The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-08-05

cratic papers published In the County
for at least two weeks, and when the
committee shall be convened in
Special Session, the notice shall deslg-
nate the purposes and objects of the
meeting. The Committee shall be
convened in special session upon the
request of any five members thereof.
Sec. 8. Special conventions may
be called when necessary, by the stand
ing committee, the proceedings of
which shall be in conformity with the
rules.
Sec. 4. The standing committee,
shall on the last Saturday of March,
1898, and annually thereafter elect
from within or without their number,
one person 10 act as Chairman, one
person to act as Secretary, whose
terms of Office shall begin with the
first Monday of April following, and
shall continue for period of one year,
or until their respective successors
shall have been elected.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of the
Chairman and Committee to have
prepared poll book containing list
of the Democratic voters of the several
districts in the county, and to furnish
to the officers to conduct the primary
election with a copy of such poll book.
The poll books shall be prepared at
least ten days before the holding of the
primary election, and be open to the
inspection OF Democratic voters.
Sec. 6. The election board shall
check off the names Of the persons
voting at such primary election as the
voters cast their ballots.
Sec. 7. The election board shall
add to the list of voters as contained
IN the poll book the names Of all
other qualified Democratic voters,
voting at such election.
Sec. 8. The Chairman and Com
mittee shall furnish the tickets for use
at the primary election and the neces-
sary blanks, including tally list, list of
voters, certificates, duplicate state
ments copy of poll book containing
the names of the Democratic voters of
the respective districts and cause the
same to be delivered to the election
boards.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty OF the
county chairman to give notice to the
several candidates to be voted for at
least ten days prior to the holding of
the primary election to meet at place
to be designated by the chairman. AT
said meeting the candidates shall en-
deavor to agree on watchers not to
exceed three in number for each dis
trict and in case a majority of the
candidates assembled in response to
such notice fail to agree upon watch
ers, it shall be the duty of the county
chairman to appoint said watchers.
The watchers shall be permitted to be
present and watch the receiving and
counting OF the ballots and tallying
and reading Of the same, to take
memoranda of the proceedings and of
any irregulanty they may deem i'm
proper and in all respects to perform
their duties as watchers as defined in
the general election laws.
| Sec. 10. The county chairman
shall cause to be published in the
Democratic newspapers of the county
a notice of the time of the holding o.
the primary election and of the fine
and place of the meeting of the county
convention, and of the nominations
for Office to be made by the conven
ton for thirty days prior to the time
of the meeting of the convention.
Sec. II. In case of the death, de.
clination or removal of any candidate
put in nomination by the convention
before the election; or whenever any
candidate shall have had his name
stricken from the ticket, the vacancy
shall be supplied by new nomina
ton of candidate which shall be
made by the standing committee call
ed together for that purpose by public
notice from among citizens eligible
under these rules.
Sec. IL. Until primary election
officers shall have been chosen, or ir
case of any vacancy upon any Elec-
tion Board, the County Chairman ant
the member of the Committee ir
which the vacancy occurs, shall sup
ply the vacancy by appointment.
If at the hour Of the holding of the
Primary Election, persons qualified tc
hold such election shall fail to appear
the vacancy shall be supplied as regu-
lated by the General Election Laws
ASSESSMENTS.
Sec. /, Nominees of the conven
ton shall be subject to the paymen,
of assessments to deiray the expense: