The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-12
TnE TIMES-RICHMOND VA TUESDAY FEBRUARY ~ 1895

magistrates. one Constable ana one over
seer Of the Poor for each district.
The persons receiving the highest num-
Der OF legal votes shall be declared the
nominees for the office for which they
may be voted for.
'"The chairman of the County Commit
tee snail provide printed tckets contain
ing the names. in alphabetical order OF
ali tersons who shall Rave announced
themselves. or been announced by their
written authority. and shall nave paid
the assessments levied agairst them as
candidates for the positions named TO
the committee on or before IL O'Clock OF
the 23d day of March. No other ticket
shall be used at said primary election,
and n anyi other be used. II shall be dis
carded in the count Of The ballots.
HOW BALLOTS SHALL BE DEPOSITED.
Every voter shall deposit his ballot.
folded. TO one OF the judges OF election,
who shall receive the same, II Els name
be found on the registration BOOK. The
name OF the voter shall De checked on
the registration book by one OF the judges
and entered by the clerks on the poll
book TO be provided for that purpose.
'rhe Judge shall then number the ballot
according TO the number opposite the
voters name on the poll-book. and call
aloud the number and file the same on
file provided for sail lL1Iose, and 10
ticket so filed shall NJ o. ened or rea-
until tho canvass OF the vote no ticket
shall be counted unless the number OF
SAID ticket corresponds with the number
on the POLLOCK.
The COUNT.
Immediately after the closing Of the
polls. the judges and clerks, In the pres
ence Of the candidates, or not more than
one representative OF each candidate
should they desire to be present, VINO may
be admitted into the room hVe minutes
before the closing OF the poFs, shall
ascertain the whole number of votes
cast. IF there be any ballots on the file
that do not correspond in number with
the number on the poll-book, such ballot
shall be destroyed and not counted. me
judges and clerks shall then count me
vote. and make out on the poll-Dook
certificate OF the number OF votes cast
for each candidate which certifcate snail
be signed by the judges ana attested by
the clerks.
after the ballots are counted. they
shall be securely tied up and sealed ana
returned to the chairman OF the county
committee along with "A certificate OF the
result. by y O'Clock NJ. the next day
by one of the Judges of election, for which
he shall receive the sum of e. to be
paid by the treasurer OF the County Com
mittee.
CANVASS OF RETURNS.
"On the first day after said election
the county chairman and committee snail
ascertain the result from the several
certificates in the presence of majority
of the Democratic County Committee. and
representatives OF or the candidates them
selves. II they so desire who shall assem-
bic at Henrico Courthouse for the pur-
pose aforesaid. They shall hear appeals,
If any, and make certificate of the final
result of the election. To avoid any de-
mand for recount the ballots, re-
turns. etc. shall then. in the presence OF
the chairman of the committee. be placed
under lock and key for safe keeping.
In case of a tie vote the committee shall
decide the same by lot. If, prior TO the
county election, any OF the nominees die
or decline or lin any other way become
DISQUALIFIED, the person receiving the next
highest number of votes shall be de-
clared by the committee the nominee In
his stead: or. the committee may, by a
vote. order a new election TO MI
such vacancy.
MARISG CONTESTS.
ANY candidate dissatisfied with the
face Of the returns or the original count
of the ballots. may within ten days after
March y. 1896, leave with the chairman
of the County Committee and with the
or contestants written de-
mand for "A recanvass OF the returns. or
a recount Of the ballots Tor both of any
or all Of the precincts In the district IN
which he may run specifying therein
such precinct or precincts. and the irregu-
larities errors. or fraud alleged; otherwise
there shall be no recanVaSS OF returns
or recounts of. the ballots. and even then
no recount of the ballots unless the com
-nittee shall consider the demand based
on good grounds, and shall order such
recount. When the chairman Is mott
fed OF a contest as aforesaid. he shall
at once call the committee together to
the same, specifying In the call
the object Of the meeting. IF no notice
Of contest be given. as above provided,
there shall be no disturbance OF the re-
suit as at first announced.
WHO TO Run.
"Nl Democrats who will pledge them
selves TO support whoever may oe nomi-
mated. and pay the assessment for the
expenses of the primary. as ascertained
BY the County Committee on the sd day
IF March. 1895. at o'clock p. NJ"