Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-24
PRIMARY ELECTION ORDERED.

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Ironton, Mo-, Saturday, May 9th, 1894
at 8 o'clock P. M, pursuant to notice
| The following business was thel
transacted.
On motion. it was ordered that
Primary Election be held on Saturday
June 80, 1894. to nominate candidate
for the various county offices. and th'
following rules were adopted to gov
ern the same:
The judges and clerks of the cleo
| ton will be sworn not to violate tn,
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 viii
cause the voter to be sworn.
No voter will he 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 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
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, T. b. Lowe, George Wallis.
Annapolis-Jesse McGlothlin, j. b.
Buckner, VIM. Skip Lewis, and E. G.
Rockwell.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Dunn's Precinct-Joe Sam Boiling
err, VIM. Dunn. Leroy Lewis, G. w.
Scoggin.
Polk's Precinct-Chas. Miller, III. 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. Stefens. VIM. Bel.
IRON TOWNSHIP.
Middlebrook-Thos. Hill, Ed. Doyle,
Michael Seitz. John Simpson.
Graniteuille - Jasper Fitzpatrick.
Benjamin Kidd, James Sizemore, Char
ley Orr1ck.
Beueview-S. E. Buford. N. Warren,
Jas. Harral, r. j. Hill.
KAoL1N TOWNSHIP.
Kdolin-Jas. Barger, VIM. Imboden,
Jas. Campbell. F. Mills.
BeH's-W. E. Westerman, r. C.
Love, Sol. Nelson, JEFF. HARRISON.
Inboden Precinct-Tom Fitzgerald,
John W. Reagan, Samuel Hatridge,
John McEntire.
DENT TOWNSHIP.
Henderson Precinct-JosephT Thomp-
son, Houston Latham, Nelson Hawk,
Giles Mcmahon.
Loue's Precinct-D. S. Love, James
o. Scott, James Nj. Lucas, James Al
corn.
The Primary will be held under the
following law enacted by the Legisla-
ture of 1SS8-89, and under the Austria
lian system:
.sBe 1t enacted By the General assembly
Of the State Of Missouri, as toUo0s:
SECTION 1. The judges. clerks and
teliers 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 at 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 a fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prison ment in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
"SEC. 8. Every person who shall
knowingly procure any illegal vote to
be cast at such primary election shall
be deemed guilty of a 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
ject to the call of the Chairman.
ELI ID. AXE, Chairman.
W. j. RUSSELL, Secretary.
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