Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-11

iiHuorS buali % ticotnHtl ana helu TO DO
guilty of disorderly Conduct and upon
conviction thereof before the judge of
the municipal court of the city OF Will
mington shall forfeit anu pay fine of
not less than % and not exceeding $40 in
default OF payment to be committed to
the county Jail at New Castle for a
term not exceeding GO days.
The Department Of Elections shall
furnish at each and every polling place
where a primary election is to DO held
Bible for the USE OF the officers hold
ing such primary election.
lnsDft in lieu of section the follow
ing: Tho time for opening the polls for
the purpose of holding a primary cleo
tion under the provisions of this act
shall be ? o'clock in the afternoon. and
the time for closing the polls at such
primary elections shall be o'clock in
the evening.
insert in liou Of section 6 the follow.
ing: The Department of Elections
shall provide and deliver, or cause to
be provided and delivered, to the olli-
GERS at each and every polling place
whore primary election is to be held
in the city of Wilmington ballot box,
tho same to BIO provided with lock
and key, tbs said ballot box to be not
less than II inches long, 915 inches
wide and inches high. one end of
which shall be entiraiy of glass, and
to have a lid 80 constructed that the
said lid will slide with ease, the lid of
said ballot box to have an opening in
tbs top of not moro than ono inch long
and not more than three sixteonths of
an inch wide, the opening to he on.
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which material shall BIO securely fas-
toned to the lid. They shall also fur.
nish TO the officers holding a primary
election box of sufficient size to bold
the ballots cast at such primary elec.
tion. Tho said ballots, after having
been counted, shall be deposited in said
box, together with onH certificate and
ono tally sheet, securely sealed and re.
turned to the Department OF Elections,
as we'll as the boaks, papers and all ma.
terials used in connection with such
primary election.
The Department OF Elections sh all
furnish at each and every polling place
in the city of Wilmington where a
primary election is to be held tally
sheets, Dlauk certificates and stationery
sufficient for the use of tho officers
holding such primary election. After
bavisg counted the ballots cast at q
primary election the officers holding
such election shall fill out and sign
three certificates and the tally sheets,
with the number ni votes entered Ihero-
on that have been cast for each and
every candidate voted for at such prim-
airy election.
One certificate shall be delivered To
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for which the primary election is held,
one certificate to the Department oil
Elections, together with one tally sheet
the third certificate and one tally sheet
as provided in the first paragraph OF
this section. That part OF the ballot
box that is composed of glass shall be
so placed during the time that the
primary election 10 in progress that il
can be seen at ali times BY the persons
on the outside of the polling place.
The lid of the ballot box shall be
securely locked during the time that
the primary election is being CON
Quoted, and shall not be unlocked until
the polls are closed and the time arrives
to count the votes.
Insert in lieu OF section 7 the follow
ing That whenever tho chairman and
secretary Of a political party. organiza-
tion or association desires to hold a
primary election in the city of Will
mington for the purpose mentioned in
section l of this act the chairman and
secretary OF such political party shall
notify the Department of Elections by
letter of their intention of holding a
primary election, stating the day that
they desire the election hold, which
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prior to tho time for holding said
primary election. II no previous notice
shall have been received by the said
Department OF Elections from another
political party of their intention to
hold primary election on that day the
said department shall then make ar
rangements for holding such primary
election for that party. Ii the time
named by the chairman and secretary
OF such political party shall have been
taken by another political party the
Department of Elections snail notify
the chairman and secretary of the said
party of that fact, and another day
snail be selected for holding such
primary election. In no case shall more
than one political party be permitted
10 hold primary election on one and
the same day.
The number of days that shall he
allowed for holding primary elections
shall not exceed two for each political
party in any one year.
The time for holding primary elec-
lions under tho prov isions of this act
shall be in the month OF May for the
purpose of nominating officers to be
voted Tor at municipal election, and
in the month of September for numi-
mating officers to be voted for at gen-
eral election.
At the time of notifying the Depart
mont OF Elections by political party
OF thoir intentions of holding primary
election the chairman or secretary OF
such political party shall deposit with
the Department of Elections the sum
OF - dollars, the same TO be used by
the Department of Elections toward de-
fraying the expenses of such primary
election, The balance needed for the
funds remaining in tho possession of
the Department Of Elections received
by them for the purpose OF tiefraying
the expenses of holding a primary cleo
tiou from a political party or parties
shall be deposited with the city treas
ursr OF the city of Wilmington for the
benefit Of the city.
Insert in lieu OF section the follow
ing: The Department of Elections
shall deliver to, the officers at each and
every polling place where a primary
election is TO be held in the city of
Wilmington blank poll books. They
shall also furnish te the ipspectors OF