The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-03-26
Call For Primary.

Call for Democratic Primary in tn,
18th Judicial District made by the Demo
cratic District Committee.
|. A primary election is hereby called
to be held in the several voting pre-
cincts Of Lincoln, Boyle. Garrard anC
Mercer counties, between Ga. NJ. and
P. NJ, on Saturday. May Is. 1909. fol-
the purpose Of nominating democratic
candidates for the offices Of circuit
judge and Commonwealth attorney in
and for the Thirteenth Judicial District
Of Kentucky. to be voted for at the reg.
ular November election, 1909.
2. All democrats who are legal voters
shall be entitled to vote in said primary
election. and are requested to do so.
3. Any person who desires Ito be a
candidate for the democratic nomina.
ton for circuit judge or Common
wealth's sttorney shall not later. than
April Both, 1909. give notice of such in
tention. in writing, to G. L. Penny,
chairman of the District Committee of
the Thirteenth Judicial District. and, in
addition, candidates for the nomination
for circuit judge shall, at the time of
giving said notice. deposit with the
aforesaid chairman the sum Of 5000,
and candidates for the nomination for
Commonwealth attorney shall. at the
time of giving said notice, deposit with
the chairman $500.
4. Said District Committee shall meet
at the Office of the secretary in DAN
vile, Kentucky, on Wednesday, May s.
1909, at P. M. and If, at the expira-
tion Of the time fixed by Section 8
hereof, there be not more than one can
dldate for circuit judge or Common
wealth's attorney who has complied
with the conditions of Section 3. then
the committee will declare to be the
nominee for the Office sought, that per-
son who is the only candidate, and shall
refund to such candidate the entrance
fee paid by him, less his proportion of
the costs already accrued from adver-
Using and preparing for the election.
8. The polls shall be opened in each
and every precinct of all the counties
in the district aforesaid. in the usual
and regular voting places.
6. Upon the closing of the polls. the
officers shall proceed to count the bal
lots and to make returns. and in so do
ing shall be governed by the provisions
of the general election laws, and the
returns shall be made to the chairmen
of the respective counties in the dis
trict. who will deliver the stub-books,
the certificates. and any questioned bal
lots to this committee.
Z. The officers of election shall be Sc
lected from lists to be offered by the
candidates. in accordance with the pro-
visions of the primary election law, by
the district committee.
g. Each candidate shall be entitled to
designate by written notice to the
chairman of each county committee in
the district, not less than five days be-
fore May 10. 1909, the name of one per-
son for each voting precinct in each
county, to act as challenger and inspec-
tor for said candidate at said primary
election.
8. On the next day after the returns
shall have been made, the committee
shall meet and canvass thel vote cast
and issue certificates of nomination.
10. The chairman of,the district is d.
rected to employ a person to copy from
the regular registration books made in
Danville and Harrodsburg in 1908. the
names of all democrats. and. the person
so employed shall return the copies,
certified as required by law, to the
chairman, who shall cause them to be
duly delivered to the officers of election.
The chairman is further directed to
cause to be printed and prepared fol
use the requisite number and kind OF
b illots, which shall bear the fac-simile
o. his signature, and he will, procure
the necessary election supplies ianC
cause them, together with the. ballots
t. be delivered to the officers of cleo
ton, as required by law.
IL. The chairman will cause copies
hereof. certified by himself and the sec
rotary of the committee. to beLposte'
at the court house door in Stanford
Lancaster, Danville and Harrodsburg
and in 20 other conspicuous places ii
each county in the district for not les'
than 40 days prior to May 10, 1909, and
said notice shall be published in eaci
democratic newspaper in the district.
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