Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
MISSOURI FEBRUARY ~ 1890.
RULES AND REGULATIONS

RULES AND REGULATIONS
For the Selection of Q Demo-
cratic City Tickets to be
Held Monday, March
10, 1890.
It Is hereby ordered that q Demo-
cratic primary election be held in
the northeast room, first floor, of
the City Hall building in the city
Of Mexico, Mo-, on March 10,
1880, for the purpose of selecting
Nominees of the Democratic party
at the ensuing spring election for
the Offices of Mayer, Marshal, Re-
corder, City Attorney, and one
Councilman for each ward of said
city; said election to be held and
conducted as follows:
First. Any person qualified to
vote at the regular city election
April /, 1890, and known 70 be a
Democrat, shall be entitled to vote
at this primary.
Second. The tickets for use Of
voters at said primary shall be
provided by the Democratic Gen.
trsl Committee. The names of all
candidates subject to the action Of
the Democratic party, who have
p,,id the amount required of them
b,f said committee, shall be printed
OIL each ticket provided for the re-
spectdve wards; and no ballot shall
be voted or deposited in the ballot
box, at said primary, unless the
same shall be made on q ticket fur
nished by said committees and dis
tributed and endorsed by the
judges of election, as hereinafter
provided.
Third. There shall be four
judges of election, two of whom
shall be stationed conveniently
within the polling place, and hav-
ing charge Of the election tickets,
shall furnish one ticket only, to
eich voter who may be entitled to
enter at such polling place and vote
at such primary, provided, If such
voter mutilate his ticket, he shall
bo entitled to another upon return
ing the one mutilated.) Said
Judges shall before delivering the
same, endorse their names on the
buck of each ticket, within two
inches of the top thereof.
Fourth. The room in which
said primary is held shall be pro.
vided with at least six small com.
partnents, or stalls, properly fur.
nished for the use Of voters, int
one of which compartments the
voter, Immediately upon receipt o1
his ticket shall retire and make
ont his ballot. Before leaving such
compartment he shall fold his bal.
lot so that its face will be conceal.
ed, and the signatures of the judges
oil the back thereof may be seen,
And no voter shall be permitted te
occupy such compartment for 8
lenger time than five minutes.
Fifth. Any voter who shall de.
clare to the judge having charge
OF said tickets, that he is from any
cause unable to mark his ballot
shall in a quiet manner state hit
choice of candidates to either Of
said judges; thereupon such judge
shall, in the presence of such vot'
er, prepare his ballot for voting, in
tie manner hereinbefore provided
Sixth. After the voter has made
out and properly folded his ballot
he shall deliver it to the receiving
Judge, who shall number the same
to correspond with the number ol
SAID voter on the poll books, and
deposit it in the ballot box number
ed to correspond with the ward in
which such voter resides.
Seventh. There shall be sepa'
rate ballot box, and separate lot
lof tickets for each ward; and the
voters shall be given the proper
tickets for their respective wards
Eighth. The receiving judge
shall not accept any ballot unless
the same be folded by the voter as
hsreinbefore required.
Ninth. Printed instructions
shall be placed in each of the com
partments, for the guidance of vot
els in preparing their ballots.
Tenth. The clerks at said pri
mary shall keep the poll books ir
tie manner provided by law fol
regular elections.
Eleventh. The polls shall bs
opened at Z O'Clock a. m. and re
man open continuously until 6:3(
O'Clock p. m. No ballot box shall
be opened, nor votes counted unit
after the polls are closed.
| Twelfth. The votes shall bs
counted, ballots sealed up, and the
result of said primary certified, il
the manner provided by law fol
ordinary elections and return
thereof made to said Central Com
mittee as soon as such count is com
pleted.
Thirteenth. An Executive Com
lmittee, consisting of one member
frora each ward, shall be appoint
ed by the Chairman of this com
mittee to take such steps not here
| in provided for as may be neces
sary to raise funds for publishing
these rules, furnishing tickets, pol
books and securing judges ant
clerks and to otherwise fully carry
out these regulations.
| Done by order of the Democratic
Central Committee of the City o
Mexico, Missouri, this 18th day Q
February, 1880.
j w. W. Fry.
! s. J. BUcKNER, Chairman.
Secretary pro tenn.
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