The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-28
NUMBER 81
SEPARATE BAL
LOTS TO 0 BE USED
NEXT THURSDAY

uudiu VI eieCtlOnS at a meetlng Oh
the board held in Nashville the con-
stitutional convention referendum
will be conducted in the same vot-
ing places and by the same election
officers who hold the general cleo
ton in August, but the election will
be separate In that additional clerks
in each precinct must be provided
to have charge Of the poll lists and
tally sheets for the constitutional
convention election. The returns
OF the constitutional convention re-
ferendum must be made on sep
arate blanks to the secretary Of
state and must be canvassed by the
state returning board, consisting Of
the governor, secretary Of state and
comptroller.
The board adopted the instruc-
tons as offered by j. R. Penland of
Knoxville, and copies will be sent
at once to all county election
boards. These instructions are as
follows:
To commissioners Of elections
in the various counties Of the
state:
The state board Of elections, be-
ing in official session at the capitol
in Nashville, Tenn, deems it i'm
portant to call the attention Of the
commissioners Of election in all the
counties Of the state to the follow
ing matters, towit:
First-That the legislature CT
Tennessee, chapter 110 Of the acts
of 1915 provided for a special elec-
ton to bt held on the first Thurs
day in August, 1915, at the several
lplaccs Of holding elections in the
various counties in this state in
order to determine whether a con-
stitutional convention shall be CALI
ed to alter or reform our present
state constitution.
Second That Hon. Thos. C. Rye,
governor Of the state, in accordance
with section A Of said act, has duly
issued his proclamation to the COM
Inissioners OF elections and other
proper officers Of elections under
the law in all the counties Of the
state requiring and directing said
election to be held as provided in
said act.
And in order that this point may
not be overlooked by the commits
sioners Of elections and other prop
er officers under the law we hereby
make the following suggestions to
you, towit:
First--It is made your duty by
section A. chapter ITO. Of the said
acts Of 1915 to advertise the time
and places Of holding said election
as in the case Of special elections,
for members Of the general assem-
bly,; and section 1854 Of Shannon's
code provides that special elections
for members Of the general assem-.
bly, shall be published in at least
two newspapers, one at the seat Of
government and the other in the
county or district in which the cleo
ton is to be held. We therefore
suggest that you give due notice in
a county newspaper published in
your respective counties for at least
ten days before the first Thursday
Of August next, that said special
or constitutional convention elec-
ton will be opened and held on the
first Thursday in August. 1915, as
provided in chapter 10 Of the acts
Of 1915. This notice may be given
along with the notice Of the general
election to be held on that date, as
provided in chapter 273, acts Of
1909
Second - That it Is the duty Of
said commissioners Of elections in
the various counties to call special
attention to the officers holding the
General election on that day that II