The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-22

be divided among the several districts therein IN -
same proportion BY the ratio hereby established
Sec. . The Sumber OF democratic votes poiIsd ia
the respective election districts shall for
Of this article be the average number Of pos<
in the strict at the general election In the
November for the democratic candidate Tor the fell
loving Offices such of them shall be- filled ct the
the state State Comptroller State Senator Mayer
the City, City Comptroller, and Representative IN
Sec g. IT shall be the duty OF the general COMMITTEES
after the general election In November in each year.
in S Sn OF Ss'S,s .nt 10
scibed in section second OF this article the number
ofvotes poed In each election district, and declare
the representation each election district will be
titled 10 in the several committees aud conventions
for the ensuing year. and cause statement thereof
be Immediately advertised in all the democratic papers
published in the city
ARTICLE Nv.
OF onoASiZIrG COMMITTEES CONVENTIONS.
Sec. /. AT the first meeting Of every committee or
convention, chairman and one or more secretaries
shall be chosen to serve until permanent officers are
elected If there be opposing tions for either
office, the choice shall oe made by division, the per-
sons making the nominations acting as tellers
Soc No person shall be- entitled to vote at any
meeting Of committee or convention, unless certt
heate signed by the officers of the primary meeting
that be duly elected delegate to such commits
teeor convention, has been reooevod by the commit
Tee or convention.
seat as delegate, the claimant holding the certificate
saa be permitted to occupy the seat until the right
OF he contestant shall be ascertains sd and determined
when contrasting claimants at the first meeting pre-
rent conhcting certificates neither shall be- entitled
have asos rtained and deter mined their rights
. sec T. no COMMITTEES or convention shall proceed to
tbe eecuon OF permanent officers to the main
business which it is convoked until the contesssl
seats shall have been passed upon.
Sec. uld contestng delegates appear from more
districts than the order in which such distriet
shall be called and the claims of the
rom considered and passed upon, shall be determined
by lot
Sec 9. Committees and conventions may permanent
ly organize in such manner, and adopt such rules It
order do not conflict with the req uiremsnts of az
ticles Nv. and V. Of these general rules
ARTICLE v.
or NOMINATIONS
Sec. Candidates for offices to be filed by popular
election, shall be nominated by city county ooavs
tons the office Is 81 be filed by a part only
OF the city and county by conventions for such poe-
TONS except the candidates for Offices to bs allied ~
from the respective election districts to the ward mo-
See q when cali for primary meeting shall pro-
vide for the election Of convention nominate can
didates for Office it shall also embrace tho election q
conventions to nominate candidates tor all Offices
be filed at the election except such as are filled
by the vote Of the State at large.
&c. g. Unless unanimously chosen, candidates fee
ofhces to be filed by popular election shall be nomt-
mated by open ballot follows The roll of members
Of the nominating convention shall be called in the
shall upon the call of bs deliver to the tellses
his ballot, with his name endorsed thereon; and In
record, first, the name OF the voter, and then the
name OF the person voted for.
ofthe nominating convention including unrepresenteA
seats shall be necessary TO nomination for any oAo
cec o. Chuuiu6,es LOT ulsUnot Omces snail be nomk-
mated on different ballots
Sec 1t shall be the duty Of the chairman every
nominating convention to see that Immediately upoa
its adjournment its secretaries deliver to the chair
Of the general committee all OF its papers In
GLIDING copy Of its minutes, with full Of al
the ballots taken, except that ward nominating ooa
ventions shall make such delivery the chairman e
the respective ward committees.
ARTICLE vi.
SEQ L. These rules, or any OF them, may be amsnAs4
or repealed and rules may be added BY the Gsns
raj Committee IL q majority Of the whole number OF
its memb vote in favor thereof provided that suoh
alterations shall be formally approved by the wArt
committees OF majority Of the wards. by like amr
native vote; or alterations may be made, fully aud
absolutely by city convention called by the General
Com mitee and elected In the herein provided
for city and county conventions.
Mr. kEsrxpv, after reading the report, argued the
i'm portance of complete organization of the party,
and concluded by moving that the report be made the
special order for the next meeting.
The moton adopted
A letter from the whig General Committee In rolls
ton tn tho funeral procession In honor Of Gen Taylor,
which had been read on the previous night OF meet
ing was brought under consideration Of the Convsu-
ton BY Mr.. w God who had prepared reply psne
the invitation, which he read to the meeting
The following were appointed committee to est
with the whig committee Capt. Ry nders, II. Par
dy, j. 8. Halsted and Fernando Wood.
The Convention adjourned at IL O'Clock, till Wednss
day next.