The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-20

J VI JiAG LOldI vote cast AOl IhC OAAANO
/ for which he is a candidate. Provid-
/ ed further, that d second primary
| election shall be held within four
weeks after the first primary election
! to choose in all cases where nc per-
| son shall have been nominated by
| majority vote in the first primary
| election. When several officers are
| to be voted for the same ofhce, as IN
/ the case of county commissioners, d
number of candidates, not exceeding
| twice the number not nominated IN
| the first primary, shall be voted 1or
in the second primary; and those
candidates receiving the highest vote
II the second primary to the num-
| Der remaining to be chosen shall be
considered chosen.
Sec 9. Whenever the state, con
| gressiOnal or county committee OF
any political party shall have called
a primary election to be held prior 10
the time for the registration Tor
| general election, the registration
| books of each county shall be open
| in each election district for four
| weeks for registration for such prl-
mary. In counties OF thirty thou
sand or more population by the last
census, the books shall be closed for
| four weeks before the primary, and
| in other counties two weeks before
| the primary.
Sec 10. The tax collector OF each
| county shall in person or by deputy
| be present in his Office from 8 a. m
! to II NJ, and from p. m. to p. m.
each day, Sunday excepted, for twenty
| days Immediately preceding the last
thirty days of holding any primary
! election; and he or his deputy shall
within thirty days Of holding any prl-
mary election visit each voting pre-
cinct in the county for the purpose OF
receiving poll taxes then legally due,
and he shall give notice OF Sucn WISH
either in some newspaper published
| in the county or by posting nouce
in each voting precinct, which adVer-
tiSement or notice shall state the
time he shan be at the different pre-
cincts and for what purpose All tax
collectors of This state or their depu-
ties, are hereby promoted, within
thirty DAYS of holding any primary
election. from accepting payment OF
poll taxes by any other person than
the one against whom the tax is as
sessed and no person shall, within
thirty days of holding any primary
election, pay the poll tax of any per
son other than his own. And any per-
son. firm association or corporation
violating this section. or any parts
thereof, shall be deemed guilty. of d
misdemeanOr-
Sec. II. That the county eXecu-
tive committee of the political party
calling such primary election is here
by authorized to regulate the amount
to be paid the inspectors and clerks
of such elections, and TO provide
funds for defraying expenses OF con-
Quoting such election, by assessing
the various county candidates Tor
nomination at such primary election.
Provided, that when any candidate
for United States senator or any state
office or member of congress, is
candidate before such primary, then
the state executive committee or the
congressional committee, as the case
may be, shall regulate the amount TO
be assessed such candidate or candi-
dates and prorate the money SO col
lected among the several counties in
which primaries are to be held, and
nav the same over to the county exc
cutive committee of the several coun-
ties to assist in defraying the eX
penses of such primaries; provided,
that no caadidate shall be assessed
more than Ive per cent OF the an
nual compensation of the office for
which he is a candidate. And all
money left after the primary shall
be prorated back to the candidates.
Sec - That in appointment of
inspectors and clerks of such pri-
mary election, the committee making
such appointment shall so far as pos
sible select qualified voters from
list of names agreed upon by ma
iority of the candidates before such
primary election: provided. such
agreed list is flied with the commit
tee.
Sec. Is. That except as herein
provided. all primary elections
under this act shall be regulated
by the election law of the state
in force at the time such pri-
mary is Held, or as nearly as the same
can be done.
Sec. IA. If at the time for the
opening Of a primary election any
of the inspectors or clerks be absent
or refuse to act, the electors pres
ent. who are voters in the district.
shall elect from among themselves
the number required to act as in
spectOr or inspectors, as the case
may be, and the inspectors shall Sc
lect their clerk. The inspectors or
clerk so selected and appointed shall
take the same oath, have the same
powers, perform the same duties, and
be subject to the same penalties as
regularly constituted election in
spectors or clerk. In case there
shall be no justice of the peace or
notary public present at the opening
of the primary election, it shall be
lawful for the inspectors to admins
ter the oath or affirmation TO each
other and TO the primary election
clerk. Previous TO assuming their
duties, the primary election inspect
ors and clerk shall severally sub
scribe and take an oath or affirma-
ton in the following form. to-wit:
4 do sOlemnly swear or affirm. as