Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-12-24
The Union County System.

(lhe following 10 the Plan for NoinIna-
tions agreed upon ty the Wings Of Union
County, Pa, last week J
I Resoire,i, That We, the People assem-.
bled i'll County Convention, adop, the fol-
lowing Rules and Regulations directing =
how nominations shall be made in Union
: county by the Wing party.
SkC,IoN |. The Standing Committee
sLa!. : i've at lcas. three weeks notice in
al! the Wing papers published in the coun-
ty, Of the time and place when and where
the people Of the Wing party arc to meet
at the election districts to hold al election
to vote for candidates for the nominees of
the Wing party. They stall also publish
with their notice, the rules adopted by thi,
. meeting.
SkcrIoS .. The Wings in their elcc-
ton districts shall meet at Que o'clock +.
NJ, on the day and place designated by
, the Standing Committee, and shall at one
o'clock organise by elccling 4 Chairman
and Secretary By yeas and nays. The
Chairman ami Secretary shall immediately
after they are elected, organize aud bold
an election for one Judge aud two Inspec-
tors. The meeting shall nominate such
persons as they desire TO vote for, f, Judge
and Inspectors, the Secretary shall write
the names of those nominated "a sheet
Of paper designating the Offices they are
nominated for, otter the meeting has
closed the nominations. Then the voters
shall commence to vote by strokes for =
Judge and Inspector. No voter to vote
for more than one Inspector. The Secre-
tary shall write down the names Of all
those who vote by strokes, and shall make
full and correct record Of the proceedings,
and the Chairman and Secretary shall Ger
tify that the election was held as directed
by the County meeting aud the Standing
Committee. The election for Judge aud
Inspector to DC closed at two o'clock. The
certified proceeding shall Immediately be
handed to the Judge and Inspectors elec-
ted. They shall, after they have held the
c!cction for candidates as hereinafter pro-
yided, a:;lch the proceedings Of the cleo
ton for Judge and Inspectors to the pro-
ccedings Of the election for candidates
Each of the Inspectors shall choose a
Clerk, and at two o'clock the Judge and
Inspectors shall organize, and receive a
ticket of every qualified Wing voter in the
district, who offers to vote each voter shall
be permitted to vote only one ticket, on
the ticket shall be printed or written the
names of the candidates, designating the
Office the voter desires to have him nomi-
mated for. When the Inspectors can not
agree as to the qualification of one offering
to vote, the Judge shall decide the ques-
ton. The Judge and Inspectors shall de-
posite the tickets in a box or hat, until
the election is closed. The election to
close at + clock then the Judge or one
Of the Inspectors shall read the tickets
polled, and the two officers elected, which
do not read the tickets, the one shall be to
the right and the other to the left of the
one who reads the tickets, and See that the
tickets are correctly read The clerks shall
write down the names Of every one who
votes, and shall make a correct tally paper
of the votes polled for each candidate, when
the tickets are read by the Judge Or one
of the Inspcctors.-The Judge, Inspectors,
and Clerks shall certify the proceedings of
their election, that it was held as directed
by the County Meeting and the Standing
Committee.
SECTION 8. The Inspectors shall be the
Return Judges, and they shall meet in
County Convention in the Court House in
New Berlin, on the day designated by the
Standing Committee, and then and there
count the votes polled for each candi late
Of every election district in the county,
And the candidate who has the largest
number Of votes for the Office he has been
voted for, shall be the nominee Of the Wing
party. If several of the highest candid
ates for the same Office should receive an
equal number of votes, then the Conven-
ton shall nominate one of those who have
received an equal number Of votes, to be
the nominee of the Wing party.
SECTION 4. The certified election papers
shall be the only evidence to admit the
Return Judges to seat in the County
Convention of the Return Judges.
SECTION 5. The Return Judges in Coun.
ty Convention shall transact all other du-
ties, that arc not specified in the foregoing
rules, that have heretofore been transacted
ty Delegate County Cenven.;o1s. /