The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-08-24
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w. w. ely ATT, Manager.
Democratic Primary Election.

At a meeting of the Democratic Executive
committee of Marion county held on August s,
1854, primary election by the democrats of said
county was ordered to be held on Saturday, Sep
TENDER Ist, 1894 and the following rules were
adopted for its government:
I. Polls shall be opened at each voting place
i'll the county at a. m and continue open until
p. M with a recess from I to p m for dinner.
Except at Ocala, Dunnelion and Anthony they
SHALL open at a. m and remain open as above
except Dunnellon, shall remain open until D
M.
g. The officers of this election shall be three
inspectors, one of whom shall act as clerk.
Should either person SO appointed fail to appear
at the polls to perform his duties for fifteen min
ntes after the time to open, then the inspector or
inspectors present shall fill the vacancy from the
by-standers.
g. The inspectors shall keep poll list of all
persons voting and return same with all the bal
lots cast to the secretary of the committee ON or
before II O'Clock a. M, Monday September
3rd, 1894.
At the close of the polls they shall publicly
count the ballots cast and announce the result
and shall make duplicate certificates of the re-
suit, one of which shall be retained by the
clerk aad the other delivered to the member of
the executive committee; who shall in person,
deliver same to the secretary of the committee,
and in case of the disability of the committee
man to deliver said returns he shall appoint one
Of the managers as his proxy, who shall serve
on the executive committee in the canvass of the
returns and in the committeeman be not
present at the election one of the managers
shall bring such returns. That in all cases
where vote is challenged the managers shall
decide as to the same aud if said vote shall be
refused the party so offering to vote shall have
the right to appeal to the executive committee,
and if allowed to be cast the party challenging
the same shall have similar right of appeal,
and in all cases where such appeal is made, the
disputed ballot shall, without examination be
sealed in separate envelope and the name of
the person offering to vote, together with the OBJ
jections offered thereto endorsed thereon and re-
turned to the committee with the other ballots
and returns for final decision.
4. said election shall be by ballot furnished
by this committee containing the names of all
persons to be voted for who furnish their names
TO the secretary of this committee by noon OF
August 10th, 1894. The returns of said election
shall be canvasscd by this committee on Septen-
Der 3rd 1894, at O'Clock a. IN.
The person receiving a majority of all votes
cast for county district office and the two re-
ceiving the highest vote for members of the leg
islature shall be the nominees provided each
shall have received majority of all votes cast
for the Office for which he is a candidate In
case no candidate shall receive majority of the
votes cast for any nomination, the two candi-
dates receiving the highest humber of votes
shall be voted for at second primary election.
5. The secretary of the committee shall send
to the executive com mitteeman for each pre-
cinct i'll due time; ballots blank poll lists and
certificates of returns. and said committeeman
at time of opening same Candidates wishing
| their names the ballots shall pay to the secre-
| tary OF this committee by noon of August roth
1884, the following sums, for treasurer, collector
| and assessor, each $40; clerk of the criminal
court OF record and members of the legislature
each IS, and no ballot shall be counted for any
person failing to pay said fee.
8. No person shall be permitted to vote unless
he is registered voter and if liable for poll tax
Of 1891 and 1898, or either year, shall have paid
same
Each voter must vote in the district in which
he is registered.
Each person voting shall thereby signify that
he approves the principles of the democratic
| party as set forth in the Chicago platform OF
1892, and that he feels himself in honor bound to
vote for the nominees of this primary at the DC
tober election.
That this rule shall be posted at each polling
place. K, McCoNArAY.
w. w. CLyATr, JR., Chairman.
Secretary.