Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
PRIMARY ELECTIoH ORDERED

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i On motion. it was ordered that
Primary Election be held on Saturday
June 30, 1894, to nominate candidates
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 the
secrecy OF the ballot; and the former
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 will
| cause the voter to be sworn.
No voter will he permitted to cast
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 18th.
The usual fees will be paid judges.
clerks, and messengers.
The following persons were then
chosen to serve as as judges of cleo
tiOn 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. T. B. Lowe. George Wallis.
Annapolis-Jesse McGlothlin, j. B.
Buckner. VIM. Skip Lewis, and E. C.
Rockwell.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Dunrs'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.
Ironton-W. r. Edgar, Jas. B. Evans,
F. M. Shoush, Gilbert Whitworth.
Pilot Knob - Abner Hancock. Jos.
Stafford, VIM. Steffens, VIM. Blel.
IRON TOWNSHIP.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Hill, Ed. Doyle.
Michael Seitz, John Simpson.
Granitevtllc - Jasper Fitzpatrick,
Benjamin Kidd, James Sizemore, Char
ley Orrlck.
Belleview-S. E. Buford. N. Warren,
JAS. Harral, R. J. Hill.
KAOLIN TOWNSHIP.
Kaolin-Jas. Barger. VIM. Imboden,
Jas. Campbell. F. Mills.
Bels-W. E. Westerman, r. C..
Love, Sol. Nelson, jeff. HARRISON.
Inaboden Precinct-Tom Fitzgerald.
John w. Reagan, Samuel Hatridge.
John McEntire.
DENT TOWNSHIP.
Henderson Precinct Joseph Thomp-
son. Houston Latham, Nelson Hawk,
Giles Mcmahon.
Love,s Precinct-D. s. Love, James
D. Scott, James M. Lucas, James Al
corn.
The Primary will be held under the
following law enacted by the Legisla-
,ure of 1888-89, and under the Austria
ian system:
''Be 1t enacted by the General Assemble
.f the State Of Missouri. as tolloUs:
SECTION /. The judges, clerks and
ellers of any primary election held for
he purpose Of nominating candidates
or election. or of selecting delegates
o nominating convention whereby
'andidates are selected for any public
'fice, shall. before entering upon their
luties, take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law for judges and clerks
Il election.
''SEC. 2. Any persons voting at any
uch primary election who is not quail
fed to vote in the election precinct
where he offers to vote at the next
tate. county or municipal election, or
vho shall vote more than once at the
anne or different precincts or polls on
he same day in the same election,
hall be punished By fine not ex-
eeding one hundred dollars, or by i'm
'rison ment in the county jail not ex-
eeding thirty days, or by both such
me and Imprisonment.
'sSEC. 8. Every person who shall
procure any illegal vote TO
e cast at such primary election shnll
g deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor
nd upon conviction thereof, pun
she'd as provided for in section 2 OF
his act.
SEC. 4. Any judge. clerk or teller
any primary election held by any
olitical party in this state. who shall
lake or return fraudulent state
,ent OF the result of such election.
hall be deemed guilty Of misde-
leanor. and. upon conviction. pun
'hed as hereinbefore provided"
On motion. it was ordered that q new
Committee be voted for
ach township electing the members it
entitled to, viz: Union, 8; Liberty.
Arcadia, 3; Iron. 5; Kaolin, /; Dent,
And that the votes thereon shall
cast up and certified as In case of
for county Offices.
The committee then adjourned, SUBJ
sct to the call of the Chairman.
ELI D. AXE, Chairman.
w. J. RUSSELL, Secretary.
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The undersigned will sell cheap, and
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