The Forrest City times., 1894-07-13
instructions to Judges and Clerks.

The Judges of Election are authorized to scrutiniZe and examine every per son offering to vote. touching his quail fications as an elector. They may in- terrogate the party offering to vote, and require him to pledge his honor, that he will answer all questions truth fully, and that he will vote for all the nominees of the democratic party at the general election to be held in Sep tember next.
 That all persons who are qualified electors of this county, that have here tofore affiliated with the democratic party and believe in the principles of the democratic party. and will pledge themselves to support the nominees or the party will be allowed a vote in the primary,
 That the polls of said primary be opened at Q a. m. and held open until l [ D. m. of tue said l4th day of July, 1894.
 | That the committee on printing sup ply the judges of the several townships | with ten primary tickets for each vote cast in their respective townships in l 1892 for the democratic candidate re-
 ceiving the highest number of votes. That the judges issue one ticket to
 each qualified elector who may ap- ply for same and in case the elector ac- cidentally or otherwise spells said ticket
 the judge swill furnish another instead. l That there shall be uniform ticket | to be used at primaries with the names of all candidates to be voted for at said primary election printed thereon, ex- cept magistrates and constables of each township, and that there shall be d blank space left at bottom of ticket to be used for magistrates and cousta- bles and no other ticket shall be re- ceived by judges of election.
 That when a qualified elector pre- sents his ballot his name shall be en-
 tered on the poll books and numbered, the ballot shall be received by one of
 the judges who shall inscribe his name thereon, and number it to correspond
 with the number opposite the name of the elector appearing as shown by the poll book, andafter the polls are closed the judges shall proceed to count the votes cast at such election in the same manner as the votes are counted at a
 general election under the laws Of Arkansas. The clerks shall make out tally sheets on which shall be shown the number of votes cast for each can didate voted for, and when the votes have all been counted, the tally sheets shall be made out in duplicate and cer
 titied to by the judges, and the judges of election shall securely seal up tie
 ballots cast at such election in sepa- rate package. and the ballots so sealed up shall be inelosed with one of the poll books and tally sheets, and the 1 judges ol election shall designate one of their number to deliver the said bal lots, poll book and tally sheet to the secretary of the County Executive Committee, which judge shall deliver the same within three days after the election, one of the poll books and tally sheets of said election should be re- tained by the judges of election certi- ted in the same manner as that re- turned to the Executive Committed.
 That the judges of election shall carefully preserve all mutilated ballots not voted and number them consecu- lively in the order in which they are exchanged for perfect ballots and seal them up in a seperate package. aud they shal! seal all unused ballots in like