The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-01-12
VOL. xxxvI.
OFFICIAL CALL.


election for Lincoln county. to noml
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 A.
NJ. and aP. 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 superln-
tendent. magistrates Of the several
magisterlal districts, constables, coro-
ner and surveyor.
2nd. All democrats who are legal
voters Of Lincoln county. or w0 VIII
be legal voters on the 2nd day of No
vember, 1909. are entitled to vote IN
their respective precincts, and are re-
duested to do so.
srd. Every candidate who desires to
have his name printed on the ballots 10
be used in said primary election shall
on or before IL o'clock midnight OF the
22nd day Of January, 1903, 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
urinary. At the same time the candl-
date shall give written notice to the
chairman that he desires TO be candl'
date, and name the Office he seeks
The entrance fee Of candidates shall
be as follows: For sheriff, $40; Tor
county Judge, $40; for county at
torney, $40: for county clerk, $40; Tor
taller, SIS; for assessor, $40; for rep
rssentative, $40: for school superintend-
ent. $40: circuit clerk, $40.
i,h. The election shall be held in all
respects as required by statute relative
TO primary elections. and uniform
ballot shall be used in all voting pre-
cincts. The chairman Of the commit
tee is directed to cause to be printed
and distributed TO the several voting
precincts the necessary ballots and al
supplies necessary to TIE legal conduct
Of the election.
9TH. The democratic county commit
tee shall appoint officers to hold the
election in each precinct. who shall De
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 sher-
ifs among the various candidates. Inc
officers Of the primary shall. as soon as
the polls are closed, which shall be done
atiP. NJ, proceed at once to 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 rs required oy
law. and. within two days thereafter
the shcr:gs and Judges Of election VIII
deposit the boxes with the chairman oil
the county Committee at the court
houstln Stanford. The officers OF the
election in each precinct will make anc
sign a 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 u
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 tive
DAYS after the election. On the mex
day after the election the county com
mittee shall meet and canvass the re
turns of the election and make certiti
cate thereof.
9TH. The secretary of the committee
is directed to give notice of this elec
ton as is required by law.
G. l.. PENNY, Chm'n.
j. Il. BAILEY, Sec'y.