The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-02
LEGAL NOTICE
cAII ZOE 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 non1i-
voted for at the municipal election on
June 9Th, 1915, for the following City
Offices, to-wit:
One % Commissioner;
One % Member of the City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from the
City at Large;
One "a Member Of the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
cinct No 70;
one 10 Member OF the City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
One % Member of the city Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
einct No. IA;
One ID Member Of the CITY Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
ONLY one PRIMARY SHALL BE
HELD. In such primary the form of the
ballot and the method of voting and
determining the result shall be in &C
cordance with the provisions of the state
law regulating primary elections for the
nomination of state and county officers.
In the event there are three 90 or
more candidates for any one or 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
for such offices, and the clerks and in
| spectors Of election, in making their
returns shall tabulate the number Of
| first 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
| receiving the highest number of first
| choice votes shall be added respectively,
fhe number of second choice votes re-
| ceived 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-
| ceivtng the highest number Of votes
| 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
I'D candidates for any one or more of
said offices then and in such event there
shall be no second choice votes and that
caholdate receiving the highest number
OF votes, for each Office, shall be declared
to 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
| ~ such primary, who are Democratic
electors, who are by the laws of the
STATE Of Florida lawful electors OF the
precincts in which they offer to vote.
as SHOWN by the registration books OF
the supervisor Of Registration of the
Hty OF Pensacola, who have paid their
rT-sVHW
and 1915 not less than ten (i01 DAYS
before April II, 1916, and who shall
when challenged by any elector, pledge
II wrlang upon oath before an inspector
MS honor to abide by and support the
results OF such primary and to vote
for the nominees thereof
no elector shall be allowed to vote in
any precinct other than the one Il, Witch
he is registered and resides. as shown
oy the registration books aforesaid.
Eacn ana every person desiring to have
ms name printed in the official ballot 10
pc used IN said primary as a Candidate
Tor any of said offices shall file VIII
Joseph Y. Rtera, Secretary of the Cify
Democratic Executive Committee al OF
before 1900 o'clock. noon. on the first
day of April 1915, his notice of candi
dacy and application in writing to have
his name so printed upon said ballot,
and shall also, on or before said time
and date, pay to the said Secretary OF
the City Democratic Executive Commit
tee the amount Of the assessment here
1
matter provided.
The assessment fixed by this Commit
tee, and which the persons desiring to
be candidates in said primary are re-
quired to pay to the Secretary OF this
Committee are as follows, to-wtt
Each candidate for the Office OF City
Commissioner the sum of $4,000.
All candidates for Offices enumerated
in this call shall be voted for by the
duly qualified white Democratic voters.
and by such voters only, in each and
every election district in the City Of Pen
sacoia. Florida, except the precinct
members Of the City Democratic Execu-
tive Committee who shall be voted for
spectiyely that they are candidates to
represent
The inspectors and clerks Of election
TO conduct said primary, will be appoint
ed by this committee at a meeting to be
held for that purpose in the City Hall. al
3 .. m. on April Bird, 1915. All candidates
are invited TO attend this meeting.
| This committee will meet on the 18th
day Of April, 1916, at noon. to publicly
| canvass the returns and declare the re.
suit Of said primary and the nominee,
Of the Democratic Party 70 be voted or
J az the general election TO be held June
9Th. 1915 =
Each candidate to be voted upon a
place one watcher at the polls who shall
be entitled 70 be present during all tbs
time that the polls are open, to chal-
ienge the voters and TO witness tn,
: / counting of the votes and certifying OF
, the result after the polls are closed
All ballots. poll lists, tally sheets anc
returns and other records of said primsr,
/ shall be preserved by the City Demo.
cratic Executive Committee
! JOS. v. RIERA, Chairman.
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