Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-12
CANDIDATES FOR JOBS
WORRIED ABOUT TICKETS
District Attorney says Clerks sigma
lure Is MOI Necessary Clerk Thinks
IL r.. Candidates Hail TO Ascertain
Where They Are at

District Attorney Frank ". Clancy
IN an Informal opinion has advised
tho county clerk and candidates for
Justices Of The peace rs the several
precincts that the fac-simile signature
nr The county clerk is not necessary On
the backs 81 tickets to be used IN the
precinct election nest Monday The
county clerk IS of the opinion that
such signature ~ necessary. The can-
didaies and their friends are wOndef-
ing just where they are ''at The
signature OF the county clerk on the
back Of the tickets signifies that the
Tickets are printed by the clerk AT the
expense of the county. The district
attorney is Of the opinion that the
county has nothing 10 do with the.
printing of these tickets, and that II
is up 10 the candidates and the par
tics they represent. The candidates
and their rfiends had expected the
county 10 pay for the tickets. just
what the result viii be seems uncef-
tain. The district attorney as the le-
gal adviser OF the county Will MATURE
ally guide the action of the county
clerk, which viii be cause Of sorrow
10 the candidates, their friends and tho
political parties who put up the
tickets. In response TO a Request for
an opinion by Nestor Montoya, editor
at La Bandera, Mr.. CLANCY gave the
following opinion.
Albuquerque, Jan. a. 1907.
Mr.. Ncstor Montoya. Editor La
pandcta Americana, Albuquerque,
n. NJ.
Dear sir:-In response to your re-
quest fur my opinion as 70 form and
printing Of ballots for use III the ap-
pronching elections OF justices Of the
peace. / have 10 say hat / am con-
WINGED that chapter l27 Of the laws
81 1908. has no application 70 these
precinct elections, nor 70 elections at
! school directors, nor acequia commits
sioncre. Consequently there IS no me-
ccssity for having the tickets printed
by the county recorder, nor any ncces-
sity for having printed on The tickets
The endorsement required By section =
~ that act. with the fac-simile sigma
turc OF the recorder.
! dcsirc 10 say that not only h that
endorsement unnecessary. but there
might possibly he some objections
made a. the validity OF tickets with
the endorsement thereon. unless alt
tickets used by an parties mould be
printed the same way. That Is 10
say, III the set OF tickets OF one party
had the endorsement printed on the
tickets, while another did not. II
might be claimed thdt those tickets
With the endorsement a a d%osignat-
Ing device on their back 80 that their
character might be known when
folded. thus interfering with the sc-
crrcy of the ballot. Therefore, / am
sure hat In those precincts where
printed tickets are used, VI VIII be
better 10 have nothing printed on the
back, so as 10 avoid any such pOssi-
bile contention. II Will be wen known,
however. that the tickets should ON
form in size to what Is required la a
general statute, In accordance with
which they should be printed ON plain
white paper three inches in width
and eight inches IN length. or within
a quarter of an inch Of that size.
Cut this out ana AXE Il TO any
drug store and get a free sample Of
Chamberlain's stomach ana Liver
Tablets. These tablets are far superior
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