The daily gazette., 1876-07-21
RULES
.FcR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Of Ne,c Castle Couutg, to be subm'tteo
TO the Democratic roteiS Of the count,
for ratification or rejection Angus
), 1876.
| Rule l. 4 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 2o'clock, p. IN. No
| tice OF such meeting shall be given AT
least two weeks prior to the time OF
meeting by call published in the Dc.
| mocratic papers of the county, signed
by the chairman OF the last county
meeting. He shall also cali 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 coll the meeting to
order.
Rule .. Order Of business nt county
meeting
/. Temporary organization.
'. The appointment OF committee
OF three from the city af Wilmington
and one from each bundled on perma.
nent organization.
3. Report of committee on perma-
ncni organization and action thereon.
j. The appointment Of a committee
consisting of one person from each
hundred and five persons from the city
of Wilmington for the purpose of Sc
Letting three suitable persons to act as
judges in each election district through
out The county for the purpose of hold
ing nomination elections for Sheriff,
and Coroner, and thee elections for
Delegates To the state aud County
Conventions
3. 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 other
business.
Rule s. The nomination elegtion
for Sheriff and Coroner shall DC held
on the Second Saturday of June, be:
tween the hours of IL NJ, and Z T. NJ.
in the city of Wilmington and in New
Castle Hundred and between the hou7s
of II M. and +. NJ. in the rest of tbs
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 III any ward,
hundred or district are empowered TO
ill vacancies that may oceur in their
Board.
Every white male citizen who will
DC entitled to vote at the ensuing gen.
,ral election in the District where he
pliers to vote may vote On tins occasion,
oroo|dcd that it IS distinctly Under
stood, whether by question from the
Judges or otherwise, that such citizen
will support the successful candidates.
No vote shall be entertained by the j
Judges for any candidate who has NOT
publicly pledged hiMseif To support
The successful candidate.
The Judges shall keep corret copy
Of the Poll List and send il with the
tally list to the chairman of The County
Meeting, who shall preserve the
same. The Judges shall faithfully
execute the foregoing instructions. IA
case there be moiC than tN 0 candidates,
A plurality shall nominate. Upon the
votes bei3g fairly countcd and ascer-
tanned the Judges shall publicly an
nouncc the result, and shall immedi-
ately forwarda a copy of the returns OF
such election to each Democratic paper
in the county and shall send a cetif@-
cate of the same TO the chairman of the
county meeting who shall preserve the
same.
Rule /. Candidates for the Legisla-
ture and Levy Court shall be chosen
by q county convention, to be held at
New Castle, on the first Saturday of
SePtcmber,a one O'Clock, p, IN. Such
convention shall consist of sixty.fivc
delegates, es,apportioncd rs follows: One
from each OF the wards OF the city of
Wilmington aud two AT large in said
city, six from each OF the Hundreds of
New Castle, st. Georges and Christian o
and five from each OF the other Hund-
reds. Where any Hundred is divided
into two or more election districts to be
distributed in the several districts in
said handred as may be designated by
Such delegates shall be chosen by
ballot, at an election which shall be
held on the third Saturday of August
between the hours of 12 M. and z p
NJ, in the Cityof Wilmington and New
Castle HID, and between the hours Of
IL M. and s. Z NJ. in the remainder o
the county. The Judges appointed
under Rule 9, shall hold the election
for delegates, ,aud under the regulation
prescribed by Rule B.
The delegations OF the severel hun
dreds entitled by law or these rules tt
Il 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, an,
in case of rejection, to nominate II pre-
per person or persons instead.
| The Convention snail no. be adjourn
ed without day, until after the genei