Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-15
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County Committee for such district. ana IVY
other Democratic vo,ers thereof who shallL
appointed or designated by the County Commit
I tee.
now TO PIN yAcAsoirs
In case any Of the persons 40 eonsttrtlug III.
board shall be absent from the place Of hoiiin,
the election for quarter Of an hour alor ~
time appointed, by Rule First, for the opepip,
Of the same, his or their place or places, shaI II
allied by an election 10 be conducted risa ros,
by the Democratic voters present at the time.
ouALrFIcArIos or worms.
G. Every qualified voter Of the district. .bo a,
the last general election voted the Democ,.,i.
ticket, shall be entitled to vote at the deerats
elections.
NODE or yoTINo.
7. The voting at all delegate elections sballbs
by ballot upon which ballots shall be written .,
printed the names or names Of the delegate Del.
/ egates voted for, together with any instruction,
which ibe voter may desre 10 give the delegate
or delegates. Each ballot to be received from tbs
person voting the same by a member Of The
election board, and by him deposited 10 box or
other receptacle prepared for that purpose 10
which box or other receptacle no person but the
member Of the election board shall have access.
oT INSTRUCTIONS.
| s. No Instructions shall be received or re,os.
nized unless the fame 10 voted upon the balotas
provided by Rule Seventh nor shall such ins,rue.
tons, II voted upoB the ballot, be binding upon
the delegate, ualoss one half or more Of ths bal.
ivts shah o"nteia instrastioas sonasrninR the
sane Office. Whenever half or more Of the bsl-
lots shall contain instructions concerning apv
once, the delegates elected at such election shai
DO held to be instructed to support the candidate
having tie highest number Of votes for such
Office.
That whoa a candidate having received the
highest uumber Of votes ia a district is strek en
from the roll In accordance with Rule Thirteenth
i becomes the duty Of the delegates 10 said dis.
trct to east their votes for the candidate having
received the next highest number Of vote, n
said district, Proridsd that such candidate shan
have received one fourth the numbef Of votes
pollcd for the candidates.
CONDUCTING rnE ELECTION RETURNS HtAvxs
.. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list Of the names Of all persons voting a, such
elections which list Of voters together With a
iull and complete return OF such election, con.
teining an accurate statement Of the persons
elected delegates and all Instructions voted shall
be certified by said board to the County C9nvep.
ton upon printed blanks to be furnished By the
County Committee.
coNfksrNG sHArs or DELEGArrs, FRAuD, Erc.
10. Whenever from any district, qualified Dem
oeratic voters, 10 numbers equal 10 Eve times the
delegates which such district has Ia The County
Convention, shall complain in writing Of an IN
due election Of false return Of delegatss or ofin
siructions, in which complaint the sllezed facts
shall be specially oct forth and welded by the
affidavit Of one OF more persons. SAGA complaint
shall have the right 10 contest tho ieat Of such
delegates or their validity Of such instruialu'.
COMMITTEE % FIvE
Such complaint shall bo heard By a committee
Of Eve delegates to be appointed BY the Prssi-
dent of the Convention, which said committee
shall proceed to hear the parties, their proofs
and allegations, and as soon as may be reported
to the Convention what delegates are entitled to
seats therein, and what Instructions are binding
upon such delegates. Whereupon the Convention
shall proceed Immediately, upon the call Of the
yeas ard nays, 10 adopt or reject the report Of
The coniesiing parties In which call Of the yeas
and nays the names Of the delegates whose seats
are contested Or whose instruction ere disputed,
shall be omitted.
ouALiFicAfIoSs or DKLE0ATEs--suBsrirurE
n. Al delegates must reside 10 the district
they represent In case Of absence or inability
to attend, subsiiiutions may be made from eih-
Eens Of the district
susr OBEY ISsrRucrlOss, OR NJ ExrELLEn.
u. Delegates must obey instructions given
them by their respective districts and Il violated
il shall be the duty Of the President Of the Con-
yention to east the vote Of such delegate or dele
gates 10 accordance with the instructions and
the delegate or delegates 80 offending shall be
forthwith expelled from the Convention, and
shall not be eligible TO any Office or place Of
trus, in the party for period Of two years
MAJORITY or ALL NECESSARY TO NOMINATE.
l3. In convention a majority Of all the dele
rat all In srn .r1
no persons name shall be excluded from the list
Of candidates until after the SIXTH ballot OF
vote, when the person receiving the lcas, mum
Der Of votes shall be omitted and struck i1sas the
roll, and 50 on at each successive vote until
nomination Is made.
PENALTY ron COMMITTING FRAUDS AND BRIBERY
IA. II any person whs is candidate for any
nomination before the County Convention, shall
be proven to have offered or paid any money, or
other valuable thing, or made any promise OF
consideration or reward to any person for his
vote or influence 10 secure the delegate from
any district, or shall have offered or paid any
money or valuable thing, or promised any con-
sidcration or reward, 10 any delegate for his vote
or to any other person with view Of indulging
or securing the ysies Of delegates, or II the sans
shall be done by any otherperson with the knowl-
edge and consent Of such candidate, the name Of
such candidate shall be Immediately stricken from
the list Of candidates, or II such fact be Ascer.
tained after his nomination 10 any office, and be-
fore the final adjournment, the name Of The nomi-
nee shall be struck from the ticket and the va
ceney supplied by new nomination aud in
either case such person shall be ineligible to any
nomination by a convention, or to an election
as delegate thereafter. And in case il shall be-
alleged after the adjournment Of the ConTenticni
that any candidate put In nomination has been
guilty Of such acts, or any other fraudulent pIac-
ticcs TO obtain such nomination, tho charge all
be Investigated by the County Committee, and
such steps taken as the good Of the party may
require.
is. If any delegate shall receive any money OF
other valuable thing, or accept the promise Of
any consideration or reward to be paid, delivered
or secured to him, or any person fer such dele
gate as an induccment for his vote upon proof
Of the fact TO the satisfaction Of the Convention,
such delegate shah be forthwith expelled, and
shall not be received as delegate to any future
convention and shall be Ineligible to any pa rty
nomination.
RULES TO HAVE PRICE, DENcE.
l6. Cases arising under the rules shall bavo
precedence over ali other business in convention,
until determined.
MEETING or rns CONVENTION.
~. Tho County Convention shall meet annu-
ally, IN the Court House at O'Clock p. m. on the
third Tuesday Of September.
ASSouSospEsro or CANDIDATES.
IS. The names Of all the candidates for Office
shall be announced at least three weeks previous
to the time Of holding the primary election.
ISRAEL TEST,
JonS W. Howr, cHAlRaAS.
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