Evening journal., 1898-02-17

Each inspector shall take and sub
scribe to the said oath before a notary |
public. or justice of the peace of New
Castle county, and said oath after being
duly taken and subscribed to by each
inspector shall be returned to and De
in possession Of the chairman Of. the
county executive committee. at least |
twenty-four hours before the time of |
opening said election on the said last |
Saturday In May.
II any inspector shall fail to perform !
the duty required Of him in this para
graph the member Of the County Exec |
utive Committee from this hundred !
or If in Wilmington, the members OF
the County Executive Committee from
Wilmington shall appoint another in
spector who will take the prescribed
oath.
Each of the said two judges shall
choose one clerk to whom the Inspector
shall administer the following oath OF
affirmation:
Il do solemnly swear Cor affirm that
as clerk of this election, to be this day
held / viii not use or assent to any
falsehood, fraud or deceit and that l
will keep the polls and perform my
duties truly, faithfully and impartially,
so help me God (or so l solemnly af-
firm y
At the time for closing the polls Of the
/ election held on the last Saturday in
May, the presiding officer shall pub
lcly proclaim In a clear and distinct
, voice the number Of votes that have
+ been cast at such election as shown by
the poll lists. After closing the polls.
the presiding officer and judges shall
- openly and publicly remove the lid of
7 the box containing the ballot. Tho
. | ballots shall be taken separately from
. the box. One of the judges shall keep
in his custody the said box while tho
other judge shall publicly take the bal
lots one by one from the box and read
the same aloud. When a ballot shals
be read 1t shall be submitted to each OF
= the other judges for inspection and put
: in another box provided for this pur-
n | pose, 1t being first seen that the said
box is empty. Two clerks at least shall
, keep an accurate account of the bal
!, | lots as they are read. At the close OF
the canvass of the ballots cast for each
ID candidate, the inspector shall publicly
y. announce the vote and the result OF the
canvass. The inspectors and judges
10 shall make a certificate OF the result
4 and forward the same at once TO tht
u | chairman Of the last county executive
p | committee or to the secretary OF Tho
said committee in case of the death q
A. | disability of the chairman aforesaid
-s who shall publish the same in all th'
n Democratic papers OF the county. TIL
inspectors and judges shall keep tn
n boxes containing the ballots, the roll
ee and tally lists. to be subject TO tn
eo county executive committee or the ex
- scutive committees of thehundreds. IN
IN voters Of each ward in Wilmington AM
20 he respective hundreds may determin
or at any time prior to the said last Satur
IA | day in May in every yea- OF a genera
40, election, whether It is necessary to hol
ia an election by ballot TO che said las
,rs Saturday in May; provided, the sal
10 meetings in the different wards in WI
IA; mngton are properly advertised b
~ publishing notices of the same in th
IN Democratic newspapers of Wilmingto
,en FOR at least three days prior 10 the sal
af meetings and the said NEE
in lngs in the respective hundreds
on are advertised by posting at least fiN
su | notices Of the said meetings in at lea.
Ave OF the most public places OF tf
.ha | said hundreds for at least five day
raj | prior 70 said meetings, and the men
ald i'bers OF the county executive commi
,a+ zee from the respective hundreds sha
nv | prepare and post said notices; and pr'
nat | vided further, that where there are tv
NO. or more candidates, any one Of the cai
ldidates or any one representing sue
Tho candidate may demand that the nom
"a nation shall be by ballot, on the sa
inc last Saturday in May, and II shah be
held.
M, Rule 2. The nomination election Il
Az | candidates for the Legislature, sheri
lie ,oroner, receiver Of taxes. comptroll
orc md all district and hundred offic
III hall be held on the second Saturdi
ia n September in earh year CT ge
raj raj election.
,,on The usual voting places shall be q
places of holding such election; II II
odd / not practicable to hold the election
sit- he designated place. a suitable pla
- | shall be fixed by the inspectors al
"a Judges aforesaid as provided in the pl
+be | mary election laws, who shall in eve
nm case give notice OF the time and pia
and Of the election.
siu sta Every white male citizen who h
80 been registered in accordance with {
lct entitled IAN act to provide for {
re Purity of Primary Elections in NJ
Castle County" passed at Dover, Nj
49,. q. 1897. or as the same may hereatt
-. be amended. and who will be entltl
tar TO vote at the ensuing general electlc
III, may vote on this occasion; provide
'tha | that II is distinctly understood, ,WhelI
,ere by question FROM judges or otherwi
,on hat such citizen will support the 81
IA cessful candidate. No vote shall
one entertained for any candidate who !
tjor not publicly pledged himself to supp
the successful candidate.
sa,d In case there shall be more than I
: 90 ~ | candidates a plurality shall nomina
The ballots shall be counted;
boIr certificates made, certified TO and
-. turned as provided by the said act
Nv the General Assembly.
~ Candidates for the office Of proth'
hon otary. clerk Of the peace, register
y ,ia y. Wills. recorder of deeds, register
\ ~ chancery. and clerk of the Orpha
c.. Court shall be chosen at a county c
~ vention 10 be held on the third :
,,tnS urday Of September, in the year Of
H general election. at which they are
anu be voted for Said convention shall
composed Of four delegates from e