Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-03-20
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
For the Audrain County Democratic
Primary, Saturday, April
90, 1902.


b 4 resolrsd ~ the Democratic Csa-
tral Commities Of Aedrais County, No.
That there viii be held in said coun-
Nv on saturday, the 26th day Of April,
1909. a school district primary cleo
tion for the purpose Of expressing the
choice az Democrats Of Audrain coun-
tv for various county and congressional
onces and also Of selecting delegates
to a county convention TO be held In
Mexico on Monday, April 2sth.
That no person shall be allowed 70
vote at the Democratic primary 70 be
held on Saturday, April 20, 1907, except
/ Democrats who voted the Democratic
ticket at the last general election, or
whose principles IRE known to DO
Democratic; and all such Democratic
minors as Will become qualified voters
by reaching majority before the next
ensuing general election shall be quail
lied to vote. The decision OF the
Judges Of election upon qualifications
az a voter under the rule shallbe final,
and said judges are hereby instructed
to strictly enforce this rule.
That the said primary election 10
all the towns in said county shall be
conducted under what is known as tne
Australian ballot law.
That for the purpose O said primary
election polls shall be opened In each
school district in the county and at
the school house in said district ex-
cept when the same are located In
towns or cities, in which case the polls
may be opened at such places as the
Judges OF election may select; but polls
shall be opened in such wards in Mex
leo and voters living in that part OF
the Mexico school district and cut
side the city Of Mexico shall vote In
the ward In which they would reside
il the ward lines were extended; in
the towns and cities the polls shall be
kept open from / o'clock to J In the
Afternoon; ia the country districts
from . to 5 p. m.
That as soon as may be, and not
J later than the LIST day Of April, the
: committeeman from the respective
! townships shall select and furnish to
] the secretary Of this committee the
I names OF ogood Democratic citizens
: to act as judges Of election In their
: respective school districts and wards
and II from any cause the judges ap-
5 pointed fail to act, then the voters
! present may select Others TO act In
; their places; and the judges at each
voting place shall select nj person u
e act as clerk. That each voter, except
the candidates for the various offices,
shall be required TO vote in his owl
school district.
That the secretary Of this commit
It tee cause to be made out suitable pol
u books and tally sheets, and aus tick
I cts to be printed, and in due tint
transmit TO the judges Of election o
each district said poll books, tall.
sheets and tickets for the use Of salt
: district.
That the tickets shall be printed OF
white paper in black ink, and b
headed, Democratic Primary Elec
~ tion Ticket, = shall contain the name
Of such candidates for the yariou
county and congressional offices a
shall on CT before April 9TH, 1907
AZ furnish to the treasurer their name
~ and pay to him such sums as may b
Sc assessed by the committee, to assis
j. in d~efraying the expenses Of printin
a. tickts, poll books, etc, and distribu'
a. ing the same; and shall also contal
r. blank space for delegate TO the count
he convention, in which names may
written.
That the voter before depositing b
as ballot shall erase the names Of Il
he candidates for any Office except u
Ity one be desires to vote for, and whe
h. any ballot is found to contain Il
m. names of two or more candidates f
he the same office it shall not be cOuntt
ers for either, but this shall not inyalidal
ITS the ballot as to other offices.
toll That the judges of the electiC
shall cause the name Of each voter
all be written on the poll book and nun
)r. bered, the ballot number to CORE
Mt, pond Herewith; and at the close
tn the polls the judges, together Wit
or the clerk, shall count up the votes
bly, tally sheet and certify to the samear
zen deliver said tally sheet, poll books, ba
opt ~lotsetc. to the delegate for saiddistric
ge- to be by him safely kept and deliyer'
me to the chairman and secretary Of th
committee, at the city Of Mexico, {
rise or before II o'clock in the forenoon
to the following Monday.
5 a That this committee shall OF
is ceipt of said tally sheet, poll books t'
ldi- add up the same and ascertain and d
ese clare the result of said primary elc
tai tion, and the person having receivI
am the highest number Of votes for al
Alb. Office shall be declared the choice
the Democratic party OF Audra
by county for said Office.
OF That at said primary election q
lalf voters of each district Except d
S a towns OF Vandalia, Martinsburg, Ia
axe Der, Laddonia and the city Of Mexic
VIII vote for and elect one delegate
a a county convention to be held at q
has court house In the city Of Mexico at
bod O'Clock In the afternoon Of the Mondi
ent following said primary election La
alb donia shall elect three delegate
Is Martinsburg three delegates, Farb
on two delegates and the town Of Wand
ing Tia shall elect six delegates, and Il
IRE city Of Mexico five delegates from d
The First Ward, four from the SecOE
en- Ward, seye from the Third Ward al
ing Eve from the Fourth Ward, to sa
sed convention, and said convention VIII
assembled shall select the proper nul
Der OF delegates to cast the vote
al, Audrain county in the Democrat
State convention TO be held at
Joseph July ., 10 the Judicial &C
v%ention to be held at Springfield u
s, 10 the Court Of Appeals ~conyentl
for eastern district, and TO select