The daily gazette., 1876-07-20
RULES
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Of Neao Castle County, 10 be su5mstted
to the De1n0c' dtac p0ters Of tile county,
for ratifeotioG or rejection August
5, 1876.
Rule 1. A county meeting of the
Democratic citizens of New Castle
county shall be held in every year of
a general election. on the last Satur-
day in May, at the Court House, in
New Castle, at 9 o'clock, p. m. No>
tice OF sucn meeting shall be given at
least two weeks prIor to the time of
meeting by call published in the De-
mocratic papers of the county. signed
by the chairman of the last county
meeting. He shall also call the meet-
ing to order, and in case of his absence
any one of the Vice Presidents pres
ent in the order in which they were
appointed, shall call the meeting to
order.
Rule 2. Order of business at county
meeting
! l. Temporary organization.
2. The appointment of committee
of three from the city of Wilmington
and one from each hundred ON perma-
nent organization.
3. Report of committee ON perma-
nent organization and action thereon.
4. The appointment of committee
consisting of one person from each
! hundred and five persons from the city
| of Wilmington for the purpose of Sc
lecting three suitable persons to acr as
judges in each election district through.
out the county for the purpose of hold
ing nomination elections for Sheriff,
Coroner, Levy Court Commissioners,
Representatives and Senators.
5. The appointment of three persons
from the city of Wilmington and one
person from each hundred who shall
act as the Executive Committee for
the Democratic party of New Castle
county.
6. Unfinished business.
Z. The consideration of any OF her
business.
Rule 3. The nomination election
for Sheriff and Coroner shall be held
on the Second Saturday of June, be:
tween the hours of 12 NJ. and z p M.
in the city of Wilmington and in New
Castle Hundred land between the hours
of 12 M. and p. M. in the rest of the
County. The usual places of voting
shall be the places of holding such
election. If it is not practicable to
hold the election at such places, Other
suitable places shall be fixed by the
Judges, who shall IN every case give
notice of the time ard place of the
election. The Judges in any ward
hundred or district are empowered tc
I'LL vacancies that may occur in theil
Board.
Every white male citizen who will
be entitled to vote at the ensuing gen
eral election in the District where he
oilers to vote may vote on this occasion
prootded that it is distinctly under.
stood, whether by question from tn.
Judges, or otherwise, that such citizen
will support the successful candidates
No vote shall be entertained by tn,
Judges for any candidate who has no
publicly pledged himself to supper
the successful candidate.
The Judges shall keep a corret cop,
of the Poll List and send it with tn,
tally list to the chairman of the County
Meeting, who shall preserve thu
same. The Judges shall faithfully
execute the foregoing instructions. Ii
case there be more than two candidates
a plurality shall nominate. Upon th,
votes being fairly counted and ascer
tanned the Judges shall publicly an
nounce the result, and shall immedi
ately forward a copy of the returns o
such election to each Democratic pape
in the county and shall send cetifi
cate OF the same to the chairman of thu
county meeting who shall preserve tn,
same.
Rule 4. Candidates for the Legisla.
ture and Levy Court shall be chosel
by county convention, to be held a
, New Castle, on the first Saturday o
September,at one O'Clock, p. m. Sucl
convention shall consist of sixty.tiv,
delegates, s,apportioned as follows: On,
from each of the wards of the city Of
Wilmington and two at large in sale
city, six from each of the Hundreds o
New Castle, st, Georges, and Christian
and 1ve from each of the other Humid
reds. Where any Hundred is dividet
into two or more election districts to b,
distributed in the several districts il
said hundred as may be designated b,
the executive committees of the same
| Such delegates shall be chosen b,
ballot, at an election which shall b,
held on the third Saturday of August
, between the hours of 12 M. and Z P
h., in the Cityof Wilmington and New
Castle Hd., and between the hours O.
12 M. and 8. p M. lin the remainder o
the county. The Judges appointed
under Rule 2, shall hold the election
for delegates, and under the regulation.
prescribed by Rule 3.
The delegations of the severel hun
dreds entitled by law or these rules tc
candidate, or candidates, shall b,
permitted to recommend such candi
date or candidates, but it shall be tn,
province of the convention to accep
or reject their recommendation, ant
10 case of rejection, to nominate pro
per person or persons instead.
The Convention shall not be adjourn
ed wi hout day, until after the gener
al election; and if any vacancies shal
occur in the ticket, the chairman shal
call the convention together to ill