The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-01
Rules for the Primary .

STATE OF GEORGIA, Cobb County.
Be it resolved by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of said County, now
in session, that white primary be and
the same is hereby ordered to be held
in said County for the purpose of nom
mating candidates for CLERK of the
Superior Court, Sheriff, Treasurer
Tax Collector, Tax Receiver, County
Surveyor, County School Commissioners
and Coroner for the October election,
1870 Said primary is ordered to be
held on May 18th, 1910. under the rules
and regulations fixed by this commit
tee, and as provided by law in the Acts
of 1903 governing primary elections.
Section 1. Said primary shall be
held at the Court House of each Mill
tia District in said County, by the Ex-
eculive Committee of their respective
district, throughout the County, who
will be authorized to employ clerk or
clerks when needed, provided that all
managers and their clerks shall take
and subscribe the oath now provided
by law to be taken by managers of
primary elections, provided that if the
Executive Committee of said district
should fail or refuse to hold said pri-
mary election in their respective dis
trict on the day fixed by this commit
tee, and open said election at the hour
provided by these resolutions, then any
two qualified voters of said district
present at the place for holding said
election, may proceed to open and
hold said primary election under the
same rules and regulations provided
for holding said elections.
Section 2. 1t is further ordered that
committee of three be selected from
this body to formulate and prepare
what shall be designated the official
ballot for said primary; said ballot
shall contain all the names of the can
didates for the various offices. Said
Committee shall have all necessary
tickets printed, and get up all blanks
necessary for holding said election. in
GLIDING registration lists, and furnish
the Executive Committee Of each Mi
ltia District an amount sufficient for
the needs of each district. Said Com
mittee so appointed shall collect all
assessments fixed by this body on each
candidate for the purpose of defraying
the expense of said primary Said
committee shall furnish the managers
of the various districts with list of all
the qualified voters of their respective
district, and they may employ some
one to copy the names from the verl"
fled list of qualified voters as compiled
by the registrars of said county for
each militia district thereof, and in
the event that the registrars have not
completed the revision of said voters
list in time for said committee to get
out the lists for said primary, then
said committee shall have copies made
from the registration list of the Tax
Collectors office for the different dis
tricts Of said County After said lists
have been copied, said Committee
shall verify and certify the same TO
the managers of said election ia their
respective district.
Section 3. No person shall be al
lowed to vote in said primary wfose
name does not appear on the registra-
ton list 80 furnished the managers
and each person voting in said election
must cast his ballot IN the district OF
his residence.
Section 4. Any person using money
+, ~ whiskev or any other thing OF value