Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-29

Clerks, no n retaining more than one
copy and these to be retained by such
ones of their number as they may select
In the event the poll book of any Dis
trict delivered to the officer holding said
primary should not be returned by him
to the Congressional Chairman of said
County as herein provided, the said
Chairman shall send for and obtain
from the Judges and Clerks holding said
election for n Of the poll books re,
tanned by said Judges and Clerks which
shall be used for determining the vote
cast by said district
SEVENTH.
The respective agents Of the several
candidates shall each appoint a Clerk
for each voting precinct, whose duty II
shall be to keep a poll book, and he shall
poll the name of each and every voter
voting and shall keep a tally sheet and
tho Judges Of said election shall certify
the same TO the Congressional County
Chairman as before provided.
EIGHTH.
The agents appointed by the respect.
i've candidates in each County as herein.
before provided for, shall meet with the
Congressional Chairman of each County
at the Court House in said County on
April 10Th, 1896, at which time the re.
turns from the various districts shall be
opened by the Chairman in the presence
OF said agents, and the votes counted as
before provided for, and said Chairman
shall give to each Of said agents, If they
so desire, a certificate, showing the mum.
Der Of votes cast for each candidate in
each Civil District as shown by said re-
turns, and said Chairman shall take and
deliver said poll books to the meeting OF
the Congressional Executive Committee
t o be held in Greeneville, Tennessee, on
April 23rd, 1885, as before provided for
but in the event any Chairman for any
reason can not attend said meeting then
he shall send said poll books of his
County to the Chairman of the Republi-
a Congressional Committee at Greene
vile, Tennessee, in the manner r
vided by law for sending returns of reg
ular elections and said returns, when re.
ceived by the Chairman, shall be pre-
sented to the meeting Of the Committe
on April %, 1896, and then opened by
said Committee, at its meeting and
counted.
The following respective oaths shall
be taken or subscribed to as hereinbefore
provided for, by the Judges and Clerks
holding said election respectively:
JUDGES OATH.
You do solemnly swear that, as Judges
OF this election you will suffer no one
to vote whom you know, Of your knowl-
edge who appears either by his own
oath, or by the testimony Of others, not
to be a qualified Republican voter; that
you will not suffer the ballot box to be
out Of the presence or sight OF at least
two of your number until every vote is
counted out; that you will faithfully
and impartially conduct yourselves as
Judges Of this election, and that YOU
will, in all respects, perform the duties
imposed upon you by the rules of this
election as its Judges and Inspectors, so
help you God.
OATH OF CLERKS.
You do solemnly swear that you will
faithfully and impartially discharge
your duties as Clerks of this election, so
help you God.
Which oaths shall be part Of the re-
turns Of said election.
If there is no officer present who can
administer the oath to the Judges and
Clerks holding said primary, then they
shall subscribe to said oath as above
provided for, and this shall be witnessed
by the officer holding said election and
certified with the returns SEN to the
County Congressional Chairman.
TENTH.
The vote shall be by ballot, and the
ballot box shall be inspected by the
Judges OF the election before the poll OF
any vote, and shall be kept in sight and
presence till the vote is counted out.
ELEVENTH.
The poll tax test as to the qualification
OF an Elector, shall not be in force.
TWELFTH.
In the event the officer, or any or all
OF the Judges and Clerks, appointed as
hereinbefore provided for, for holding
the primary in any Civil District of any
County, shall, for any reason, fail or re.
fuse to be present and aid in holding
said primary, then the officer and Judges
who are present, may select other Re-
publicans to fill the place of those absent
and open and hold said primary, or if
none are present, then the Republicans
present at said voting place, may select
an officer and at least two Judges and
two Clerks, who shall open and hold
said primary and make returns Of same
as provided. The officers thus selected,
shall be done with the view to represent,
in so far as possible, each candidate.
THIRTEENTH.
The votes cast at said primary shall
be taken from the ballot box by the Of
ficers and counted in the presence Of the
public where practicable; but where not
practicable, to count in this way, then
the same may be counted in private /;
but in this event, at least one represent
alive of each candidate may be present,
il he desires.
The above rules were adopted by the
Congressional Executive Committee at
Greeneville, Tennessee, January q, 1896.
c. c. TAYLOR, Chairman.
r. c. SMITH, Secretary.
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