Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15
CALL Fur DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
PRIMARY.

Be IT resolved b. the Democratic
Central COMMITTEES OF Aadfain county
No.
That there viii be held 10 said cum
" on Saturday, the 7th day Of April,
lsee, a school district primzxy election
for the purpose Of expressing the
choice Of Democrats Of Aucrain
county for the various county, town
shin and state olhces and 10 vote on
CongreSsional candidatesin accordance
with the call Of the Congressional
committee.
That no person shall be allowed to
vote at the Democratic primary 70 be
held on Saturday, April It'll, 1905. sx-
cept Democrats who voted the Demo
cratic ticket al the last national and
state elections and who pledge them
selves tosupport the Democratic ticket
from president to constable at the
ensuing general election, and, all such
Democratic minors as will become
qualified voters by reaching their ma
jorlty before the next ensuing general
election. The decision Of the judges
OF election upon qualification Of a.
voter under the rules shah Be fnal,
and said judges are hereby Instructed
that this is q Democratic primary IN
which only Democrats are eligable TO
vote, aud TO strictly enforce this rule.
That the said primary election In all
the towns in said county shall be con-
Quoted 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 ia the county and At
the school house in said district, ex-
cept when the same are located in
towns or cities, in which case the polls
may be opened at such places as the
judges Of election may select; but polls.
shall be opened in such wards 10 Mexi-
co and voters living In that part Of
the Mexico school districts and outside
Of the city OF Mexico shall vote in the
WARD in which they would reside II
the ward lines were extended; in the
towns and cities the polls shall be
kept open from / O'Clock TO ! In the
afternoon; in the country districts
from ito 5 p u.
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the 30tn day Of March, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish to
the secretary Of this committee the
nam S OF two good Democratic citizens
to act as judges Of election In their re-
spective school district and wards, aud
IL frUm 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 q person 70 act as clerk
That the secretary of this commit
tee cause 10 be made out suitable pofl
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 dis
trict.
That the ticket shall be printed on
white paper in black ink and be head
ed "DemUcraiic Primary Election Tic
ket, - shall cuntain the names Of such
candidates for the various county,
township, and congressional Offices as
shall,o or before March 10th, 1906. fur
nish to the treasurer their names and
pay to him such sums as may be as
sessed BY the committee, to assist In
defraying the expensesof printing tic
kets, poll books, etc. and distributing
the anne.
That each voter, except the candid
ates for the various Offices, be required
TO vote In his OWL school district
That the voter, before dispositing bis
ba lot, shall erase the names OF the
candidates for any Office except the
one be 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 shall 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 number
ed, the ballot number to correspond
Herewith; and at the close Of the polls
the judges, together with the clerk.
shall count up the votes on tally sheet
and certify to the same and transmit
either by mail or messenger the said
tally sheet, poll books, etc, II
secretary Of this committee, at the
city Of Mexico, on or before IL O'Clock
in the forenoon Of the following Tues
day
That this committe shall on receipt
Of raid tally sheet, poll books, ect., add
up the sans and ascertain and declare
the result Of said primary election and
the person having received the high
est number OF votes for any Office shall
be declared the choice of the Demo.
cratic party Of Audrain county f0r
said Office.
That a printed copy Of these rules
! be furnished the judges Of election Of
each school district.
That the judges and clerks before
entering upon the discharge Of tneil
J duties as such shall each take and
subscribe the following oath.
~ do solemnly swear that | will i'm.
partially discharge the duties Of the
judge and clerk. respectively, of the
: present election, according to Law, to
the beat OF my ability, and that l viii
not disclose how any voter shall have
! voted unless | am required to do 50 al
la witness 10 the proper judicial pro.
ceedings, so help me God"
J. N. STEPHENS, Chairman.
JOHN I. RICKETTS,, Secretary.