The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-08-19

said committee, to the chairman of the
Judges of election in each precinct, the
person delivering the same taking his
receipt therefor not more than three
days before election. The ticket shall
be printed on plain white paper, in
the manner and form of the Australian
ballot, and the voter shall indicate
the person he wishes to vote for by
marking 4 x (cross in the square or
circle in front of the name of the can
didate for whom he desires to vote.
After his ballot is prepared he shall
hand it to one of the judges of cleo
ton, who shall announce the name of
the person voting it and deposit the
ballot in the box. and the clerk shall
enter the name of the voter on the
poll list.
EIGHTH. In preparing the ticket
and arranging the names of the can
didates thereon, the name of each
candidate shall be placed in the order
named in the call and under special
heading named by the candidate, and
where more than one candidate files
under the same heading the names
shall be placed in the order Of filing.
On the back of each ballot used at
such primaries the name of one of the
judges of election shall be signed by
such Judge at the time the ballot is
delivered to the voter. All ballots not
used, with all ballots mutilated or
spoiled shall be returned to the chair
man of the central committee at the
same time the regular ballots are re-
turned.
NINTH. At the time of closing the
| vnn11c tho i,6~oc 0f o1oofior cho11 i'm
mediately proceed to the
votes for each candidate. The judges
and clerk of such election board shall
certify in the poll book, in the form
printed therein and over their respec-
tive signatures, the total number of
votes cast at such primary and also
the number of votes for each candi-
date. The vi of such vote shall
be made publicly. Each ballot shall
be preserved by passing a string
through the sam and tying the string
securely. When all such ballots ire
On a string they shall be placed in a
paper sack together with the poll
book and tickets not used and re-
turned to the chairman of the county
canvassing board by l o'clock p. m.
OF the second day after the election,
and shall not be opened o exhibited
to any person until the canvassing
board selected by the committee to
canvass the same shall have met for
the purpose, when the same shall be
delivered to said board by the chair
man thereof. And such ballots and
poll book shall be preserved for a
period Of ninety days after such cleo
ton.
TENTH. At 2 o'clock p. m. on the
second day after the election the said
canvassing board shall assemble to
canvass the vote, and said anvas
shall be made in the presence of all
members OF the committee who will
attend, and after said canvass is COM
pleted said board shall determine
therefrOm who are the nominees for
the several Offices and shall notify
each nominee of the several offices of
such nomination by a certificate set
ting forth this fact signed by the mem
bers Of said canvassing board or the
majority thereof and shall immedi-
ately cause to be published in nj or
more republican papers the names of
the successful candidates.
ELEVENTH. No amendments shall
be made to the above rules and regu-
lations excepting by an affirmative
vote of the majority of the republican
county central committee at a regu-
larly called meeting; and to constitute
a quorum for the trans action of any
business pertaining to a primary cleo
ton q majority of all the committee
must be present in person or by
proxy.-Letcher Chronicle.