The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-07
columbia County Convention Rules.

Court House in i,loomsburg on the 26th
day of December, 1870, and adopted
the following, to wit.
/. Tho annual County Convention
shall be held ut the Court House in
Bloomsbury, on tho second Tuesday of
August, at o'clock p. M, and the Del
cgate Elections shall be held on the
Saturday before at the places ofholding
the general elections in the sever elec.
tion districts, between the hours of three
and seven o'clock in the afternoon.
III. The representation of districts in
County Convention shall be In proper
tion to the Democratic vote of each as
cast at the most recent election for Gov
ernor, but the whole number of dele
gates shall not exceed seventy nor be
less than fifty.four, and no district shall
be allowed less than two nor more than
four delegates.
III. Until the next election for Gov
ernor delegates shall be allowed to dis
tricts upon ratio of sixty voters for q
delegate, allowance being made for the
largest fractions of ratio.
". The Standing Committee shall
whenever necessary make an apportion-
ment of delegates to the several districts
under these rules and publish it, to-
gether with the rules rs amended, in
the Democratic newspapers of the coun-
ty, at least two weeks before each an
nual convention.
V. Voters Mt Delegate elections may
give their votes to n smaller number of
candidates than the whole number to
be elected, in the manner provided in
the fourth section of tho bloomsbury
act of ith of March, 1870.
vi. The delegate elections shall he
by ballot and shall be held and CONDUCT
cd by n Judge and clerk, to be selected
by the Democrats in attendance, and
the said officers shall keep n list of
voters and tally of votes counted, to be
sent by them to the Convention with
their certificate OF the result of the elec-
tion.
VII. All cases of disputed seats in
Convention shall be disposed of openly
by vote after hearing the respective
claimants and their evidence.
VIII. All delegates must reside in
the district they represent. In case of
an absent delegate lie may depute an
other, If he fail to do so his colleagues in
attendance may substitute for him. In
other cases the Convention may fill up
the representation from the citizens of
the district in attendance.
TX. The voting IN Conventions shall
be open, and any two members may re-
quirc the yeas and nays on any ques-
ton pending.
X. Special Conventions may be call.
ed when necessary, by the Standing
Committee, the proceedings of which
shall conform to these rules.
XI. All county nominations and all
ppOintments'o cenferees and of dele
gates to State Conventions, shall be
made in County Conventions.
XII. The Standing Committee shall
consist of one member from each elec.
tion district, who shall be elected by
the people at the delegate elections, who
shall choose their own Chairman; and
any five of them shall be quorum
when called together by the Chairman.
XIII. No member of the Legislature
shall be chosen by this county as Del
egate to State Convention during his
term of Office.
XIV. In Convention a majority OF
all the votes given shall be necessary to
nomination, and no person named
shall be. peremptorily struck from the
list of candidates until after the fourth
vote, when the lowest name shall be
struck off and so on at each successive
vote until a nomination shall be effected.
XIV. Delegates instructed by the vot.
ers who select them shall obey their
instructions in Convention, and votes
structions shall be disallowed by the
Convention. All instructions shall be
reported by the election officers.
XVI. Conventions shall be called to
order by the Chairman of the Standing
Committee, or in his absence by some
other member thereof, who shall enter.
tain and put to vote motions for the
election of President and two Secre.
taries for purposes of temporary organ
ization.
XVII. No person shall be eligible to
a nomination by Convention VINO has
opposed the Democratic ticket at the
next preceding election; but this rule
shall apply only to cases of opposition
to tickets hereafter formed.
XVIII. 1t shall he good cause OF
challenge against any person offering
to vote at any delegate elections that he
has voted against Democratic candi-
dates Mt Federal or State election with
in two years, or has opposed the Demo.
cratic ticket at the last preceding elec-
tiOn, or has taken or agreed to take
money or other valuable thing, or any
pecuniaryadvantage, asa consideration
for his vote at such delegate election
OF has corrupted or attempted to cor
rupt any voter of the district with ref.
erence to the same; but this rule shall
apply only to causes of challenge aris.
ing subsequent to its adoption.
NIX. If it shall be made to appear
to the satisfaction of majority of a
Convention that any candidate before
it for nomination to any Office shall
have offered or paid any money or val
liable thing, or made any promise Of
money or valuable thing to take effect
in future, as an inducement to any dele
gate to vote for him; or to any other
person with the view, of inducing OF
securing the votes of delegates or il
the same shall be done by any Other
person with the knowledge or approba.
ton of such candidate, the name of such
candidate shall be Immediately struck
from the list of candidates or if such
fact be ascertained after his nomination
to any Office and before the final ad.
journment, the nomination shall be
struck from the ticket and the vacancy
supplied by hew nomination and in
either case such person shall be ineigi
BILE to any nomination by Convention
or to election as a delegate, for period
of two years.
Xxx. Ifany delegate ahall receive any
money or other valuable thing, or ac
cept the promise of money or other val
liable thing, or any pecuniary advan
tage to be paid, delivered or secured il
future, either to himself or to any othe
person for him, from any candidate o.
other person for such candidate, as al
inducement for his vote, or under an.
other preteXt, upon proof of the fact t.
the satisfaction of majority of tn
Convention, such delegate shall b.
forthwith expelled and shall not be re
ceived as delegate to any future Con
| vention for period Of two years, an,
during that time shall also be inelgibl
for any party nomination. Cases aris
ing under this and the LcXt preceding
rule shall have precedence over all 9th
er business in Convention until dc
termined
XXI. None of these rules shall b
altered or rescinded at a regular annui
Convention, unless by vote of two
thirds of all the delegates present.
AppoRTIoSMEST or DELEGATES UNpERTuE sE,
oND ANDTlIlRD RULES ABOVE,