Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-01
RULES FOR THE PRIMARY.

| one VINO having just become OF Egg anu
never having voted at either OF such
elections, declares himself democrat.
g His name must be on the reglstra-
ton books of the precinct at which he
offers to vote, or if bis name does not
appear on the books of the precinct at
which he is entitled to vote, the presen-
tation OF his transfer from his former
precinct entities him to vote, provided,
that if he be from another county be shall
produce his tax receipts, showing that
he has paid all necessary taxes on or
before the 9th day OF May, 1907, and
shall have been resident of bis county
since the 9th day Of November, 1906,
and OF his precinct for thirty days. The
judges are expressly directed to marx
on the poll book, opposite the name OF
such person, the name OF the county
from which he comes.
8. Those whose names sppear on the
registration books IS being exempt from
the payment Of poll tax, By reason OF
their being veterans Of the civil war, are
entitled to vote (having served in the
union army since the civil war does not
exempt one from payment OF poll tax,
and
Those whose names are on the lists
prepared and certified by treasurer and
The clerk as having paid their capitstion
tsxes for the years 1904 and 1903 anc
1906 on or before the 9Th day Of May,
| 1907 and
Those having paid all necessary CAPT
talon tax for 1904 and 1905 and 1906
whose names have been inadvertently
omitted from the lists prepared by the
treasurer and the clerk, who, when Of
feriug 10 vote, present their tax receipts
showing that they paid the cspilation
tax for 1904 and 1905 and 1906 on or
before the 9th day OF May, 1907, are en-
titled to vote. Judges are expressly d.
rected to make list of all persons voting
in the primary and to mark on said lists
the word Receipt Immediately after
the name of each person who shall have
been permitted TO vote upon his tax re-
ceipts-and
Those who having become of age since
the 1st day of February, 1905, as shown
by the registration books, shall have paid
the poll tax for one year on or before the
9th day of May, 1907, and if he become
of age since the LIST day OF February, 1906
shall nave registered aud paid poll tax
for one year on or before the OH day OF
May, 1907, and those who, having be-
come of age since the 1st day of Feb
ruary 1907, shall have registered, aud
paid his poll for one year on or before
the 5Ih day of May, 1907. Any one
becoming of age since February lst,
1907, and before the general election in
November, is entitled to register now
and to vote in The primary, provided he
shall have paid one years poll tax on or
before the 5h day of May, 1907.
Ia any event all persons Offering to
vote must be registered, except in cases
where he presents his proper transfer.
Voting shall be done from booths,
roped Of as in regular elections. No
one but the voter, except in case Of
challenge, to be allowed within 40 feet
of the ballot box, excerpt each candidate
is allowed to have one representative on
the inside of the voting place from the
opening of the polls to the completion
of the count, such representative to
have no official position, and TO have no
supervision of the ballots. Upon the
opening OF the polls the ballot box shall
be opened and it's interior exposed to
view. At all times the box shall be
kept in plain view Of those on the out
side.
Polls shall be open from sun up to sun
down.
All ballots aud the poll books show
ing the Dames OF all those who have
participated in the primary must be
returned 10 the chairman of the county
or city committee within two days, after
the primary, said poll books to show
the names Of those who voted
upon their tax receipts, and the names
of those who vote upon tax receipt
transfers from smother county, rs above
provided.
Judges must all be duly sworn as in
a regular election.
Any voter desiring assistance in the
preparation of his ballot has the right
TO call for any one of the three judges.
Polls shall be opened in every regular
voting precinct within the Eighth Con-
gressionsl District, sud as near to the
usual voting pace as possible.
The ballot boxes used in this primary
must not be used to received any but
the Congressional tickets that are cast
in the primary election.
A separate poll book is 10 be kept for
the exclusive registration of the names
Of sll persons voting in the primary.
Within five DAYS after the receipt OF
the returns, the ballots and the poll books,
The Chairmen Of the respective County
or City Committees shall call 8 meeting
of their respective committees who shall
canvass the returns, tabulate, and seal
them, and certify the results TO Geo. 5.
Shackelford, Orange, Va, Chairman OF
the District Committee.
The County and City Committees OF
the District, after they have convassed
aud certified the result, shall safely keep
the poll books used 10 the primary for
period Of twelve months, subject to the
inspection, control and disposition, of
the District Committee. The chair
men OF the respective counties Of the
district are requested to see that copy
Of the official list of those who have
paid their poll tax 10 accordance with
the law is furnished the judges at each
precinct. Ard also TO have the judges |