The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-04-09

ballot for voting. in which booths the voters
shall mark their ballots, screened from obser
| vatiOn.
81. No person, other than judges and clerk.
of the election, shall he permitted to enter o
remain in the room in which the polling place
| Is situated. except for the purpose of casting
his own ballot; and for the purpose OF prepar
ing his ballot, no voter shall be permitted tC
remain in his booth longer than five minutes
and no person other than the voter preparing
his own ballot shall he suffered to enter any
booth with voter, upon any pretext what
ever
-. Not more than one person shall be per
init Ell tn occupy any one booth al one time
and no pergOn shall remain in occupy Z
booth longer than may be necessary Ia prepare
his ballot, ami in no event longer than fvt
minutes
:sI. Any voter who shall by accident OF
mistake spoil his ballot, so that he cannot
conveniently vote the same, mny, on return
ing said spoiled ballot To the judges of elec
ttDn, receive another in place thereof. Every
person who does not vote any ballot delivered
to him shall, before leaving the polling place
return such ballot 10 the judges of election
having charge OF the ballots.
~. No judge OF election shall depOsite any
ballot upon which the names or initials of the
judges as hereinbeforc provided for does moi
appear.
Section 47aG, Revised Statutes of Missouri
lSSa,.denOunces as a misdemeanOr fraudulent
ana illegal voting at such primary election.
Section 4T9I, same statutes, denOunces rs u
misdemeanor the procuring of illegal votes tC
be cast at such election.
section 479s. same statutes. denounces as II
d
any Judge or clerk of such election.
Ii shall be the duty of the committeeman, in
their respective townships, to see that the
statute law of 1899 he strictly observed and
faithfully enforced at said primary election
and all illegal voting and the procuring OF
Illegal votes to be cast at said election, if any
shall, by said committeeman, be reported tO
this committee.
The following names were reported as
proper persons to act as judges of election
at the various precincts:
LIST OF JUDGES AND CLERKS.
Mayview-John w. Newman, j. L.
Smith, j. w. Cunningham, Price Adams,
judges.
Walnut Row-Horace Davenport, c. H
Coleman, Thos. Pollard, X. p. Marshall,
judges.
Wolfe M. Ramsey, Jas.
w; Renick. Geo. w: Fox, Julius Stall,
judges; Jas. M. Keith, Sam Smith, c. E.
Fox, ID. l.. Yancy, clerks.
Wellington-Jos. Lauderdale. 4. NJ.
Thomas, Richard Atterbury, 8. N. Cooley
North Odessa-Thos. Gibbs, Alb. JET
fries, ). j. Geraughty, M. A. Sharp,
judges.
Greenton-Henry Ritter, A. T. Robin
son, j. w. Hannah, Q. j. Miller, judges.
back, Fred Miller. b. w. Jefferson, judges.
Bates City-G- w. Osborne, X. =. Gill
iespie, David Marlin, q. ". Gillespie,
judges.
Lexington-J. p. ArdInger, H. W. Win
sor, Evan Young, Jos. A. Edmonds,
South Odessa-D ii. White, Chss. Cox,
A. G. Green. +. L. Lee, judges.
Chapel Hill-Alex Wilkerson, J. f.
Harris, AL. DeShon, James II. Dean,
Fersuson's SchooIhouse-J. T. Cheat
ham, II. w. Brown, 4. L. Ferguson, Mute
Herald, judges.
Aullville-J. Il. Shackelford, William
Davis, W. F. Lewis, j. NJ. Handley, judges.
Concordia-Henry Westerhouse, Henry
Miller, Henry Driver, Julius Vogt. Sr.,
judges.
Borlaud-James Downing, William
Dyer, IL. Wilson, G. IL. Vandiver, Judges.
South Higginsvilie-S. g. Emison
Frank p. Canterbury, Price Gum, ID. o.
Bonham, judges; Stewart Santmeyer,
Jesse Hargrave, Forest McCord, Herman
DeBolt, clerks.
North HiggiDgville-Sam Mcdaniel, 3.
c. Ridge, Frank Ridgeway. w. q. Neale,
judges.
Corder-Robert Corder, William Will
son, stephen Kelley, James Fosset, judges.
Hodge-w. R: YanAnglen, J. l.. Hit.
IL. L. Corbin, ed. Edwards, judges.
Dover-Wilson Malone, Samuel E.
Vaughan, f. Zsyzing. w. A. Redd,
judges; Henry Hockensmith, Lee Startz-
man, AS. Harwood, r P. Harwood, clerks.
Page City-Thomas Miller, j W. Thomp-
kins, J. K. Lyons, George Hall, judges.
WaverIy--George Hall, Il. A. Groves,
David Davis. J. Yeager, judges.
Alma-John F. Rolf, Ed j. Rogge,
George A. Albin, John Il. Goodwin,
judges.
Bids for priutiug forty eight poll books
and 25,000 election tickets were opened
and read, as follows:
Lexington INTELLIoENCER, S2o; Lex
ington News, $24 so; Higginsville Leader,
ga; HIgginsvills Jetfersonian, $40. The
contract was awarded to the Jeffersonian.
Bids for the delivery OF the poll books
and ballots to the judges in the various
precincts were opened and read, as
follows: c. G. Graves, $40; d. d. Martin,
SIS; Plattenburg & Burton, $40. The
contract was awarded to Plattenburg &
Burton.
1t was ordered that the printing of the
poll books and tickets be completed ten
days before the election.
There being no further business before
the committee, it was moved and carried
to adjourn.