Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-09-02
RULES GOVERNING DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE
HELD ocToBER 2

Of the Putnam County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee held on Saturday
July 81, 1915, Primary Election was
ordered to be held at the various pre-
cincts in said county on Saturday, Oc
tober 2, 1915. for the purpose of nomi
mating Democratic candidates for the
Offices of Sheriff, Trustee, Assessor
and County Attorney, to be voted for
in the regular August 1916 election
and,
WHEREAS,said Executive Commit.
tee appaointed the undersigned as a
Primary Election Board, to hold said
Primary Election in accordance with
the rules and regulations to be adopt
ed by said board.
1t is therefore ordered that any
Democrat may enter said contest up.
on making and signing a pledge.
and filing same with the secretary of
this board, to the effect that he win
not use any unfair means or tactics,
nor suffer same to be done by any Of
his supporters, to his knowledge, for
the purpose of securing said nomina.
ton to the Office he seeks, and that he
win honestly and faithfully support
with his vote and influence all nomi-
nees Of said primary election until the
close of the polls on the day Of the
regular August election 1916, that he
win pay the amount to be assessed to
each candidate by sale board which Is
$500 and any necessary SUBSEQUENT
assessments for the purposes of de-
fraying the expenses of holding said
primary election with the understand
ing that whatever amount remains af-
ter paying all legitimate expenses
shall be refunded pro rata to each
candidate thus qualifying, and said
candidate must qualify on or before
September 10, 1915, in order to ente,
said primary
Rules and regulations governing
Primary Election to be held in all the
Civil Districts Of Putnam county Ten
nessee, on the End day Of October
1915, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the Offices OF Trustee,
Sheriff, Assessor and County Attorney,
are as follows:
!. The polls will be opened at the
voting places at 5 O'Clock A. M. ana
close at P. NJ. the Eighth and Six
teenth Civil Districts voting together
at some convenient point to be later
designated.
2. The tickets to be used in said
election win be of plain white paper,
practically 3x7 inches without any
mark Of identification.
8. All who claim to be Democrats
and who will be legal voters in the
August Election, 1915, shall be quail
ned voters in THIS Primary. All per-
sons voting in this election shall be
known by officers Of election as bona
fide residents of the district in which
ne is voting and as legal voter in
the coming August Election.
4. The Dortch ballot and registra-
ton that applies to the First Civil
District, is waived. and the 3x7 tick
ct will be used in said District, cleo
tion to be held at the Court House as
heretofore, under such circumstances.
5. No poll tax receipt will be re-
quiref of any voter in this Primary
Election
g. The officers. judges and clerks
Of said Primary Election shall, before
entering upon the discharge Of their
duties as such, take and subscribe
to an oath that they will honestly,
impartially, and faithfully discharge
their duties as such officers.
T. In accordance with the action
Of the Democratic Executive Commit
tcc IlcIc shall ut q DOdIu UI SeVcu
to conduct this Primary to be known
as the Primary Election Board, seid
Board to make such rules and regula-
tions governing the qualifications Of
candidates as they may deem best.
Said Board shall appoint All officers
necessary to the holding Of said Pri-
mary Election, and publish same not
less than ten DAYS preceding said Pri-
marv. and provide for the filing OF
vacancies in the event any one ap-
pointed fails to serve.
8. Said Primary Election Board
win provide each voting place with |
polI books, with copy Of these rules
and regulations, and on the 9Th day
Of October. 1915, VIII meet at the
Court House in CookeviIle and cam
vass said returns ana declare the nom
inees
Tn f11e event fFnrn "a a tie vote