The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-09-18
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Demssratio voters Of Cambria county will
meet at their respective places hf holding cleo
ton on Saturday, September 1s. 1885. and vote
BY ballot FOR the nomination Of candidates for
county ofnees, as follows:
one person for Sheriff.
one person for Poor Director.
One person for Jury Commi sslouer.
one person for Coroner.
A County Committeeman will also be elected in
each district
aNeraoOn.
Tickets and d., 1,eesssary papers for conducting
mar The committeeman Will take the returns
Of the election to Ebensburg Monday, Sep
mittee viii be held al ! o,clocs p n Of that daT
when the votes will be counted and the names OF
the successful candidates will be announced.
The members Of the new committee will meet
IN EbensburE. on Monday. Sept q, 1855, at
o'clock P NJ, 70 elect Chairman and transact
such other business as may be necessary.
JOhnstOWu, Sept. :. 1888.
The following are the rules as amended by the
Democratic County Committee for the govern
county:
sECrIoS /. The time Of opening and closing
the polls IN townships and boroughs shall be as
follows; The polls shall be opened att O'Clock p.
X. and closed At o'clock p. NJ.
SIC 2 The Com mitteemen of the respective
townships and borOuKhs shall be the Judges Of
the Primary Elections, aud shall appoint two In
be members Of the Democratic party.
SIC 8 Formal papers shall be sent to the
Committeeman by the Chairman, and each Com
By the Judges and attested by the Inspectors or
Clerks One Of said returns shall be posted up
In sptcuOus place at the place OF hsiding the
election Immediately after the returns are mada
out, with hst OF names Of parties voting at said
Primary Election; also. one OF sad returns to re-
main In the bands OF the County Committeeman
Of each district. and one copy OF said returns
with list Of voters to be sealed up and returned
BY the Return Judge TO the Chairman Of the
County Com mittee. The tickets to be sealed uD
and kept by the Committeeman for thirty days.
SEQ. 4 Parties shall only be allowed TO vote at
the place OF holding the General Election in the
district where they actually reside and none
shall vote except those that voted the DemOccati
ticket at the preceding General Election. except
those who have arrived at the age of twenty one
years since the last General Election and declare
themselves Democrats.
SEC. 3. The Committeeman shall be elected by
ballot on the day Of the Primary Election.
SEQ. o. The newly elected Committee shall
elect their Chairman by ballot at their hrst regu-
lar meeting
SEC. Z. The Chairman shall remain in office
until his successor Is elected
SIC. g. The Chairman shall call meeting OF
the newly elected Committee within thirty-fve
days trom the date Of Primary Election.
SEC O. The newly elected Chairman shall
nominate his Secretary
SIC. 10. Any contested nomination shall be
tried before the County Committee after formal
specific charges. as in contested cases at Law. No
case Of contest shall be entertained unless specific
charges are preferred and placed in the hands Of
the Chairman Of the County Committee within
thirty days after the election, and notice there
fore shall be given TO the candidate contested
within ave days