Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-15
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
Rules and Regulations to be Observed
by Those Voting.

Resolyed-That the polls shall be opened
in each ward of the city at the usual voting
place and it shall be the duty of the ward
supervisor to see that the judges and clerks
are in place at the hour appointed Tor the
opening of the polls, and provide al! neceS-
airy poll books etc. The polls shall Dc
opened from IL n. to p. M. Tuesday,
point one Judge and one clerk for each ward.
who shall be paid one dollar each by the
| treasurer of the city committee upon the
certificate of the secretary thereof that all
registration and poll books and other papers
entrusted to them have been returned te
him.
Resolved-That the city committee shall
provide printed tickets to the number of two
thousand Zone thousand for each ward)
containing the names in alphabetical order
of all persons who shall have announced
themselves, or been announced by authority,
as candidate for the position named to the
chairman of the city committee on or before
nine O'Clock of the night of Saturday, the
18th day Of April 1897, and shall have paid
or caused to have been paid to the chair
man of the said city committee on or before
the said 18th day Of April at nine O'Clock p.
M. the sum of five dollars each Tor the
purpose Of paying the expenses of this
primary election, and shall have pledged
themselves as provided in the following
section.
Resolved-That no candidate shall be
voted for who does not hold himself pledged
to abide by the result of the primary cleo
ton.
Resolved-That no other tickets except
the one printed by :he City Democratic COM
mittee shall be used in this primary election,
and such tickets shall not be delivered to
the ward supervisors until the night proceed
ing the day of the said primary election.
Resolved-That all Democrats who are
duly registered and those who will be entitl-
ed to register and vote at the May election
shall be eligible as voters at the primary
election, and the offer of such Democrats to
vote shall be considered pledge on his
part to support the nominee of said primary.
Resolved-That the voting shall be by
ballot, and the judges and clerks shall be
governed as far as applicable by the same
rules as govern them in regular electlons
under the existing Walton Law as amended.
Immediately after the polls are closed the
judges and clerks OF election in the presence
of the Supervisor of the ward in which such
polls are held, if he be present, and in the
presence of not over two spectators, should
they desire to be present, shall ascertain the
number of votes cast, which number shall
poll books. The judges and clerks Of eiec-
ton shall then make out on the poll books
a certificate of the number of votes cast for
each chandidate, which shall be signed by
the judges and attested by the clerks and re.
turned Immediately upon the close OF said
work together with ballots and other books
and papers to the chairman of the city
Democratic committee.
Resolved-That immediately after the
polls are closed and the vote certified by
the judges and clerks, the city committee
shall meet to canvass the returns, hear
appeals If any, and make certificate OF final
results of the election. The result of the
election shall BIZ announced by the chair
man of this committee the person receiving
the highest number of votes for the Office OF
city treasurer shall be declared the nominee
of the party for said Office. In case of tie
the city committee shall decide the same by
lot.
W. B. MCCHEsNEY,
w. e. MoFFETT, Chairman.
Secretary.