The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-11
DEMOCRATIC
Rules and Regulations Governing
Them.-Held May IA.

A primary election of the Demo.
Gratis of Chaves county is hereby call
ed by order of the Democratic Cen.
trail Committee of said county, to be
held in the various precincts on Sat
urday, May IA. 1904, from 9 o'clock
a. m. to 6 o'clock p. m. of said day for
the purpose of nominating a ticket
Ito represent the Democrats at the
general election in November.
The purpose and intent of this pri-
mary is to ascertain the will and
choice of the Democrats for the NOM
inees for the county offices. and it is
expected that only democrats shall
take part. Therefore, the following
rules n regulations are adopted
governing said primary election.
Qualifications.
First.-All those hslding the Demo
cratic principles as promulgated by
the various national conventions Of
the party and issue of the day.
SecOnd.-Legal voters at the time
of said primary under the laws OF
New Mexico, that is, ciIIzens of the
United States lwenty-one CID years
of age, a resident of New Mexico siA
months, of Chaves county three
months and of the precinct where
voting 80 days. No other, under any
circumstances shall be allowed to
vote.
The judges of election in all pre-
cincts except NJ. 1. shall pass upon
and decide wiz shall vote and they
shall enforce the above regulations
in a fair and impartial manner.
On account of the large number of
voters in precinct No. 1, and the var
ious voting places thereof. a further
qualification is required, that of reg
istration.
A board of registration composed
of the following democrats is ap-
pointed for Precinct No. 1; w. NJ.
Atkinson, Mark Howell, Lucius Dills,
w. C. B~urrus, Joseph Jones, F. ]
Beck. They shall meet at the court
house on the End, Bird and 4th days
of May and hold a continuous ses-
sion from 9 o'clock a. m. to 4 o'clock
p. m, each day. and shall register the
legal democratic voters by wards, in
books provided for. that purpose III
der the following regulations:
They shall as far as practicable as
certain and list after each name, the
street, block or resident number and
register each voter in the ward in
which he resides. Those residing out
side the City Limits in precinct No.
/ shall be registered and vote in ward
number one. They shall use all in
formation obtainable to- make a com
plete and correct registration of the
democratic voters as provided for in
this call, and may make such rules
and regulations as they see fit to as
certain the same. No voter shall be
registered in more than one ward.
After closing on the third day they
shall Immediately post a typewriter
list of the voters of each ward in the
hall of the Court House. and shall OF
the 10th day of May, meet with the
members of the Central Committee
of precinct one, for the purpose of
hearing complaints or appeals and
adding to or striking from the listS
any names.
Any one refused registration has
the right of appeal to this Committee
meeting.
The members of the Board of Reg
istration shall be paid $3.50 per day
each, for the three days. No one un-
der any circumstances by swearing
in or otherwise shall be allowed to
vote, unless registered.
The names shall be numbered and
| the books closed and signed at the
meeting on May 10th, after which 10
.o~nc Don he oddod