The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-04-06
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coinniittee.
County Conm'tirer.--The Count.
aud Legislative Disiricr COMMUNE,
nv, when county Ia divided int.
more than one Legislative dis,ric
shall be composed OF one membt
from each voting piecirci in .uc,
county or di.tric', who is a resid-i
thereof, and uhere two or more con-
ties constitute legislative dislric
he members Ut the County Commi
tees or each county shsll constiia'
the District Committee. aud III
chairman of that county coming fl
III the slphabe ical list hall I've chsir.
man, and those members Of the Com.
~ Commit Q residing iD any cit,
shall constitute The City Commute.
and they -hsll organize sepsrsiely =
such choo ing chairman and secte.
fsry.
Powers # Distri t Committees
The several Districi Committee, shal
nave the power 20 determine the tin I,
md manner of nominating candidate.
for flee from their respective dit.
riots. aud to 4 clare who the nom :
nees are. .'...
Powers # County Committees
Each county committee (snd the chsi.
ut OF the several legislative distric
committees, when equity is divides
into more than ono Ii gislatiSe die
trict, and 'here Is committee fol
saci shalt have the power to deter
mine the time aud manner Of nomi.
mating candidates In their resp-ctivn
Counties and districts for county and
district Offices within such COUNTY, snt.
% declare who the nomin, e. are.
Meetings of District Committee
Chsirmsn-Meetings of the Dis
trict Committee shall be called
by the chairman thereof a.
any time, and II upon the re.
quest Of majority Of the members of
The committee he fails or refuses Il.
call meeting of the committee a. re-
quested, q msjority of the committee
NAV call meeting thereof. The
chairman shall have the right to vote
ss other members.
Meetings of County Committee. -
Chairman and Secretary.-Each
county and legislative district COM
mittee, It any, shall elect one of its
members chairman, and another Sec
rotary, and may remove them at
pleasure and appoint others in their
places. A meeting ef the committee
may be called at any time by the
chairman thereof, and if upon a re.
quest of majority Of the members of
the committee he fsils or refuses to
call meeting rs requested, a major.
ity of the committee may call 3 meet.
ing thereof. The chairman may have
the right to vote as other members.
Vacancies in any county, legislative
district or city committee, and all
other committees in this State, except
a. hereinbefore provided, shall be
filed by the member of the State
Central Committee of the congress
ionsl district In which said vscan,
cy exists, with the consent of tht
State Central Committee, by appoint
ment from the precinct In which the
vacancy exists: and the member o.
the State Central Committee, may
with the consent Of the State Contra
Committee, remove any member O
said committee, who is, for any rea
son, not suitable person for tn,
place, or who fails to perform his du
ty as committeeman, or who is 9th
erwise disqualified, and upon such re
moval the vacancy shall be filled q
herein provided.
Msjority Quorum.-A majority o
the members of any committee shall
constitute q quorum for the transaC
ton of business, and any member ma,
vote by written proxy, but no meet
ing shall be called or held until res
sonable notice thereof has been give
to the members. 4.
Disquslification.-Any member g
q county or legislative district shal
when candidate for any Office in tn
gift of the people, vscate his office {;
committeeman. No person shall az
as committeeman who does not live i
the precinct for which he offers t
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