The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-11-25
PRIMARY ELECTION RULES AND
REGULATIONS.

Arbitrary Election is, hereby ordered
ito be held at each voting precirt in
Hancock County Tenn, on Satur lay
December the 10th, 1921. for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates;for the
various Offices of the county, to be
voted for in the one general Election
to be held in August 1922.
z. Said Primary Election shall be
opened at O'Clock A. M. and closed at
four O'Clock P. M.
8. If any officer of the primary fails
to serve, the remaining offlcerswilling
to serve shall fill the vacancy on the
morning of the Election.
4, All the Republicans recognized
as such in the precint where the votes
are to be cast, shall be permitted to
vote in said Election, but no other. No
person will not be allowed to vote if
challenged, will not pledge himself to
vote for and support the successful
candidates, and all persons voting there
in shall be deemed to have pledged
their vote for the nominee, and all vot-
ers must vote in his precint.
5. All young republicans who will
be of age and qualified to vote at the
.AugnstfElection in 1922, shall be quail
fed to vote in said Election and in case
the officers should be in doubt about
as to the right of any person to vote,
such person shall be sworn and examin-
ed as to his right to vote and bystahd-
ers shall challenge the right Of the per-
son to vote.
q. The Election board shall furnish
the officers in this Election with pole
books rand copy of the rules and re-
sgulations. The ballots shall be proper
ly counted the same as in General Ele-
ction. The returns shall be properly
signed and certified and the officer of
the Election shall seal and address the
pole books and shall malone to A. +.
Mitchell Chairman, Sneedville. Tenness-
ee. or deliver them in person. The
tickets voted and counted shall likewise
he sealed and delivered to the Chair
man Of this Board.
a. The Eleetion. Board shsll-rneet at
the court house in Sneedville on Dec
ember, IL, 1921 at IL. p. m. and in the
presence CT any person or 'peons open
and count the returns and the Sierra
tary shall of other. members of the
Bcarc and those present, make out q
tabulative statement of the result,
which shsll lie signed by the board and
if any member of the board shall not
concur with. the majority of the board |
he shall sigr nwriting his reason there
of.
8. Any unsuccessful candidate may
contest the nomination of the success
full candidate before the said election
hoard and notice thereof must be Civ
en- in writing to the CHAPMAN of the
committee and the candidate whose
termination is contested, not later than
December the 18th. at II O'Clock and
set out his grounds for contest therein.
The committee shall determine the
tame rs soon aspossible and their de-
! ision shall be final.
3. Amy one desiring to be a candi-
date for any of these offices herein
mentioned shall on OF before the 26th,
cay of Noven Der 1921 notify the
Chairman or Secretary of their inten-
TORS and shall deposit with the Chair
manor Socratary the sum Of $1,000 to
help defray the experces Ct said &C. ,
ard shall also state that he will comply
with the rules and regulations of said
Primary Ele,tion ard that he approves
ard agrees TO the following pledge.
We. the undersigned candidates for
Trustee, Sheriff. County Court Clerk.
Cncrit Court Clerk ard Register in
Republican Primary TO be held for 7
Hancock tounty on Decent CT the 10th
1921. do solemnly pledge our Honor
that we'will not directly or indirectly =
rse, oreaus to be spent any money. or
ihirgs Of value. or pay back any said |
money or dsmsrds made upon Us for
such money or value that may have
been spent. or used in said Urinary
Tor buying or influencing votes and
hat wehave not spent. OF llaced any
money in the hands Of any ore 20 be
peni for Us and we viii not be guilty
Il such acts: and We Earnestly request
md insist that the ENecUtative Com
uittee absolutely refuse to declare any
candidate or Candidates the nominee
q said party. in said Primary. who
ndulges in the habit Of influencing
.otes BY the useof any undue influence =
10th, The expense Of printing the e
olebooks. advertising the election and N
Their necessary and legitimate expen- =