The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-02-18
RULES ADOPTED FOR
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
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ton.
Section 4 ANY road districts in
said county where commissioners
terms shall expire On January ].
1917 may vote in said primary for
his successor, and the names of can
didates to fill said place shall be adj
ded to the tickets used for each res
pective district where such vacancy
will occur.
Section o. No person shall be al
lowed to vote in said primary whose
name does not appear on the regis
tration list so furnished the man
ayers, and each person voting IN
said election must east his ballot in
the district of his residence.
Section G. Any person using mon-
ely or whiskey or any other thing of
value to Influence voters, shall TO-
felt the right of having himself de-
clared the nominee of the office for
which he is running, even though
he should receive the required vote
to entitle him to the nomination, and
on satisfactory information furnish
ed this body that any person whose
name is placed on the official bal
lot who uses any of the above named
means, will be declared not entitled
to have any votes he may receive
counted
Section o. The Managers of said
election in the several districts of
the county, shall send into the Coua-
ty site by one of their number, the
tally sheets, voters lists, oaths, bal
lots and any other papers connect
ed with the holding of said election,
duly certified and under seal, by -
O'Clock noon on the day following
said primary election, for the pur-
pose of consolidating the votes cast
and declaring the results One of the
registration lists with the check OF
the managers of said election, show
ing thereon who voted in said pri-
mary, with one voters list, shall be
filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of said County, and
held open for public inspection and
all the other papers in said election
shall be securely sealed and deposit
ed in the same office, and shall re-
main therein until the first meeting
of the Grand Jury of the County, af-
ter which the same shall be publicly
destroyed without inspection, by the
committee appointed by this BODY,
provided there is no legal proceed
ings to, prevent the same.
Section y. No ballet other than
the official ballot shall be counted in
said primary election
Section 8. Inasmuch as some of
the managers of primaries for Mari
eta district have heretofore held
some elections under the Australian
ballot system and the same having
proved satisfactory, it is ordered that
the managers of the several militia
districts of said county may provide
for the holding of said primary cleo
ton under the Australian ballot sys-
TEN, if they deem it advisable; and.
that Immediately after the close Of
the polls of said election they shall
proceed to count the ballots
Section 10. In addition to the Of
fees to be filled as named in the
heading OF these resolutions, there
will be County Commissioners to be
nominated iii Ward No 2, being
composed OF AcWofth, Big Shanty,-
and Red Rock: in Ward No. 3, corr
posed of lost Mountain, Oregon,
Powder Springs, and Macland, and
Ward No. 3, composed Of Merritts,
Roswell, Post Oak, Gritter and Full }
lers: and Ward No. ], composed off,
Marietta District, to vacancy :
caused by the resignation ofJ.-N.
CAN'T, and each one shall be voted !
on in their respective Wards
Section l5 All parties desiring
to enter said primary for any office
being voted for must furnish his
name to the subcommittee and pay ,
the assessment not later than fifteen
-el5) days before the date set. for
the election. O. 4 q M
Section r. The polls for said pri-
mary election shall be open at eight
a m and close at 3. p. m. in all pre-
cincts, except Marietta, where the
polls shall be opened at seven o'clock I
a m. and close at six o'clock p II. Y
Section A. The candidates re-
ceiving the highest vote for the Of
flee for which he is running at said
election shall be declared the nomi-
nee, provided the rules adopted by
this committee are not violated.
CONFER @. BAKER Chairman.
H. L. Neufville, Secretary. Z
Sub Committee consists of:
Conner G. Baker, Chairman, II
b. L, Neufville, Secretary,