Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17

national and state elections anu
who pledge themnelves to support
the Democratic ticket from presi-
dent to constable at the ensuing
general election aud all such Dem
ocratic minors as will become quail
fled voters by reaching majority
before the next ensuing general
election shall be qualified to vote.
The decision of the judges of cleo
ton upon the qualifications of a
voter shall be fiual, and said jndg-
es are hereby instructed that this is
Democratic primary in which
only Democrats are eligible to
vote and to strictly enforce this
rule.
That the said primary election in
all the towns of said county shall
be conducted under what IS known
as the Australian ballot law.
That for the purpose Of said
primary election polls shall be
opened in each school district in
the county and at the school house
in said district, except when the
same are located in cities or towns,
in which case the polls may be
opened at such places as the judg-
es of election may select; but
polls shall be opened in such wards
in Mexico and voters living in that
part of the Mexico school district
and outside of the city Of Mexico
shrll 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 Z in the after
noon; in the country districts from
, to 3 p. m.
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the first day of April the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish
to the secretary of this committee
the names of two good Democratic
citizens to act as judges of election
in their respective school districts
and wards, and if from any cause
the judges appointed 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 to act as
clerk.
That the secretary of this COM
mittee cause to be made out suita-
BILE poll books and tally sheets, and
cause tickets to be printed and in
due time transmit to the judges of
election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets for
the use of said district.
That the ticket shall be printed
on white paper in black ink and be
headed Democratic Primary Elec-
ton Ticket" shall contain the
names of such candidates for the
various county, township and con-
gressional Offices as shall ,on or be-
fore April LIST, 1904, furnish to the
treasurer their names and pay him
such sums as may be assessed by
the committee, to assist in defray-
ing the expenses of printing tick
cts, poll books, etc., and distribut-
ing the same.
That each voter, except the can
didates for the various Offices, be
required to vote in his own school
district.
That the voter, before deposit
ing his ballot, shall erase the
names of the candidates for any
office except the one he desires to
vote for, and when any ballot is
found to contain the names of two
or more candidates for the same
Office it shall not be counted for
either, but this should not invali-
date the ballot as to other offices.
That the judges of the election
shall cause the name of each voter
to be written on the poll book and
numbered, the ballot number to