Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-28

turn of such election, containing an accu-
| rate abatement of the persons elected dele
| pates and all instructions voted, shall bo
| certified by said bourd TO the county con-
vension. upon printed blanks to be fur
pished by the county convention.
x Whenever from any district qualified
| Democratic voters, in numbers equal to
| five times the delegates which such district
| has in the county convention, shall com
plain in writing of nm undue election or
false return of delegates or of instruc-
tions in which complaints the alleged facts
shall be specifically set forth and verified
by the affidavit OF one or more persons,
such cemplainants shall have the right
to contest the scat of such delegates
or the validity Of such instructions. Such
complaint shall be heard by committee
of five delegates to be appointed by the
president of the convention which said
committee shall proceed to hear the parties,
their proofs and allegations, and as soon AS
may be report to the convention what del
egates are entitled to seats therein, and
what instructions are binding upon such
delegates. Whcreupon the convention
shall proceed Immediately upon the call Of
the yeas and nays to adopt or reject the re-
port of the contcsting parties in which
call of the yeas and nays the names OF the
delegates whose seats are contested or
whose instructions are disputed shall be
omitted.
o. All delegates must reside in the dis
trict they represent. In case of absence or
inability TO attend, substitutons may be
made from citizens Of the district
10. Delegates must obey the instructions
given them BY their respective districts,
and, if violated, it shall be the duty of the
president Of the convention to cast the vote
Of such delegate or delegates in accordance
with the Instructions, and the delegate or
delegates so offending shall be forthwith
expelled from the convention, and shall
not be eligible to any office or place Of
trust in the party for period OF two years
H. In the convention, "a majority of all
voters shall be necessary TO "a nomination
and no persons name shall be excluded
from the list Of candidates until after the
third ballot or vote, when the person re-
ceivng the least number of votes shall be
omitted and struck from the roll, and so
On at each successive vote until "A uomina-
tion be made.
II. If any person who is candidate
for any nomination before county con-
yention shall be proven to have offered or
paid any money, or other valuable thingi
or made any promise OF confederation
or reward TO any delegate for his vote, or
20 any person with view Of inducing or
sccurng the votes of delegate, or II the
same shall be done by any other person
with the knowledge and consent Of such
candidate, the name of such CaudidAl"
.hall De Immediately stricken from the li,t
If candidates or It such fact be ascer-
tanned after hl- nomination, shall bo struck
from the ticket and the vacancy supplied
by new nomination, and, in either Gaze,
such person shall be II eligible to any nom
nation By the convention, or tn an elcc-
lion as "a delegate thereafter And IN case
1t shall bc alleged after the Adjournment "i
the convention that any candidate put IN
nomination has been guilty Of such acts or
Of any other fraudulent practices TO obtain
such nomination, the charges shall be IN
ycstigated by the county committee and
such steps taken As the good Of the party
may require.
l3. Ii any delegate shall receive any
money or other valuable thing or accept
the promise Of any consideration or re-
ward TO be paid, delivered or secured To
him OK to any person Tor sueh candidate,
as an induccmcnt for his vote, upon proof
Ut the Tact - tht shtl7latH'h VI N"' '''.-
vention, such delegate shall be iorih~ilh
expelled, and shall not be- received "a DEL.
egate TO any further conyk'ion' and and shall
be ineligible to any part animation.
II. Cases arising - pc sIh' I'm
and 18th rules shall ~ sdence over
all other business in conv5y.'on until de-
termincd.
Is. That the term Of - airman Of
t...tf Ill b la
first day Of January of eae,- and every
year.
l6. That the delegates from the several
boroughs and townships be authorized, in
conjunction with the chairman Of the
county committee, to appoint the members
Of the committee for the various boroughs
and townships.
The boards to hold the primary elections
will be announced hereafter.