The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-19
shall be in conformity with the rules.

within or without their number, one
person to 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 a |
period of one year, or until their re-
spective successors shall have been |
elected.
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the chairman and committee to have |
prepared poll book containing list of
thu Democratic voters of the several dis
tricts in the county, and to furnish to
the officers to conduct the primary cleo
tion with a c)py of such poll book. The
poll books shall be prepared at least ten
days before the holding of the primary
elections, and be open to inspection of
Democratic voters.
SECTION 6. The election board shall
check off the names OF the persons
voting at such primary election as the
voters cast their ballots.
SECTION 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.
SECTION S. 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 statements,
copy of poll book containing the names
of the Democratic voters of the respec-
tive districts, and cause the same to be
delivered to the election boards.
SECTION 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 candidates shall endeavor to
agree on watchers not to exceed three in
number for each district, and in case a
majority of the candidates assembled in
response to such notice fail to agree up
on Watchers it shall be the duty of the
county chairman to appoint said watch
ers. 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
ofthe proceedings and of any irregularity
they may deem improper and in all re-
spects to perform their duties as watch
ers as defined in the general election
laws.
SECTION 10. The county chairman
shall cause to be published in the demo-
cratic newspapers of the county, q no.
t:ce of the time of the holding of the
primary election, and of the time and
place of the meeting of the county con-
vention, and of the nominations for Of
flee to be made by the convention, for
thirty days prior to the time of the meet
ing of the convention.
SECTION II. In case of the death,
declination, or removal of any candidate
put in nomination by the convention be-
fore the election; or whenever any can
didate shall have his name stricken from
the ticket, the vacancy shall be supplied
by a new nomination of candidate
which shall be made by the Standing
Committee called together for that pur-
pose by public notice from among citi-
zens eligible under these rules.
SECTION IL. Until primary election
officers shall have been chosen, or in
case of any vacancy upon any election
board, the county chairman and the
member of the committee in which the
vacancy occurs, shall supply the vacancy
by appointment.
If at the hour of the holding of the
primary election persons qualified to
hold such election shall fail to appear,
the vacancy shall be supplied as regula-
ted by the General Election Laws.
ASSESSMENTS.
SECTION I. Nominees of the conven-
tion shall be subject to the payment of
assessments to defray the expenses of
the delegate election and convention
campaign and election purposes the
prosecution of persons violating the
election laws, and for any purpose not
prohibited by general law.
SECTION .. The assessments shall be
made by the executive committee, rated
proportionately and based upon the
emoluments of the respective offices.
SECTION 8. If any nominee of the
convention shall neglect or refuse to pay
assessments provided by these rules, up
on reasonable notice, the certificates of
nomination shall be withheld, and the
name OF the nominee stricken from the
ticket; and the vacancy supplied by
new nomination to be made by the men,
bers of the Standing Committee.
ARTICLE ".
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE