Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
RULES AND REGULATIONS
For the Audrain County Democratic Pri.
mary, May 5. 1894.

May, 1884, a SchOOl dlStflct primary
election for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for the Legislature
and the various county and town
offices, and also for the purpose
Of expressing the choice of the Dem
ocratic voters of said county for
candidates for Congressman from
this district; and that at said cleo
all Democrats residing in said
county, who will be legal voters at
the next general election shall be
entitled to vote, and all persons who
shall vote at said election shall be
considered thereby to pledge them
selves to faithfully abide the result
and support the nominees of the
Democratic party.
That for the purpose of said pri-
mary election polls shall be opened
i'll each school district in the county
and at the school house in said dis
trict, except where the same L
located in towns or cities, in which
case the polls may be opened at such
places as the judges of election may
select; but polls shall be opened in
each ward in Mexico and voters liv-
ing in that part of the Mexico school
district and outside of the city of
Mexico shall vote in the ward in
which they would reside if the ward
lines We're extended: in the towns
and cities the polls shall be kept open
from 1 o'clock to Z in the afternoon;
in country districts from 2 to Z p. IN.
That as soon az may be, and not
later than the 21st day of April, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish to
the secretary of this committee the
names of two good Democratic Cit
zens to act as judges of election in
their respective school districts and
wards; and if from any cause the
judges appointed fail to act, then
the voters present may select others
to act i'll their places; and the judges
at each voting place shall select one
competent person to act as clerk.
That the secretary of this com
mittee aus to be made out suitable
poll books and tally sheets, and
cause tickets to be printed and in
due time transmit to the judges of
election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets for
the use of said district.
That the tickets shall be printed
on white paper in black ink, and
be headed Democratic Primary
Election Ticket" shall contain the
names of such candidates for the
various county and township of
fees, the Legislature and Congress
as shall, at least ten days prior to
the said primary election, furnish
to the secretary their names and
pay to him such sums Us may be
assessed by the committee, to assist
in defraying the expenses of print
ing tickets, poll books, etc, and dis
tributing the same; and shall also
contain blank space for delegate to
the county convention, i'll which
names may be written.
That the voter before depositing
his ballot shall erase the names OF
the candidates for any office except
the n he desires to vote for, and
when any ballot is found to contain
the names of two or more candi-
dates for the same office it shall not
be counted for either, but this shall
not invalidate the ballot as to other
offices.
That the judges of the election
shall cause the name of each voter
to be written on the poll book and
numbered, and number ballot to
correspond herewith; and at the
close of the polls the judges, togeth-
er with the clerk, shall count up the
votes on tally sheet and certify tC
the same and deliver the said tally
sheet, poll book, ballots, etc, to the
delegate for said district, to be by
him safely kept and delivered to the
chairman and secretary of this com,
mittee, at the city of Mexico, ON OF
before eleven O'Clock in the forenoon
of the following Monday.
That this committee shall on re.
ceipt of said tally sheet, poll book,
etc, add up the same and ascertain
and declare the result of said pri-
mary election, and the person hav,
ing received the highest number OF
votes for any office shall be declared
the nominee of the Democratic par
ty for said Office; and the person
having received the highest number
of votes for congress shall be the
| second choice and so on.
That at said primary election the
voters of each district except the
towns of Vandalia, Martinsburg.
Farber, Laddonia and the city OF
Mexico will vote for and elect one
delegate to a county convention tC
be held at the Court House in the
city of Mexico at one o'clock in the
afternoon of the Monday following
said primary election; Laddonis
shall elect 2 delegates, Martinsburs
2 delegates, Farber 2 delegates and
the town of Vandalia shall elect !:
delegates, and the city of Mexico 4
delegates for each ward to said con
vention, and said convention wher
assembled shall select the proper
number of delegates to cast the vote
of Audrain county in the Democratic
congressional convention for this
district and delegates to the state
convention at Kansas City, May Is
and to appoint a new central com
mittee.
That a printed copy of these rules
be furnished the judges of election
of each school district and published
in the Democratic papers of the
county for general information.
That the judges and the clerk be.
fore entering upon the discharge OF
their duties as such. shall each take
and subscribe the following oath:
Il do solemnly swear that I will
impartially discharge the duties
judge of the present election, ac.
cording to law, to the best of my
ability, and that 1 will not disclose
how any voter shall have voted, I'm,
less I am required to do so as a wit,
ness in the proper judicial proceed.
ings, so help me God"
G. G. DANIEL, Chairman.
JNo. J. STEELE, Secretary.
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