The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-10-11
PRIMARY ELECTION RULES.

and adopted rules and regulations
and selected judges and clerks for
the Democratic primary election.
The following are the rules and
regulations adopted by the COM
mittee.
BE it resolved by the Democratic
executive committee Of Benton
County, Tennessee:
% That a primary election be
now called and held on Saturday,
the 30tb day of November, 1901, in
all the voting precincts of the said
county, at the usual voting places,
the polls opening at 9 o'clock a. m.
and closing at 4 o'clock p. m. of the
said day.
(2) That said primary election
be held under and in accordance
with the law passed by the last gem
eral assembly of the State, known
as the Legalized Primary Election
Law.
(3) That in said primary election
the following officers shall be voted
for and nominated, to-wit: County
Judge, sheriff, trustee, county court
clerk, circuit court clerk, and reg
lister Of deeds, and the candidate or
person receiving the highest num-
ber of votes cast in said primary
election shall be declared the nom
inee of the Democratic party for
the Office for which he received the
highest number of votes.
(4) That all male white citizens
of Benton County who are now Il
years of age, or will be 2l years Of
age by the August election, 1902,
and who are otherwise qualified to
vote and participate in a Demo-
cratic primary election under the
rules as hereinafter adopted 10y this
committee for the government Of
this primary, shall be entitled to
vote.
90 That no known Republican
shall be permitted to participate in
said primary at all.
(6) That no voter shall be per-
mitted to vote in any district except
the one in which he lives. This
does not apply to candidates.
Cd That the officers Of the said
election shall provide ballot boxes
into which the votes shall be placed
by said officers holding said cleo
! tion, and shall keep two poll lists
and tally sheets, and after the close
! of the polls and the counting of said
! votes, they shall be certified to as
in regular elections, and sealed up
and delivered to the chairman of
> this committee not later than IL
O'Clock, noon, Monday, December
2, 1901, who shall keep same until
: the meeting Of this committee on
I that day, at which time they shall
be opened, canvassed and the result
I announced by said committee.
i (8) That any Judge, officer or by
stander may challenge any voter,
: and when such voter is challenged
d and permitted to vote, it shall be
/ : the duty of the clerks to make a
l. memorandum Of such challenge OPP
; posite said voters name upon the
: poll list; and any candidate may
i contest the vote of any district or
voting precinct before this commit
J tee, and said committee may refuse
y to count any or all Of the votes Of
/ said district or voting precinct Sc
l. challenged and contested, if in fact
= the rules herein adopted have been
:, disregarded and said votes cast and
i received in violation thereof.
CO. That each person who wishes
, to become a candidate in said pri.
. mary election shall notify the com.
mittee by written notice to the
: chairman.
y (lO) That each candidates. no
y tice to the committee Of his candi
y dacy be accompanied by $1,000 tC
defray the expenses Of said elec
ton. Should there be a surplus
y after paying all of said expenses
: the same to be refunded prorata.
+ (11) Thattickets befurnished b!
y the candidates themselves.
II The committee adjourned to NEE
e. e on the first Monday in December
: A list of the officers, judges, an,