The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-12

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board to the others. that they and each
Of them will to the best OF hts under
| standing and ability conduct such pri-
mary election honestly and In accordance
with law, that they will challenge, in
the manner provided In this act the vote
| of any person Offering to vote at such
| election whom they believe not entitled to
vote thcreat. and that they will also chal-
| lenRe the vote of any person at such
! election Offering to vote In the ballot-boN
i OF one existing political party, whom
they believe or have reason to believe To
belong to another existing political party,
and that they will refuse to receive the
| vote of such person. in case such vote IS
challenged until he shall have taken an
! oath or affirmation to be administered by
member of the board in the form pre-
seribed In section seventy-feur Cd of the
act To which this act is q further supple
ment. and also In the following form.
You do solemnly swear Cor affirm, that
| you are member of the polit-
ical party Specifying the political party
TO which the afliant claims To belongl;
that at tho last election for members of
the general assembly at which you voted
you voted for u majority of the candi-
dates of said party whose names were
printed ON the ticket of said party. and
that you intend to support the candidates
of said party ut the ensuing election" in
| the case OF voters voting for the first
time In this state the portion of said oath
or affirmation In relation to voting at any
previous election shall be dispensed with;
and II the person 80 challenged shall re
| fuse to take tho oath or affirmation so
| rendered to him. he shall be deemed not
10 be qualified or entitled to vote at such
| primary election. any person making such
| oath or affirmation falsely shall be guilty
of perjury. any voter who shall vote In
tho ballot-boX OF one political party at
any primary election held under this act
shall not be allowed to vote in the ballot
box Of any other political party at the
next thereafter succeeding primary cleo
ton; the said board of registry and cleo
ton shall indicate in the registry book
the name of the political party whose
primary ticket each voter voting at such
primary election voted by writing opposite
the name of each of such voters In col
umn prepared for that purpose In such
registry book. the first letter of the name
of such political party as. for example.
writing the letter d. for democratic
party, the letter r. for republican party,
the letter -" for prohibition party and
In like manner for other political parties.
ut said primary election tho polls shall be
open ut one O'Clock In the afternoon and
close at nine O'Clock in the evening: no
tee of the time and place of holding such
primary elections shall be given by the
poll clerks by hVe or more advertisements
posted at conspicuous places In the cleo
ton dlstriet at least ten days before such
primary elections
Ia. The said board of registry and cleo
ton shall, prior to or at and during said
primary election In the manner provided
by law, register the name of every person
who is legally qualified To vote ut the en-
suing general election for members of
general assembly. and all persons 80 reg
istered shall be entitled 10 vote at such
primary election. unless If challenged
they shall refuse to take the unth nf-
flrmation as In this act provided. no per
aIta III H. Ill.
mary election unless his name shall APP
pear upon the registry list for the election
distrlet where he offers t0 vote, made
up AT the time of opening the polls for
such primary election, or unless his name
shall be placed thereon before he casts
his vote; each voter ON entering the poll
Ing room shall register for the ensuing
general election II qualified to do SO,
less his name shall be already registered
and after such registry shall ask the
board of election for the party primary
ticket he desires to vote. and thUroupou
shall receive one ticket of the kind dc
manded, the said voter shall retire with
! said ticket to one of the booths com
partments. and therein with black pencil
- .sa.4stNo an pes Suna on shiu Dnl
lot except those for whom he desires Ia
vote; nothing herein shall prevent any
voter from voting for any person whose
name IL not ON his party ticket by writ
| ing the same thereon. while In The booth
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| SO az To expose the endorsement on the
back thereof. and ON emerging from the
| booth shall proceed directly To the ballot
box of his political party, aud there de
liver his ballot. folded HH aforesaid. To
the proper member of the board of cloc-
ton who shall forthwith. In the presence
Of the voter. deposit the same In the bal
lot-box provided for the political party Of
such voter. unless CHALLENGED or disquAli
fled rs provided In section thirteen d3D,
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lot has been furnished spoil render the
same unit for use. he may obtain an
other from the board OF election on re
turning the one 50 spoiled or united for
use but no more than three official bal
lots. one at time. shall be furnished Ia
any voter at any primary election: II any
voter shall make oath ar affirmation that
he liz unable to read and write. aud shall
request the assistance of the board of
registry aud election In preparing hls
ballot the said board shall designate one
of their number to retire with said voter
to the booth and assist him In preparing
his ballot
L. Al the close of the primary election
the board of registry and election shall
forthwith proceed To canvass and count
the votes east at such election proceed
ing In the manner Indicated by the state
ment hereinafter Ia this section provided
for, and as nearly may be IN the man
ner required by law; the said boards of
election shall Mt the conclusion of such
canvass make up aud sign statement of
the result of such election which state
ment they shall. soon III may be-
tranamlt to the clerk of the municipality
within which the said primary election Is
held. said statement shnlI in words at
length show the entlr" number of votes
cast at such election, the whole number
OF ballots rejected. the whole number OF
ballots cast for each party AZ indicated
by the party names at the head Of the
respective party tickets, and the number
of votes received by each person as "A
candidate for nomination for office. or
for the position of delegate. such state-
mont shall be IN the following or Hike
form:
Statement Of the result of primary
election held In the election dis
triet Of the municipality In the
county Of and state of New JGr-
sey. ON the day of 1870
At said election the total
number of votes cast was:
The total number Of democratic ballots
cast was:
Tine total number Of republican ballots
cast was
The total number Of citizens reform bal
lots east was
The total number of democratic ballots
rejected was:
The total number Of republican ballots
rejected was.
ne othi hummer OF cltlZtuH reform bal
lots rejected was:
For candidates Of the democratic party
Tor the position Of delegate Ia the demo
| cratic state convention:
John Doe received votes;
Richard Doe received yotea.
lhonas Jones received votes;
For democratic candidate for delegate to
the democratic congressional convention
OF the ------------ congressional district.
----- IL ------ received votes:
= -=----- ID ------ received votes
For democratic candidate for delegate to
the democratic county convention Of the
county OF -
--------- received votes:
received Votgg
FOR democratic candidate for member OF
the common council
------- received votes.
And In like form for all parties having
candidates voted for at such election 10
such statement shall be added a certln-
cate In following form:
We certify the foregoing to be "a true
ana correct statement of the result of the
primary elections held In such district at
| he ttt.aa al.