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Rules for the Primary Election.
To be hcld Saturday, 1uguSt 21st
1856.
Observation-Disclosures v.


All candidates of the Democratic party for
county olllces for the State Senate. and for
the House OF Representatives IN the state
Legislature shall be nominated by primary
election, which shall be Ield a; such Time as
shall be ordered uy this club.
SECTION 2. At such primary elections no
one shall be allowed to vote except such as
have been Democrats In good standing for at
least two months preceding Sillu primary clec-
tion, and who are twenly-onc years OF age or
will be twenty y-ouc years of age at the enSu-
Ing general election, and no vote by proxy
shall be allowed in the County CLUB rprima-
ry elections.
such primary election as Il Democratic candi-
date for nominaLi, II unless he has publicly
pledged himself TO abide the result Of such
prim AIRY ecction and support the nominees
SECrIoN 1. At such primary election those
who receive majority OF all lne votes cast LOT
the respective Offices shall be declared TO be
the nominees OF the Democratic party for
SECTION 5. The managers Of the primary
election ut each local cluo preclnct ana Their
clerk shall be appointed In such manner as
may be determined ny the respective loc;ii
CLUBS.
SFCT1oN G. Immediately before opening the
polls at said primary election The managers
and lhcr clerks Shall sign the following writ
ten pledge and shall forward the same TO This
club with their returns of said primary cleo
tlon 10 wit: 81 do solclnnly pledge my sa,
"crud honor that will faithfully perform all
the duties incident to my position us mama
ger nr ci,rI; of the primary cicrtion to the
best my ability"
SECTION I. Managers of primary elections
shall keen n correct poll list OF the voters
nj said election, and return tho same, atteSted
by them, with The election returns.
SECTION 8. At the PRIMARY elections the
ncIlv SHALL oueu at nine t'cluck A. NJ and
Eoiis E @ siitil opcit az ,in.I. - AZ Chen tmcmnn.
500, LII S",i cnI IIIe wntcs and iicy shull
forward the returns TO the County Club at lis
N.Y. nv. Inoetin~ after said election.
nSH. ,,o ~ S7r,a EnmnIv tSInh Shall thoreun
o,1 ~ nvnsS the rcturns of the primary eicc-
linn hear md decide aIl protests and contests,
omI Ls'.I,,m the rrsuit of said primary eiec-
lion
SECTION 10. In case there shall not be a
pominution for any of the offices TO be filled
n such eIection twice us many candidates as
lev nre ,ocnuIics tn he filled shall be select
ed from those having the highest number of
nt anoIhe primary election to be held at such
lime ~ The ftnntS C.ub shall designate and
sn IN ri iii i' such vacancies are Tiled.
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The following resolutions or rules governing
the election were auopIeu, q. the itnI nteeu. '.
of thc county Welc requested to publish
thnn.
nn.rIvcl 1 Thai the primary election for
,h. nomiuers of lhc Democratic party for all
,nr ni,ircS tnbr filled III the general election
! In Nnynubrr next shall be held Oh Saturday
me 2iSC uS Ii ~, 80, ,,,I;,. ~ Lave hrnn me-
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~ ahu MI yTFt sn,I ainc,iou sll.iIl he con-
,I, Saiie I"S ~. three manaSers to be- selected by
! tnc cIups'
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