Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09
RULES AND REGULATIONS
For the Audrain County Democratic
Primary Saturday, July
18th, 1896.
it resoired By the Democratic Cen
trail Committee of Aadroin County,

Be it resolred By the Democratic Cen
trail Committee of Aadroin County,
No.:
That there will be held in said
county on Saturday, the 18th day of
July. 1896, a school district primary
election for the purpose of express
ing the choice of Democrats of
Audrain county for the various state
and judicial offices and also of select
ing delegates to a county convention
to be held at Mexico ON Monday,
July 90.
That all persons known to be
Democrats may be permitted to vote
at this election, and those not SO
known shall be required to pledge
their support to the state, district,
county and township Democratic
nominees at the November election
before being permitted to vote.
Provided that young Democrats not
now of age but who will become of
age before the November election,
and other Democrats who will
become qualified voters before that
time, may also be permitted to vote
at this primary election.
That for the purpose of said
primary election polls shall be
opened in each school district in the
county and at the school house in
said district, except when the same
are located in towns or cities, in
which case the polls may be opened
at such places Is the judges of cleo
ton may select; but polls shall be
opened in such wards 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 1 o'clock to z
in the afternoon, in the country
districts from 2 to 6 p. IN.
That as soon az may be, and not
later than the 5th day of July, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish
to the secretary of this committee
the names of two good Democratic
citizens 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 n competent persons to act
as clerk.
That the secretary of this commit
tee 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 ticketsIfor
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
state and judicial offices as shall, at
least ten days prior to the said pri-
mary election, furnish to the secre-
tary their names and pay to him
such sums as may be assessed by the
committee, to assist 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 con-
vention, in which names may be
written.
That the voter before depositing
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
for either, but this shall not
the ballot as to other
That the judges of the election
shall IL the name of each voter
be written or the poll book and
the ballot number to
correspond herewith; and at the
close of the polls the judges, together
the clerk, shall count up the &,
votes on tally sheet and certify to !
the same and deliver the said tally !,
sheet, poll books, ballots, etc, to the
delegate for said district, to be by
him safely kept and delivered to the .
chairman and secretary of this com !
at the city of Mexico, on or I
before eleven o'clock in the forenoon I
If the following Monday.
That this committee shall on re- I
,eipt of said tally sheet, poll book, t
ETC., add up the same and ascertain /
declare the result of said pri-
nary election and the person hav- +
ng received the highest number of !;
Totes for any Office shall be declared !,
he choice of the Democratic party ;,
If Audrain county for said office, i
md the party receiving the next e
the second choice. 8
That at said primary election the d
of each district Except the D
of Vandalia, Martinsburg, h
Laddonia and the city of =
iexico) will vote for and elect. one =
to a county convention to
'e held at the court house in the city =
f Mexico at 1 o'clock in the after II
Don of the Monday following said o
election; Laddonia shall 81
lect two delegates, Martinsburg two b
elegates, Farber two delegates and Z,
be town of Vandalia shall elect
.ree delegates, and the city of Mex q,
20 four delegates for each ward to a,
aid convention, and said convention '
Then assembled shall select the d
number of delegates to cast a.
ne vote of Audrain county in the
'emocratic state convention to be N
cid at Jefferson City August 5, 1896, p