The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-01


adopted at the last meeting OK the com
mitiee for the coming lesaized primary.
The plan Ia full is al follows;
sot.-.
+ Polls shall be opened in every pre-
cinct In the city on the 10Th day OF APrii,
1894. at the usual voting-p!aee; or as near
thereto as possible. The polls snali De
opened at a. NJ. and closed at . r. NJ.
on the day named. IL shall be the duty
Of the several ward superntendeh's 70
secure suitable places for holding salu
polls. and 10 provide boxes FOR the re-
ceipt OF ballots and lights TOT the use oi
the judges and clerks.
.aDge nd Clerks.
2 The CITY Democratic Committee shall
elect Judges and clerks for cach votins
place as follows: For the second hnu
Fouth precincts OF Jefferson waro: firs,
Second and Third precincts OF hadlson
ward: First Second, and Third precincts
OF Marshall ward, First. Second ,,i anu
Fourth PRECINCTS OF Monroe ward; fhs''
Second. Third Fourth, and ruin pre-
cincts Of Clay Ward. two Judges s,,' anu wv
clerks each. For the First ana ihlru pr
cincfs OF jefferson ward Fourth precinct
~ Madison ward: Third and Fifth pre-
cincts Of Monroe ward; flrst, f SeJUIu,
Third. and Fourth precincts OF Jachsvi'
ward. two judges and one cierh each'
The Judges and clerks shall. before en-
tering upon the performance or tneir uu-
ties as such take and subscribe the oa,ii
prescribed by section 3 OF the act legalz-
ing primary elections In the city OF ilch
rnond. Va; said oath may be taken anu
subscribed before any person authorized
10 administer oaths But no person Shai
be appointed a judge or clerk VINO -
directly interested In the result OF saiu
election. The said judges and clerks snai
receive for their services seven ana one
half dollars each, 10 be paid by the treas
urer of the City Committee upon the Ger
tincate Of the secretary Of said commit
tee (countersigned by the chairman there-
NJ, that ALI observation-disclosures spOll-DoOhs'
and other papers entrusted TO them nave
been returned 10 him, and upon the lur-
fher certificate OF said secretary ana chuir-
man that each Of said judges ana Germs
attended i'm person the session or the COM
rnittee at which the returns from SAID
urinary election were received, as mere
matter provided.
W. re- I'm II ed to VOTE.
3. All registered white Democratic voters
of the city Of Richmond who VIII pledge
themselves as hereinafter provided, snail |
be entitled 10 vote at the Saih pilihssly
election But no voter shall be enuted
10 vote except in the precinct In which |
no lives and unless his name appears On
the observation-disclosures. ANY white maIe
who may not be twenty-one years VI "ec
at the time Of said primary, but VINO |
will attain that age at or before the time |
of the general election next ensuing; snaiI, |
upon producing 10 the judges OF elecuon |
Satisfactory evidence Of that fact. be al |
lowed TO vote at said primary.
Cann,a.'es o he y -minaied.
a. There shall be nominated at said pri-
mary a candidate for each or the iolioW-
ing offices--viz.: Mayor Commonwealth |
ATTORNEY. Treasurer. clerk of Hastings
Court. clerk OF Chancery Court. Clerk OF
Circuit Court. clerk of Law ana Equity
Court, Commissioner OF the Revenue
Sheriff, Auditor. City Collector. High Con-
stable and City Sergeant; also. nVe conn-
ciimen for each ward OF the city, ana
aldermen as follows: Clay ward, 2; Mon
roe ward, /: Madison ward ]; Jefferson
ward. q Marshall ward, 2, and jackson
ward. L. and three justices OF the peace
for each Of said wards. There shall also
he elected five members of the City Demo-
cratic Committee from each ward who
shall serve for two years from July !,
1884, provided that no person snail be
eligible to election as member OF the
CITY Democratic Committee who holds or
is candidate for any Office OF honor or
emoiument under the city, State or Fed
eral government.
Who to be Declared Nominees.
g. The person or persons receiving the |
highest number of legal votes cast shall
be declared the nominee or nominees for |
the respective offices.
now To Vote.
g. Every voter shall vote for one candi- |
full number of councilmen, aldermen, |
justices of the peace, and members of |
the CITY Democratic Committee to be |
nominated I'm his ward. and no more and |
no less but should said voter fail to |
prepare his ballot properly the judges |
shall discard only that part of the ballot |
In which the error may occur. No voter |
shall be allowed to vote for any person |
whose name does not appear on the |
printed ticket hereinafter described, to be |
provided by the City Democratic Commit
Tee.
Tickets.
I. The City Democratic Committee shall
provide tickets TO the number of $1,000.
the names. In alphabetical or
der. of all persons who shall have an
themselves or been announced
by their written authority as candidates
for the positions named TO the chairman
Of said committee on or before o'clock
y. NJ. of Saturday. April IA. 1894. There
shall be printed at the foot OF each OF
said tickets the following words: The
person voting this ticket hereby pledges
himself to support the nominees OF the
party at the ensuing general
election" No other ticket shall be used
nj said primary election. and II any
other be used it shall be discarded In the
count Of the ballots as hereinafter pro-
vided.
How Baliots are to ne R'csivec.
s. Every voter shall deliver his ballot
to one OF the judges OF election, who
shall receive the same. Having first
warned the voter to see that his ballot
the full number of candidates,
and no more. the judge shall call aloud
the name Of the voter. III his name be
found on the registration book the judge
shall without opening the ballot except
TO ascertain whether IL Is a single bal
lou. deposit the same In the ballot-box:
the name OF the voter snail
~ xA1 ON h.. nah
one Of the Judges and entered by the clerk
on the poll-book TO be provided Tor that
purpose The clerk or judge having
charge OF the poll-book on which are
entered the names of the persons actually
voting, shall be sworn TO enroll all names
of persons actually voting. and none
other. with the street and number OF the
house of the persons so voting. and such
books. Immediately after the counting OF
the votes. shall be returned to the chair
man OF the City Committee. who shall
keep such books open to the inspection of
any candidate claiming TO have been de-
frauded by Illegal votes and specifying
the ward and precinct In which he claims
such votes were cast.
The G. ,unt
q. immediately after the closing Of the
polls the judges and clerks, in the pres
ence OF not more than six 90 Democratic
voters. to be appointed by the chairman
OF said committee. shall ascertain the
whole number of votes cast III the bal
lots In the ballot-box are found TO exceed
the number Of names on the poll-booil
all the ballots shall be replaced In the
box, and after the same shall have been
well shaken. enc OF the judges. being first
blincfolded shall draw therefrom a suffi-
Client number OF ballots TO reduce the
same TO a number equal to the number OF
names on the poll-book. When the ballots
are found 10 correspond with the num-
her OF names on the poll-book one Judge