Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-09

cratic Party of New Castle County,
Ms They Read With tsse AMemd-
ments Adopted by the Convention
Held at New CATTLE ON Saturday,
MAY llth. 1850.
The rules governing the Democratic
party OF New Castle county, as amended
by county convention held st New
CASTLE on Saturday, May 18th, 1859, are
ss follows:
Rule /. The chairman of the Demo,
cratic county executive committee shall
call an election, to be held on the last
Saturday in May in every year of gen.
eral election. In case of the death or
disability Of the chairman aforesaid, such
election shall be called by the secretary
Of the enid committee. Said election
shall be held by the inspectors and judges
who held the last Democratic primary
election, at the usual voting places in the
several wards Of Wilmington and the re-
spective hundreds throughout the county,
between the hours of 4 p. IN. and p.
m, at which one person from each ward
IN Wilmington, and ons person from
eseh hundred outside Of Wilmington
shall be elected. TIE qualifications of
the voters at this election snail be she
same as are hereinafter prescribed by
Rule 2. The persons so elected as ntore-
said, in Wilmington, shall meet in some
suitable place, on the Tuesday following
said election, at 8 O'clock, p. m,
and elect three persons who shall
be the members Of the county executive
committee for Wilmington hundred, Gnd
shall perform the duties hereinafter pre-
scribed by Rule S. The persons SO elected
as aforesaid, from each ward in Whining
ton, shall MISC at the same Tins and pl6ce
appoint one person for inspector and two
persons for judges, in each election Dis.
triot Of Wilmington, where primary cleo
tons ere to be held, whose dnty it shall
be TO hold the elections hereinafter pro-
yided for. Where there is a contest Of
Two persons to be Yotec for az said pri.
mary elections, each candidate shall! have
representative in said beard of election
officers, and whero there aye more than
two persons eon'estiug Tor the acme
Office, no candidate shall be entitled to
more than one representative in sa!1
board Of election cilissrH. The persons
so elected AS aforesaid from the several
hundreds outside OF Wilmington shall he
the members OF the county executive
committee for their respective hundreds,
end shall perform the duties hereinafter
prescribed by Rule 5, and shall also
appoint one person fer inspector snd
two persons for judges in each election
district OF their respective hundreds,
where primary elections srs to be held,
whose duty il shall be to hold the cleo
tions hereinafter provided for. The pro-
vision hereinbcfure nude relative to more
than one candidate in Wilmington shall
apply to every hundred in the county.
A. hat fV,N he hon
Of election officers shall hs filed by the
comfy executive committee. Upon the
votes for the representatives. from each
ward and the members OF the county <.
eeutiye committee from the respective
hundreds being fairly counted and aseer.
tanned, the inspectors ard Judges shall
publicly announce the resGlt and SHALL
iaske certificate thereof and forward "
once to the chairman q the last comfy
executive committee. or TO the secretary
Of the said committee, in case OF the
death or disability OF the chairman sfore,
said who shall publish tbs same in all
the Democratic papers Of the county
The inspectors and judges shall keep II,
rolls snd tally lists TO be subject to the
county executive committee or thu
executive committee OF the hun
6re5s. The voters OF each ware
in Wilmington and the respective han
dreds mag determine. at any tilus prlui
to the said last Saturday in May ia ever,
year Of general election, whether it i
necessary 10 hold an election by bsilo
on the said last Saturday in May; pro
vided the ssid meetings in the dltfsrer
wards in Wilmington are properly sdyer
tiEed By publishing notices of the sam
in the Democratic newspapers of Wi
mipgton toI at leas. three days prior
tie said meetings, and the said meeting
in the respective hundreds are advertise
By posting At lsas! Ave notices OF III
said meetings il 81 Least hve OF the mos
public places OF the said hundreds fog s
least three daya prior TO saia mes.iug.
and provided further, that where are ~
OF nor candidates, any one Of tie ca,
didstss or any enc representing sue
candidate may dsAant tAGt me nom
nation hall b. By ballot, and it shall
so held
Hull . The nomination election {,
sheriff and coroner shall De be.4 or =
second Saturday il June, between {.
hunsa Of Il N. and p. M. Tie uau
ye;ing PAGES Shall be the places o. htl
ing sugn election; il it i net rsaettaal
to hold sls cleo ion at any suck p!ac-
sutabls p.Ece shall be IFS ID rs the j-t 4
Aforesaid wao shsll in every cAs. XII
notice Of The time and place OF the s.-
tiou. Tie jldges in any yard, hlnar
or election district are empowered to /
vacsncifs that may ocear in the boar
provided said vacancies are not filed
the county executive committee PRIOR
the isy Of such primary election. Eve
white male citizen who will b. untitled
vote at tie ensuing general election Ii
vota Oh this occasion, provided that II
digtiuctiy understood whether b assi
from judges or otherwise, that such d
zen viii support the succcs5'ui can
datea No vote shall bs entertained
any candidate who has not Eusd
pledged himself to support tins auCoe
fui candidate. IL case there SHAH
more than iwo Candidates plursl
shsil nomiaate. Upon the votes BIZ
fairly touu.ed aud asesrleined, he
spec ora md jGdges shall publicly
norncc lie result and sagll make a
iii .ate thereof and forward * once
tha cAsirusa of the county exscu,
collwtstce, VINO shGil ErOlisn the ~
il I'll the Democratic papers al
county. Tie inspectors and JUL
shall laznp the rolls and tally lists to
nahjeet 10 Jht county executive COUNT
or tie executive committee Of tbs h
dreds.
Rule 3. Candidates for the levy e.
and for the legislature dAg.l Or caC
in the city Of Wilmington apa 10
pundr63s entitled by law O; by The RI
10 auch candidates, BY tS" white Z
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