The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-30

Be it resolved by the Upton Coun-
ty Democratic Executive Committee
in regularly called and held meet
ing of said committee at Covington,
Tennessee, on Saturday, June 25,
1921, called for the purpose Of elect
ing a member of said body to fill out
the unexpired term of A. B. Cobb,
deceased, and kor the purpose of
electing chairman of said body,
and for the purpose of calling a
primary for the nomination Of Dem
oeratic candidates for the various
county offices in said county, and
adopting rules and regulations there
for, that a primary election be and
the same is hereby called on Satur-
day, the 10th day of September,
1921, for the purpose Of nominating
a sheriff, trustee, county court clerk,
county register and circuit court
clerk in said county. Be it further
Resolved, That said primary elect
ion shall be legalized primary
election, and that, except as other
wise herein expressly provided, all
the laws, rules and regulations and
restrictions governing regular elect
ions in this state shall be applicable
to said primary election, including
the requirements for the payment Of
poll tax and registration; provided.
however, the payment Of the 1920
noll tax by any voter who is subject
thereto and is otherwise qualified
LEGALLY as a voter shall be deemed a
sufficient compliance with this regu-
latiOn, as the same requires the pay
ment of a poll tax; and provided
further that the registration is only
required in the first, seventh and
eighth districts of said county, these
being the districts in which registra-
ton is required by law, as appli-
cable to general elections. A poll
tax receipt dated not later than the
10th day Of August, 1921, and regis-
tration certificate or other satisfac-
tory evidence of such payment of
noll tax is REQUIRED or such registra-
tion shall be exhibited to the officers
of the election by those liable there
for before they shall be entitled to
vote in said primary election. Be it
further
Resolved, That, additional ruled
regulations and restrictions be and
the same is hereby adopted for the
said primary election as follows:
First-All white citizens Of said
county, who believe in the principles
Of the Democratic party, and who
will support the nominees of said
primary, and who are legal voters
of said county, are entitled to vote
in said primary; provided, however,
that voters who are not 81 years of
age on the date of said primary, but
will be 81 years Of age by the regu-
lar August election, shall also have
the right to vote in said primary.
Secondhand said primary elect
ion shall be held at the regular vot-
ing precincts in said county between
the hours Of 9 a. m. and A p. M, and
shall be held by one officer, three
Judges, two clerks and one registrar.
Said election officers shall be APP
pointed as provided in Chapter 10
Of the Acts of 1901 by the chairman
and secretary Of this committee
lpon the recommendation of the dis
trict and county committeeman from
he respective districts, and said elect
ion officers, judges and clerks shall
he divided as nearly equally as pos
sible between the various candidates
as provided in said primary law.
Third That the chairman and sec
rotary Of this committee shall have
printed the necessary ballots for this
election, said ballots to be of the form
and size required for general elect
ions in said county, and to contain
the names of the candidates who
qualify in said primary alphabet
ically arranged, the order of the
offices to be determined by the chair
man and the secretory Of this COM
mittee and said ballots have printed
on the back the Autographed sigma
lures of the chairman and the sec
retary of this committee, and shall
otherwise comply with the require
ments Of the general election and
primary laws regulating the prepa-
ration Of official ballots in said elect
ion.
Fourth-That in order for any can
1idate to have his name printed on
said official ballot as a candidate to
be voted for, such candidate shall pay
into the hands of the secretary Of
This committee on or before noon OF
July rs, 1921, the sum Of $40. which
sum is hereby assessed against each
candidate as his pro rata part Of the
expenses Of holding this primary. If
i surplus remains after paying ali
Of the expenses of holding this pri-
mary, including the printing of the
ballots and the building of the neces-
sary voting booths. which the chair