Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-12
$. DEMOCRATIC 3.
Prinna airy Election
Rules and Regulations.

approved March 9Th, 1894, regulating
urinary Elections in the City of Nor
tolk, Virginia, to govern the Primary
Election: to be held by the Democratic
party OF the City of Norfolk, on the
18th day of April, 1900:
]. All registered white voters, known
10 be Democrats, may vote.
II. In case OF challenge, the judges
shall require the elector, on on tn, to say
mat he is Democrat, and if the judges
nave no further doubt as to the cleo
his ballot
liz There shall be but one voting
place in each ward. except the Fifth
ward. where there Shall be two voting
PreS,incts, and the said voting places
FIRST Ward-John s. Barbour Club
mouse. Fenchurch street. near Mariner
street
Second Ward-Courthouse
Ihird Ward-Trionle's store, corner
Oh SranDy and Charlotte streets.
Fourth Ward-Stonewall Clubhouse,
church street. near Queen street.
fIith Ward-Ryland Whites office,
on Park avenue, near Brambleton ave-
nue.. and at the corner Of Kelly and
Brambleton avenues
sixth Ward-Odd Fellows Hail, cor
ner OF Camp avenue and Poole street
". There shall be three Judges and
TWO clerks at each voting place The
SAID Judges and clerks shall receive five
dollars each per diem as compensation
Tor their services
v. ballot boxes shall be used in the
primary election, and the local Execu-
Tive Committee are directed to have
proper legal boxes placed at each vot-
ing precinct.
IN each precinct or ward, the Judges
Sneii see that sufficient space is rallied
OH. or Enclosed. TO properly and COM
-lrt.
clerks ana such persons as shall be adj
hitted 10 witness the count A table
not more than three feet high shall be
PROVIDED, whereon the ballot box which
sinai be prepared in accordance with
INC Jaw relating to general elections,
shal oe placed in full view of the
voters. a barricadc four feet high shall
pc constructed i'm front of the voting
ptdce' so that voters can PASS singly in
at one end and out at the other. and be
projected from pressure of the crowd
without.
Should any judge or clerk of election
fail to attend at time for holding tho
proposed election his place shall he
MED as required by section one hun
dreu and seventeen. Code of eighteen
hundred and eighty-scven, relating to
general elections.
VI. The judges and clerks for thc
purpose of conducting said elections
Snail before entering upon the dis
charge OF their duties as such. be sworn
as required by law for Judges and
clerks o. the general elections. and
sn ,ll nave all the rights. mowers and
privileges. and be subject to all the
penalties prescribed by law for judges
unu clerks of general elections
vi. Inc Electoral Board will prepare
ana nave printed a sufficient number
VI Daiiots Tor use i'm the primary cleo
tion, the same to be printed on ,ybIt,
10 in ],
canuidateS TO be voted for at the pri
mary election. The said ballots viii ho
SO printed that under the headline If
me Office to be filled will be placed the
Iiiines OF all candidates for that office
all or which, executing one shall Ia
erased by the voter before denos;tirg
ms ballot. The failure of the voter to
erase all the names excepting ono far
any Office shall render his ballot void
as to that Office, but shall not affect
ire Vaiidity ofsthe ballot as to any other
office thereon named in conncction Vii,
which the voter may have connii led
with this provision.
VIII. The polls shall be opened Mt
sunrise and closed at sunset.
lA- Ballots shall he received and
the election conducted as required bv
seclions one hundred ana twenty-t three
10 one hundred and twenty-seven in
elusive. of the Code of eighteen hun
dred and cighty-seven. relating TO gen
eral elections: Provided thai any IT,
regularity in the. copy of the registra
Ton DOCK as to the spelling or initial OF
any name may be rcctified by the
Juuses on the day of the primary, if
satisfactory evidence be given to prove
that it Is an error
y. AS soon as the polls are closed
toi wnich closing proclamation shall be
made by the judges fifteen minutes pre-
vious thereto. and before the ballot
DON snail be opened, there shall be adj
mitted to each polling precinct not ex-
ceeding five nor less than three inspect
ors, VINO may be selected by the candi-
oates In such manner as they, by a.
two thirds vote. may agree. Thereaft-
er the vote shall be canvassed and re-
turns made, as provided by sections one
hundred and twenty-nine to one hum
dred and thirty-two, Code of eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven, relating to
general elections.
NJ. No ticket shall be counted ex
cept the official ticket issued by the
Electoral Board
MI. The copy of the white registra-
ton book of each precinct in each ward
to be furnished by the registrar of each
precinct as required by section eight
OF the act providing for primary cleo
tons in Norfolk. stall be used by the
judges at the primary.
XIII. Within three days after the
primary election the copies of registra-
ton books used therein shall be deliv-
cred by the judges of each precinct or
ward. where the same have been used.
to the Clerk of the Corporation Court,
to be retained by him subject to inspec-
ton, by any person Interested but no
books shall be Withdrawn from him.
excepting by the registrar of the ward
or precinct to which 1t belongs for the
purpose OF correcting or purging 1t, to
make it agree with the registration
book and to be used as copy of the
same at a city or ward election about