Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-04-10
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
For the Audrain County Democratic
Primary. Saturday, april
80, 1902

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Be il resolred by he Democratic Cen
trail COMMITTEE Of AadraiH County, No.;
That there win be held in said coun-
ty on saturday, the Goth day OF April,
1892. a school district primary cleo
tion for the purpose OF expressing the
choice Of Democrats OF Audrain coun-
~ for vatiouscounty and congressional
Offices and also of selecting delegates
10 a county convention TO be held In
Mexico on Monday, April 2sth.
That no person shall be allowed TO
vote at the Democratic primary TO be
held on Saturday, April 20, 1902, except
Democrats who voted the Democratic
ticket at the last general election, or
whose principles are known TO be
Democratic; and all such Democratic
minors as will become qualified voters
by reaching majority before the next
ensuing general election shall be quail
lied 70 vote. The decision OF the
Judges OF election upon qualifications
Of a voter under the rule shallbe final,
and said judges are hereby instructed
to strictly enforce this rule.
That the said primary election in
all the towns in said county shall be
conducted under what is known as the
Australian ballot law.
hi tfeF1the purpose OF said primary
election polls shall be opened In each
school district in the county and at
the school mouse in said district, ex-
cept when the same are located in
towns or cities, in which cas- 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 out
side the city Of Mexico shall vote in
the ward in which they would reside
If the ward lines were extended; In
the towns and cities the polls shall be
kept open from l O'Clock to 7 In the
afternoon; in the country districts
from . to 5 p. m.
That as oon as may be, and not
llater than the LIST day Of April, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish 10
the secretary of this committee the
names OF two good Democratic citizens
to act as judges Of election in then
respective school districts and wards
and II from any cause the judges arp
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 one person "a
act as clerk. That each voter, except
the candidates for the various Offices,
shall be required TO vote in his own
school district.
That the secretary OF this commit.
tee cause TO be made out suitable poll
books aud tally sheets, and cause tick
cts to be printed, and In due time
transmit 10 the judges Of election Of
each district said poll books, tally
sheets and tickets for the use OF said
district.
That the tickets shall be printed on
white paper in black ink, and BE-
headed, Democratic Primary Elec'
tion Ticket shall contain the names
Of such candidates for the various
county and congressional Offices as
shall on or before April 9th, 1902,
furnish TO the treasurer their names
and pay to him such sums as may bt
assessed by the committee, to assist
indefraying the expenses Of printing
tiekts, poll books, etc, and dlstribut
ing the same; and shall also contain
blank space for delegate to the COUNTY
convention, in which names may bt
written.
That the voter before depositing hi
ballot shall erase the names OF th'
candidates for any office except thu
one he desires to vote for, and wher
any ballot is found to contain the
names Of two or more candidates fol
the same Office it shall not be counted
for either, but this shall not inyalidatf
the ballot as to other Offices.
That the judges OF the election
shall cause the name Of each voter u
be written on the poll book and num
bered, the ballot number to CORES
pond Herewith; and at the Close o
the polls the judges, together with
the clerk, shall count up the votes OF
tally sheet and certify to the same and
deliver said tally sheet, poll books, bal.
lotsetc. TO the delegate for saiddistrfct,
to be by him safely kept and delive red
to the chairman and secretary OF this
committee, at the city Of Mexico, on
or before II O'Clock in the forenoon Of
the following Monday.
That this committee shall on re.
ceipt Of said tally sheet poll book, etc,
add up the same and ascertain and de-
clare the result of said primary cleo
tlon, and the person having received
the highest number Of votes for any
Office shall be declared the choice OF
the Democratic party Of Audnln
county for said office.
That at said primary election the
voters Of each district Except the
towns Of Vandaiia, Martinsburg, Far
Der, Laddonia and the city Of MexIco)
will vote for and elect one delegate 20
a county convention 10 be held at the
court house 10 the city OF Mexico at l
O'Clock In the afternoon Of the Monday
following said primary election; Lad.
donia shall elect three delegates,
Martlnsburg three delegates, Farber
two delegates and the town OF Wanda.
LA shall elect six delegates, and the
city Of Mexico five delegates from the
First Ward, four from the Second
Ward, seve from the Third Ward and
I'VE from the Fourth Ward, to said
convention, and said convention wher
assembled shall select the proper nun.
Der Of delegates to cast the vote ii
Audrain county in the Democratic
State convention to be held al 81
Joseph July p, to the Judicial con
yentlOn 70 be held al SnrinnRaa ii.