The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-04-19
RULES GOVERNING THE DEMO
CRATIC PRIMARY. 1902.

"a lot. add shAii be taken AZ the usual places
~ ing. except as hereinafter provided Az
Iuaun,d voters may volt IN other than their own
tpWnsbfp- pr Ut Their Than their own precinct.
Jruefied tnat TIE judges az such precinct snAli
"a ear IN perron PROPOSING to vote bat ne hss
not voted and will not vote al any other precinct
nd that he vs. not voting for township o~t1oers,
in car IS wher. the voter proposes 10 vote out
-iSe OF his avn fownship
All legal voters Of Lafayette county, VINO
voted tor the democratic nominee Tor president
Ia the general election OF teoO who viii pledge
themselves TO support the nominees OF tue
democratic party at the coml 3 November
election; and all persons who, nave become
legal voters since last general election, ana al
who will become legal voters before the next
general election, who will pledge themselves
10 support the nominees OF the uenlocratic
parry at that election, shall be entitled 10 vote
D Thai IN, ballots 70 be used AT said ele 'tlon
lie fur. ished by thI. committee. aud shall Dc
STRIPS or pieces of white paper. win ne ute OF
each officer 10 he nominated printed thereon, -
the Orde, 10 which they are hereinafter named
and with the name OF each candidate also print
81 thereon all the naIues TO be erased ont the
ne tor which The voter desires 10 vote
8 That the Officers 70 be nominated are Rep
resentative. Presiding Judge of the County
Court, ProsecuuRr Attorney, Probate Judge.
Sheriff. County Clerk. Trrs' nrer Circuit ierk,
County Collector, recorder, Putlc A1hinls-
traitor, Corone, Associate Justice-W es'ern
81 INT. Associate Ju~stice-Eas'ern district.
two Justices of the Peace for each township.
except for Lexington and Davis townships,
aud three Justices Of the Peace eaen - csc
townships, Constable for each township
Z. lha ihcts snail be app"inttd oS tntS com
mittee tour Judges Tor each voting precinct, anr
ihst these Judges shall seleo. iOur clerks NJ each
. %recinrt.
5 Tnat each D ecinct be provid. d, by this
committee, with Two ballot boxes, one OF which
shal re numbered No. /. and one uf which snal
IT, numbered No ?; and q shall oe tae -uiS Of
said Judges 20 select from iheir numb.r mo
! Judges Wf0sia all he known as receiving judges,
aud Two who shall b. known as cOunlingludgts.
The ieceiving judge shaft receive he esllols
aud The counting judges shall count une eAln,s,
hallot box No ! b. ing turned over TO tneni pA
the receiving Judges al the expiration 81 tbe urst
hour. the ballot boxes being cNehAnEe9 every
hour thereafter. until the uOlls ar closed. Two
clerks shall attend the receiviuE iUdgesi anu Two
clerks shall attend the counting ludges NO
poll hooks for the use Of Judges snd CLERKS
shall be furnished BY this e.mmittee-
9. That no information u the votes shall
10. That The palIs shall be Opened a. seve
O'Clock. = M or a. soon thereafter as may b..
and shall be kept op-n forthe recepunH OF voters
uutii The setting Ut The SUI
H., Ihai should thr judges or either OF tnem
not be present al the tim- appointed Tor opening
he polls, OF being present rslase 70 ad, the
voters present. 10 the numhsr Of !. or uors, may
proceed 10 eleef = Judge OF Judges. = ns o.
ibeir place or places in such mtonsr ~ nav o
Determined upon By them and th4 judge or
Judges 80 elected shall procref with IN election
A. II he or thsy bal BEEN appointed ~ ms
Ia That The candidates for uouinaHon arr
forbidden TO havs any private tickets 10 y
used - aid primary eieruc1.
Il That each ballot shall be Numbered b. one
81 he rseeiviuE judges u ne 9rssF p whies
a. the sane arr voted the clerks saait enen ~
cord, IN. separate poli-books, ne nHm1~r -
zach ballot, and fh- name Of each person v0sraE
~ ne s,,n .,bs nils .~e closed me
Judges, assisted by the clerks. shall prUceei .
count the bailots AMI cast up he votes Tor eara
candidate. and shall certify anoer their bands.
aitested by the clerks tne result 81 TEE enunt.
and The nun brr 81 votes received By every car
= didate for every Odice. snd shall cause Tn same
TO be transmitted, without delay, 10 this CON
miTee
string by one OF ihe eauntirg JUICES ~ soon u
they are counte : snd shall be seeur ~ tied OF
sea ed up and rent 10 the COMMITTEES aiOng VIII
the T, turns OF thu Judges
rs That one Of thr poll book shall b KEEP
by The Judges Of the election, and the other sen
= to this Commit c.
n That the committee shall he IN session il
/ the courthouse. in The city o. Lrxin~ton, la sy'
IT, county,, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 10Th
1902, and shall continue in session until ali To-
reiurns are sent in and counted.
Is That immedIattly upon the receipt OF tn
returns this shall proceed 70 cast "
The whole vote oi the county Tor every canhl
e dale Tor every office. Al the whole vote for eael
district separately for every candidate Tor eyer.
+. district onice; and the person receiving IN hlgih
est vote for any on CO shall be declared 10 he ID
nominee OF the democratic party for such cniee
" and this committee shall, as soon as praetleabl
thereafter. cause to be published ~ pariirdiaf
and the result of their action, the commltte
d reserving the right and authority TO hea
and determine all complaints OF tlega
81 voting and contests for nomination Tor an.
office.
10. That IN al particulars not herein special
ly provided Tor, such election shall ue e0nducie
NJ near rs may be In accordance with the law
OF thie state regulating general elections
20 For the purposes OF This election Lexing
ton township shall constitute but one prerlncl
and the polls will be opened at the eOurl
Il house, In the city OF Lexington In Washingto
towpnhip one of the places Of voting snail .
Walnut Row schoolh9use instead OF Crnierviev
and in Dover township one of the precinct
shall be Edwards ana one shall be the Gomez
crate Home, in Freedom township one sha
be Borland Schoolhouse.
Id q In order TO meet the expenses OF the pr
mars election the several candidate s Tor eac
c county Office shall be assessed as follows: tie
resentative, $1,000; Presiding Judge y II
County Court $1,000; Prosecuting Attorne
j $50 90; Probate JudEe, So 90; Sheriff, S2O.O
County Clerk $4,000; Treasurer, 10 Ol; Clrcu
II Clerk $1,000: County Collector. 5000; Reeo
II de-, $40 w; Public Administrator slO.O0. Co
oner, 81 so; Associate Justice western di
ia trict, 81 90; Associate Justice Eastern dl
trict. 81 90; Justices Of the Peace t2dO; 20
/ kldllts EetuNt anu INA AuN nAtiAN " q w NiAfs
date Tor any Oficp shall be printci on tue tlcke
for said prlmary election until hi aseessmr
tn the treasurer Of the has been pal
~ p. IN any and all doubtful cAses II -hi
be the duty of the Judges 70 swear u
Il party Offering to vote. and require him
answer, under oath, such question as may
asked him touching his qualifications rs
democrat. And in case such party sh'
reuse to swear. r answer such questions.
upon answering, fails 10 satisfy said judges
his right to vote, then his vote shan
a refused.
% OelectiOneering or soliciting ol votes
80 any candidate or their friends, shall be allow
- or permitted nearer Than twenty feet OF I
voting places in the several townships of I
lck county.
"a. The committeeman OF the several tow
I'm ships Ia the county may appoint a suital
number Of democrats TO stand at the polls
their respective townships to see that [
ME above rule is carried out, and TO challenge a
prevent, as far as possible, any and oil iilei
voting, to the end that a fair ana tmpart
ef, election may be held, and the harmony a
confidence of the party be thereby maintain
II Is. The Judges and clerks of the prima
election herein provided for. shall. befC
entering upon their duties, AXE and subscr
I A to the oath prescribed by law for judges a
clerks Of election, said oath being attached
the pollbooks provided for said judges a
y a clerks by this committee.
~. The judges OF the election having chal
Ida Of the ballots shall deliver TO each identif
democrat Offering to vote at this election {
ballot. Before delivering any ballot to q
voter the said Judge shall write the Initials
two ,eceiving judges on the back of s
ballot Within tive inches OF the top thereof
ohm q. Upon receipt OF his ballot the cleo
shall forthwith. and without leaving the poll
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