The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-05-17
Democratic Primaries.

RULES ADorEDP BY THE DEMOCRATIC RxECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE CONDUCT OF rHB
PRIMARIES TO BE HELD ON JUNE IS, 1907.
Committee of Hartford County In Bel Air on
Saturday, May 4th, 1907, the following reso-
Iutions were unanimously adopted by said
committee:
1st RESOLVED, That in order to comply
with the provisions of Chapter $40 of the
Acts of 9o6, known as the Primary Election
Law, which imposes upon this committee the
duty of providing one-haf Of the cost of con-
Quoting said primaries, that Democratic can
didates for the several offices to be voted for
on the 18th day of June. 1907, shall CON
tribute toward the expenses of conducting
said primary as follows:
Candidates for the House of Delegates,
each, S25.
Candidates for Sheriff, each, $35.
Candidates for County Commissioner,
each, $50.
Candidates for States Attorney. each,
500.
Candidates for Register of Wills, each,
$780,
Candidates for Judge ofthe Orphans Court.
each, SIS.
Candidates for County Surveyor. EACH 5 / o.
Any receipts over and above the actual ex-
penses above called for shall be refunded to
the respective candidates so contributing pro
rata in the respective proportions In which
they have contributed.
I'd. And 1t was further reSOlvcd; that In
order to comply with the law requiring this
committee to certify to the Board of Super
ViSOr5 of Election the form OF ballot to be
voted for at said primary, together with the
names of all the candidates to be voted for,
that all candidates desiring to have their
names placed upon the official ballot are re-
quired to deposit with Robert H. Archer,
secretary and treasurer of the Democratic
Executive Committee. the amount provided
or before the Goth day of May. 1907, and no
candidate for office who falls to pay to the
secretary and treasurer of this committee the
amount assessed upon the office for which he
10 a ga II ~ LAT nv he a nj
can have his name placed upon the official
ballot to he voted for on the 18th day of
Juno, 1907. In like manner all candidates
for members of the Executive Committee to
be voted for hereinafter provided shall
signify their desire to have their names placed
upon the official ballot on or before the goth
day of May, 1907, but they will not be re-
quired to make any deposit for defraying the
expenses of conducting said primaries:
3D. RESOLVED, That upon receiving the
official result of the prim aries to be held on
the 18th day Of June. 1907. from the Super
yisors of Election as provided by law, the
Executive Committee shall declare end pub
lish the same in the several Dem ocratic papers
In the county, announcing the result and
findings of said Supervisors of Election; pro-
vided. that for the Delegates for the Lcgisla-
ture no two candidates shall be taken from
the same district. Subject to the above pro-
vision, the person receiving the highest vote
shall be first selected and the next highest
from the different districts, and so on until
the requisite number Is obtained. In case of
tic vote the candidates shall be determined
by lot to be cast by the Executive Committee
In Bel Air on Tuesday. June 18th, 1907. pub
licy, in the presence of all who may desire to
attend. If after the announcement of the
candidates any nominee shall decline, remove
from the county or die. the Executive Com
mittcc shall substitute the person having the
next highest vote who Is qualified as above.
18th. RESOLVED. That at the primary cleo
ton to be held in Hartford county on the 5th
day of June next, there shall be elected from
each precinct by direct vote of the Dem ocratic
voters thereof one member of said Democratic
Executive Committee, who shall serve two
years from the date of his election until
his successor shall be elected. The members
of said committee so elected shall, within
sixty days thereafter, organize by the cleo
ton of 4 chairman and such other officers as
they shall deem necessary. and they shall ap-
point such subcommittee as In their judg-
ment they shall consider expedient.
1t shall also be the duty of said committee
to provide for the election ofits successor.
By order.
G. SMITH NORRIS, Pres.
RoBEET H. ARCHER, Sec'ty.