Middletown transcript., 1898-02-05

%. and p. N /, at which one person
from each ward in Wilmington, and
one person from each hundred outside
of Wilmington sh all be elected.
Every white male citizen who will be
entitled to vote at the ensuing general
election may vote al this election held
the last Saturday in May, provided that
it is distinctly understood, whether by
question from judges or otherwise. that
such citizen is member of the Demo-
cratic party.
Any person offering to vote and who
for apparent good cause is challenged,
shall be required to take the following
oaths or affirmation:
"You solemnly swear Tor affirm that
you are at this time bona fide resident
of this primary election district, for
this election, and that you are mem
ber for the party authorizing this cleo
tion, and that you will be qualified
voter at the next ensuing general elec-
tion, 80 help you God Tor 80 you SOL
emnly afirm),"
The persons so elected as aforesaid in
Wilmington, shall meet in some suit
able place on the Tuesday following
said election, at 8 O'Clock p. N. land elect
three persons who shall be the members
OF the county executive committee for
Wilmington hundred, and shall per-
form the duties hereinafter prescribed
by rule z. No persons 30 elected to
said convention in Wilmington shall be
eligible as member of the county ex-
ecutive committee.
Where there is contest of two per-
sons to be voted for at said primary
elections, representatives of the interest
of each candidate shall be as nearly
equally divided as possible as to the
board of election officers, and where
there are more than two persons con-
testing for the same Office, no candidate
shall be entitled TO more than one rep
resen tative in said board of electirn Of
ficers.
The persons so elected as aforesaid
from the several hundreds outside OF
Wilmington shall be the members Of
the county executive committee of
their respective hundreds, and shall
perform the duties hereinafter pre-
scribed by rule Z.
The county executive ommittee
shall cause to be prepared and deliv-
cred to each inspector and judge APP
pointed to hold the said election on the
last Saturday ip May, printed copy of
the following oath or affirmation which
shall be taken by each inspector and
j Judge:
"I do solemnly swear Tor AFFIRM that
in the election to be held .on-day of
May, A. D., will not knowingly or
wilfully receive or consent to the re-
ceiving of the vote of any person whom
shall believe not entitled to vote, un-
less my associates shall adj udge such
person to be entitled to vote. That
I will not receive or reject. nor concur
in receiving or rejecting any vote
through partiality or under bias, and
that will determine every matter that
shall come before me and perform
every act and duty required Of me in
conducting said election truly, faith
fully and impartially, according to the
best Of my skill and judgment; that
will cause the ballots that shall be
taken at said election to be fully read.
and ascertaiDed and true statement |
thereof to be made according to the |
best of my knowledge and ability, so
help me God Tor so l somemnly afirm)."
Each inspector shall take and sub
scribe to the said oath before notary |
public. or justice Of the peace of New |
Castle county, and said oath after be- |
ing duly taken and subscribed to by |
each inspector shall be returned to and |
be in possession of the chairman Of the |
county executive committee, at least
"a hours before the time of opening |
said election on the said last Saturday |
in May.
Each of the said two judges shall
choose one clerk to whom the inspec-
tor shall administer the following oath |
or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that
as clerk of this election, to be this day
held, l will not use or assent to any
falsehood, fraud or deceit, and that l
will keep the polls and perform my du-
ties truly, faithfully and impartially, SO
help me God Tor so solemnly affirm)."
At the time for closing the polls of
the election held on the last Saturday
in May, the presiding officer shall pub
Ideally proclaim in clear nd distinct
voice the number of votes that have
been cast at such election as shown by |
the poll lists. After closing the polls,
presiding officer and judges shall openly !
and publically remove the lid of the
box containing the ballots. The ballots
shall be taken separately from the box.
One of the judges shall keep in his GUS
tody the said box while the other judge
shall publicly, lake the ballots one by
one from the box and read the same
aloud. When ballot shall be read it |
shall be submitted to each Of the other
judges for inspection and put in another
box provided for this purpose, it being |
FIRST seen that the said box is empty. |
Two clerks at least shall keep an accur-
ate account of the ballots as they are
read. At the close Of the canvass of
the ballots cast for each candidate, the
inspector shall publicly announce the
vote and the result of the canvass. The
inspectors and Judges shall make car.