Carlsbad current., 1900-06-02
the DHmocRArlc PRIMARY.
Rules and Regulations for Holding
Primary IN Eddy County Sept. 40

Fftmafy ~ Eooy Nouuty sept 20
Pursuant 20 a call OF the chairman, tho
democratic e1soutivs committee met in
the court honss on March 3lsi 1900
These present we're V. II. Lusk, represent
ing precinct onei nd Aamsey, precinc,
ave. T. >. Fletcher, precinct tWOi }. 8.
Crozier, county chairman. A quorum
being present the following proceedings
we're had:
J. l.. Emerson vas called and asked TO
act as secretary pro tenn. Tho chairman
explained the object oftho meeting was
10 decide whether The nornlnations on the
democratic ticket for the comirg county
election should be made BY convention
or primary election. motion by Lusk,
seconded by Fletcher, that the nomina-
tions for the said election bo made by
primrry, was unahimously carrieo, all
voting aye. A motion was made by Luck
and seoondod by Ramsey that the date for
holding the said primary should DO the
last saturday Ia September. the 2Dlh day
carried, all voting aye.
The following rules fos holding tho said
primary we're odopted and tho iudges
named for tho various pre'lness:
RuLEs AND HE0ULsrioSs.
lat. The ballots shall DO opened at
each OF tho voting precincts a. nine
o'clock n. m. and closed at six o'clock on
the same day.
In precinct number one the election
shall be held IN the town Of carlsbad 10
the court house, aud q. W. CoSden, J.
d. oantrell and J. \. Lavsrty are hereby
appointed iudges 70 hold the election In
precinct number one.
In precinct number two, tho election
shall bs held Ia the school house at the
town of malaga, ard Jno. Eakin, WIN.
Dannelly and c. ". Heaman are hereby
appointed judges to hold the said cleo
ton.
The election IN precinct number three
shall be held AZ the Beckett school house
In Hope, and A. 5, Harris, Zaek wood
and J. q. Gage are hereby appointed n
judges TO hold said election.
Ia precinct number four the election
shall be held Ia the Parker Earle build
ing, Mcmillan, aad Geo. Larrimorcl Mat
Hong an1 W. 81. Mhoon are hereby ap-
pointed aa judges TO hold said election.
The election In precinct number Ave
shall be held at the HAT ranch, commonly
N.ar.., a.. .tnauef,nt Qnstuaa aud Ntu
merchant. Oscar TompsOn aud j. NJ Cook
are appointed iudgos to hold said cleo
tiou.
2nd. In the event tho parties above
named to hold tho elections IN the respee-
tive voting precincts are not present ai
tho houF OF the day Bamed for the holding
OF the said election, then u either OF the
said parties are present, he or they shall
ssleot another party to act as iudge IN
the event that none OF the named partle'
ara present, then Al the hour OF opening
the polls a. the said voting precincts, thc
voters present shall select from qualified
electors other judges Who shall hold the
sisetion At taat voting preoint aud chs
= three Judges named In the above voting
precincts shall on the day ot election
name two parties 10 act a. clerks.
8rd No one shall be allowed 70 vote un
less he shall have been a legal voter In The
precinct Ia which be Offers 10 vote on ih'
day q the psxt general election. The
qualification OF a legal vuter being that
he must bo q citizen Of the United States
either By birth or hual letter OF natura-
lizatlon, aud over the age of tgonty on,
years, must have resided in the territory
OF Noa MeHieo six months, Ia the county
OF Eady three months aud In the precinct
Ia shich he offers TO vote twenty day
next preceding the general election q
be held 10 November, 1900.
tth. Each qnalihed oleotor Ia order 4
ontiils him 10 a vote Ia the primary cleo
tlOn muet be- = demooiat. Any man VIII,
has not heretofore been q democrat maj
besuoh q democrat a. named above II ~
. has IN fact severed all party connection
With al other political parties and doe
h good faith expect 10 permanently a.
sooiate and affiliate with the democrat,
party,
5th The judges a. the election shal
have ooutrol Of the vote and pasa upoi
sthe right OF all applicants 10 vote. Evafl
one Offering 10 vote shalt be aubi eotsd /,
ehalisnge By ang quahhod eloct0r. i