The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-31

AIOWcd w fOec III SUN 4 ETiHihFf.
8. BY the words ..Duly and Legal
ly Qualified Electors is Meant DEM
OCRATS mot those who simply call
themselves Democrats and who yot-
ed Republican or Socialist tickets in
the presidential election OF 1921 and
those who have paid all taxes reguir-
ed for the year 1921. on or before the
| first day of February this year as
we'll as all taxes required for the
lyear 1920. and who have resided In
the state two years and will have re-
sided within the election district in
which they offer to vote one year
preceding the7th day OF November,
1922, and who are otherwise lawfully
qualified to vote.
| 4. County Democratic Executive
COMMITTEES and Precinct Election
IOfficers are reminded that Section
3705. Chapter Ill, Code 1906, [Section
1897, Hemingway Codel requires that
the County Executive Committee
Shall Meet on the First or Second
day after each primary election;
shall receive and canvass the returns
which Must Be Made within the
time fixed by law for the returns Of
general elections" aud that, "The
vote for State and District officers,
shall be tabulated by Precincts and
certifed" to the proper authority as
required by law, within Thirty six
Hours after returns are canvassed
and the result ascertained."
| 5. That County Democra tic Ex-
ecutiye ommittees are hereby di.
rected to preserve the ballots and
the returns from each and every
voting precinct, together with n list
OF voters who voted, In the ballot
boxes used at each precinct.
6. That the officers holding said
ELECTION are hereby required to chal.
lenge any person who is suspected Of
Ihaving been affiliated with any 9TH
Ter than the Democratic party with
In the last two years, and, az auth
orized by Section 37l7 OF the Code Of
1905, already referred to shall swear
'such person az to his party affilia.
tion and shall keep list of such
names and furnish the same to the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, to he prosecuted for perjury
II justified by the facts.
z. That the various County Dem.
ocratic Committees, throughout the
State. are hereby requested to see
that the foregoing resolutions are
faithfully carried out. and copy OF
these resolutions he printed and sent
out with each and every ballot box
al Absent Voter Law II
Be it resolved by the Democrat tic
Executive Committee that atten.
tion is hereby called to the fact that
the Absent Voter Law la still In full
force and effect. and that the chair.
man OF Democratic County Execu-
tive Committees and the press OF the
State are requested to call attention
to the existance OF said statue, In
order that qualified electors who
are out side the state oh election
day may have opportunity to avail
themselves OF it's privileges. n. tl
Be 1t further resolved, that we es
pecially call attention To the fact
that ballots cast by absent voters
should be mailed direct to the circuit
clerk Of the county, and by him de,
posted In the ballot box for that
preclnct on the the day OF the elec
tion and chairman OF the county ex
ecutive committees are urged to
show due diligence and see that all
such ballots are accounted for be I
fore final tabulation OF the returns.
is announced.
Ladies' and Registration
| Whereas, inquiry has been made
OF the Democratic state executive
cominittee for q ruling upon the
right OF "a woman To participate In
state, county and municipal party
primaries under the following cir
cumstances to wit; A married wom
an named Mary Roe registers as
Mary Roe, she pays her poll tax us-
ling her husbands name, taklng ~!
lceipt In the maine OF Mrs Richard
Roe. The question ls may she par
ticipate fnt purity primary?
Now, therefore. b.. It resolved by
the Democratic st'st4 executive con.
mittee OF Mississippi that where
there is no doubS a. to the identity of
the individual. AMI Of the fact that
Mary Roe is Mrs. Richard Roe, she
has q perfect right to participate In
the party primaries.
The alb we Is true and exact copy
Of the Regulations for holding the
Primary Elections, August 18th, and