The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-31
Tuesday, February Is, 1902,

ties.
County Auditor Of Dubois county.
Clerk of the Dubois circuit court.
County Recorder
: County Treasurer.
, County Sheriff
County Surveyor.
County Coroner.
Commissioner Second district.
Commissioner Third district.
Members OF the Township Advisor,
Boards.
The polls will be opened in the sever
al townships on said day at the follow
ing places. to-wit;
Columbia Township
Prec. No. /, Crystal school house.
Prec. No. 2, Union Valley school house
HARRISON Township
Pre-. No. /, Kellerville school house.
Pre-. No. 2, Haysville school house.
Boone Township
Pre-. No. /, Portersville school house
Pre-. No. ., Miley school house.
Madison To snship-
Pre-. No. !, Ireland school house.
Pre-. No. ,, Pirtle school house.
Bainbridge Township
Pre-. No. and 3, Geo. Mehringer's
office.
Pre-. No. ., Jasper school house.
Marion township
Pre-. No. l, Lockman school house
Hall Township
Pre-. No. 1, Celes,ine school house.
Pre-. No. >, Jacobs school house.
Jefferson Township
Pre-. No. i, Schnellville school house.
Pre-. No. 2, Birdseye school house.
Jackson Township
Pre-. No. l, st. Anthony school house.
Pre-. No. ., Bretzville school house.
Patoka Township
Pre-. No. i, ? and 3, City Hall, Hunt
ingburg.
Pre-. No. 4, school house, town OF Duff.
Cass Township
Pre-. No. /, Holland school house.
Pre-. No. >, ST. Henry school hoIse.
Ferdinand Township
Pre-. No. /, Ferdinand school house.
Pre-. No. 2, Ferdinand school honse.
The Dubois county central committee
elected the following named persons as
Primary Election Commissioners to SUI
pervise said primary, viz: John +. Nc
Fall, chairman Aug. III. Koerner, treas
urer: Chas. Moenkhaus, secretary who
The central committee also adopted
ton:
THE RULES.
Rule l. The Australian ballot law
shall be carried out as nearly as prac-
ticable to do, except as 10 the use OF
booths. Where booths are not conven-
lent, ordinary tables may be used.
Rule 2. The committeeman in whose
precinct the election is held shall be the
inspector of the same, and he shall APP
point two Judges, two clerks and one
sheriff to conduct said primary election.
The inspectors, judges and clerks shall
not be of kin to any candidate.
Rule 3. The members OF said election
boards shall be sworn by some person
authorized to administer oaths If con-
venient, if not, the inspector shall ad.
minister the oath to the Judges and poll
clerks, and the Judge the oath to the in
spector
Rule 4. The polls shall be open at
the various voting places as herein fixed
at 5 o. clock m. OF said day, and con-
tinue open until q O'Clock p. M, or az
long as there are any votes offered and
received every fifteen minutes, until ) o.
clock p. m, except in the town Of Jasper
and the city OF Huntingburg, where the
polls shall be kept open until 0 clock
p. IN. to give the workingmen chance
to vote without losing any time. After
the polls are closed the election board
shall proceed to canvass and tabulate the
vote as in other elections, until the same
is fully completed, and the election board
shall certify in writing the number OF
votes each candidate has received. One
poll book and one tally sheet to be
brought by the inspector Feb. q, 1902,
TO the canvassing board, and one poll
book and one tally sheet and the tickets
TO be enclosed in pouch and filed with
the chairman OF the Democratic central
committee.
Rule 5. The Inspector, or Judge OF
in charge the poll books, tally sheets and
tickets mentioned in Rule 4, shall meet
at the court house in Jasper, Ind, on
Thursday, the 9th day Of Feb, 1902, at
10 o'clock q. m. for the purpose OF tabu-
lating and canvassing the entire vote Of
the county, which canvassing shall BE-
done in the following manner: The
chairman OF the Primary Election Com
mission heretofore provided for, shall be
chairman Of the canvassing board, and
the secretary Of said commission shall
be the secretary of said board. The
said chairman shall have the roll called
to ascertain il all the inspectors are rep
resented on the board, and II all are
present then the chairman shall call out,
"How does Columbia wnship, precinct
No. vote for the car,s.idate first named
on the ticket" then precinct No. p;
then HARRISON township, and the other
townships as they follow in proper or.
der. When the chairman calls for the
vote, the member of the board Of each
precinct shall answer in loud voice,
giving the vote cast for the first named
candidate, and the secretary Of the board
shall tabulate the vote. When all the
votes for candidates for the same office
are called off and added, then the chair
man shall announce the vote and shall
then declare the candidate receiving the
highest number OF votes for any county
Office, TO be the nominee OF the party for
said Office at the election OF 1902. The
board shall thus proceed until the vote
of each candidate il tabulated. added