The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-05-16
Ru les 1 or he Government of he Dem
OcIalc PrlmafV

l. That the u .mination by the democratic
party of Lafayette county of candidates iOr the
various county and township offices TO be filed
at he next general elt tction be madr by primary
election
, That said primary election he held on Sat-
urddy. May 80, lS9G
That the vote OF said election shall be bv
ballot, anu shall he taken at the usual places
of voting. except as hereinafter PROV ided. All
quai fed voters may vote in other than their own
Io " nship= or at other Than their own prtciDCt-.
prov III. d that the Judges nt s,ch precinct shah
81 ear the person proposing TO vote that ne mas
not vOtfd and NIL not vote ut amy other precinct
and Ihat he ID not voting for township officers,
in cnsPs where the voter proposes 10 vote out
side at his own township
4 That ali persons who are known as dem
ocratS, who voted for supreme Judge in
lS9t, and who shall be legal voters at tue
November election, shall be entitled to vote
at such primary election.
D That the ballots To- br used III said election
lie furnished by this committee. aud ehail be
strips pieces of white paper, with the title oil
the order IN which they are hereinafter named,
and with the name OF each candidate also print
Ell thereon. all the names TO be erased but the
one which the voter desir. TO vote tor.
q That the officers to be elected are kepTe-
Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff. Col
iecIor, Treasurer, Assessor. Coroner, Public
Associate Justice County Court
Western district, Associate Justice County
Court Eastern distris. surveyor, Ins and one con-
Z. That there shall b. appointed q by TINS com.
N ittee 1our judges for each voting precinct, anu
that these judges shall select tour clerks at each
precinct.
That each ecinct be provided. by this
committee, 18th two ballot boxes, one OF which
shall he numbered No. l. and one of which shall
be numbered No 2; and 1t shalt be the Suty OF
said judges to select from their number TWO
ana two Who shall be known counting Judges.
The reaeIvIng Judge. shall receve ,he SaIIo,s' siI'
ballot box No. l being turned over to them by
the receiving judges al the expiration Of The nrst
hour, The ballot boxes being exchanged every
hour thereafter until the POLLS are closed. Two
clerks shall attend the receiving Judges; anu Two
clerks shall attend the counting judges Two
shall lie furnished by this cnmmIttee. That no
information of the votes shall be given.
.. That the polls shall he opened al seven
o clock, II. IN. soon thereafter as may be.
ami shall he kept op-n for the reception OF votes
TO- That should the Judges or either OF them
not be present at the tune appointed Tor opening
the polls, or being present refuse TO act, the
voters present, to the number OI ]. or more, may
proceed to elect Judge or judges. IN his or
their place in such manner may be determ-
so elected shall proceed with the election as
ii he or they had been appointed by this COM
mIttee
ii That the candidates for nomination are
forbidden TO have any private tickets TO be
used at said primary election, hut to use only
those furnished by the committee. which will
provide u sufficient number for every proper
purpose.
Of the receiving judges in the order in which
they are voted ana placed in the ballot box, and
as the 81 me are voted the clerks shall each re-
each ballot, and the name of each person voting
the same.
judges. assisted by the clerks. shall proceed 10
count the ballOIs and cast up the votes for each
candidate, and shall certify under their hands.
attested by the clerks, the result of the count.
ami the nun ber of votes received by every can
didate for every office, and shall cause the same
to be transmitted, without delay, to this COM
IA. That the ballots shall be strung on a
string by one of the counting judges as last as
sealed up and sent TO the committee along with
the return of the judges
Is That one of the poll-bo shall be kept
by the judges OF the election, and the other sent
to this committee.
l6. That the committee shall be IN session in
the courthouse. in the city of LexinGton, on
Monday, the lst day of June, 1896. and shall
continue in until all the returns are sent
in and counted.
IL. That Immediately upon the receipt of the
returns this committee shall proceed to cast up
the whole vote oi the county for every candi-
date for every Office 81 the whole vote for each
district separately for every candidate for every
district office; and the person receiving thr high
est vote for any Office shall be declared to be the
nominee of the democratic party for such office.
and this committee shall, as soon as practicable
thereafter. cause TO be published the particulars
and the result of their action, the committee
the right ana authority TO hear
and determine all complaints of illegal
voting and contests for nomination for any
office.
ly provided Tor, such election shall be conducted
of this stale regulating popular elections
10. For the purposes of this election Lexlng-
ton township shall constitute but one precinct.
and the poll will be opened only at the court
house, in the city of Lexington. In Washington
township one of the places of voting shall be
Walnut Row Schoolh"use instead of CenIervleW.
and in Dover township one of the precincts
shall be Edwards, and one ut the Confederate
Home; and in Freedom township one shall be
at Borland.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
rhof in Orda IN ulpal "a a16
of the primary election each and every candidate
for representative and Associate Justice of
County Court shall be assessed at 81 80; each
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff,
Treasurer and Assessor, SI2 30; for Collector.
SIS 90; for Public Administrator and Sur
Veyor, So 90; for Coroner, 81 80; for Constable,
81 co. and that he name of no candidate tor
u county office shall be printed on the tickets
for said primary election until his assessment
is paid to tue treasurer of the committee.
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
it shnll be the duty of the judges to swear the
party Offering to vote, and require him to
asked him touching his qualifications as
democrat. And in case such party shall
refuse to swear. or answer such questions, or
upon answering. fails to satisfy said judges OF
his right to vote, then his vote shall be
Re solved That no electioneering, soliciting
of votes, or delivery of tickets to voters by
any candidate or their friends, shall be allowed
or permitted nearer than twenty feet of the
and any candidate OF friend of a can
dIdate who W wilfully refuses to obey and observe
this rule shall have all tickets voted in viola
ton of this rule thrown out by the judges.
And further; That the committeeman or the
several townships in the county may appoint
a suitable number OF democrats to stand at
the polls in their respective townships to see
that the above rule is carried out, ana to chal-
lenRe and prevent, as far as possit lie, any ana
all II egal voting. to The end that fair and i'm
partial election may be held and the harmony
and confidence of the party be thereby
maintained.
And further; The Judges and clerks of the
primary election, herein provided Tor. snail:
before entering upon their duties, take ana
the oath prescribed by law Tor
Judges and clerks of election, said oath being
attached to the pOll-DoOk provided FOR salu
Judges and clerks by this committee.
Section 1895 Revised Statutes OF MISSOURI,
1889. denonnces as a misdemeanor fraudulent
and illegal voting at such primary election.
Section 1897, same statutes, denounceS AS
misdemeanor the procuring of illegal votes TO
be cast ut snch election.
Section 4I!lS, same statutes, uenOunces as
misdemeanCr any fraudulent return made by
any judge or clerk of such election:
II shall be the duty of the committeeman,
Ill their respective townships, to see that tne
above rules of this committee, ana the said
statute law of 1889 be strictly observed ana
faithfully enforced at said primary election
and all illegal voting and the procuring OF
Illegal votes TO he east ut said election, II
any shall, by said committeeman. be report
ed to this committee.
Democratic candidates MUST De nominated
by democrats.
Republican National Convention, St.
Louis, NO., June 16, 1896.
For this occasion the Wabash railroad
has reduced the rate from all stations to
st. Louis to one fare for the round trip.
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