The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10

No "scratchers" will DO allowed. Presiding
officers who violate or fail TO enforce any OF
the fuca and regulations governing these
pr mtr c5 shall be removed by the chairman
oil tue executive committee, who muaL ap-
POINT plesdng officer q act.
All 10 linS places shall open promptly at
III. and close promptly at ! D. m and
any ballots ca7t booro or after these hours
aha. no. DO counted.
Any white Gcnccra io Gual.dcb voter shall
be ent tied 10 vote nc said prmary elect ca
in ans r9ecinot In me ely Of Houston; pro-
vded, howe ycr tia he viii be entitled 10
Voie N said precinct % the spec al eee-
ton, and who has been a resident OF 81 d
precinct for TIDE time required by law; an
the test TO be applied by tAe presiding Off
Ger 81 the election for the purp Sc of de-
term ming whether the voter Is a democrat
shall te "Will YOU ohllgate yourself 10 80 y
for the nominee OF this primary elecilon?'
Questions mist be answered enthusiastically 10
enltte the person so questioned to a vote
in said primary election. No person shall
be permit cd 10 vole at said primary w4o
declines u requested BY presiding officer 10
do so. to qualify himself under oath that he
VII support the nominee of this primary
election.
Each Of the clerks of said primary election
shall keep "A poil list upon which no SHAH
write tho number and name OF each person
who votes at the time OF his voting and
one OF phe judges OF said election IN every
case shall receive the ballot aud at the time
OF receiving shall write upon t. tho voters
the clerks poll list, and shall immediately
place the hallot in the bnx No QtAeer o.
the election shall unfold the hi lot. nor
shall they examine the same when received
paring II with the Clerks list OF voters
whop the votes are counted out nor shall
thcy permit the same to be done nor shall
they examine nor permit TO I've examined the
ballots subsequent 10 the same being re-
ceyod into the ballot boxes, No ballo.
when y not numbered as aforesaid shall b.
counted. nor shall either of two or more
ballots votes together be counted and where
tue name OF two OF more persons Tor the
same otnce are upou q ballot when but one
person IS 10 hR elected for that office suHh
ballot shall not be counted for either OF said
persons. All ballots shall be written or
printed on plain white paper. without any
device or stamp or mark, except the wrltins
OF printing OF the candidates names and The
office TO be flied
No presiding officer shall under nny Cir
cumstaness allow 10 be used any ballot other
than those which shall be Officially issued j.
designated as the official ballot--bearing tho
gnnture OF the chairman and delivered 10
him by the chairman OF the city democratic
executive committee.
y shall tursber he the duty OF the pre-
Sa'ug o hcsr not to allow any tickets 10 b.
lett or placed In the voting boob or DlaNe
where sal primary election s bang held -
EXCEPT tte official hallo' wNlch shall be fur-
nlshoa him by the city democratic executive
comm ttec.
dboa tn neke- IN a.p -aoe,lca or~er.
24l bslloti N eapa yO.i..g lrcGnCl must be
Cast ~ ole b0A and s4la boa nus no. be
opehe. unit. pulls re closed, as bereinbafo-a
p.VNue4, W.T. CVNnt 3dail lmineu.a.u.y o.
Rin' W@tn he baIlOgs nave al been coultod
ma-"Ser. OF s4tctign In person slalr lake
"a IGp.itate re.urns OF ne same. cerg lei
10 o. Correct. and signed " them oade.a ~
Saw ns, nrst the total number o. y1.ss
pofie4 t0f easA candidate, one o. VIII ca ra-
surns, ohetner With The poll LIST a.d tally
hst shah De sealed up In an eRve.ope and
&c lYereu by one of the managers OF the
eleeion 10 the chairman OF thu G ~ demo-
era nc executive committee o. the city OF
Haus'oni one OF sac returns, together With
the pols list and tally list, shall be ken, by
the presiding Officer OF said PRIMARY election
Tor six months from the day OF elect on
The election returns shall b. delivered the
/ day said primary elections are held by II
D. m. 10 the chairman OF the city democratic
executive committee, la counting out the
| votes each clerk shall keep u tally list show
Ing each vote counted, for what person count
cd and for what office, and whom the count.
| ing ~ completed each clerk shall certify tina,
hts ly list Is correct and shall sign I'M
I same officially, Immediately after the count
4 ing OF tho votes nv the manasers OF elAstlpn
| the presiding officer shall place "a tho nal
/ lots voted IN q Wooden or metallic boz and
shall securely fasson and seal the box and
| shall on the same day Of the holding OF said
election BY II .. m, deliver said Aox TO this