The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-05-11

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to receive any ticket or tickets at
said election not furnished by the
Executive Committee, and said
Judges are further instructed not
to count any ticket found in the
ballot box not furnished by said
committee, except in case of una
voidable casualty, in which event
the tickets used shall be transmit
ted to the Central Committee ac-
companied by the certificate of the
| judges and clerks showing the cause
thereof
Resolved, That all the candi-
dates for county and township of
fees be, and the same are hereby,
requested to present their names
to the County Central Committee
on or before noon Of June 13, 1894,
and that no name shall be printed
on the ticket unless the assessment
for same has been paid.
That the election returns shall be
made to the County Central Commit
tee and deposited with the Secre-
tary thereof and counted by the
County Central Committee 50 soon
as returns are all in, and said com
mittee shall announce results.
That the judges of election at
each polling precinct and two clerks
shall be recommended by the town
ship committeeman and appointed
by the Chairman of the Committee
to hold theprimary election, and in
case any of the appointees neglect,
fail or refuse to act the judges and
clerks present shall fill the vacancy
by appointment, and if none attend
the Democratic voters present shall
appoint. If any township commit
teeman shall fail to make any rec
ommendation the Chairman of the
Committee is authorized to fill such
vacancy.
That the County Central Commit
tee be and is hereby empowered to
assess each candidate for Represen-
tative, $500, Sheriff, $500, Clerk,
$500, Judge, $500, Assessor, So, 90,
Treasurer, $500, Surveyor, $1,00,
Coroner, $100, township offices,
$1.00 each.
Resolved, That the present state
law be carried out with the eXcep-
tion of the booths and deputy sher-
ifs, and that no person be allowed
to vote who has not paid his poll
tax for 1893 in 1894
At the request of any candidate
or his representative, the judges
shall certify to the County Central
Committee any challenge, and also
any votes refused by them, if so re-
quested by a candidate or his rep
resentative.
That after counting the votes
cast for various candidates, the
County Central Committee shall pre-
sent to the Democratic press of
Texarkana, Arkansas, tabulated
statement showing the vote of each
township for each candidate, with
the request to publish the same, and
that a copy thereof be held by said
County Central Committee subject
at all finest TO the inspection of any
one interested, and that said County
Central Committee certify the
names of those candidates receiving
the greatest number Of votes for
each Office to the election commits
sioners Of the county as the Demo
cratic candidates at the ensuing
election
That the judges and clerks of
election before entering on their
duties be first sworn to conduct
said election honestly and fairly and
in accordance with the rules and
regulations prescribed therefor, and
that each ballot be numbered con
secutively and two poll books,
showing the names of each voter,
similarly numbered, be kept by
them, and one Of said books be re-
turned to the County Central Com
mittee, with the ballots cast, and
the other kept in possession of one
of the judges for a period of 80
days.
In the absence of any officer au-
thorized by law to administer oaths
said Judges shall swear one another
and then one of their number swear
the clerks as above stated
Resolved, That the Democrats OF
the several wards and townships OF
Miller county, at the primary election
to be held therein on the 23rd day
of June, 1894, shall name and Sc
lect one Democrat as a member OF
the County Central Committee tc
serve as such for the ensuing two
years, and that the several mem
bers Of the Central Committee Sc
selected shall meet at the Court
House in Texarkana on the 26th
day of June, 1894, for the purpose
Of organizing and may elect a
chairman and secretary outside OF
their own body if they choose to do
The Democratic County Contra
Committee shall designate the vot
ing places now in use in the severa
townships and wards, as the places
in which said primary election shal
be held, and the Chairman shat
distribute the poll books and tick
cts.
1t was further resolved that the
County Central Committee shall fur
nish the Judges of the primary elec
ton, with copies Of the foregoing
resolutions, and such other rules
and regulations as the Committee
may adopt and prescribe for the
better regulation Of said primary
election.
w. II. ARNOLD,
J. D. .SANDERsoN, Chairman.