ant
that I will not disclose how any yetel
shall have voted, unless ana required
to do so as a witness IN the propeI
judicial proceeding, so held me God.'
M. r. X. BIGGS, Ch'mu.
Il 3. n. LOCKE, Sec'y.
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