The Forrest City times., 1894-06-01
Democratic Executive comm,ttee
Persuant to adjournment the demo-


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 Motion to allow Mir. Stockard to act as proxy for his father lost, 1t being the ruling of the committee that all proxies must be in writing
 Resolved, that d committee of three be appointed, consisting of Fogg. Davis and DeRossitt. to draft rules of procedure and government for the committee.
 On motion MT. Prewett was called before the committees to report the ac- ton of the judicial committee. He stated the judicial convention would be held in Forrest City, June 9.
 Resolved, that Saturday, the 1ith day of July, 1891, be, and is hereby set apart and designated as the time for holding q primary election at the usual voting places, in the several townships of St. Francis county, for the purpose of nominating county and township officers.
 That all persons who are qualified electors of this county, that have here tofore affiliated with democratic party and believe in the principles of the democratic party, and will rledge themselves to support the nominees of the party will be allowed vote in the primary. !
 That the polls of said primary be opened at 9 a. m. and held open until D. m. Of the said l4th day of July, 1894.
 That the sheriff of St. Francis coun- ty be and is hereby requested to de- liver to the judges, herein after named, a sufficient number of ballot boxes, poll books, tally sheets, etc, for hold ing said primary election.
 That the chairman and secretary of this committee be and are hereby ap- pointed committee on printing tickets for use in primary election, and shall within ten days ,priOr to the l4lh day of July 1894, prepare and cause 10 bel printed tickets bearing the names of all candidates to be voted for.
 That each candidate be and is hereby assessed one dollar for the purpose of defraying the expense of pEinting such tickets, which sum shall be paid to the chairman or secretary of this commit tee at least ten days previous to the l4th day of July, except justices of the peace and constables.
 That the committee on printing sup ply the judges of the several townships with ten primary tickets for eacl, vote cast in their respective townships in 1892 for the democratic candidate re- ceiving the highest number of votes. That the judges issue cue ticket to each qualified elector who may ap- ply for same and in case the elector ac- cidentally or otherwise spells said ticket the judges will furnish another instead. That there shall be uniform ticket to be used at primaries with the names of all candidates to be voted for at said primarie election printed thereon, ex- cept magistrates and constables of each township, and that there shall be a blank space left at bottom of ticket to be used for magistrates and cOnsta- bleS and no other ticket shall be re- ceived by judges of election.
 That when qualified elector pre- sents his ballot his name shall be en- tered on the poll books and numbered. the ballot shall be received by one of the judges who shall inscribe his name thereon, and number it to correspond with the number opposite the name of the elector appearing as shown by the poll book, and after the polls are closed, the judges shall proceed to count the votes cast at such election in the same manner us the votes are counted at d general election under the laws of Arkansas. The clerks shall make out tally sheets on which shall be shown the number of votes cast for each can didate voted for, and when the votes have all been counted, the tally sheets shall be made out in duplicate and cer- tiiied to by the judges, and the judges of election shall securely seal up the ballots cast at such election in a sepe- rate package, and the ballots so sealed up shall be enclosed with one of the poll books and tally sheets, and the judges of election shall designate one of their number to deliver the said bal lots, poll book and tally sheet to the secretary of the County Executive Committee, which judge shall deliver the same within three days after the election, one of the poll books and tally sheets of said election should be re- tained by the judges of election certi- fled in the same manner as that re- turned to the Executive Committe.
 That the judges of election shall care fully preserve all mutilated ballots not voted and number them consecuIigely in the order in which they are ex- changed for perfect ballots and seal them up in seperate package, and they shall seal all unused ballots III like manner certifying the number of each kind and return them to the secretary of the Executive Committee at the same time and as part of their returns of said primary election.
 That the clerk of the circuit court be requested to furnish to the judges in each township of elections q list Of all persons returned by the slerih on the