Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-07-07

be a candidate for any Office named
in article fourth must submit his
name to be voted for at the said
Primary Election
; z. Twenty days before the
said Primary Election each candi.
date shall notify the county chair
man of his candidacy, who shall
provide Il sufficient number of bal
lots for each township and borough
with all the names of the candidates
and the several offices printed or
written thereon Each voter shall
designate his choice of candidates
by a cross X marked opposite the
name of the person for whom he
wishes to vote. The printing and
distribution of the same to be paid
by the said candidates in such ratio
az the county chairman may direct.
Such payment to be made at time
the name shall be placed on file with
the county chairman, and any can.
didate not making payment as above
may be left off the ballots.
8. The said Primary Election
Board shall consist of three Repub-
lican voters, viz: one judge, one
inspector and one clerk, who shall
severally take and subscribe in the
presence of each other the oath pre-
scribed by the Act of the Assembly
regarding the holding of the Pri-
mary Elections in the State of Penn
sylvania.
8. 1t shall be the duty of the
county chairman and township COM
mltteeman to give due notice
thirty days before the Primary Ell
ection to each member of the coun-
ty committee and the public of the
day and date of the Primary Elec-
tion and they shall designate the Of
fees for which candidates shall be
voted for at said election.
; 10. Any legal voters other than
Republicans wishing to vote at Re-
publican primaries will be granted
the privilege of voting provided they
swear to vote the Republican tick
ct at the next general election; any
Republican not of age at the time of
holding the said Primary election,
but will become of age before the
General Election, shall be eligible to
vote at the primary election.
; IL. The Primary Election polls
shall be opened at 3 O'Clock p. m.
and closed at p. m.
IL. 1t shall be the duty of the
Primary Election Board to write
down the name of each voter cast
ing his ballot at the Primary. Said
poll list to be kept by the Judge of
Election in each township and bor-
ough at least one year If at any
time the county chairman or men,
bers of the county committee desire
to inspect said poll list they shall
have the privilege so to do, in the
presence of one of the election board
of said township.
13. After the polls are closed
and the votes have been counted the
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duly certified and signed by the Pri-
mary Election board, of the number
of votes cast for each candidate.
These returns to be enclosed in a
sealed envelope and sent to the coun-
ty chairman by United States mail
or in person by the Judge or Inspec-
tor of Election forwith.
! IA. On the first Wednesday,
following the said Primary Election,
at 2 o'cock p. m, at the Court House
in Milford, Pa, the county chairman,
in the presence of at least five repu-
table Republicans shall organize a
canvassing board of three Republi.
cans duly sworn as pro vided by law,
open and count the votes as record
ed in the several returns, announce
the results and certify the nomina-
tioD;to the proper officers
Is. All alterations and amend
ments to the foregoing rules must
be suggested by two thirds of the
members of the county COMMITTEES
at a regular meeting of the same to
the county chairman. Said alter.
ations or amendments to be approx
ed or rejected at tile next Primary
Election and not to be in force un-
! til so approved.
Adopted by the convention of de-
legates held Oct. 10, 1897.
Provided these rules shall not ap-
ply to officers elected at the delegate
and Mass convention held in Sep
tember, 1897, during their term OF
Office.
The above and foregoing rules
were adopted at an adjourned Re-
publican convention of delegates
held at the Court House in the Bor.
ough OF Milford, Oct. 10, 1897.