The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-25
BETTER PRIMARIES
Amendments to the Demo
cratic County Committees
Constitution.
DISTRICT LEADERS pROylDED FOR
Full Text Of the New Sections
Which Will Be Acted Upon at
Next Weeks Meeting.

Some important amendments to the
constitution of the Democratic County
Committee have been prepared and will
be submitted to the committee for APP
prevail at the meeting to be held in
Roche's Hall next Friday evening. These
are the amendments
SECTION 5.
Strike out first paragraph OF Section ..
Amend the second paragraph OF Section
8 to read as follows:-
The committee shall provide for a pri-
mary 10 be held in February, 1895, to eject
voting precinct in the county Except
those precincts, represented by mem
tober, 1894, who shall hold office until the
expiration OF the term for which they
We're, elected, to a office on the first
elected at the February primary in 1895.
shah at the first meeting Of the committee
following UGH election be divided by lot
into two classes, one class to serve until
the first Friday in December, 1895, and
one class to serxs until the iirst FRIDAY
number of members from any district.
until 1896. Thereafter member shall
be elected for terms of two Years, at the
primaries held to nominate candidates
at the general election in November.
the nhe ele e9iarnli from se eaeh a poIlihpg EoT place I'm IN
residehf IN such presinct, al the primary
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| primaries thereafter held for the 1elec-
ton OF a member of the County Conn
Inittee from a polling precincts; said
five Democratic voters, together with the
member of the County Committee from
the precinct. shall constitute the pre-
cinct committee. The members of the
precinct committees in the respective as
sernbly districts shall, within ten days
after their election. in each Assembly
ton, to be known as the - Assembly
District Democratic Committee. The
term of office of said five members SHAH
be the same as the term Of Office Of the
member of the County Committee from
the same precinct.
The several Assembly District Com
Committee for the advancement Of the
welfare Of the Democratic Party,
and shall elect such presiding OFF,
GERS and adopt such rules and bylaws
for. their government (not inconsistent
with the constitution. bylaws and rules
of the County ~conlritsee) as they shah
shall be divided into wards, then said
assembly district organizations shall be
superseded by similar ward o-rganiza-
primary election after such division.
SECTION 4.
amend Section 4 to read as follows:
The officers Of the County Committee
president, a second vice-president, a
treasurer, a secretary and a sergeant-at-
arms, to be elected annually by ballot at
LIE rex Injecting Il beGC4llOcl vi I'LL
year, and to hold their respective offices
until their successors arg chosen; pro,
,yided. however, that said officers shall
ing in March, 1885, to hold cffice until the
regular meeting in December, 1895.
SECTION 5. 4
Amend Section to read as follows:
The subcommittee shall be an Execu
tive Committee. a Finance Committee. a
Printing Committee and a Naturalization
Committee These committees shall be
%rlittees. except the Executive Committee
shan consist Of members each; The
twenty-five members or twice as many
as there. are Assemblymen in the county,
and to be two members from each As
mittee. The president shall be ex-ofFicio
member of all these committees.
SECTION 5.
Amend Section s by striking out the
words districts" and wards.
SECTION 9.
Amend Section Q by striking out the
words districts" and wards.
SECTION II.
Amend Section "A TO read as follows:
shall, pay annual dues of FIVE dollars,
payable to the treasurer at the regular
meeting in December Of each year; and
pay dues on or before the regular Jam
uary meeting following shall be stricken
.essjon tae s 1oll ab be d dhs ya as 6yra fhbs ore
provided; but each member elected At
the primary held in February. 1895, shall
treasurer at the regular meeting in
March, 1885, and the anne Of any member
neglecting to pay. dues On or before the
stricken from the roll and the vacancy
thus .oecasioned filed as hereinbefore
provided
the first paragraph of section %
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names placed upon the Official primary
ticket shall pay to the secretary q. the
committee. upon fling their petitions,
Of the committee TO defray the expense
of the primary election at which they
are candidates.
Candidates. for membership in
ca nuieis for Wars, district, > ~
town or township oifices........ 500
Candidates for city ofices...:... 1900
Candidates for county of1ces..-... $500
Add to Section. 2, the following:
SaeA p'issEtsSc fIoNs u AND p.
Strike out ssftfopT = a 81 2a,
Amend Section rs to read as follows:
The member Of the County Committee
mary in February, 1895, shall take office
in December. following their election.
PROPOSED GENERAL AMENDMENTS
TO BE ADDED TO SAID CON
STITUTION.
The primary elections of the Demo
conformity with the primary election
laws of 1873 and 1884, which provides
1st. That no person who is not, at the
time being, entitled to vote by the laws
of this State, at the special, general and
local elections, shall. vote at any primary
meeting or caucus called or held by any
political party or organization of this
State for the nomination or election of
persons to be. voted for at any such cleo,
ton, and unless such person is a legal
manic district in which such primary
meeting or caucus is held.
I'd. THAT before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties as election officers
the shall severally TAX and subscribe
to an oath or affirmation in the presence
of each other, in form as follows:
Z, - do - that / will, as
judge, inspector or clerk Gas the case
may bel at the present primary. election.
impartially and faithfully perform my
duties in accordance with the laws and
and in accordance. with the rules and
| County Committee Of the County of
Hudson, for the government of. primary
elections, to the best of my Judgment
Sd. h oath or affirmation shall be
first administered to the judge by one of
| the inspectors; then the Judge shall adj
| minister the oath or affirmation to the
| inspectors and clerks, and may admins
ter the oath. to any elector Offering to
vote, as to his qualifications to vote at
such election! -