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persons as the Executive Committee
shall appoint, shall superintend the
election and decide disputes between
managers.
Fourth, The compensation for mana
gers for said primary shall be paid by
the several candidates, each candidate
paying the managers and clerks APP
pointed by him. The expense of prepar-
ing registration lists, advertising and
other incidental expenses, shall be
borne prorata by the candidates enter
ing said election, and said prorata
amount must be placed in the hands
of the chairman of the Executive Com
mittee by IL O'Clock on Oct. /. The
chairman shall ascertain the cost of the
primary, and furnish each candidate
applying for the same with the amount
required to be deposited by this rule.
Fifth. All white voters whose names
appear upon the registration books of
Chatham county for the year 1900, and
up to and including the first day of
October, 1901, and who have paid all
state, and county taxes for the year
1900, and who, when challenged, will
make oath that they will support the
nominee of the Democratic party, shall
be entitled to vote in said primary
election.
Sixth. The polls, shall be opened at
Z O'Clock in the morning, and shall
close at o'clock In the evening, city
time to be used.
Seventh. The count Of ballots shall
be made Immediately after the polls
close, and there shall be one watcher
allowed for each candidate at each box
Eighth. When the ballots shall have
been counted, the managers, together
with the clerks, shall make up the re-
turns In the same manner as in cases
of regular, elections. and publicly an
nounce the result OF each box, and de-
liver their certificates, talley sheets,
list of voters and all other papers of
the election, including the ballots un-
der seal. to the chairman. or acting
chairman, of the Executive Committee,
who shall consolidate them. The Ex-
ecutive COMMITTEES shall meet at u
o'clock on the day following the cleo
ton for the purpose of announcing the
result.
Ninth. No person who shall fail to
comply with these rules shall be can
didate or be voted for in said primary,
and no votes shall be counted for any
person except those candidates who
have complied with these rules.
Tenth. The registration lists to be
used at the said primary shall be pre-
pared by the tax collector of Chatham
county, in the same manner as in cases
or regular elections, except that he
shall place only the names of white
voters on the lists. The tax collector
shall note upon these lists the death
of any party whose name appears upon
the registration lists. Suitable COM
pensation shall be provided the tax COL
lector for preparing the above lists.
Eleventh. 1t is further provided that
not more than two lines OF voters shall
be permitted to form at any one box
In the event of a double line forma-
tion the vote shall be received alter
nately from said lines. The side
walks around the Court House shall
be kept clear. and the lines shall not
form nearer the Court House than the
curbing of the sidewalk
Twelfth. 1t is expressly understood
that these rules are intended to apply
only to the special election now order
ed, and are not intended to alter or
abridge the regular rules of the DEM
ocratic PARTY.