Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10

Ahhil bb reVulEdll 10 lhhb tuo iolluWluE |
oath or affirmation:
"You solcmny swear Tor affirm that |
you are at this time bona iide resident |
of this primary election district, for
this election, and that you are mem.
her OF the party authorizing this
election, and that you will he quail
fed voter at the next ensuing general
election. so help you God Tor so you
susmnly atlirm)."
The persons so elected as aforesaid in
Wilmington, shall meet in some suit
able place on ths Tuesday following
said election, at S o'clock, p. M, and
elsct three persons who shall he the
members of the county executive com.
mittee for Wilmington hundred, and
snail perform tine duties hereinafter
prescribed by rule Z. No person so
elected TO SAID convention in Whining
ton shall he eligible as member OF the
county executive committee.
Where there is q contest OF two per
sons to DO voted for at said primary
elections, representatives Of the interest
OF each candidate shall be as nearly
equally divided al pus5ible as to the
board of election officers, and where
there are more than two persons con-
testing for the same Office, no candi.
date shall he entitled to mnre than one
representative in said board of election
officers.
Tho persons so elected az aforesaid
| from tho several hundreds outside of
| Wilmington shall 10 the members Of
| the county executive committee Of their
respective hundreds, and shnl perform
1 the duties hereinafter prescribed by
1 ruY !.
/ Tho county executive committee shall
/ cause to he prepared and delivered to
/ aurh inspector and judge appointed to
4 mold the said election ON the last Sat
urday in May, printed copy of the
| following oata or affirmation which
/ shall be taken by each inspector and
| judge;
- do sulemnly swear or affirm that
in tho election to DO held on the ------
day Of May, \. D., | will NOT knowingly
or wilfully receive OF consent to tho re-
ceivng Of the vote Of any person whom
shall believe not entitled to vote, unless
my associates shall adiudge such nerson
To be entitled tn vote. That | will not
receive or rsiect. nor concur in re-
ceiving or rejecting any vote through
Partially or under bias, and that | will
determine every matter that shall come
| buluTb ulb nHN ONFiy 49,
duty reuuired OF NE 10 conducting said
election truly, faithfully and i'm
partially, according to the best OF my
skill and judgment; that | will cause
the ballots that shall he taken at said
election to be fully read aEd aHcertaineol
and true statement thereof to be
made, according 10 the best Ut my
knowledge and ability, 80 help me God
iOr gn | solemnly Affirm y
Each inspector shall take and sub
scribe to the said oath before notary
public, or justice of the peace oil
New Castle county, and said oath after
being duly taken and subscribed to by
each inspector shall be returned to ant
be 10 possession OF tho chairman OF the
, county executive committee, at least p
,, hours before the time OF opening sait
!, . election on the said last Saturday il
/, May If any inspector shall fail to per
form the duty required of him in thii
paragraph, the member OF the count,
executive COMMITTEES from hiH hundred
or if in Wilmington, the members o
tho county executive committee fron
! Wilmington shall appoint another in
= spector who will take tho prescribed
oath.
Each of the said two judges shall
:. choose one clerk to whom the nspecto
] shall administer the following oath u
affirmation;
~ do solemnly swear Tor affirm tina
: as clerk OF this election, to he this da.
. held, | will not use or assent TO an.
= falsehood. fraud or defeit, and that
. will keep the polls and perform m
:, duties truly, faithfully aud impurtialiy
= so help me God Tor 80 | solemnl
!. affirm.
y At the time for closing the polls q
u the election heid on the lust Saturda,
/. in May, the presiding officer shall pub
y licly proclaim In clear and distinc
- voice the number Of votes that hHv
y been cast at such election as shown b
the poll lists. After closing the pglls
the presiding officer aud judges shal
10 openly and publicly remove tbs lid G
y the box containing the ballots Tn
- ballots shall be taken separately froI
!. . the box. One OF the judges shall lsee
in his custody tho said hoS while til
/. other judge shall publicly, take tn
y ballots one by one from the box an
READ the Same aloud. Whom a bale
y. shall be real 1t shall be submitted
y each Of the other judges for inspectiu
,' and put in another box provided Il
- this purpose, it being first seen that III
u said box is empty. Two clerks at Lea
y Bhall keep au accurate account OF II
~ balldts as they are read, Al the clio!
~ Of tine canvass OF the ballots cast Il
ne each candidate, the inspector sha
~ publicly announce the vote and Il
n result of the canvass. Tine nspscto
:" and Judges shall make certificate
- the result and forward the same at on
~ TO the chairman of the last coun
- executive committee, or to the aecreta
l. Of the said committee in case of Il
- death or disability uf the Chairmi
- aforesaid, who snail publish tho same
~ all tue Democratic papers of Il
:. county. The inspectors and iudg
= shall keep the boxes containing b
4 ballots, tina rolls and tally lists, to
- subject tn the county executive col
~ mittee or the executive committees
- the hundreds Ihe voters Of each wa
- in Wilmington and the respective hu
-, -, dreds may determine at any time PR
~ 10 the said last Saturday in May
:! every year Of general eluctinn, wheth
"a il ia necessary to hold an election
~ ballot on the said last Saturday
W May; provitlan, the said meetings
r. the different wards il Wilmington 8
~ properly advertised by PUBLISH
10 notices OF the same in tho Democra
~ newspapers of Wilmington for at lei
"" three days prior to the said me-
al ings. and the said meetings in I
,eu respective hundreds are adVertis
A'' by posting at least five notices OF [
said meetings in at least five of |
ted most public places Of the said hurdre
for at least five days prior to said me
mn | inOp md thu mambara of tna cnuy