Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-03-20
RULES FOR THE PRIMARY.
Some Points Of Interest to Voters In the
Coming Municipal Election.


At a recent meeting of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of
Salisbury, the following rules,
governing the coming municipal
election, we're adopted:
The polls shall be open at IL
O'Clock, noon, aud close at Z
O'Clock P. NJ, on Tuesday, the
10Th day of April, 1907.
One candidate for mayor and
two candidates for alderman from
his respective ward shall be voted
for by each elector.
The primary election shall be
presided over by three managers
at each polling place, said man.
ayers to be elected by the City
Democratic Executive Committee.
A majority of said managers shall
decide all challenges that shall
be made and all questions that
shall arise before them. At the
close Of the primary election said
managers shall proceed to count
the votes and declare the results.
They, or a majority Of them shall
certify the results of said primary
election, and shall transmit such
certificate, with the poll lists to
the convention of the Democrats
of the city of Salisbury which
shall be held in the court house
in Salisbury at $3.50 p. m , April
10th, 1907, or as soon thereafter
as said votes shall be counted and
said certificates executed.
The ballots shall be printed on
white paper and shall be without
device.
In casting his ballot each elec-
tor shall make a cross mark (x)
with pencil or Ink opposite the
name of the candidate for whom
he desires to vote.
That if any voter in such pri-
mary election, by his ballot shall
vote for more persons than he is
entitled to hp ballot shall not be
counted.
The chairman of the city Dem
ocratic committed shall provide
at each polling place in the four
respective wards of the city a bal
lot box in which the voters may
deposite their ballots. The man
ayers of the election, before the
voting shall begin, shall carefully
examine the ballot boxes and see
that there is nothing in them, and
shall exhibit the same publicly to
show that there are no ballots in
any box, and thereupon shall close
and securely fasten the same.
The polling places of said pri-
mary election shallbe as follows !:
For West Ward, Offices of City
Water Works.
For East Ward, Fishers livery
stables.
For South Ward, City Hall.
For North Ward, grand jury
room in Court House.
That it shall be the duty of
said managers of election, between
said election hours of IL O'Clock.
noon, and Z p. NJ, on said day of
primary election, Oh April, 10Th,
1907, to keep open the books for
registration of Democrats in good
standing who shall at that time be
qualified to vote in tie Salisbury
City election in May, 1907; pro.
vided, it shall not be necessary to
the qualification of any elector
who presents himself for registra-
tlon that he shall have paid his
poll tax for the year 1906.
That every such Democratic
elector who presents himself for
registration to the said managers
at his respective polling place be-
tween said hours of IL o'clock.
noon, and Z o'clock p. M, en- said
election day, shall be entitled to
have his name placed on the poll
book for his ward.
That the polling places shall
be roped off at thu voting b. x,.s
for at least fifty Get in width ana
extended outward from the box ST