The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-04-05
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEc.
TONS.
10 be Held in Putnam County, Florida,
April 80, 1912, and May 20, 1912.

Saii anu ProVlue 1or Inc holding OF a
Democratic Primary Election, said Pri-
mary Election 10 be so held in said
County on Tuesday, the 3Oth day of
April, l9l2, at the legal polling place, in
each election district, in said County.
during the hours fixed by law, for the
nomination OF the Democratic Candi.
dates for County Offices TO be voted for
by the Democratic Electors, at the cleo.
lion to be held November 8. 1912 and 10
be appointed by the Democratic Cover
nor oil the State between the holding of
said Primary Election and the time for
holding the Primary election in 1914 and
also Tor the purpose of voting for mem
berS oil State, Congressional and County
Democratic Executive Committees, re.
spectively.
Second Primary.
Provided that a second primary, when
necessary under the provisions of The
laws OF Florida, shall be held on Tues
day, the 18th day of May, 1912, 10 choose
between the highest candidates where
nominations shall not have been made
by a majority vote in the first primary
election, and at such second primary
election only such electors as were quail.
fled TO vote at the first primary election
shall be permitted to vote.
The Democratic Committee calling
said primary election in compliance
with the laws, hereby declares the terms
and conditions on which legal electors
Offering 10 become candidates, or to
vote at such election, shall be regarded
and taken as proper members OF the
Democratic party, and therefore entitled
10 participate and be candidates before,
and vote at such elections, as follows:
Each person desiring his name printed
on the primary election ballot for any
county office, shall file with the chair
man OF this committee, on or before the
3Olh day of March, A. D. 1912, his no.
tice of candidacy and application to
have his name SO printed upon a blank
TO be furnished by the said chairman,
and accompanied by an amount of
money equal 10 per cent. of the annual
compensation of the office for which
he is candidate, and no name OF any
such candidate shall not be printed
upon, or counted, or returned, il printed
upon such ballot, unless this provision
shall have been complied with. Said
chairman shall Immediately thereafter
furnish 10 each newspaper published in
said county list of all names which
have been filed as candidates for such
offices.
Qualifications as Candidates.
Those, and only those, persons shall
be permitted to become candidates be-
lore, or to vote at, or participate in the
management of any primary election |
held by the Democratic party in said |
county who are white Democratic cleo |
Iors, who declare their adherence to the |
principles and organizations of the
Democratic party, National, State and
County, who are by the laws of the
state lawful electors of the district in |
which they offer to vote, who have paid
heir poll taxes legally due not less than
ZEN days before such primary election is |
held, and who shall, when challenged
BY any elector, pledge in writing upon
path before an inspector, his honor to
abide by and support the result of such
primary and vote for the nominees
thereof.
Offices to be Filled.
Each elector in said county qualified
70 vote in said primary elections shall
have the right TO vote for one candidate
or the State senate to fill vacancy, two |
of the house of Representatives, |
,ne candidate for clerk, one candidate |
or tax assessor, one candidate for tax
collector, one candidate for sheriff, one
,rndidate for county Judge, one candi-
late for county treasurer, one candidate
or superintendent of public instruction,
me candidate for supervisor of registra-
ion, one candidate for member of State
committee, and one candidate
or member of congressional committee.
Each such elector in the county COM
niSsioners' districts, numbered from
me ITO five inclusive, shall have the
light TO vote for one candidate for coun-
y commissioner in his respective dis
riot.
Each such elector in the school dis
riot, numbered from one to three inclu-
i've, shall have the right TO vote for one
andidate for member of school board
n his respective district.
Each such elector in the justices of
he peace district, numbered from one
0 thirteen inclusive, shall have the right
o vote for one candidate for the office
# justice of the peace and one candi-
ate for the office of constable, in his
district.
Each such elector in the voting pre-
incts, numbered from one to rs
ncluSive, shall have the right to vote
Or one candidate for member of county
xecutive committee in his respective
istTict.
Iotice of Candidacy-Form of Ballot.
The voting in said primary election
hall be by ballot, prepared and used in
ccordance with the provisions of said
lection law, and shall be printed and
attributed under the direction of this
and on said ballot shall be
rinted the names of all candidates for
ounty offices arranged in alphabetical
rider as fixed by the campaign COM
littee, all substantially in conformity
nth the ballot used in general elections.
Canvass of Returns.
The said committee shall at noon on
ne 9th day after such primary, or sooner
all the returns are in, meet at the
ounty court house and publicly canvass
ne returns and declare what candidates
DR. county offices have been named by '
majority vote for each county office, ,
nd in what cases the second primary
ill have TO be held.
Watchers are Allowed.
Each candidate for office being voted
or shall have the right to place one
catcher and challenger in the polling
lace at each precinct in the county,
,hich said watcher and challenger shall
e entitled to be present during the en-
re time the polls are open to challenge (
oterS, and also TO witness the counting
{ the votes and certifying to the result |
iter the polls are closed. The polls,
oil lists, returns and other records of !
lie election shall be preserved by the /,