The Dolores star., 1903-06-05
RULES OF CONTEST.

FInsy-Any sinslelsdy residing in Aontezuma
County, whose parents are subscribers to TIE
DOLORES STAR, is eligibls = candidate.
SkooSD-So one in the employ Of THE STAI,
will be permitted to work in the interest of
candidates, except that solicitors may receive
subscriptions for TIE STAR from the candidates
or their friends for a period OF six months or
more.
THIRp-The subscription price for THE SrAg
will be s1.00 for sig months, eco for one year,
sent to anT address by mail, and each subscrip-
tion blank must be written plainly the name
and address Of the subscriber.
FoURTH-The coupons must be neatly cut out
each weok and either mailed to THE STAR, Do.
lores, Colo, or deposited in the voting box at
this Office. Coupons sent by mail will be at
sendor's risk. Each coupon may be voted fer
any one of the candidates in the contest and
may be voted at any time before tho hour
Of closing the contest.
FTFrH-The contest will cover u period Of
ia days. beginning May Is aud ending Septem-
ber Is, 1903; voting coupons will be printed in
THE SrAR beginning with the issue of May Is
and continue each week up to and including
September II, and the voting will close prompt
ly at O'Clock on September Ii. After this time
coupons cannot be voted, and any received will
no: be counted. The final count and award will
be announced September IL.
SI1rH-A preliminary count Of the votes cast
from week to week will be made and announced
in THH STAK each week. However, after the
contest has ended, each candidate may appoint
Il representative and those representatives shall
constitute a committee who shall aid the con.
test manager in making the final count. Said
committee may, if not satisfied with the contest
managers count, canvass the whgle vote. A
majority Of the committee shall have the right
to announce the final result Of the standing Of
each candidate in the contest, and such decision
shall be Anal and binding upon all interested
parties. In case Of tic vote tho contest mama
ger shall cast tho deciding vote.
SEyESTH-The coupon shall be printed each
week during the contest In THE SrAR. No pa
pers will be sold over the counter at this Office
without the coupons arc first cancelod and the
name Of the person voting must bo signed plain.
ly upon each coupon voted; ono not sub
scribsr to The STAR will be entitled to vote,
and each one voting must have paid all arrsar.
ages and at least six months in advance and
for each additional sig months paid in advance
shall he entitled to ono additional vote.
EIGBrH-Only coupons printed in the regular
issues Of The STAR may be voted and any at.
tempt to vote other kinds will be deemed suffi.
cient cause to invalidate tho candidacy Of tho
person for whom such coupon was voted.
Observation-Disclosures may announce themselves
up to and including July 1, 1903; after said date
no further announcements will be received.
Candidates may withdraw from the contest ut
any time, but cannot announce stAch withdrawal
in The STAR us being in tho interest Of any
other contestant; nor can any portion Of the
votes cast for candidates Withdrawing by trans
ferred to any other contestant.
TESTH-These rules may b. amended at any
time during tho contest by majority vote Of
all the contestants ut any meeting Of tho candi.
dates duly called by the contest manager; sub.
isct. however TO the approval Of the publisher
Of THE SrAR.