The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02


4 Delegates at Large to the National
Convention.
Delegates to the National Conven-
ton from the First Congressional
district
Member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
/ Member of the State Democratic
Committee.
Presidential electors.
candidate for County Commission
err in each County Commission
er's district.
Member Of the County School
Board in each School Board dis
trict,
Justice Of the Peace in each Justice
district.
Constable in each Justice district.
Member of the Democratic County
Committee in each election pre-
cinct
County Commissioners and mem
bers of the County School Board shall
be voted for by their respective dis
tricts and not by the county at large;
Justices Of the Peace and Constables
shall be voted for In their respective
Justice district, and not by the county
at large members OF the County
Committee shall be voted for in their
respective election precincts and not
by the county at large.
Each person desiring to have his
name printed on the primary election
ballot as a candidate for any county,
district or precinct Office, shall file
with the chairman Of this Committee,
on or before the goth day Of April,
A. ID. 1908, his notice OF candidacy
and application to have his name so
printed, and accompany the same by
an amount OF money hereinafter spec
fled and assessed against the Office
for which he is candidate, and no
name of any such candidate shall be
printed upon or counted or returned
after printed upon such ballot, UNI
less this provision shall have been
complied with.
Where, on account OF the length OF
the ballot, TO be voted al said pri-
mary election, inspectors see that
there will not be sufficient time for
the voters in said district 10 vote IN
such election with the usual number
of booths, said inspectors are au-
thorized and instructed to provide
as many additional booths at each
voting place in said precincts as in
their judgment is necessary.
The following assessments are
hereby made and declared
Each candidate for Represen-
tative ....,,..,,.. .:....@ 20. 90
Each candidate for Sheriff. 200 90
Each candidate for Clerk of
Circuit Court ..,..,,..... 200 90
Each candidate for County
Judge .......,,.,..... 500
Each candidate for Tax AS
SCISSOR ....,.....,.... 100 90
Each candidate for Tax Col
lector .............. 100 90
Each candidate for Treasurer $500
Each candidate for Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction 50 90
Each candidate for Surveyor. 10 90
Each candidate for Supervisor
of Registration . ,....... 500
Each candidate for Member
Board County Commission
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Each candidate for Member Of
School Board ........ 500
Each candidate for Constable 400
Each candidate for Justice of
the Peace ......,..... 400
Each candidate for Office being vot-
ed for shall have the right to place
one watcher and challenger in the
polling place OF each precinct OF said
county, which said watcher and chal-
lenger shall be entitled to be present
during the entire time the polls are
open to challenge voters and also to
witness the counting OF the votes and
certifying to the results as the polls
are closed. The ballots, poll list,
returns and other records of the
elections shall be preserved by the
County Executive Committee after
the primary has been held
The voting in said primary election
shall be by ballot prepared and used
in accordance with the provisions of
the state election law, and shall be
printed and distributed under the di-
rection of the Democratic Executive
Committee of said county, and on said
ballot shall be printed the names of
all candidates for state, national.
county, district and precinct Offices,
arranged in alphabetical order.
The Campaign Committee herein
provided for shall select and publish
as part OF this call and in lieu of
this particular paragraph, the clerks
and inspectors of election to hold
said primary election in and for the
respective election districts Of said
county
The Democratic County Executive
Committee of said county shall meet
at the Court House at noon on FRI
day the 2zd day of May, 1908, and
there publicly canvass the returns of
the first primary election, and de-
clare what candidates have been NOM
mated by majority vote cast for
each county, district and precinct Of
fee, and in the event no nomination
is made a second primary election
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