Middletown transcript., 1898-02-05

least FIVE notices of the said meetings,
in at least five of the most public places
Of the said hundreds for at least FIVE
days prior to said meetings, and the
members of the county executive COM
mittee from the respective hundreds
shall prepare and post said notices; and
provided further, that where there are
two or more candidates, any one Of
the candidates or any one repre-
senting such candidate may demand
that the nomination shall be ballot, on
the said last Saturday in May, and it
shall be SO held.
Rule 2. The nomination election
for candidates for the Legislature, and
all county and hundred officers, shall be
beld on the second Saturday in Septem-
Der, in each year of a general election.
The usual voting places shall be the
places of holding such election; if it is
not practicable to hold the election at
the designated place, a suitable place
shall be fixed by the inspectors and
judges aforesaid, who shall in every
case give notice of the time and place
of election.
Every white male citizen who has
been registered in accordance with the
act entitled "An act to provide for the
Purity Of P rimary Elections in New
Castle county,. uassed at Dover May
9th, 1897. or as the same may hereafter
be amended, and who will be entitled to
vote at the ensuing general election,
may vote on thisoccasion;provid ed that
it is distinctly understood, whether by
question from judges or otherwise, that
such citizen will support the successful
candidate. No vote shall be entertain
ed for any candidate who has not pub
licly pledged himself to eurport the
successful candidates.
In case there shall be more than two
candidates plurality sha inmate.
The ballots shall be counted; the
certificates made, certified to and re-
turned as provided by the said act of
the General Assembly.
Rule 8. The candidates for State
Senator shall be taken from the differ
hundreds, or parts of hundreds, com
prising tie respective Senatorial dis
tricts outside of Wilmington, in rota-
tion, and the order established by the
hundreds or parts of hundreds in the
first series Of primary elections hereaf-
ter held shall thereafter be adherr, to.
Rule. 4. The secretary of the county
executive committee shall publish The
names of those persons selected asqual-
ifiers of primary election officers, with
in ten days prior to the primary elec-
tion in every year of general cleo
tion, in the Democratic newspapers
of the county. The said secretary
shall also publish each and every name
of those persons qualified by said quail
fiers for each primary election district,
in the Democratic newspapers in the
city of Wilmington, at least "a hours
prior to the opening of said primary
election
Rule. 5. The county executive com.
mittee shall levy an assessment on each
candidate at every primary election,
which shall be fair and equitable, in
their judgment, for the expenses Of
printing ballots, tally lists, blank GER
tifcates, poll books. stationery, rent of
polling places, publishing notices, and
printing and in the event of any such
candidate not paying such assessment,
his name shall not be printed on the
ballots. 1t shall be the duty of the
members Of the county executive COM
mittee to distribute at each voting
place where primary election is to be
held, the ballots required in each dis
trict.
Rule 6. The chairman of the county
executive committee shall call meet
ing Of the new committee, to meet in
Wilmington on the Thursday following
the last Saturday in May in every year
of general election, for purposes of
organization. And the members of said
committee may select (two-thirds of
the members concurring) a chairman
outside Of the sal committee, if they
deem it wise.
Rule Z. It shall be the duty of the
county executive commit ee, herein
before provided for in Rule 1, to comply
with the requirements of the said act
entitled "An Act to provide for the
purity of primary elections in New
Castle county," to supervise the CAM
pa1gn and direct the calls for massmeet-
ings and perform any services required
by these rules. In case of contested
nomi nations, the county committee
shall detelm the same by vote of
the majority of the whole number of
said committee; contestants with their
counsel may appear before said COM
mittee.
In case of death, declinatiou or in
ability to serve or removal of any per-
son nominated as Democratic candi-
date, the county committee shall fill
the vacancy by the selection of the per-
son receiving the next highest number
of votes, and in the event of his death,
declination or inability to serve, by the
selection Of the person receiving the
next highest number of votes, and SO
on until the place is filled. II there be
no persons SO voted for, the county
committee shall fill the place by its own
selection.
The powers of said committee shall
continue until their successor are elect.
ed.