The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-02-26
: LEGAL PRIMARIES.
The Law Governing How
They Shall be Held.
NO CHANCE FOR FRAUD.
Full Text Of the Act Passed at the
Last Session of the General As
sembly.


to give them the law on legalized
primary elections, and as the voters
in the city might like to see it in
print, as guidance, we can by
publishing it, "kill two birds with
one stone"
1t is understood, or should be,
that no one but Democrats who
voted for the party ticket in the
last state election, have a right to
vote in this city primary, and, while
we do not believe many will attempt
it, still we feel duty bound to give
all a warning not to attempt any
illegal voting. Here is the law:
Section /. That whenever any
political party in this State shall by
any primary election nominate any
persons to become candidates at
any general election, regular or
special, or before the Legislature
for United States Senate or for Con-
gress or any legislative, judicial,
State, district. county township or
municipal Office, the said primary
election shall be and is hereby made
legal election; provided this act
shall not apply or be IN force unless
the County Central Committe of
such party, shall, twenty days be-
fore said primary election, file in the
office of the County Clerk of the
county, certificate signed by the
Chairman and attested by the Sec
retary of such County Central Com
mittee, certifying that said primary
election will be held under the pro-
visions of this act
Section 2. The judges and clerks
selected to hold said election shall
possess the same qualifications as
are required for judges and clerks
under the law governing general
election in this State; provided that,
all shall be of the same political
party as that for which said primary
election is held.
Section 3. The judges holding
said primary election before enter
ing upon their duties, shall qualify
before some officer duly qualified to
administer an oath, and they shall
have power to administer oaths to
clerks of said election and to voters
when deemed necessary to ascertain
the qualification of election.
Section 4. Any judge or clerk
serving at any such primary elec
tion who shall in any manner falsify
the returns of the same, or know
ingly make a false count of the
ballots cast, or aid or abet any such
act of another person, or knowingly
permit such to be done by others,
shall be deemed gnilty of misde-
meanor, any upon conviction shall
be fined in any sum not less than
$50 nor more than 5000 and i'm
prisoned in the county Jail not less
than thirty days.
Section 5. Any person voting in
said primary election not possessing
all of the qualifications of an elector
as required under the general cleo
tion laws of the State, or who shall
cast more than one ballot in said
election, or accept any money or
its equivalent for his vote, or use
any money or its equivalent to in
fluence the vote of any other per-
son, or employ any force, threats or
intimidation to influence the vote
Of any other person shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not less than $50 nor more
than 5000 and imprisoned in the
county iailno less than thirty days,
Every repetition of any or either OF
the acts, herein specified shal. con-
stitute separate oflense
Section 6. All acts or parts OF
acts in conflict herein are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect
and be in force on and after its
passage.
Approved April 20, 1895
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