The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-29
THE MACHEN BILL.
Full Text Of the Measure Which

Full Text Of the Measure Which
Is Attracting Attention.
Tie Machen bill Is attracting much at
tcntton. and so much interest Is mani
tested In 1t that The Times-Dispatch
prints 1t below in full. 1t is entitled "a
BIZ to Provide for Primary Elections"
and reads:
L. Be It enacted by the General Assem-
+ biv of Virginia. That whenever the COM
mil,ce or body having such authority
III any party organization shall order
= r,plary election throughout the state. or
any political subdivision thrceof, either
31osnominate, candidates of that party for
any Office filled by election by the people
or by the General Assmcply, or 70 select
asGeleg to any convention. such primary
election shall be conducted in the man
uer and upon the conditions herein pro-
vtGed and not otherwise. 4i 20.
2. Notice OF the date and purpose OF
such election. shall be Published In some
newspaper OF general circulation in the
state, or in the portion thereof in,whlch
It is proposed to hold such election. at
least sixty days before the holding there
= OF, Which date shall DO uniform throus ~ =,
out tho State, or the portion thereof IN
WHICH such election Is 70 be held q ana
= shall be not less than thirty. nor more
4 than sixty days before he holding OF
+ the regular election, for WHICH 1t Is pro-
d pt sea TO nominate candidates. or OF the
conyentlonffor which It'll proposed to Sc
lecS delegates. except that an cleo ton to
i nominate a candidate for. United States
preceding the election OF such senator.
8. All pei sons desiring to be voted for
\ nj such election shall give notice IN writ.
Ing Of such desire to the chairman /, Of
tin In charge, Mt least thirty days before
tho holding Of the same. B t {. is5
!, The egIstrar for any voting precinct
sliall furnish to any person applying TOR
4 bc M FreGlStTQ ton
bo1k for such precinct, for use a t such
election. and 3a..reglstrar IN any county
for making suclli copy sha receive q Zee
Of one dollar, and q registrar N 4, any
fee OF two dollars. q 5
s. Such election shall be held at the
regular voting precincts, and, the polls
shall be.opened at sunrise and closed at
suns ct OF the day of such ELECTION.
g. There shall be three Judges and one
clo}k OF such election AT each precinct
4 Ci,eult Court Of ne county, q Of the re
u Corporation orr Hastings Court ot the
city In which such precinct Is situated,
trcm a LIST pfs ten names for each pres
si ta sue eeeton hy t liz HARM 81
tho committee or body having such cleo
ton IN charge and, II no such llst pc
I furnished him., as aforesaid, said judge
such election, being memIois Of the party
llGHng the same. as he may see ttt, II any
Judge or clerk, appointed Tor any pre-
c!pGt, shall fall to appear .thereat when
tho polls should be opened, his place
Shall be supplied In the. nlannef provided
+ ~ law In such cases in regard to judges
AMI clerks Of regular elections No
1ucgc or clerk shall charge, or receive
from any person Or party, "a greater COM
I nfnsation than Is allowed by law to u
j,.dec or a clerk of q regular election,
IN, No person shall be entitled to vote
al such election unless he Is at tho time
registered and quallaed to vote at the
,Gxt succeeding regular election.
s At such election the voting shal be
b. ballot. and each voter shall mark or
prepare his ballot In q room or booth set
Il asldsS for The purpose and no person other
than the voter shall Witness the prepara-
ticnSof such ballot, or assist N the; same,
4. wlM is physically unable TO prepare his
biiot, or who: was registered prior TO tie
4 1rst day OF January, lllneteen hundred
and four, may request any one of the
judges to assist him In the. preparation
Hereof, but such judge shall not at any
time dlyulge to any person the manner
+ ill8Whlch such bal lot. or any part thereof,
N At such election the ballot bog shall
+ be kept In pub lilo view. The Judge Ito
yA0nS any allot u delivered SHAH upon