Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
strictly in accordance with the following

rules
l.. The Democratic County Convention
of Centre county shall be composed of one
delegate for every fifty Democratic votes
| polled ut the Presidential or Gubernatorial
election next preceding the convention,
| The allotment of delegates to the several
election districts in the county shall be
made by the Standing Committee of the
county ut 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 at such elections
2. The election for delegates TO 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
ut two o'clock, =. NJ, on said day and con-
tinuing until six o'clock, p. NJ. The dele
gates so elected shall meet in County Con-
vention in the Court House, at Bellefonte,
on the Tuesday following at two o'clock,
z. NJ.
3. The said delegate elections shall be
held by an election board, to consist of the
members 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 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 filled by an
election, to be conducted viva voce, 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 Il
vote at the delegate election; and any
qualified elector of the district who will
pledge his word Of honor to support the
Democratic ticket at the next general
election shall be permitted to vote at the
delegate elections.
3. The voting at all delegate elections
shall be by ballot upon which ballot
shall be 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
Il member of the election board, and by
him deposited in box or other receptacle
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other receptacle no person but members of
the board shall have access
6. No instructions shall be received or
recognized unless the same be voted upon
the ballot as provided in Rule Fifth, 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 to be instructed to
support the candidate having the highest
number OF votes for such office.
I. 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-
turn OF such election, containing an aCcu-
rate statement of the persons elected dele
gates and all instructions voted, shall lie
certified by said board to the county con-
vention, upon printed blanks TO be furnish
ed by the county convention.
g 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 an 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 complainants shall have the right
to contest the seat of such delegates or the
validity of such instructions. Such com.
plant shall be heard by committee OF
five delegates to be appointed by the presi-
dent of the convention which said COM
mittee 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
r what instructions are binding upon such
delegates. Wherelpon the convention
shall proceed Immediately upon the call Of
the yeas and nays to adopt or reject tbs
report of the contesting parties; in which
call of the yeas and nays the names of the
delegates whose seats are contested ol
whose instructions are disputed shall bt
r omitted.
: o. All delegates must reside in the dis
trict they represent. In case Of absence
: or inability TO attend, substitutions may b.
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
pTeEiutHb VI lub COHNetllOn 10 cast lub NOlt
of such delegate or delegates in accordanc,
with the instructions, and the delegate oi
delegates so offending shall be forthwith
expelled from the convention, and shall
not be eligible to any Office or place ot
trust in the party for period of two years
| IL. In the convention, a majority of al
voters shall be necessary to nomination
and no PERSONS name shall be excluded
. from the list of candidates until after tn,
third ballot or vote, when the person re
; ceiving the least number of votes shall b,
n omitted aud struck from the roll, and so OF
: at each successive vote until a nomination
be made.
II. If any person who is candidate
D for any nomination before county con
. vention shall be proven to have Offered
q any money, or other valuable thing, ol
made any promise ofa consideration or re
: ward to any delegate for his vote, or to any
t person with view of inducing or secur