The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-06-17
Proceedings Democratic Executive
Committee.

A berdeen, Saturday, June H. L
was called to order 10y w. G.. Sykes
Chairman. and T. W. Baker was
elected temporary secretary.
A motion was adopted providing
that a member, or proxy repre-
sentative, should be allowed to vote
no more than one proxy.
The chairman explained the Oh
ject to be to provide for primary
elections for a Justice of the Peace
to fill vacancy in the fourth dis
trict. whereupon the following reso-
lutions, offered by Mr.. G. l.. Tubb,
were adopted:
Whereas. vacancy in the office of
Justice of the Peace of the fourth su-
pervisor' district of Monroe county
and
Whereas, The Board OF Supervisors
has ordered an election to fill said
vacancy, on the 9th day of July, 1910,
and
Whereas, 1t is deemed for the good
of the Democratic party that pri-
mary election be held to nominate
the candidate for said office; there
fore be it
Resolved, 1. That a primary cleo
ton be held at all of the voting pre-
cincts in the fourth supervisors dis
trict OF said county, on Wednesday,
the 22d day of June, 1910, and if at
said election no candidate shall re-
ceive nomination, then and in such
event a second primary shall be held
at all of the voting precincts in said
fourth SUPERVISORS district, an We'd
nesday, the 29th day of June, 1910,
said elections to be held in accord
ance with the law on that subject.
2. That no person shall be permit
ted to vote or to participate in said
election except white Democratic
qualified electors, those who are duly
registered and qualifid to vote accord
ing to the laws of this State; and if
any elector shall be challenged he
shall not be permitted to vote unless
he gives To the Judges holding the
election satisfactory evidence of his
qualifications, and that he will sup
port the candidate nominated i'm said
primary.
3. The expenses of holding said
primary election shall be equally pro
rated among all of the candidates for
said ofiic of Justice of the Peace, said
expenses shall be estimated and APP
portioned equally, and before the
name OF any candidate shall appear
OF the ticket. he must pay to the sec
retary of this committee the amount
apportioned to him.
i. For the purpose of distributing
the poll books, the ballot boxes, print
ing the tickets and distributing the
same, Il. w. Baker, j. w. Adams and
Il. o. Jones are hereby appointed a
committee who shall have full power
10 estimate and apportion the expense
of holding said election or elections.
printing the tickets, and distributing
the same together with all poll books
and the ballot boxes, and to do any
and all other things necessary to hold
said election or elections, one or both
5. The returns of the first primary
shall be made to this committee on or
before / 100 O'Clock p. m. of Thursday
June %, 1910; and the returns of the
second primary, if any shall be nee
essary, shall be made to this commit
tee on or before l 100 O'Clock p. m. OF
Thursday, June 80, 1910.
6. The following persons are her7-
by appointed judges and bailiffs re-
elections, at the various precincts in
the said fourth supervisors district,
as indicated by law, towit:
Darracott Precinct -Manoah Ste
phens, L. J. Gallop. B. b. Bradley,
judges; b. Darracott. bailiff.
Muldon Precinct1J.C. Cunningham
S. 2. Lenoir, j. E. Evans, judges; &.
N. Franklin, bailiff.
Prairie Precinct-P. w. Cain, L. d.
Brandon, Chas. Green, judges; l.. s.
Easter. bailiff.
Gibson Precinct z. d. Smith. r. A
Neville, Robt. Smith. judges; J. r.
Evans, bailiff.
North Aberdeen. s. Henley, W..
j. J. Adams. bailiff.
South Aberdeen-R. @. Crenshaw,
J.W. Lauderdale, Ed. Carter, judges !;
III. G. Hamilton, bailiff.
And the first person named as one
of the judges at each of the above
named election precincts is hereby
designated as custodian of the ballots
to whom the ballots shall be deliver
ed for distribution to the electors par
ticipating in the election or election
or elections at said precincts.
z. If any of the officers above des-
| ignated shall fail or neglect to serve,
the committee hereinabove provided
for may appoint and substitute in the
place of such person or persons de-
clining to serve, or If any of the above
named persons selected as officers to
hold. said election or elections shall
fail to appear at the voting precinct
on the day for holding said election
or elections, then and in such event
the electors present may select some
suitable person or persons qualified to
vote in said elections to fill the place
| of such person or persons failing to
appear to serve.
s. The persons hereinabove desig-
mated as officers to hold said election
or elections are hereby requested by
this committee to serve and act as
such without pay or compensation, in
order to make the expense as light as
possible upon the candidates.
On motion each candidate was
assessed five dollars to bear expenses
of the primaries.
There being ne further business
the committee adjourned to meet at
the same place on Thursday. June
%, at LOO p. NJ
WIG. SYKES. Chairman.
T. w. BAKER. Sec y pro tenn.
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