The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
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LEGAL NOTICES.
CAL ZOE PRIMARY.

NOTICE is Hereby GIVEN That thu
democratic Executive Committee OF the
ana provides for the holding OF Demo
cratic Primary Election to be held Oh
the 24th day of April. a. d. 1917, at the
usual polling places in the City of Pensa-
o'clock q. N. and sundown, fol. the noin-
nation OF Democratic candidates TO pe
voted Tor at the municipal! election on
Ontces, to-wit:
One CD Commissioner:
one % Member OF the city Demo-
cratic CRATE, Executive Committee from the
one % Member OF the city Demo
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
one d Member of the city Demo
cinct 10;
one d Member Of the city Demo
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
cinct No. IA:
one a Member of the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
In such primary the form Of the bal
lot and the method of voting and de-
terinining the result shall be In accord
ance with the provisions of the state
law regulating primary elections for tine
nomination OF state and county officers.
In the event there are three CD or
the above named offices then and in
such event the ballot used shall be
printed so as to permit the electors TO
vote Tor one candidate for first choice
ana another candidate for second choice
for such offices. and the clerks and in
Spectors Of election. In making their re-
turns, shall tabulate the number of
first choice votes and the number of
second choice votes received by each
candidate, respectively, for eaLa office.
The City Democratic Executive Commit
tee in canyassinS such returns shall
eliminate ali 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
I 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
re 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-
| ceiVing the highest number Of votes,
after. the same Snail have been COM
! puted IN the manner herein prescribed
/ shall be declared to be the nominees Of
| sne Democratic Party for their respec-
| tive offices.
In the event there are less than three
! 90 Candidates tor any one or more of
said offics Inen and in sucn event there
| candidate receiving the highest number
4 OF votes, tor eacn office, shaa be de-
| clareu to be the democratic nominee for
4 such office.
! Those and only those persons shall be
| permitted to oecorne Candidates, before
| or TO vote at, or in any wise participate
! electors, VINO are by the laws of the
state OF Florida lawful electors of the
| precincts in which they OTTER to vote,
| as shown by the registra ton books OF
| q supervisor of Registration OF tue
city of Pensacola, who have paid their
| sol taxes legally due tor the years lJ19
| and 1916 not less than ten Q0) Gays
| JeIore Aprl %. 1911, and who shan.
! %nen challenged by any eiector, pIeage
| a writing upon oath BEFORE an inspector
IS honor to abide by and support tne
| results of such primary and TO vote Tor
| the nominees thereof.
| No eIector shall be allowed to vote in
any precinct other than the one in wHicn
I ne is registered and resides, as SHOWN
the reglst,1G tion books aforesaid.
Each and every person desiring TO
nave his name printed in the official bal
! OF to be used in said primary as can
| lidate for any Of said offices, snail file
! with Joseph V. Riera, Secretary Of the
City Democratic Executive Committee,
at or before 1900 O'Clock, noon, ON the
! fourteenth day of April, 1917, his notice
| OF candidacy and application in writing
to have his name so printed upon said
Jallot and shall also. on or before said
| lime and date. pay to the said Secfy.srS
| If the City Democratic Executive Com
mittee the amount Of the assessment
.ereinaftcr provided.
The assessment fixed by this Commit
tee. and which the persons desiring to
! 5e candidates III said primary are re-
! iuired to pay to the Secretary OF this
Committee are as follows, to-wit:
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
! iuIy qualified white Democratic voters,
| and By such voters only. in each and
cte"y election district i'll the City OF
Pensacola, Florida, except the precinct
members of the City Democratic EXecu-
i've Committee, who shall be voted for
only by the voters Of the precinct re
spectively that they are candidates to
epresent
The inspectors and clerks of election
80 conduct said primary. Will be appoint
ed by this committee at meeting to be
Id for that purpose in the City Hail, at
; n m on April II. 1917. All candidates
are invited to attend this meeting
This committee Will meet on the 10Th
i dav of April, 1917. ct noon. to puhnciy
| canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit OF said primary and the nominees OF
the Democratic party to he voted on at
the general election to be held June attn,
1911.
Each candidate to be voted upon at
said primary shall have the right to place
one watcher at the polls who shall be
entitled TO he present during all the
tive that the polls are open, to chal-
!enge the voters and to witness the
counting Of the votes and certifying, OF
the result after the polls eve closed
Al ballots. poll lists. tally sheets and
| returns and other records OF said prim-
| ary shall he preserved by the CITY
/ Democratic Executive Committee.
CLEMENT Bl CUNT.
JOS. Y. RIERA, Chairman
Secretary.
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TO THE HOLDERS OF FIRST MORT