The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEC-
TIONS.
To be Held in Putnam County, Florida,
April 80, 1912, and May 28, 1912.

call and provide for the holding OF a
Democratic Primary Election, said Pri-
mary Election TO be so held in said
County on Tuesday, the 30th day of
April, 1912, 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
tion to be held November 8, 1912 and to
be appointed by the Democratic Cover
nor of the State between the holding of
said Primary Election and the time for
holding the Primary election in 1914 and
also for the purpose of voting for men,
bers of State, Congressional and County
Democratic Executive Committees, re-
spectively.
Second Primary.
Provided that second primary, when
necessary under the provisions of the
laws of Florida, shall be held on Tues
day, the 2Sth day of May, 1912, to choose
between the highest candidates where
nominations shall not have been made
by 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 to become candidates, or to
vote at such election, shall be regarded
and taken as proper members of the
Democratic party, and therefore entitled
TO 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
30th day of March, A. D. 1912, his no.
tice of candidacy and application to
have his name so printed upon blank
to be furnished by the said chairman,
and accompanied by an amount of
money equal to 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, If printed
upon such ballot, unless this provision
shall have been complied with. Said
chairman shall Immediately thereafter
furnish TO 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-
fore, 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
tors, 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
their poll taxes legally due not less than
ten days before such primary election is
held, and who shall, when challenged
by any elector, pledge in writing upon
oath 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
10 vote in said primary elections shall
have the right TO vote for one candidate
for the State senate to fill vacancy, two
members of the house Representatives,
one candidate for clerk, one candidate
for tax assessor, one candidate for tax
collector, one candidate for sheriff, one
candidate for county judge, one candi-
date for county treasurer, one candidate
for superintendent of public instruction,
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ton, one candidate for member of State
executive committee, and one candidate
for member of congressional committee.
Each such elector in the county com
miSsioners' districts, numbered from
one to five inclusive, shall have the
right TO vote for one candidate for coun-
ty commissioner in his respective dis
trict.
Each such elector in the school dis
srict, numbered from one TO three inclu-
sive, shall have the right TO vote for one
candidate for member of school board
in his respective district
Each such elector in the justices of
the peace district, numbered from one
to thirteen inclusive, shall have the right
to vote for one candidate for the office
of Justice of the peace and one candi-
date for the office of constable, in his
respective district.
Each such elector in the voting pre-
cincts, numbered from one to rs
inclusive, shall have the right TO vote
for one candidate for member of county
executive committee in his respective
district.
Notice of Candidacy-Form of Ballot
The voting in said primary election
shall be by ballot, prepared and used in
accordance with the provisions of said
election law, and shall be printed and
distributed under the direction of this
committee, and on said ballot shall be
printed the names of all candidates for
county offices arranged in alphabetical
order as fixed by the campaign com
mittee, all substantially in conformity
with the ballot used in general elections.
Canvass of Returns.
The said committee shall at noon on
the 9th day after such primary, or sooner
if all the returns are in, meet at the
county court house and publicly canvass
the returns and declare what candidate;
for county offices have been named by
majority vote for each county office
and in what cases the second primary
will have TO be held.
Watchers are Allowed
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 the county
which said watcher and challenger shal
be entitled to be present during the en-
tire time the polls are open TO challenge
voters, and also TO witness the counting
OF the votes and certifying to the resul
after the polls are closed. The polls
poll lists, returns and other records o
the election shall be preserved by tht
Democratic Executive Committee afte