The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-04-16
RULES GOVERNING DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION.

EIIt ION.
T. Tnc nomination by the democratic party
OF Lafayette county Of candidates tor the
various G unity and township oGiccs 10 be Gllei
at the next general election, be made by primal y
election
=: Tint saii primary election be held on SAT
uJlay May y, l~aS
. shat Inc vote OF said election shall be by
ballot and shall be taken at The usual places
of y"lID", except as hereinafter DFoyiIci. All
lHaiitrp voters may sut" IA OttcrihIu tHcIrOWu
i'" "7h'l5 or 81 other imam thor own prtCiucts,
p]fovii"d that the judges 20 such precinct siilII
rs" person proposing 10 vote that hr Inns
NOT v0tst and WIFI DOT vote az uHyuther precinct
ana that hc is not voting for township officers,
IN cases where the voter prOpusrs to vote out
side Of his own township
4. All legal voter, Of LAFAYETTE county. who
voted for The nominees of the Chicago demo
cratic convention of 1886. who viii pledge
themselves 10 support the nominees Of the
teMocfttic panty at the comirg November
election; and all persons who have become
It&ihI voters since last election, and all who
WIZ become legal voters before said election,
VINO Will pledge themselves 10 support the
nominees OF the democratic parry at thai
election shall be entitled 10 vote NJ this
/ primary.
o Tnaf the ballots TO Ice used at said ec fion
be furnished 10y tins committee. and shall he
strips or p:cccs Of white paper, with the tile OF
each officer Ia he nominated printed thereon, IN
The order III which they are hereinafter named,
and with the name Of each candidate also print
81 thereon. AL the nniucs to be erased bnL the
one which the voter desires to vote tor.
q That The officers to lie nominated are Rep
Itsrniahyc. Judge of Probate, County Clerk.
JifcuIt Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, County
Collector, sheriff, Treasurer, Recorder Of
Deeds, Public Administrator, Coroner, Pre-
siding judge County court, Judge Eastern de
tTir'i Jua2e West'rn DISTRICT. two Justices of
ihe Peace Tor each township, except three for
lexington township; Constable for each town
ship
:. That there shall be appointed by This com.
mitt"e four Judges Tor each voting precinct. and
That these Judges shall select ionr clerks at each
$ That each precinct be provided. bv this
committee, with two ballot boxes, one OF which
shall be numbered No. l, and one of which shall
he numbered No ,; and It shall be the suty OF
said judges to select from their number two
Judges WHO shall he known rs receiving judgcs.
and two who shall he known as cOuntingJudge
The receiving judges shall receive the ballots. !
uud The counting Judges shall Count The hnii,fs
ballot box No. / being turned over to them bv
hour, the ballot boxes being cxchanrei ever
hour thereafter, until the polls ara closed. Two
clerks shall attend the receiving Judges; and two
clerks shall attend the counting iudges. Two
poll books for the use Of judges and clerks
shall he furnished by tins committee. That no
information of the votes shall he given.
., That the polls shall be opened ut seven
O'Clock Il m, or as soon thereafter as may BE-,
ant shall be kept open for the reception Of votes
urtil the setting OF the sun.
10; mat should the judges or either of them
not be present at the time appointed for opening
the polls or being present refuse to act, The
voters present, 20 the number Of :, or more, may
proceed TO elect a Judge or judges, IN his or
ihoir place in such manner rs may be detcrm-
med upon BY them, and the judge or judges
so elected shall proceed with the election as
If he or they had been appointed by this com
II. That the candidates for nomination are
forbidden to have any private tickets To he
used at said primary election.
II. That each ballot shall be numbered by orc
they are voted ana niaccd in the biaiiidt b bm "n n
as the same are voted the clerks shall each re-
cord, in separate poll-books, The number Of
lacl ballot, and The name Of each person voting
the same.
b. That as soon as the polls are closed. the
Judges, assisted by the clerks, shall proceed 10
count the ballots and cast up the votes for each
and shall certify under their hands.
by The clerks, the result Of the count,
- tne nun ntL OF Noles received ny every can
iluale Tor every Office. and shall cause the same
IA. That the ballots shall be strung on a
by one OF the counting judges rs fact as
they are counted, and shall be securely tied or
called up ana sent TO the committee along with
Is That one of the poli-bOoks shall be kept
by me Judges OF the election, and the other sent
10 this committee. =
10. That the committee shall be in session in
he courthouse. in the CITY of LpXingfnn on
the Did day Of May, 1898, and shall
continue IN session until all the returns are sent
IN aud counted.
L. That Immediately upon the receipt of the
returns inns committed shall proceed TO cast IN
he whole vote OF the county for every candi.
late Tor every Office. al Il the whole vote for each
i57tIict srpiIa'e'y lof every Candidate Tor every
district Office; and the person receiving tho high
est vote for any Oece shall be declared to be the
1Omrce o! the democratic party for sucb flee
md this committee shall, as soon rs practicable
hereafter, cause 10 be published the particulars
and the result Of their action the ron,mittao
the right and authority TO hear
md determine an complains Of ILLEGAL
'0tiug and contests for nomination for any
Is. That IN ali PARTICULARS not herein special
y provided Tor, euch election shall be conducted
1, near ms may be in accordance with the laws
u This state regulating general elections.
10. For The purposes Of this election Leving-
on township stall constitute but one pIeaInct.
me rnii VII be opened only Mt the court ,
loHse, in the city Of Lexington. In Washington J.
ownshig one Of The places oc voting shall be y
" aluut Row SchOclh'usr instead Of CeutprVIew e
md in Dover tuWuShip one of the prapiDcts Il
hall be Edwards: in Freedom township one $
hall be Borland Schoolhouse. '
20. In order to meet the cxpenqes Of the nrf-
nary election the several candidates for each r.
'uunty office shall be assessed AS follows: Rep =
eSehtdtiye, rl1'O; Judge Of Probate. SI5 90; n
.uunty clerk, $1,000; Circuit Clerk, $1,000; Pros il
cutting Attorney, $1,000; County Collector. 81
'&uOO; Sherlit, 5000; Treasurer, $1,000; BCcoI- a
error DeedS,rlj:Oj; Public administrator $50; n
'oroucr, 80 90; Presiding Judge County Court u
no. On; Judge Eastern District, 81 so; Judge %
Western District, $50: two Justices of the =
'eace for each township, except three for =,
.cNiugtont township, 500; Constable for each II
Dwuship. $500; and that he name Of no can n
idalc Tor any Office shall Ec printed on a.
he tickets Tor said primary election until his Il
s-eSsment Is raId to the treasurer Of the com -
81. IN auyaand all doubtful eases 1t shall a
e the duty of the judges To swear the i,
uswer, under oath, such questions as may be ~
skcd him touching his qualifications as Il y
eiuse 40 swear. CT answer such questions, or -
pom answering. fails to satisfy said Judges OF !"
- -" w N'A'1 ilifli MS NtAt Stlhit Lt Ia
fused. "
-. oclcctioneering or solicitin Of votes BY J,
nv candidate or their friends, shall hc allowed ~
, permitted nearer Than twenty feet of the
citing places in the several townships Of the j.
puuty al
- Tho ummitt.cmcn of the several town
hips ia the county may appoint % suitable ~
lumber of democrats Ia stand at the polls in be
leir respective townships To see that the
hove rule h. carried out, and To challenge and III
. went, as far as possible, any ana all illegal al
citing, 10 the end that Il fair aud imparttat
lection may he lpll. and the hMrmnnN and : III
untdeucc of the party be thereby maintained. at
-. The Judges and clerks OF the primary st
lection. herein provided FOR, shall, before ~
ntoriug upon their duties, take and subscribe ~
Ic oath prescribed by law for Judges and III
lc p"!lhoohS provided for said Judges and IA
by this committee. -
-. the Judges of the election having charge
the ballots shall deliver To each identified
'uuCIat offering To- vote M this election one
ll4"t. bri IRE utlNciing any ballot 10 any
BIER the said Judge shall write the Initials OF
80 receiving judges ON the back of said
tNut within two inches ut the top thereof.
% tpuu receipt of his ballot the clpCtDr
Iail forthwith. and without leaving the poll
y place, retire alone tn n booth to prepare his IN
Not. He shall prepare nis ballot 10y crossing ~
'pt those ,ur WIoUA he desires to vote. After rs
.Cgar!ug his ballot, the olcCtur shall fold the
50 that the face of the ballot will be CON
Iled and the said initials may bcscen. Hc~hnl
en- vote forthwith and before leaving the
'llins place, and hc shall not exhibit the face
his ballot To- any person whumsuevcr.
Any qualified c~lector, who shall declare
the Judges having charge of the uui;Uts that
cannot read or write, lr ,hatb by reason of
" -Jcui disability uC IS unable to mark his
hot, s,Hy declare his choice of candidates L.
G said Judges, who, in the presence of the
-ctnr, shall prepare a ballot for him rs
rcgtcd hy him.
IS. Any ballot that shall contain two or
ore names for the slime office not crossed ont
all he declared void stu tar Is it applies to
at once.
-. The Judges of election, before proceed
z to receive ballots, snail, in the presence of
fGl=. omen the LIafaf kTHAEa Inu remove .
crefrum anything that may be found therein.
So The central committeeman for each
NuSnip ~uul! sec that q suitable number of
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