The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-28

THE CRAWFORD COUNTY SYSTEM. Below
viii be found the rules and regulations gov
erninG the primary elections under the CTaW-
ford County System, which, with such amend
ments as may be added to them by the COun-
ty Committee will hereafter be the method
by which Democratic nominations viii be
made in this county;
/ Zach General Election district Of the eouu-
~ shall compose Primary Election district ONLY.
=. The Democratic voters shah annually meet. at
the places OF holding tho general elections in each
township, ward and borough, on the -
in , and vote by written or printed ticket for
a candidate for each Office to be 1lled at the
f ing November election No person shall vote for
more than one candidate for each office, except it
be for Office t. which more than one person is
TO be elected.
,. The Democratic voters, when they shall assem-
bic At the place Of holding the election, shall
leet person act Judge. fir0 Is inspectors,
and flc0 as clerks (a!l Of whom shall have been
tcrs Of the entire Democratic ticket for at least two
years Immediately preceding the time OF holding
the electon). by whom said election shall be con
Quoted, and no one else ShaIi At any time be sub
sttuted for any one Of the persons go designated
to hold said election except in case Of sickness
death. The judge OF the election shall decide on
the qualification OF the voters f the inspectors dis
agree fail to observe the requirements necessary
TO entite the person oaerins ms vote AT 1he pTna-
" election. And no one but known Democrat in
person. or persons pledging themselves to support
the eEre Democratic ticket at the next or ensuing
general election, shall be permitted 90 vote and
no votes arc 70 be received IN any district from per
sSrs not known 10 pc residents Oi salu Clstflsta.
+ The election shall open precisely at - o'clock,
D Inc potis Oell8 closed Dut not uutll LhSn tAe
officers Of the election shall proceed 20 count the
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sheet OF al iic votes which were oiled Tor the sew
eraI candidates. and cast them up, which shall DO
signed in the presence OF the Judge inspectors and
clerks. Two correct lists Of voters and tally lists
shah be kept, snd each ballot numbered upon the
pack Snd a eoTresVlLc cIHs auinJef placed opposite
the name OF tie person cts tS sttd bdiiot on l4sL
Of voters. and in addition thereto persons voting
pledge shall be marked upon list Of voters By
tIlc "oId flgl-5 nc tiel'!pI D'''l as OF INC re-
specuve districts SHALL Immediately after counting
the votes Of their district inciose the ballots
ucActs tlus cast IN connection win oae ISL o.
voters and one tally list, in envelope package
seal the same, and iudorse thereon the name OF
the district and board oi eiecJIon and denver slC
envelope package with their return papers to
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list with sheet shall be incloSed AID sealed
dfrcetsI to ..l{eturn Tu.!ges'' az F5cusaurr and
shall be delivered by the return Judge within the
hours Of 10 and o'clock Of the DAY oil the meeting
5 Of return Judges.
s. Tho return Judges OF she several election dis
/ election assemble at the Court House in Eoens-
. burg and organize by appointing one person
ter the organization the votes polled for each
didate shall be read aloud ana added together by
vice president. The result being ascertain edthere
[ being coutcst-ft shall be Immediately an
nouuced and before the Adjournment Of the ludg ges
! q certificate shall be made out and signed by the
officers This certificate shall contain the names
Of the persons chosen Tor office, together with the
( vote which they may have received. The person
or persons having the largest number Of votes shall
/ be considered ss the nominee nominees Of the
party, and the name or names shall be placed Oh
the ticket be supported At the general election.
( Z All cases OF appeal OF contest regarding the
vote Of any district must be made Oh the DAY Of
! meeting Of the return Judges in open scsslon, in
writing at the time the district vote is called by
the convention with the specific charge OF charges
to the rregularity Of the vote CT return OF said
district the ineligibility OF the voter OF voters
casting said ballot ballots Notice to be given
a. ne time in writing TO the Judge OF substitute
Of the specific charge charges against the vote
or return made from his district OF the ineligible
ty Of the voter or voters casting SAID ballot or bal
/ In case Of appeal contest in any district oI
districts a committee of eleven Democratic citizens
err1h.a Of
with the chairman Of the county committee for the
/ e1sstnsS wear as chairman shall be appointed OF
elected by said convention, in whose hands shall
ma, airs etc OF the district or districts
then appealed from OF contested together with the
specific charges. It shall be the duty OF -td com
1nttee in ease of appeal OF contest, TO give notice
Z in writing to tho person persons appealing OF
/ coutesting and also to return Judge or Judges ol
the district Ut districts thus appealed from or
tested the time and place O: hearing or said con
test or appcdI-sald time TO ne not later than hfe
davs from date uf appointment Ol said mittoe
! n which time the committee shail hear an evi-
deuce pro and on tie speclnc charge OF charges
thus made ana in Of Illegal OF irregular bal
lots having been cast they shall. by reference O
the number numbers ON the list OF voters 81 the
proceed To- abstract the 5alIots VI said district
or districts the ballot or ballots OF the correspond
ing number OF numbers thus found to be Illegal OF
Irregular. and tho same 10 5e counted oil the zen
eT1I return the returns tHus made 90 oe hi! anJ
number o. votes shall be declared the nominee O.
nominees Of the Democratic party and q ceTttcat'
shall be made out and signed by the committee
setting forth the name or names Of the person Ol
persons nominated. said committee shall hay,
/ Ioyyer TO adjourn from day 20 cay. but must con
elude within fifteen days from the first day OF the
T appointment, the chairman to announce the resul
5 All packages containing ballots, ste., Of dis
tricts not appealed from OF contested snail be ill
: mcd:atcly destroyed Dy sa-0 committee "lNHcu
( unsealing, and no package snail DC opened until
satisfactory evidence esI2bilsiiiS iIIei u-aFlty q
/ ILLEGAL voting 1e had. No person persons q
J have poSsesson OF said ballots but the committee
aud no ballots to be examined by them but mum
2. Ia case two or more indiyid idGals should hay
= equal number of votes Tor any oiuce ioT wiiici
only one nomination can DC tut4e. ahn lh cas-
there should be choice Of all the persons reg quir
! ed for any office to which more than one NAY 5
eligible. % shall be the duty OF tle retafn Jucge
| to ascertain who OF the persons having The sam'
I mum Der Of votes supported by the largest
Der Of districts, ami the person OF leIscs nav u.
/ the LARGEST numb of districts shall Us the nOmI
nee OF nominees and the name or names be insert
10. No rsTsoH shall be considered q candidate o.
/ nITre 6e published at least - - before th
holding Of said election in at least ono of the Dem
20 this rule shah be in case Of vacancies occurrin.
3 ' after the regular time OF nominating, and wHal
H. Vacancies by death or resignation shall b
tine preceding rules unless the vacancies shall 0c
cur less than six weeks before the election. l.
such event the return Judges shah assemble at tn
county seat and make the numiuation.
T. The return judges shall, at the time Of thei
assembling for the object above cuatcmp plated, ap
Be- 1Si. oT .irei 10 aid n i1aiiir. he nom
iuation Of person fo- the Office Of Congress O
otter district nomination. Il shall be the duty O
persons appointed as cga!crecs 90 support r.
The ONCE tho person who may have ia tAe count
the largest number Of votes.
13. IN relation 10 IStatc officers. delegates shal
be chosen by the county committee
50 The return judges shall annually appoint
county committee of viz or CORES pond sTc7
q Is The names of all candidates shAI! nc printc
the same ticket, and voters shall erase all name
! except such as may Ue voted FOR by each voter.
16 It shall bc the duty OF the chairman OF ID
county committee to furnish a copy of the rule
governing primary elections, with properly printe
blanks, TO the vigilance committee of each election
district whose duty il shall be have said blank
and rules at the place OF holding election At III
hour 0! opening, TO enable the officers select
, ed to conduct said election aud make up the re
turns as required by section NTH OF these rules.
l.. The foregoing rules TO be printed in han
bills posted iH conspicuous places at the poll
in each district on tho day OF holding the primar
election and also = copy OF the TO be furnish
ed to the Judge in each district along wit
the necessary election papers
WE'RE sitting on the stiIs, Mary,