The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30

Rules and Regulations.
The City Democratic Executive
committee met prsuant to a call Of
the chairman, Judge S. e. Stephen
son, at the office Of the chairman on
Friday afternoon, September "a, at 4
o'clock. the following members Of
the committee being present; S. E.
Stephenson, chairman; ]. L. Johnson,
secretary; S, R. Shelton, Jr., and
w. 7. Mccormick.
After being called to order. num-
Der of candidates being present were
heard from and after the matter was
fully discussed it was unanimously
ordered that the city primary be held
on Thursday, October %. in Coving-
ton between the hours of o'clock a.
m. and 7 o'clock PM. and that all
white qualified voters in the town Of
Coyington, who would agree to sup
port the nominees of said primary
would be invited to vote therein.
1t was further ordered that the
Australian ballot will be used and
each male voter will be required to
pay his poll tax for the year 1919,
and the registration certificate will be
required before any person can vote
in said election All parties who are
thus qualified, who are 81 years of
age or will be 81 years of age prior
to the second Tuesday inMarch 1921,
will be qualified to vote in said pri-
mary.
Said primary election is called for
the purpose of nominating one mayor.
six memberso t the board of alder
men, one marshal, one assistant mar
shall, one recorder, five members Of
the board of education and five mem
bars of the Democratic executive
committee for the town Of Coving-
ton, Tenn.
1t was further ordered that all
candidates for the nomination of said
offices named will have to have their
names filed with the secretary OF
this committee on or before the 18th
day Of October, 1920,
1t was further ordered that each
candidate in filing his name for may
or. marshal, assistant marshal and re-
corder will deposit the sum of $3.50
with the secretary Of this committee,
which is requisite before his name
can be printed on the official ballot.
No entrance fee is to be charged can
didates for aldermen, board of edu-
cation or member of the city execu-
tive committee, but the name for al
6ermen, board of education and the
city executive committee will be
printed, provided such name is ac-
companied with a petition signed by
at least fifteen qualified voters re-
auesting the printing of such name
for aldermen, board Of education and
city executive committee, which pc
tition must be filed with the secre-
tary of this committee on or before
October IL, 1920.
W. 7. Mccormick and j. L. john
son was appointed committee to Sc
cure and appoint the officer, judges
clerks and registrars for said primary
election, and they are to announce
said appointees by October Ia, 1920.
Said committee will endeaver to give
every candidate, if it can be done, a
representative among the officers
holding said primary. Each candi-
date will be entitled to one represent
tative to be present at the counting
of the ballots.
It was further ordered that the
officers holding said election to be
furnished dinner and supper and that
the polls be open continuously. No
adjournment between the hours Of 9
o'clock a. m. and 7 o'clock b. M, and
that the compensation Of said officers
and registrar to be $500 each for the
day.
1t was further ordered that the re-
turns for said primary election be
canvassed by said committee on FRI
day. October 20, 1920, at 4 o'clock D.
M, at the office Of the secretary.
]. A. Peeler was elected a member
of the city Democratic executive come
mittee to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death Of w. H. Feezor.
Thereupon the committee adjourned
to meet Friday. October 20, 1920, at
A o'clock p. m, at the office Of the
secretary in the courthouse in Gov
ington, Tennessee, unless said COM
mittee should be called together
sooner than that date by order Of the
chairman. Thereupon the committee
adjourned.
Sc. STEPHENSON,
Chairman.