Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-09

Ilent ana conduct thereof, and report
The same to n meeting of this commit
lee hereafter called by said chairman.
RESOLVED. That said committee pre-
pare bill to be submitted to the next
Legislature with n view to legalizing
and regulating said primaries
~ resolution was also adopted pro-
Viding that the counties should pro-
vide for the printing and distribution
of tickets.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Rules and regulations for the Demo-
cratic Senatorial primary, Novem-
Der G. 1900;
1. There shall be appointed three
Democrats. one each to be selected bv
Gen. ]. S. Carr. Hon, +. NJ. Simmons
and Col. a. NJ Waddell. who shall con-
stitute 1.-The Democratic State Board
of Primary Holders"
2. There shall be appointed in each
county three Democrats, who shall con-
stitute 1.-THE Democratic County Board
or Primary Holders'I for that county.
i. There shall be appointed at each
voting precinct three Democrats, who
shall constitute THE Democratic Pre-
clnct Board of Primary Holders for
the precinct. and who shall conduct
the primary thereat.
t. Each member OF the State Primary
lioard shall appoint one member of the
per OF the County Primary Board. Il
being the intention and meaning OF
these rules that each one of the Sena-
torlal candidates shall be represented
on each Precinct Primary Board and
on each County Primary Board.
.. That for each precinct a wooden
DON OIL the size and shape of the orii-
nary ballot box shall be provided by
me county Board, which shall be care
md
tents before the polls are opened. and
tnen Kept locked until the polls are
closed.
=. That the Precinct Board shall keen
n poll book at each precinct w herein
shaii be recorded the names of each
democrat voting for Senator at that
precinct, which poll-bool shall be sign
ed by the Precinct Board and carefully
preserved by them until the State
Board shall declare the result.
q. That any Democrat shall have the
risht 10 challenge the right of any man
oiiering to vote. and the Precinct
Board shall hear the evidence and de-
.ermine whether such person is en-
titled to vote under the resolution CON
tanned in the Democratic State Mat
form OF 1900.
o. Ihat the names of all the candi-
oates who file Il statement of their can
uidncy with the State Board ON or be-
fore the LIST day of October 1900. shall
DC printed on one ticket in plain type.
ana the Democratic elector shall
scratch the names of all the candidates
eNcept the ono he desires to vote for.
y. me polls at each precinct primary
shall be opened at sunrise and closed
at sunset, and the ballots shall be i'm
nediately counted by the Precinct
Board In he presence of such Demo-
Gratis as desire to attend
hn
the ballots cast, and shall certify under
their hands, or the hands OF any two
or them. THE number of Democrats
Young IN the precinct as shown by the
primary poll-book and the number Of
votes cast for each candidate. one copv
to be kept by each member of the Pre-
clnct Board and one to be sent by 81 fe
hands, or by United States mail. TO tho
County Primary Board.
ii. The County Primary Board shall
meet at the Court House of each conn
~ on the same day as the County
Election Board. Mt the same hour. and
canvass the returns from the Precinct
Boards. and shall certify the number
OF Democrats voting in the Senatorial
primary and the number of votes cast
Tor each candidate under their hands
or the hands OF any two of them, max
ing copies thereof, each member keen
ing one copy, and one copy shall he
mailed TO the State Primary Board nj
Raleigh, n. c. .
II. The State Primary Board shall
meet on the same day rs tho State
Election Board. and shall canvass the
returns, and If any candidate has re-
ceiVed majority of all the votes cast.
they shall certify the same to the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
yves or the Legislature OF 1901. If any
candidate shall fail to receive q ma
Jority of all the votes so cast the State
Urinary Board shall order a second
primary to be held not less than thirty
nor more than forty days thereafter.
under the same rules and regulations
as INC llrst. at which only the two
iilEHest SNAIL be voted for, provided.
however. If any person shall receive
within $500 votes of the second high
est then the three highest shall be
voted for, the State Board fixing time
and place for counting same
10. The state Primary Board shall
meet in Raleigh at the Senate Cham
Der on the 10th day of October, 1900, ut
u O'Clock M. TO appoint the County
Primary Boards.
IA. The County Primary Boards shall
meet in their respective counties I'm the
court house thereof at IL o'clock M on
the 10Th day of October, 1900 for the
purpose of appointing the Precinct
Primary Boards, and a list of those APP
pointed shall be at once posted at the
court house door. and furnished to the
Democratic county press for publica-
10. If any member of the State Pri-
mary Board shall die or resign or re-
fuse to serve. the Senatorial candidate
who appointed him shall name his sue
ceSSor.
l6. If any member OF the County
Primary Board shall die. or resign. or
refuse to serve. the member OF the
nd Ntsl,n tat, Il
him shall appoint his successor.
IL. If any member of the Precinct
Primary Board shall die, or resign, or
refuse to serve, the member of the
County Primary Board who appoint
ed him shall appoint his successor,
mn IL In 49, Il.