The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-29
THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY.
Citizens Mecting-Date Fixed and Rules
and Regulations Adopted.

Ooera House last Friday afternoon TO
make arrangements for the nomination
of mayor aHd aldermen for the election
to be held on 18th of December. A
nomination means an election.
Mayor Jones called the meeting to
order and stated its object and nomi-
mated J. J. Caldwell for chairman.
f. II. Aull was made secretary. Mr..
Mower moved that the nomination be
by primary election which was adopted,
and that the first primary be held on
5th of Decsm Der and the second, if one
be necessary, on the 9th.
An executive committee-one from
the town at large and one from each
ward-was provided for, who are
charged with the duty of appointing
managers and doing any other act
necessary for the holding Of such elec-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Blease, Mr.. Cald-
well was made chairman of this com
mittee. He has announced the other
members as follows: Ward l, L. M.
Speers; Ward 2. D. B. Wheeler; Ward
3, Thos. Cook; Ward 4, W. T. Tarrant.
The following rules and regulations
for the election were adopted:
RULES OF The PRIMARY.
An election within the Democratic Party
shall be held in the Town OF Newberry on
the 5th day of December, 1898, to select candi-
dates for Mayor and Aldermen for the said
town: the polls 20 be opened in the Council
Chambers &: s O'Clock a. M, and TO close at
5. All Democrats who have duly registered
for the municipal election OF 1898 shall be
allowed 10 vote. In case the right TO vote is
reouired to establish his right to vote, before
the managers, by the vouching OF thr ee DEM
ocrats.
5. That the candidates receiving majority
of all the votes cast for the said offices Of
Mayor and Aide men respe ctively at said
election shall he declared the nominees Of
the Democratic Party OF said Town: Pro-
vided, That before the day OF said primary
election such candidates shall have left
Executive Committee that he is candidate
and that he will abide the result OF such
election; and no vote shall be counted for any
candidate who has not so pledged himself.
for Mayor or for Aldermen OF anyaWard
shall have received majority vote at said
election, q second election shall be held on
December 9th, 1893, under the same rules and
scribed for the first election; at which second
election the two candidates only who have
received the highest number OF votes for the
respective offices shall be voted for.
4. When the voc shall have been duly
counted the managers shall Immediately
certify the same to The Executive Committee,
which committee shall constitute Board
for the purpose OF canvasstng the returns,
declaring the result Of the election and hear
ing all contests and protests that may arise,
whose action shall be final; Provided, That
no member of the Executive Committee
shah he candidate at such election; And
provided further, That the said Executive
Committee shall meet in the Mayors office
at ten O'Clock a. NJ on Wednesday, the 9th
day Of Decem Der, lS93-and Gn the event OF
q second electionJ on Monday, December llth
to declare the said election and to hear any
contests or protests IN regard to the same.
AMENDING THE CHARTER.
Mayor Jones suggested that it would
be a good idea to amend the charter of
the town so that the clerk and treasurer
shall be paid a salary instead of a per
centage of what he collects and pays
out as now provided.
Mr.. Blease moved that the charter
be 40 amended that he receive per
centum as at present with a proviso
that it shall not exceed $500.
Mr. Mclaughlin moved!as a substitute
that the per centum feature be stricken
out, and the fixing of the salary be left
to the council to be determined in the
same way as they now fix the pay of
policemen and other employees of the
town. The substitute was adopted and
the Legislature will be asked to amend
the charter in accordance Herewith.
The meeting then adjourned.
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELEC-
TION.
In pursuance of a resolution adopted
hy the voters of the Town ofNewberry
at public meeting held on the 24th
day of November instant, q primary
election to nominate Mayor and four
Aldermen for the said town for the
ensuing year, will be held at the
Clerks office in the Opera House on
Tuesday the 5th day Of Decembersnext,
and if necessary on the 9th day of De-
cenber next, at which all registered
Democratic voters are entitled to vote
under rules heretofore adopted.
The following are appointed the
managers for the said primary election,
or elections, if a second primary be re-
quired, to wit:
D. w. T. Kibler, VIM. J. Lake and
Alex. Singleton.
J. F. J. CALDWELL,
Chairman.
W.T.. TARRANT,
l.. NJ. SPEERs,
THoS. Cook,
D. B. WHEELER,
Executive Committee.
Nov. 18th, 1893.