Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-14
HeNRlCO COUNTY PSlMARY.
Plan Adopted by the Democratic County
Committee for the Primary Election
to he Held March 2Gth.


The following is the plan adopted by the
Democratic County Committee of Henrieo
county for the primary election 10 be held
March 26 1891. to nominate candidates for
the several county offices 10 be voted for
at the county election on Thursday, May
%, 1891
l. Polls shall be opened in every precinct
in the county on the said 2jth. day OF
March, 1891, at the usual voting-places, or
az near thereto "a possible. The polls shall
be opened ut sunrise and closed at 7. Nj.
on the da, named. 1t shall be the duty OF
the members of the County Committee OF
each precinct to secure suitable places for
holding said polls, and to provide boxes
for the reception OF ballots.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
9. The two Democratic judges now hold
inc Office in each of the several precincts
in the county and one clerk are hereby ap-
pointed to act at their respective precincts
as Judges and clerk at this primary, and
thsy shall, before entering upon the
performance of their duties as such,
take and subscribe the !oath pre-:
scribed by section 1l8 Of the Code or
Virginia; said oath may be taken and SUD-
scribed before any person authorlZeu 10
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appointed Judge or q clerk who is direct
ly interested IN the result Of the election.
In the event that either of the above-ap-
pointed Judges shall fail TO attend then
the one go attending shall appoint his asso;
ciate, and in the event that neither sh0uiu
attend, then the precinct chairman shall ap-
point said Judges. The SAID judges or
clerks shall receive for their services -
each, to be paid by the treasurer Oh the
County Committee upon the certlhcate OF
the secretary. of said committee that an
registration books. poll-bo and other
papers intrusted TO them nave peen Fe-
turned to the proper authorities.
WHO ENTITLED TO VOTE.
8. All registered white voters OF the
county of Henrico (who will pledge them
selves as hereinafter provided 10 support
the nominees OF the Democratic party
shall be entitled 10 vote at the said primary
election. But no voter shall be entitled 10
vote except in the precinct IN when ne
lives. and unless his name appears on the
registration books pr0rSdfd, that voter
who. since the last general election, mas
moved from one precinct TO another, anu
has not been transferred TO the registra-
| tion-books of his new precinct, may vote
| in the precinct from which he has moved.
Any white male who may not be twenty
| one years OF age at the time or SAID pri-
mary, but who will attain that age at or
before the time of tho county election
next ensuing shall. upon producing to the
| judges of the election satisfactory evi-
dence to that fact, be allowed TO vote at
said primary. Any voter from the city OF
Richmond who has moved into the county
since the last election may. vote upon q
| transfer from the registrar OF the precinct
in the city of Richmond from when 10
moved.
CANDIDATES TO BE NOMINATED.
| 4. There shall be nominated at said pri-
mary q candidate for each Of the following
| ofiices-viz., Treasurer. Commonwealth 8
Attorney, aud Sheriff, who shall be voted
for at all of the several precincts IN the
county. There shall also be candidates
nominated for Commissioner OF the Reye-
nue. for the Upper and Lower district;
also one Supervisor. one 0verseer Of the