Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27

Be it resolced by the Democratic Cen
trail Committee of Audrdin County
No.:
That there will be held in said
on Saturday, the 18th day OF
April, 1896, q school district primary
election for the purpose OF nomlnat-
ing candidates for the Legislature
and the various county and town
shin offices, and also for the purpose
of expressing the choice of Demo
Gratis of Audrain County for Con-
e and also of selecting delegates
to a County Convention to be held
at Mexico on Monday, April IS, 1896;
and that at SAID election all Demo
Gratis residing in said county, who
will be legal voters at the next gen
eral election shall be entitled to
vote. and all persons who shall vote
at said election, shall be considered
thereby to pledge themselves to
faithfully abide the result and sup
mort the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party. :.
That for the purpose of said
primary election polls shall be
opened in each school district IN the
county and at the school house N
said district, except where the same
are located in towns or cities, IN
which case the polls may be opened
at such places as the judges of cleo
ton may select; but polls shall be
onened in each ward in Mexico and
voters living in that part OF the
Mexico school district and outside
of the city of Mexico shall vote IN
the ward in which they would
reside if the ward lines were
extended; in the towns and cities
the polls shall be kept open from j
o'clock to z i'll the afternoon; III
the country districts from to p.
IN. .
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the 21st day of March, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish to
the secretary of this committee the
names of two good Democratic citi-
zens to act as judges of election IN
their respective school districts and
wards; and if from any cause 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 one
competent person to act as clerk.
That the secretary of this commit
tee cause to be made out suitable
poll books and tally sheets. and
cause tickets to be printed and in
due time transmit to the judges of
election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets for
the use of said district.
That the tickets shall be printed
on white paper in black ink, and be
headed Democratic Primary Elec-
ton Ticket, - shall contain the names
of such candidates for the various
county and township offices and for
Congress, as shall, at least ten days
prior to the said primary election,
| furnish to the secretary their names
and pay to him such sums as may
| be assessed by the committee, to as
sist in defraying the expenses OF
printing tickets, poll books, ETC., and
| distributing the same; and shall also
contain blank space for delegate to
the county convention, in which
names may be written.
That the voter before depositine
| his ballot shall erase the names OF
| the candidates for any Office except
| the one he desires to vote for, and
| when any ballot is found to contain
the names of two or more candidates
for the same Office it shall not be
counted for either, but this shall not
invalidate the ballot as to other of
fees.
That the Judges of the election
shall cause the name of each voter
to be written ON the poll book and
numbered, and number ballot to
correspond herewith; and at the
close of the polls the judges, together
| with the clerk, shall count up the
| votes on tally sheet and certify to
the same and deliver the said tally
sheet, poll book, ballots, etc, to the
delegate for said district, to be by
him safely kept and delivered to the
chairman and secretary of this com
mittee, at the City of Mexico, on OF
before eleven o'clock in the forenoon
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 hav-
ing received the highest number of
| votes for any office shall be declared
the nominee of the Democratic party
| for said office; and the candidate re-
ceiying the highest vote for Congress
| shall be the choice of AudrainC County
| for that Office.
That at said primary election the
| voters of each district except the
towns of Vandalia, Martinsburg,
Farber, Laddonia and the city of
Mexico) will vote for and elect one
delegate to a county convention to
be held at the court house in the
city of Mexico at one O'Clock in the
afternoon of the Monday following
said primary election; Laddonia
shall elect two delegates, Martins
burg two delegates, Farber two del
egates and the town of Vandalia
shall elect three delegates, and the
city of Mexico four delegates for
each ward to said convention, and
said convention when assembled
shall select the proper number OF
delegates to cast the vote of Au,
drain county in the Democratic
| state convention to be held at Sc
dalia April 18th, 1896, and to elect
| delegates to the congressional con
vention for this district and APP
| point a new central committee.
That a printed copy of these rules
be furnished the judges of election
of each school district.
That the judges and the clerk be-
fore entering upon the discharge of
their duties as such, shall each take
and subscribe the following oath:
II do solemnly swear that | will
impartially discharge the duties
of judge and clerk respectively, OF
| the present election according IL