Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-28
district is entitled is as follows

The delegate elections must be conduct
ell strictly in accordance with the follow
ing rules
|. The Democratic County Convention
of Centre county shall be composed of one
delegate for every fifty Democratic votes
polled at the Presidential or GubernatoriaI
election next preceding the convention.
The allotment of delegates 10 the several
election districts in the county shall be
made by the Standing Committee of the
county at its first meeting In every alter
nate year succeeding the Presidential and
Gubernatorial elections and shall be in
proportion to the Democratic votes cast in
each district ut such elections.
2 The election for delegates 10 repre-
sent the different districts in the annual
Democratic County Convention shall be
held at the usual place of holding the gen.
eral elections for each district, on the Sat
urday preceding the second Tuesday Of
August, in each and every year, beginning
at two O'Clock, P. NJ, on said day and con-
tinuing until six o'clock, P. VI. The dele
gates so elected shall meet In County Con.
yention in the Court House, at Belefonte,
on the Tuesday following at two O'Clock,
=. NJ.
3. The said delegate elections shall be
held by an election board, 10 consist of the
member OF county committee for each dis
trict and two other Democratic voters
thereof, who shall be appointed or desig-
mated by the County Committee. In case
any of the persons so constituting the
board shall be absent from the place of
holding the election for q quarter Of an
hour after the time appointed by Rule
First for the opening of the same, his or
their place or places shall be filed by an
election, to be conducted viva vece, by the
Democratic voters present at the time.
4. Every qualified voter Of the district,
who at the late general election voted the
Democratic ticket, shall be entitled to n
vote at the delegate election and any
qualified elector of the district who will
pledge his word of honor 20 support the
Democratic ticket at the next general
election shall be permitted to vote at the
delegate elections.
8. The voting at all delegate elections
shall be by ballot; upon which ballot
shall DO written or printed the name or
names Of the delegate or delegates voted
for, together with any instructions which
the voter may desire to give the delegate
or delegates. Each ballot shall be re-
ceived from the person voting the same by
n member of the election board, and by
him deposited In box or other receptacle
provided for that purpose, TO which box or
other receptacle no person but members of
the board shall have access
@. No instructions shall be received or
recognized unless the same be voted upon
the ballot a. provided in Rule Fourth, nor
shall such instructions If voted upon the
ballot, be binding upon the delegates, un-
less one-half or more Of the ballots shall
contain instructions concerning the same
Office. Whenever half or more Of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning
any Office, the delegates elected at such
elections shall be held 10 be instructed 20
support the candidate having the highest
number OF votes for such office.
Z. Each election board shall keep an ac-
curate list Of the names Of all persons vot-
ing at such elections, when the list of vo-
ters together with full and complete re-