The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-01-08
OFFICIAL CALL.

Official call for democratic primary
election for Lincoln county, to nomi-
nate candidates for county offices.
LIST. A primary election is hereby
called to be held In the several voting
precincts Of Lincoln county on Satur-
day, February, 9th. 1909. between 6 A.
NJ. and ar. NJ, for the purpose Of nom
mating democratic candidates for the
Offices of county Judge. county attor'
ney, county clerk. sheriff, jailer, rep
resentative, assessor. school supcrln-
tendent, magistrates Of the several
magisterisl districts, constables, coro-
ner and surveyor.
End. All democrats who are legal
voters Of Lincoln county, or who VIII
be legal voters on the End day OF No
vember, 1909, are entitled to vote in
their respective precincts. and are re-
quested to do so.
Bird. Every candidate who desires to
have his name printed on the ballots to
be used in said primary election shall
on or before " o'clock midnight Of the
end day Of January, 1909, deposit with
the treasurer Of the committee the sum
hereby fixed as the entrance fee in the
race for the Office for which he is a
candidate, said sum so realized to be
used in defraying the expenses OF the
primary. At the same time the candi-
date shall give written notice to the
chairman that he desires to be candi'
date. and name the Office he seeks
The entrance fee Of candidates shall
be as follows: For sheriff, $40; for
county Judge, $40; for county at
torney, $40; for county clerk. $40; for
taller, SIS; for assessor, $40; for rep
resentative. $40; for school superintend-
ent, $40; circuit clerk. $40.
4th. The election shall be held in all
respects as required by statute relative
20 primary elections. and a uniform
ballot shall be used IN all voting pre-
eincts. The chairman Of the commit /
tee is directed to cause to be printed
and distributed TO the several voting
precincts the necessary ballots and all
supplies necessary TO the legal conduct
of the election.
9Th. The democratic county commit
tee shall appoint officers to hold the
election in each precinct. who shall Toe
selected from lists furnished by all can
didates who desire to submit lists. The
officers shall be as nearly divided as
possible as to judges. clerks and shcr-
ifs among the various candidates. The
officers of the primary shall, as soon as
the polls are closed. which shall be done
ut 4P. NJ. proceed at once 20 count the
ballots cast for each and every candl-
date for office. and after counting same
they will place all ballots voted in the
ballot boxes furnished by the commit
tee, sealing up the boxes as required by
law, and, within two days thereafter,
the sheriffs and judges Of election will
deposit the boxes with the chairman of
the county committee at the court
house in Stanford. The officers OF the
election in each precinct will make and
sign written statement showing the
number Of votes cast for each and ev-
cry candidate for Office in the precinct.
and place said statement in an envelope
and deposit il in the ballot boxes.
9th. The returns are to be made TO
the chairman of the county committee,
and should he be absent from the coun-
". then to the secretary Of the com
mittee, at the court house within two
days after the election On the next
day after the election the county COM
mittee shall meet and canvass the re-
turns Of the election and make certiii-
cate thereof.
9TH. The secretary Of the committee
is directed to give notice of this cleo
ton as is required by law.
G. l.. PENNY, Chm'n.
j. b. BAILEY, Sec'y.