The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-24
COMMITTEE DRAFTS
co. PRIMARY RULES
FOR SHERIFF., TRUSTEE ANDTAx
ASSESSOR OF HAYWOOD co.
No Poll Tax or Registration Certificate
REQUIRED - All Candidates Must
Qualify by April Is. 1916.
to be Eligible.

BY virtue of the authority vested in
us by the democratic executive COM
mittee Of Haywood county to prescribe
rules and regulations to govern and
hold the primary election for the NOM
ination of democratic candidates for
sheriff, trustee and tax assessor OF
Haywood county, the following rules
and regulations have been adopted by
the primary committee:
1st-That primary election be held
at all the regular voting precincts IN
Haywood county between the hours OF
8 a. m. and p. m. on
Wednesday, May 10, 1916,
for the purpose of nominating demo-
cratic candidates for sheriff, trustee,
tax assessor and to elect two members
from each civil district in Haywood
county to compose the democratic ex-
eeutive committee for the ensueing
two years.
2-That all white legal voters of
Haywood county, or who will be legal
voters on or before August 8, 1916,
and who pledge themselves to support
the nominees Of said primary sht be
entitled to vote in said primary nd
no others, except that no poll tax~fe-
.eeipt, or registration certificate shall
be necessary.
3-That all candidates shall qualify
with the secretary Of the primary
committee not later than April Is,
| 1916, by stating in writing the office
to which he aspires and accompany
ing said application by $40 to assist
in defraying expenses of said prima-
ry, provided that candidates for elec-
ton as members of the county demo.
cratic executive comuittee shall not
be required to pay any part of saio
expenses, and no qualification fee shall
be required of them.
| THAT should there be only one
candidate for any Office included in this
call on April Is, 1916, the date of quail
ification, said candidate shall be de.
clared the nominee of the democratic
party for said Office and it shall not b
necessary for his name to be placed cr
the official ballot a
The eandils ing the 4
8 ese Il s1fasl5ef uf 'vol e of ss0T ~ Wallef
lie aspircs shah b declared the nomi-
nee.
6-The ballot used ia said primary
shall be of plain white paper, 3x7, anC
shall contain the names of all the can
didates for the various offices arranged
alphabetically under the name of ths
office to which they aspire and the vo.
ter shall place a cross mark, thus (X)
opposite the name Of the candidate fol
whom he wishes to vote, and the print
! ing of same shall be under the direc
tion of the primary committee.
THE primary committee will
meet on Saturday, April Is, 1916, fol
the purpose of selecting officers to holC
said primary, said officers to be select
ed from lists furnished by candidates
for the various offices and to be di
vided as equally as possible from sai(
lists furnished.
8-All returns, consisting of pol
books, tally sheets and ballots from
the various precincts must be return
ed to the chairman or secretary of thi
committee not later than Saturday
May 20, 1916, at which time this com
mittee will meet, canvass the returns
and declare nominees. vi
w. R. Kinney, Chairman.
j. D. Green, Secretary.
I. j. Castellow.