Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-17
NUMBER rs
PRIMARY ELECTION ORDERED

tive Committee met at the courthouse
Ironton. Mo-. Saturday. May 5th, 1894
at 3 o'clock P. NJ, pursuant to notice
The following business was thel
transacted.
On motion. it was ordered that ,
Primary Election be held on Saturday
for the various county offices. and thu
following rules were adopted to gov
ern the same:
The judges and clerks of the elec
ton will be sworn not to violate th'
secrecy of the ballot; and the forme
to take charge of the ballots and poll
books and cause them to be safely de
livered at the county seat to the Chair
man of the Executive Committee.
Judges will not permit illegal yot
ing, and in cases of doubt they vii
cause the voter to be sworn.
No voter will be permitted to cas-
his ballot at any other than his home
precinct. Judges will see this rule
strictly enforced.
Only known Democrats will be per-
mitted to vote at this election, and
the judges of election will strictly en-.
force this rule.
Candidates for county offices will
be charged a fee of $1,000. and for
township offices. $3.50, the fee to be
paid before the candidates name can
be put on the ticket. Provided, that
an additional assessment will be made
after the primary election upon the
successful candidates, if found necessa-
ry.
The fee of $1,000 to be paid not lat
er than June 10Th.
The usual fees will be paid judges,
clerks, and messengers.
The following persons were then
chosen to serve as as judges of cleo
ton at the various precincts-the
judges being empowered to select their
clerks, four at each poll:
UNION TOWNSHIP.
Des Arc-Thos. p. Fitz, Chas. H.
Collins, I. B. Lowe, George Wallis.
Annapolis-Jesse McGlothlin, j. B.
Buckner, VIM. Skip Lewis, and E. C..
Rockwell.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Dunn's Precinct--Joe Sam Boiling
er, VIM. Dunn, Leroy Lewis. G. w.
Scoggin.
Polk's Precinct-Chas. Miller, H. N.
Campbell, j. r. Boswell, Randall
Dunn.
ARCADIA TOWNSHIP.
Honton-W. r. Edgar. Jas. B. Evans,
T. NJ. Shoush, Gilbert Whitworth.
Pilot Knob = Abner Hancock, Jos.
Stafford, VIM. Steffens, VIM. Bel.
IRON TOWNSHIP.
Middle6rook-Tho Hill, Ed. Doyle,
Michael Seitz. John Simpson.
GraniteuiNe - Jasper Fitzpatrick,
Benjamin Kidd, James Sizemore, Char.
ley Orrlck.
BeleUiew-S F. Buford. N. Warren,
Jas. Harral, r. J. Hill.
KAoLIN TOWNSHIP.
Kaolin-Jas. Barger, VIM. Imboden,
Jas. Campbell, F. Mills.
BeIps-W. E. Westerman, r. C.
Love, Sol. Nelson, jeff HARRISON.
Inabodeae Precinct-Tom Fitzgerald,
John W. Reagan, Samuel Hatridge,
John McEntire.
DENT TOWNSHIP.
Henderson Precinct-Joseph Thomp-
son. Houston Latham, Nelson Hawk,
Giles McMahon.
LoUe's Precinct-D. S. Love, James
0. Scott, James M. Lucas, James Al
corn.
The Primary will be held under the
following law enacted by the Legisla-
ture of 1SSS-S9, and under the Austria
liam system:
"Be 1t enacted by the General assembly
of the State Of Missouri, as .totoys:
SECTION 1. The judges, clerks and
tellers of any primary election held for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for election, Or of selecting delegates
to nominating convention whereby
candidates are selected for any public
Office, shall, before entering upon their
duties, take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law for judges and clerks
of election.
.'SEC. 2. Any persons voting at any
such primary election who is not quail
fled to vote in the election precinct
where he offers to vote ut the next
state, county or municipal election, or
who shall vote more than once at the
same or different precincts or polls on
the same day in the same election.
shall be punished By fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
.sSEc. 3. Every person who shall
knowingly procure any illegal vote to
be cast at such primary election shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, pun
ished as provided for in section 2 OF
this act.
..SEc. 4. Any judge, clerk or teller
of any primary election held by any
political party in this state. who shall
make or return a fraudulent state
ment of the result of such election,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor. and, upon conviction, pun
ished as hereinbefore provided.
The committee then adjourned, sub
iect to the call of the Chairman.
ELI ID. AXE, Chairman.
w. j. RUSSELL, Secretary.