The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-10-17
CITY PRIMARY CALLED NOV. 14TH.
MARIETTA, Oct. 14th, 1907.

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We, the Executive Committee OF the
City of Marietta, Ga, have met and
formulated and adopted the following
resolutions, rules and regulations for
the nomination of officers for the city
for the next ensuing two years, to-wit:
l. A white primary is hereby called
for November 14th, 1907, to be held in
the Justice Court room at the court
house, for the purpose of nominating
mayor, and also one councilman from
each of the six wards OF said city, and
also five men from the citY-at-large to
constitute the City Executive Commit
tee for the ensuing two years the polls
to open at Z o'clock a. m. and close at 6
o'clock p. m.
2. The candidate from each ward who
receives the highest number of votes
polled over respective opponents in his
ward shall be declared nominated.
Only one candidate shall be nominated
from each ward.
g. The tickets of all candidates shall
be uniform in size, and on the same
kind of paper and printed in black ink.
On or before November 18th, each
candidate for mayor shall furnish to
the Chairman of this Executive Com
mittee the names of the candidates for
council he may desire on his said ticket,
and said tickets shall be printed ac-
cording to the directions of the Chair
man and Secretary of the committee.
This shall be the official ticket, and
none other will be counted.
A. No ticket shall be deposited in the
ballot-box that is in any way marked
on its back, except such marks as shall
be put on by a manager of the election,
and he shall only put the serial number
on said ballot. But if ballot is depos-
tied it shall be counted, as far as any
marks on same are concerned. Where
mora than one candidate is voted for in
the same ward on the same ballot by
voter, the ballot so far as that ward is
concerned shall be discarded and not
counted.
5. No person shall be allowed to vote
whose name does not appear on the
registration list of the city of Marietta,
Ga, for the year 1907.
i6. No person shall approach closer than
80 feet of the polling place except the
election managers, clerks, or officers
called in by said managers to preserve
order, and the voter approaching the
polls for the purpose of voting. The
voter shall deposit his ballot and forth
with depart from the polls. If the can
didates for mayor desire, they may ap-
point one man each to be present at the
polls, provided said appointee remain
at said polls continuously during the
time from the opening of the polls to
the closing of the same, but such APP
pointee shall have no right to question
a voter, or the managers, OF in any way
interfere with the conduct of said cleo
ton.
7. No person shall electioneer, or try
to influence voter, in any way, within
fifty feet of the voting place. There
shall be no vote buying or influencing
by whiskey or otherwise.
s. Each candidate for mayor shall be
assessed $1,000 and each candidate for
So 90, to defray the ex-
penses of this election. No persons
shall be allowed at the counting of the
ballots except the managers of said
election, the clerks and the candidates
for mayor and councilmen. No proxy
will be allowed.
Charles II. Field, Chm,
John P. Cheney, Sec'y,
w. E. Williams,
II. E. Kerley,
j. J. Black,
Executiva COmmittaa Citv of Marietta