Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-02
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Be ii resolved BY the Democratic ca
trail Committee Of Aadrdin Could

tftf SPHNIMSZt
NO.: ~
That there will be held in SAL
county on Saturday, the 18th day q
July, 1896, a school district primary
election for the purpose of expresI
ing the choice of Democrats: III
Audrain county for the various stsfe
and judicial offices aud also of selocfs
ing delegates to a county convenii0
to be held at Mexico ON Monday
July 90.
That all persons known to s.
Democrats may be permitted to yots I.
at this election, and those not S4
known shall be required to pleaeS
their support to the state, dishid
county and township Democ1ate
nominees at the November eeufion
before being permitted to sota
Provided that young Democratsn ~
now of age but who Will become1 +
age before the November election
and other Democrats who Viii
become qualified voters b~eforetkat
time, may also be permitted to yols
at this primary election.
That for the purpose OF AkA
primary election polls shall b
opened in each school district in IL
county and at the school house IL
| said district, except when the salns
| are located in towns or cities &
| which case the polls may be ope6Sf
| at such places al the judges of e}ec
ton may select; but polls shall II
opened in such wards in Mexico IL
voters living in that part of th6
Mexico school district and outsite N
of the city of Mexico shall vote Is
the ward in which they would resIas
if the ward lines were extended; u
the towns and cities the polls shall
be kept open from / O'Clock to
in the afternoon; in the counfrY
districts from ito 6 p. m.
That as o o az may be, and nat
later than the 5th day of July, III
| committeeman from the respective
| townships shall select and furnish
to the secretary of this COMMITTEES
the names of two good Democratie
| citizens to act as judges of election
in their respective school districts
and wards, and il from any canse
the judges appointed fail to act, then;
| the voters present may select Others
to act in their places; and The
| judges at each voting place shall
select n competent persons to aet
| as clerk.
That the secretary of this commit
| tee cause to be made out suifabl8
poll books and tally sheets, md
cause tickets to be printed and Ii
due time transmit to the Judges 81
election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets fur
the use of said district.
That the tickets shall be printed
ON white paper in black ink, and b
headed Democratic Primary Eec-
ton Ticket" shall contain the names
of such candidates for the various
state and judicial offices rs shall, 1t
least ten days prior to the said pri
mary election, furnish to the secfe.
tary their names and pay 10 him
such sums as may be assessed BY the
committee, to assist in defraying the
expenses q spriael.g ffrksls. poff
same; and shall also contain blank
space for delegate tothe county cca-
vention, in which names may b.
written.
That the voter before dep0siting
| his ballot shall erase the names Of
the candidates for any office except
the n he desires to vote for, AMI
when any ballot is found to contain
the names of two IL more candidates
for the same Office it shall not bs
counted for either, but this shall not
invalidate the ballot as to other
| offices.
That the judges of the election
shall cause the name of each voter
to be written on the poll book and
numbered, ~the ballot number to-
| correspond Herewith; and at the
close of the polls the judges. togethsr
with the clerk, shall count up tho
| votes on tally sheet and certify 70
the same and deliver the said tally
sheet, poll books, ballots, etc, 10 The
delegate for said district, to be hy
him safely kept and delivered tothe
chairman and secretary of this com
mittee, at the city of Mexico, on Or
before eleven o'clock in the ~forenooII
of the following Monday.
That this committee shall on re
ceipt of said tally sheet, poll book,
etc, add up the same and ascertain
and declare the result of said pri
mary election and the person bay
ing received the highest number of
votes for any Office shall be declared
the choice of the Democratic party
of Audrain county for said Office
and the party receiving the next
highest the second choice.
That at said primary election the
voters of each district Except the
towns of Vandalia, Martinsburg,
Farber, Laddonia and the city ~
Mexico) will vote for and elect 0le
delegate to a county convention 20
be held at the court house in thecify
of Mexico at / o'clock in the after
noon of the Monday following said
primary election; Laddonia shall
elect two delegates, Martinsburg two
delegates, Farber two delegates ard q
the town of Vandalia shall eleef y
three delegates, and the city OF hex
leo four delegates for each war;
osiu III Nhtipu. al Diti toh 49,
when assembled shall select the
proper number of delegates to CAST
the vote of Audrain county in the
Democratic state convention 10 Pc
held at Jefferson City Augusta, fSse.
and to elect delegates to the judlcial
convention for the Eastern disfFies I
of Missouri, to be held ut st. LOUIS
Tuesday, August Is, 1896.
That a printed copy of these riiies
be furnished the judges OF election
of each school district.
That the judges and the clerk E
fore entering upon the discharge 01
| their duties as such shall each =
and subscribe the following oath:
II do solemnly swear that ] VIII
impartially discharge the duties 81
judge and clerk respectively. Of the
present election, according to law.
to the best Of my ability, and thaf
will not disclose bow any voter SHALL
have voted, unless | am required 70
do &c Is q witness in the proper
judicial proceedings, 20 help me
God" JAMES +. SINS. Chmps
A. J. WIsscoTT. Sec'y.
Editor Martin Basket WithdrawA
PARIS. Mo June 2q.-MaYtin bess