Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-03
PRIMARY ELECTION,
Secretary.

At meeting of the Iron County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, at IrontOn,
on Monday, April 2Stn, $780,
On motion, it was ordered that Primary
Election be held on Saturday, August I'd.
1890. to nominate candidates for the various
county offices, and the following rules We're
adopted 20 govern the same:
The judges and clerks of election will he
sworn to not violate the secrecy oft the ballot :;
| and the former to take charge of the ballots
and poll-hOOks and cause them to be safely
delivered at the county seat to the Chairman
Of the Executive Committee.
Judges will not permit illegal voting, and
in cases of doubt they will cause the voter
to be sworn.
No voter will be permitted to east his bal.
lot at any other than his home precinct.
Judges will see this rule strictly enforced.
Only Democrats and those who will in
good faith pledge themselves to support the
Democratic ticket so nominated, will be
permitted to vote at this election-the judges
of election to determine their eligibility in
this respecl.
Candidates for county onices VIII be cnarg-
- 50-the fee to be paid before the candi-
dates name can be put on the ticket. Pro-
viied, that an additional assessment will be
made if found necessary.
The usual fees will be paid judges, clerks
and messengers.
The following named persons were then
chosen to serve as judges Of election at the
various precincts-the judges being empow-
cred to select their clerks, two at each poll:
DENT TOWNSHIP.
LOce's Precinct-D. S. Love, II. Alcorn,
". T. Crocker.
Henderson Precinct-Houston Latham, b.
F. Brooks, Z. W. Ray.
KAOLIN TOWNSHIP.
Hd0lin-Rufus 1mboden, VIM. Ruddock,
jas. III. Campbell.
BeH's-T. r. Terry, w. E. Westerman,
r. c. Love.
IRON TOWNSHIP.
BeUeuieuc-N. Barlow. W. ii. Buford, w.
X. Read, 4. NJ. Bell.
lHiddlebr00k-M Seitz, Thos. Hill, Warren
johnson,
Granitertne- John Webb .J.T. Fitzpatrick.
Benjamin Kidd, NJ. Foley.
ARCADIA TOWNSHIP.
Pilot hnOb-A. c. Hancock, Daniel O'Don-
mel, VIM. Biel
Lonton-A. Begley, A. sP. Vance, H. n.
Hutchlns, Thompson Blanton.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Dunn's Precinct-Liab Dunn, VIM Robbs,
Joseph Bo!linger.
Potk's Prec,net-John J. W. Miller, Jacob
1veSter, Nelson Campbell.
UNION TOWNSHIP.
Des Arc = A. Wallis, VIM. O'Neal, C. II.
Collins, Oliver Morris.
annapolis -Jno. B. Hampton, Marion
Lewis, Jno. Buckner, Giles Russell.
The Primary will be held under the fol-
lowing law enacted by the Legislature of
lSSS-S9:
Be 1t enacted by the General assembly Of the
State Of Missouri, as tOllOtes:
SECTION /. The judges, clerks and teIlers
of any primary election held for the purpose
of nominating candidates for election, or of
selecting delegates to nominating conven-
ton whereby candidates are selected for
any public office, shall, before entering up
on thei: duties, take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law for judges and CLERKS of
election,
SEC. 2. Any person voting at any such
primary election who is not qualified TO vote
in the election precinct where he offers to
vote al 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 |
he punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or bv Imprisonment in the |
county Jail not exceeding thirty days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 3 Every person who shall knowing |
iy procure anv illegal vote to be east at such |
primary eleetOn shall be deemed guilty of a |
and upon conviction thereof, |
punished as provided for in section of this |
act.
SEC. 4. Any Judge, clerk or teller of anv |
primary election held by any political party |
in this state, who shall make or return a |
fraudulent statement of the result of such |
election, shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction, punished as |
provided.
Approved May Is, 1889.
w. r. EDGAR, Chairman.
w. H. BYERS, Sec'y.