The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-23
LEGAL NOTICE.
CAT FoR PRIMARY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the
Democratic Executive Committee of the
City Of Pensacola, Florida, hereby calls
and provides for the holding OF Demo-
cratic Primary Election to be held on
the nth day of April. A. d. 1915. at the
usual polling places in the City of Pensa
cola, during the hours between 500
o'clock a. m and shutdown, for the nomi-
nation of Democratic candidates to be
voted for at the municipal election on
June 18th. 1915, for the following City
Onices, to-wit:
One az Commissioner:
One % Member of the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee from the
One ID Member Of the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
One ID Member Of the city Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
cinct 10;
one ID Member of the city Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
One III Member of the city Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
clnct No. Is:
ONLY ONE PRIMARY SHALL BE
HELD. In such primary the form Of the
determining the result shall be in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the state
law regulating primary elections for the
nomination of state and county officers.
more candidates for any one OF more of
| the above named offices then and in
such event the ballot used shall be
printed so as to permit the electors to
vote for one candidate for first choice
and another candidate for second choice
Tor such Offices and the clerks and in
| spectors of election, in making their
returns, shall tabulate the number OF
| nrst choice votes and the number of
second choice votes received by each
candidate. respectively, for each Office.
The City Democratic Executive Commit
| tee in canvassing such returns shall
: eliminate all candidates for each office
except the two candidates receiving the
/ highest number of first choice votes,
and to the total number of first choice
votes so received by the two candidates
receiving the highest number Of frsi
choice votes shall be added respectively.
| the number of second choice votes re-
oelved by the two candidates receiving
| the highest number of first choice votes
upon those ballots upon which the first
choice votes were cast for the candi-
! dates eliminated, and the candidate re-
celving the highest number of votes
after the same shall have been CON-
puted in the manner herein prescribed
shall be declared to be the nominees OF
the Democratic Party for their respec-
tive offices.
In the event there are less than three
lSl candidates for any one or more OF
said offices then and in such event there
snan De no second choice votes and that
candidate receiving the highest number
OF votes, for each Office shall be declared
% be the Democratic nominee for such
Those and only those persons shall be
permitted to become candidates before
or to vote At. or in any wise participate
IN such primary. who are Democratic
electors, who are by the laws of ths
state Of Florida lawful electors Of the
precincts in which they offer to vote
. as shown by the registrati or hooks !.
, the supervisor Of Registration of tn,
/; city OF Pensacola. who have paid Their
poll taxes legally due for the years 1911
: and 1915 not less than ten (I0) DAYS
before April IL. 1916. and who shall
when challenged by any elector. pledg,
In writing upon oath before an Inspector
ms honor to abide by and support the