The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-25
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Rules and Regulations Governing
Them.-HeId MAY IL.

A primary election Oh Ino DcIlO-
Gratis of Chaves county is hereby call
I'd by order of the Democratic Cen
raj Committee of said county, to be
neld in.the various precincts on Sat
lrday, Nay IA, 1904, from 9 O'Clock
a. m. to 6 o'clock p. m of said day for
the purpose of nominating a tickle
20 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
.nees for the county offices, and it is
expected that only democrats shall
take part. Therefore, the following
rules and regulations are adopted
governing said primary election.
Qualifications.
First.-AlI those holding the Demo
cratic principles as promulgated by
the ariou national conventions of
the party and issues of the day.
Second.-Legal voters at the time
of said primary under the laws Of
New Mexico, that is, ciulzens of the
United States twenty-one CID years
Of age, a resident of New Mexico sin
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 Lection in all pre-
cincts except NJ. /. shall pass upon
and decide WI, shall vote and they
shall enforce the above regulations |
in a fair and impartial manner
On O 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-l
pointed for Precinct No. l; w. NJ.
Itkinson. Mark Howell, Lucius Dills, |
w. c.. Burrus, Joseph Jones. F. j
Beck. They shall meet at the court
house on the End, Bird and 4th days |
IF May and hold a continuous ses-
sion from 9 o'clock a. m. to 4 O'Clock
D. M, each day, and shall register the
legal democratic voters by wards, in
books provided for that purpose un-
der the following regulations:
They shall as far as practicable as
and list after each name, the
register each voter in the ward in
which he resides. Those residing out
side the City Limits in precinct No
l shall be registered and vote in ward
me. They shall use all in
formation obtainable to make a con-
Dlete 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
the same. No voter shall be
registered in more than one ward.
After closing ON the third day they
shall Immediately post a typewriter
of the voters of each ward in the
hail of the Court House. and shall OF
the 10th day of May, meet with the
members of the Contra Committee
If precinct one, for the purpose of
hearing complaints or appeals and
adding to or striking from the list
any names.
Any one refused registration has
the right of appeal to this Committee
meeting.
The members of the Board of Reg
shall be paid $3.50 per day
each. for the three days. No one In.
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 no
names can be added.