Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-20
RULES AND REGULATIONS
For the Audrain County Democratic Primary,
Saturday, April 20, 1902.


be held county Saturday the Doth day
of April 1902, school district primary election the purpose
expressing the choice of Democrats of Audon various
county and congressional offices and also of selecting delegates
county convention to be held in Mexico Monday April IS 1902
That person shall he allowed Democratic prma-
be held Saturday, April 2G except Democrats who
voted the Democratic ticket the last general election whose
cpS known to be Democatc and all such Democratic
will become qualified by reaching majority before
ensuing general election shall be qualified The
the judges of election qualifications the
shall be final and said Judges hereby nstuclo strictly
enforce this rule.
That the said primary election in all the county
shall be conducted under what known the Australian ballot law
That for the purpose of said primary election polls shall open
ed in each school district county in said
district when the located in
the polls be opened such places the judges
may select; but polls shall be opened in such
living in that of the Mexico school district
the city of Mexico shall vote in the ward in which they would reside
the ward lines eXcndcd the cities the polls
be kept from O'Clock in the afternoon; in the country dis
p
That may and than the day April,
the respective townships
secretary names of two good Demo.
cratic citizens judges election respective
districts and wards, and if from the judges appointed fail
TO then the may select others their places;
and the judges each voting place shall select
clerk
That the secretary of this
poll books and tally sheets and tickets be printed due
the judges election books
tally sheets and tickets for the use of said district.
That the tickets shall he printed white paper
Primary Election Ticket shall contain the
of such candidates for the various county and congressional
shall before April s. 1902 furnish the
and him such may be assessed by the
to assist in dcfaying the of printing tickets, poll books
distributing the shall blank space
the county convention, which be written.
That each except the candidates for the Offices
required to in his school district
That the before deposng his ballot shall
of the candidates for Office the he desires
and when ballot found to contain the of two
candidates for the office shall not be counted either
this shall not inyoidae the ballot as to other Offices
That judges of the election shall the
to be written on the poll book and numbered the ballot number to
herewh the close the polls
with the clerk shall count the votes tally sheet and certify
the and deliver the said tally sheet poll books ballots
the delegate said district be by him safely kept and delivered
the chairman and secretary of this committee the city of McXoon
or before II O'Clock III the forenoon Of the following Monday
That this committee shall of said tally sheet, poll books
add the and and declare the result said
mary election and the having received the highest number
office shall be declared the choice of the Democratic
ty of Aud@n county for said Office
That at said primary election the of each district Except
the Nandaa Martnsbug FarbH addona and the
Mexco will for and elect delegate
be held the house in the city of Mexico O'Clock in the
Monday following Laddona
shall three delegates Martnsburg three delegates
delegates and the Of Vandaa shall elect six delegates, and the
Mexico five delegates from the First ward four the Second
said conventions and said convention when assembled shall select the
number delegates the Auan the
the judicial convention be held at Springfield July S and to the
Court of Appeals convention for the Eastern district and to select
county central committee
That printed these be furnished the judges
ton Of each school district
That discharge
their duties such shall each take and subscribe the following OATH
Fl do socmnly that will mpaaly discharge the duties
election,
shall have voted unless required to do witness
the proper judicial proceedings, so help me God"
w. 0. HOSTETTER, Chairman.
A, H. WHITNEY, Secretary