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THE NOEL PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW.
Continued from opposite side.
primary, or any election officer of his
own volition, may challenge any per
son offering to vote, and cause him to
answer under oath questions relating
to his qualifications. False testimony
given upon such iuquiry shall be per
jury and puuishable as such. No
elector shall be allowed to vote if he
be so intoxicated as not to have full
command of his movements or mental
faculties, nor any elector who has
sold or offered to sell, directly or in
directly, his vote or influence for the
support or defeat of any candidate or
measure voted on that year, nor any
one who, that year, has paid or
offered to pay anything for another’s
vote or influence, for or against any
candidate or measure.
Expense to be Apportioned Among Can
didates.
Sec. 10. That each political party
shail defray all expenses incident to
its primary election, no such expeuses
being a charge on the State or county.
The cost of printing ballots and
transmitting ballot boxes and booths
--hall be fairly apportioned by the coun
ty executive committee among all the
candidates voted for in such primaries,
county and district candidates bearing
their pro rata. The above exp-uses
are the onlv expenses chargeable
against candidates. No candidate for
State or district office shall be assessed
more than is each candidate for county
offices.
Tabulated Vote to be Furnished Secretary
of State.
SEC'. 11. That the chairman of each
State and congressional committee
shall make and transmit to the Secre
tary of State a tabulated statement of
the whole of the party vote cast in each
county, iu each State and congres
sional election, respectively. The
Secretary of State shall tile the same
among the records of his office.
Unlawful to Soil Vote or Influence, Etc.;
Penalty for Same.
Sec. 12. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to sell, or offer t.o sell,
his vote or influence, directly or in
directly, to contribute to the defeat, or
success of any measure or candidate,
voted upon in a primary election, and
it shall likewise be unlawful for any
person to offer money, or anything
else of value, to any one for his vote
or influence, for or against any candi
date or measure passed upon by any
primary election. Any one offending
against this Section shall be ttued uot.
less thau twenty five dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or im
prisoned uot more than six months, or
both.
Penalty f«>r being Intoxicated.
Sec. 13. That, it' any person shall be
found intoxicated in or about any
polling place during any primary elec
tion, he shall be deemed guilty of a
mis lemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be lined not less than ten dollars
nor more than oue hundred dollars, or
sentenced to imprisonment not mor«
than ten days. It shall be the duty of
every conservator of the peace to ar
rest anv person guilty of this, or any
other offense agaiust the primary elec
tion laws, and to make affidavit, or
have the same made, and sent to the
proper justice of the peace.
Disqualified Persons Not to Vote.
Sec. 14. That no county executive
committee shall authorize any person
to vote in any primary election where
any State or district office is to be
voted for, who is disqualified by this
law, or by any regulation of the State
Executive Committee of their party.
Should there be any violation of the
laws in the conduct of the primary
election at any preciuct, by which un
authorized persons are permitted to
vote, or illegal ballots are cast, or by
which any fraudulent result is ob
tained, it shall be the duty of the
county executive committee to prompt
ly investigate and correct the wrong,
and for that, purpose may hear the ev
idence of witnesses orally under oath,
or by affidavits. The State and dis
trict executive committees, respective
ly, shall have similar power to secure
fairness in primary elections; and to
protect against fraudulent and illegal
voting, aud other illegal practices, and
may likewise take evidence upon in
vestigation of such questions, aud may
review the action of the county
executive committee, and correct any
errors or mistakes of such committee
relating to district or State offices.
False testimony, whether oral or iu
writing, upon such investigation, shall
be perjury, aud punishable as such.
Sections Repealed.
Sec. 15. That all Seetious of Chap
ter 105 of che Annotated Code of
1892, from Seetiou 3256 to 3273, both
inclusive, be aud the same are hereby
repealed.
Names of Candidates Not to be Placed on
Ticket.
Sec. 16. That the name of any can
didate shall uot be placed upon the
official ballot in geueral or special
elections, as a party nominee, who is
uot nominated in pursuance of the
provisions of this Act, aud the election
of any party nominee who shall be
nominated otherwise than as provided
by this Act, shall be void, and he shall
uot be entitled to hold the office to
which he may have been elected. No
political party shall be entitled to
recognition, as such, in the appoint
ment of county or precinct election
officers unless it has made its nomina
tions as herein provided.
Sample of Ballot to be Furnished.
Sec. 17. That it shall be the duty
of the State Executive Committee of
each political party to furnish to each
county executive committee a sample
of the official ballot to be used in the
primary, the general form of which
shall be followed as nearly as prac
ticable. In primary elections, in which
Stare or district officers are voted for,
the county executive committee, three
weeks before the date of the primary,
shall give to the State and district
executive committees the name and ad
dress of the county executive commit
teeman to whom remittances are to be
made by State or district candidates,
and the amount of such remittances.
Nominations for U. S. Senators.
Sec. 18. That nominations for United
States Senator are to be made at the
regular primary election held thtough
out the State next preceding the meet
iug of the Legislature at which the
election is to be had, under the same
regulations governing nominations of
State officers.
R. R. Commissioners.
Sec. 19. That nominations for Rail
road Commissioners shall be made by
districts.
Dates of Primary to he Changed in Case of
Epidemics.
Sec. 20. That in cases of epidemics
prevailing in this State on the date
for holding a State primary election,
the State Executive Committee of the
party whose primary election is thus
interfered with, are authorized to fix
different dates from those herein pre
scribed for holding the first and
second primary elections, and under
same regulations.
Candidates May Agree to Plurality Election.
Sec. 21. That iu an election for
legislative, county and county district
offices, no secoud primary shall be
held, if all the candidates for any
office agree in writing, filed with the
executive committee, beforehaud, that
the candidate receiving the plurality
of the votes cast for any particular
office shall be declared the nominee
of t he party.
Commissioners of Election to Meet, When.
Sec. 22. Ou the 3d Monday in July i
prior to auy regular primary election
under this Act, the Commissioners of
Election shall meet at the office of the
Registrar, and carefully revise the
registrar,iou books, and the poll books
of the several election districts, and
shall erase therefrom the names of all
persons erroneously thereou, or who
have died, removed, or become disqual
ified, as electors for any cause, and
shall register the names of all persons
who have duly applied to be registered,
aud have been illegally denied regis
tration. And no person shall vote at
such primary whose name was not on
the poll books when delivered to the
managers of said primary election.
Sec. 23. That so much of Section
3652 of the Code of 1892, and of other
laws as are in conflict, with the pro
visions of this Act, be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 21. That the foregoing Sections
of this Act shall, as far as applicable,
apply to municipalities.
Sec. 25. That this Act shall take
effect aud be in force from aud after
its passage.
Approved March 4,1902.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Bee and chil
dren, including Mr Charles Bee, spent
Sunday with Col. E. M. Bee and fam
ily. Our Mr. Bee returned to their
home in Osyka with them on Monday
aud is eujoyiug the week fishing and
in various summer sports.
N. W. Ramsey spent Sunday with
bis family in this city.
To the Teachers ol Lincoln County.
All teachers having nnexpired win
ter schools will be ready to begin work
Monday, July 6th. Those who do not
hold contracts will please call at the
office of the undersigned to receive
same Friday, July 3rd.
Edgar Green,
County Supt. Education.
June 20,1903.
See McGrath’s tip-top line of
50 cent and $1.00 Skirts.
Dr. C. W. Grafton, of Uniou Church,
was the guest of Mr. Mateer and fam
ily Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin H. Baggett left
yesterday morning for Monticello, and
will return Friday.
Special value in Curtain Swiss
at 7 C cents—at McGrath’s.
T. Pierre Ramsey returned from a
trip to Marion county on Saturday,
where he found good sales for his Ram
sey organs.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H_ Ragsdale have
moved into the handsome new cottage
built by Mr. A. Hurst on Chippewa
Street, next to Mrs. N. E. Hubert’s.
Ladies’ Vests—spcials at 10c,
15c, and 25c—at McGrath’s.
Judtriug from the reports coming in
from the field, the preacher candidate
for the Legislature is proving himself
one of the best, funniest and fairest
stump speakers in the State. Bro.
Scarborough says he likes the business
and is having plenty of fun himself.
Children love it—grown tin’s,
too—Boston Brown Flakes—J.
M. Wood sells it.
We are under obligations for much
good correspondence, but we have
stretched our imagination to the ut
most in interpreting the signs thereof
this week. Do write plain and talk
plain, frieuds—it’s a plain people you
are addressing. If you can’t under
stand this, we’ll write plainer our
selves, next time.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Cheap Rates!
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES TO
Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo,
Ogden and Salt Lake City.
June 1st to Sept. 1st, 1903.
Final Return Limit Oct. 30, 1903.
Fourth of July Excursions.
Rate one and one-third fare for the round trip
to all points on the Illinois Central, Y. & \t. V..
andtV. S. & P. R. R. All tickets to be limited to
continuous passage in each direction, and to
July 8,1903, inclusive, for return.
Celebration of the Fall of the Bastile.
New Orleans, La., July 14, 1903.
For the above occasion I am authorized to
sell round trip tickets to New Orleans under the
following conditions: Kate—One first class fare
plus 25 cents for the round trip. Dates of Sale
—July 13th. and for trains arriving in New Or
leans by noon of July 14th, 1903. Return limit
July 15th, 1903.
Sea Shore Camp Meeting, Biloxt, July
8 to 18th, 1903.
$8.90 Round Trip. Tickets on sale July 4 to
18th inclusive. Good to return not later than
August 31.
Cheap Rates—National Encampment
Grand, Army of the Republic, San
Francisco, Cal., August 11-22, 1903.
For the above occasion a rate of $47.50 for the
Round Trip has been authorized to either San
Francisco or Los Angeles.
Tickets on sale August 1st to 14th inclusive.
Good to return unt 1 October 15. 1903. Stop over
privileges. Side Trips.
To Boston and Return.
Account Annual Meeting First Church of
Christ. Scientist.
One fare, plus $2.00. Tickets on sale June 25
20, 27. to return not later than August 1st. Stop
over privdeges allowed.
Account National Educational Associa
tion, $40.50.
Tickets on sale July 2, 3, 4 and 5th. Good
to return not later than Sept. 1.1903. Stop overs
at Niagara Falls, Detroit. Philadelphia. Balti
more, Washington, New York City, Montreal,
Toronto. Tickets honored on Lake Steamers.
Tickets must read going and returning via same
route.
Summer Tourist Rates Now in Effect.
For any other infyrmation call or write to,
G. E. TEUNISSON,
Ticket Agent I. C. R. R. Co.,
Brookhaven, Miss.