The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25

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4 The title of the Office shall be printed il
bold face type.
RULE Z. The Primary Election Com.
mission elected a. aforesaid shall hav
full charge OF said primary election
: Its duty shall bc 10 cause the tickets 4
be printed for said election, not less THAI
two tickets for each Democratic voter il
each precinct az shown at the last gener
al election (6OlO), and the commission
shall count and seal said tickets in suita
bile packages, and cause the same to b,
delivered 10 the various inspectors O
said primary election at least one da,
before said election; and the seals o
packages of said tickets are not to b'
| opened until the polls are opened, an,
, the election board duly organized an,
sworn the tickets are To be in charge o
the election boards, and not to be deliv-
cred 10 the voter until he has entered
+. the poll room and announced his name
and are not to be delivered until th,
clerks have signed their initials on the
back of the lower right hand corner o.
the ticket, Ii "A ticket becomes mutilat-
led It may he returned to the poll clerk
and another will be handed out for the
same
! RULE s. The manner of voting shall
be upon the plan of the Australian bal
lot law as now in force The voter shall
designate his vote by putting an (x) in
the square before the name of the candi-
date for whom he desires to vote. No
ticket shall be counted except those
furnished by the election boards. In all
eases where the voter clearly indicates
for whom he wishes to vote on the tick
ct, even ii such ticket be improperly
marked, the ticket shall be counted, but
should it appear to the board that there
are intentional marks on the ticket TO
distinguish said ticket from any other
ticket, then such ticket shall not he
counted. Tickets must be folded to
show the initials of the clerks
RULE q. The Primary Commission
shall provide all poll books, tally sheets,
pouches, blue pencils, and blank affida-
Wits necessary To carry on said election.
Such election commission shall be duly
sworn before some person authorized to
administer oaths, before entering upon
their duties. The commission shall have
full charge OF the primary election.
RULE 10. All those who voted for the
Hon. William J. Bryan for president of
the United States at the election OF 1895,
and all Democrats that will be voters at
the next general election, shall be legal
voters at said primary election in the
township or precinct wherein they re-
side, and no member of other political
organizations or parties shall have the
right to vote at said election.
RULE IL. The inspectors and judges
shall have the right to challenge ell IL
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member of other political parties shall
be considered an illegal voter and shall
not be allowed To vote, il being the
sense of the Dubois County Democratic
Central Commi tee that the Democrats
of Dubois county are fully competent to
nominate ticket that will be acceptable
to all kickers and represent the senti-
ment of the county Democracy.
RULE IL. Spectators shall be kept
away from the windows and do m of
polling places at least fifty feet, but the
chute can be dispensed with.
RULE l3. The inspector of each vot-
ing precinct as herein provided for shall
meet the election commission on Fri
day, March llth, 1898, before the hour
Of O'Clock p. m, to get the election
tickets, poll books, tally sheets, etc,
and receipt for the same.
RULE IA. The primary election COM
mission is hereby directed to collect the (
following amounts from candidates,
which amounts must be paid to entitle
the candidate to have his name placed
on the ticket viz:
Congressman S25. Auditor 500, Clerk [
$40, Recorder SIS, Treasurer Sl5, Sheriff {
hl5, Prosecutor SIS, Commissioner s., {
Senator s., Representative s., Coroner {
- 80, Surveyor $3.50. The money as
sessed against each candidate to defray
expenses of the primary shall be depos-
ted with George X. Wilson, treasurer of !
he election commission, before March
st, 1898. February 2Sth, 1898, is the {
ast day upon which assessments can be I;
,aid.
RULE l5 No other tickets shall be Z
at the primary election except :
hose furnished by the election commits |
ion. Nor shall the name of any candi- !
late, whose assessment is unpaid at the :,
ime of printing said tickets, be placed :
hereon. I
Notice is further given, that in accord [
nee with resolution adopted by the a
entral committee, the Democrats of the
everal townships shall, or the day of
he primary election, at the places above
famed, select delegates at 10 o'clock a. h
A., to attend a Democratic County Con- h
ention, to be held at the court house in
he town of Jasper, Dubois county,
indiana, on u
ionday, Mar. IA, '9S, at 10 o'clock Am. :