The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-23
CHOSEN.
to Preside at the Pri-
mary May 18th.
RULES GOVERNING THE PRIMARY.
The Plan for Holding the Primary in
all the Voting Precincts Contract
Tor Printing Let ut less than
Cost Other Proceedings.

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bers being present:
Clay township, =. w. Osborn.
Davis township, G.. Vivion.
Dover township. j. q. ~Plattenburg.
Freedom township, Fritz Ehlers.
Lexington township, j. $. Blackwell.
Sni-a-Bar township, w. A. Page.
s. N. Wilson, secretary.
The credentials OF Fritz iIhlers as COM
mitteeman from Freedom township were
presented to the committee and filed
with the secretary.
BY unanimous vote Of the committee,
the following rules governing the county
democratic primary election were adopted:
RULES GOVERNING PRIMRLY ELECTION
/. That the nomination. BY the demo-
cratic party of Lafayette county or candi-
dates for the various county ana township
offices to be filled at the next general
election, be made by primary election
q. That said primary election be held
on Saturday, May GO, 1872.
g.. That the vote OF said election shall
be by ballot, and shall be taken at the
alter provided. All qualified voters may
vote in otherthan their own townships or
at other than their own precincts, pro-
yided that the judges at such precinct
shall swear the person proposing 10 vote
that he has not voted md will not vote at
any other precinct, and That he is not
voting for township officers, in cases
where the voter proposes to vote outside
OF his own township.
4. That all male persons who are known
as democrats or who voted the democratic
ticket for supreme judge in 1890, and all
minors who intend To vote the democratic
ticket and shall be legal voters at the No
VAN har allpfinn 1900 ohall h4 untitled IN
vote at such primary election.
8. That the ballots to be used at said
election be furnished by this committee,
and shall be strips or pieces OF white pa
per, with the title of each officer to be
nominated printed thereon, in the order
in which they are hereinafter named, and
with the name of each candidate also print
ed thereon, all of the names to be erased
but the one which the voters desire to
vote for.
g.. That the officers to be elected are
representative, sheriff, collector, treasur-
er, assessor, prosecuting attorney, county
surveyor, public administrator, coroner,
associate justice county court-eastern
district, associate justice county court
western district, and constables in the
several townships of the county.
Z. That there shall be appointed by
this committee four judges for each vot-
ing precinct, and that the judges shall
select four clerks at each precinct.
s. That each precinct be provided by
this committee, with two ballot-boXes,
n of which shall be numbered No. l,
and one of which shall be numbered No.
2; and it shall be the duty Of said judges
to select from their number two judges
who shall be known as receiving judges,
and two who shall be known as counting
judges. The receiving judges shall re-
ceive the ballots and the counting judges
shall count the ballots, ballot-box No. /
hahn m frrna1 nunF IN tho N Inv tho papnfU-
ing judges at the expiration of the first
hour, the ballot-boxes being exchanged
every hour thereafter, until the polls are
closed. Two clerks shall attend the re-
judges. and two clerks shat at
tend to the counting judges. Two poll
shall be furnished by this committee.
That no information OF the votes shall be
given.
0. That the polls shall be op.ned at
seven O'Clock q. M, or as o o thereafter
as may be, and shall be kept open for the
reception OF votes until the setting of the
sun.
10. That should the judges OR either OF
them not be present at the time appointed
for opening the polls, or being present
refuse 10 act, The voters preseit, 10 the
number Of seven or more, may proceed to
place in such manner az may be deter
mined upon j thefi and the judge or
judges SO elected shall proceed with the
election as IL he or they had been appoint
ed by this comrnittse. Said judges to be
sworn and qualifiesl according to law.
II. That the candidates for nomination
are forbidden to have any private ticket
to be used at said primary election, but to
use only those furnished by the commit
tee, which will provide a So fiicient number
for every proper plrposey
II. That each ballot shall be numbered
Inv nna nf the raaaiVinn inHnaC i'm thn mr.
der in which they are voted N placed in
the ballot-box, and as the same are voted
the clerks shall each record, in separate
poll books, the number of each ballot, and
the name OF each person voting the same.
ID. That as soon as the polls are closed,
the judges assisted by the clerks, shall
proceed TO count the ballots and cast up
the votes for each candidate and shall
certify under their hands, attested by the
clerk, the result of the count, and the
number of votes received by each candi-
date for every Office, and shall cause the
same to be transmitted, without delay, to
this committee.
IA. That the ballots shall be strung on
O string by one of the counting judges as
fast as they are counted, and shall be Sc
cureiy sealed up or tied up, and sent to the
committee along with the returns of the
judges.
10. That n of the poll books shall be
kept by the judges of the election, and 1.-THE
other sent TO this committee.
16. That the committee shall be in SEES
sion in the court house, in the city of
Lexington, on Monday, May 30, 1882. and
shall continue in session until all of the
returns are sent in and counted.
IL. That Immediately Upon the receipt
of the returns this committee shall pro-
coed to cast up the whole vote OF the
county for every candidate for every office,
and the whole vote for each district sepa-
.nAaIxv Cor aKrArxr m nls.l,N - f~. ,,z,u. H.,
trict office; and the person receiving the
highest vote for any Office shall be de-
clared to be the nominee of the democrat
ic party for such office, and this committee
shall, as soon as practicable thereafter,
cause to be published the particulars and
the result of their action. The committee
reserying the right and authority To hear,
try and determine all complaints of illegal
voting and contests for nomination for
any Office.
IS. That in particulars not herein spec
tally provided for, such election shall be
conducted as near as may be in accord
ance with the laws of this state regula-
ting popular elections.
10. For the purposes OF this election
Lexington township shall constitute but
one precinct, and the poll will be open
only at the court house, in the city of
Lexington. In Washington Township
one of the places OF voting shall be Wal
nut Row School House instead OF Center
view. '
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That in order to meet the eX-
penSes OF the primary election each and
every candidate for each county office
shall be assessed 81. go, and that the name
of no candidate for a county office shall
be printed on the ticket for said primary
election until his assessment is paid to
the treasurer of the committee.
The following resolution was uHani-
monsly adopted:
Resolved, That In any and all doubtful
cases it shall be the duty OF the judges to
swear the party Offering To vote, and re-
quire him to answer under oath, such
questions as may be asked him touching
his qualifications as n democrat. And in
case such party. shall refuse to swear or
answer such questions, or, upon nswer
Ing, fails to satisfy said judges of his
right to vote, then his vote shall be re-
fused.
Moved and carried that blank spaces be
lett on the ticket for the names OF candi-
dates Tor township office; and that all
candidates Tor such Offices be urged by the
committee To nounc themselves as
candidates before the primary election.
resolved, That no electioneering, co.
llcltlng OF votes, or delivery of ticKets To
voters by any candidate or their friends
snail be allowed or permitted nearer than
twenty feet OF the voting places in The ssy-
efal townships of the county. and nny
candidate or friend Of u candidate %h1
willfnlly refuses to obey and observe this
rule, shall have all tickets voted in viola
ton OF this rule thrown out by the
judges.
And further, That the committeeman Of
the several townships in the county may
appoint q suitable number of daunoor,ta