The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-08

precinct for any state or national Of
fee than could legitimately be cast in
such county or precinct, the state ex-
ecutive committee shall have power
to correct the returns from said coun-
ty or precinct as to such office, SO as
to Justly declare the result of said
election.
Watchers Are Allowed.
Eighth--Each candidate for office
being voted for shall have the right
to place one watcher and challenger
in the polling place at each precinct
in every county, which said watcher
and challenger shall be entitled to be
present during the entire time the
polls are open to challenge votes, and
also to witness the counting of the
votes and certifying of the result af-
ter the polls are closed The ballots,
poll lists and returns and other rec
ords Of the election shall be preserv-
ed by the county executive committee
after the primary has been held.
Ninth-That the following blanks
are adopted as the form to be used
by all candidates for state Offices,
and for candidates as delegates to the
national convention, presidential cleo
tors and candidates for national Dem
ocratic executive committeeman, viz:
Qualification of Electors.
Tenth-Those, and only those per
sons, shall be permitted to vote at or
participate in the management of said
primary election, who are white Dem
ocratic electors, who declare their adj
herence to the principles and organi-
cation of the Democratic party, ma
tional, 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 their poll taxes
legally due within the time required
by the law of the state regulating pri-
mary elections, and who shall, when
challenged by any elector, make in
writing his oath before an inspector
that he did not vote against the nom
inees of the last Democratic primaries
for national, state and county officers
and that he will support the nomi-
nees of this primary.
Time In Which to Pay Poll Taxes.
Eleventh-That whereas, under and
by virtue of the provisions of section
is, chapter 1929, acts of the legisla-
ture, it is provided, THAT where the
payment of poll or capitation tax is
necessary to qualify voters for partic-
ipation in primaries herein provided
for, that such poll or capitation- tax
shall be paid not. later than the Sec
ond Saturday in the month preceding
the month in which such primary is
held" and, whereas, some discussion
has arisen as to the correct construc-
ton of said provision of law, it is
deemed advisable by this committee
to express it's view that under said
statute, in order for an elector to quail
ify SO as to participate in the prima-
ries heretofore called by the state
Democratic executive committee, he
must pay his poll taxes legally due on
or before the second Saturday in
March A. D. 1912, the same being the
9th day of said month.
To Be Published.
Publication of official call for pri-
mary and of rules and regulations
adopted by the campaign committee.
Twelfth--It is further ordered by
the campaign committee that the
copy of the official call for the Demo-
cratic primary elections to be held
on the 30ht day of April and 2Sth day
of May, A. D, 1912, the primary laws
and the resolutions of this commit
tee be printed in convenient form
for general distribution, and that cop
les of the same be furnished to each
member of the state committee and
of the various congressional and
county committees, and to at least
one newspaper in each county.