The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-12
REPUBLICAN BYLAWS
FOR FIFTH DISTRICT.
RULES THAT ARE TO BIND THE
PARTY AS WELL AS THE
coNnTTEE.
Composition nf the Committee
Powers Of comuitsee-vsr'oas
conmis.ees-P Precinct Clubs
Rules Of Order.

The following are the bylaws Of the
Fifth district committee OF ths repgb
can party Of this Territory as they were
finally amended or Saturday last IL
is published IN consonsnce with gen
erzl demand. as many members OF the
party, not only in the Fifth district
but the Fourth as seil. are DESTROYS
of reading the rules that have caused
50 much commotion. The rules are rs
follows:
The district committee Of the repub-
lican party of the Fifth district here
by adopt the following form OF gov
eminent:
ARTICLE I.-Composition OF District
Committee.
The district committee shall con-
sist OF delegates from the pre-
cinct clubs on the basis of one delegate
for every twenty-five votes or fraction
Of twenty-five above fourteen cast in
the precinct fog the republican caRii
date for senator receiving the highest
number Of votes at the last preceding
general election. the number OF dele
gates TO be computed and published
by the district committee b.enRially N
the call for the election Of delegates 10
the district committee. Each district
committee shall serve until the election
OF a new district committee. such elec-
ton 10 be held in the month OF August.
Immediately preceding the general cleo
nd h =
shall meet for orgsnization on the first
Thursday in September.
ARTICLE II.-Powers of District Com
mittee.
The district committee shall be
charged with the general care
and supervision of the affairs of the
party within its district 1t shall take
such measures as it deem necessary
and expedient to secure the organiza-
ton and maintenance of precinct clubs
in every precinct, and secure the CO.
operation o. all republican voters with
the party organization, and shall have
charge of all campaigns in the district.
Ii shall call primaries and decide all
disputes from the precinct organiza-
lions and contests within said district
as to primary elections. and in case
any OF the delegates OF the district
committee for any precinct club SHAH
not be elected by vote of the precinct
and a certificate thereof filed with the
secretary OF the district committee, or
In case of tie vote, the district COM
mittee shall elect the delegates TO said
committee from said precinct, who
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other election is ordered by the dis
trict committee.
ARTICLE III.-Officers.
The officers of the district COM
mittee shall be president, vice
president, recording secretary. finan
cial secretary and treasurer These
officers shall discharge the usual
shall serve during the term OF the dis
trict committee and until their success
sors are elected.
ARTICLE IV.-Meetings.
The district committee shall meet
at such times as it may fix, AID
upon the call of the president, ex-
ecutive committee or the written re-
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committee Notice by postal cards to
be mailed to each member by the sec
rotary two days in advance of the meet
ing shall be given of the time and place
of called meetings. One-third shall be
a quorum.
ARTICLE V.-Committees
Section 1.-The officers of the
ohal hn
officio members of the executive COM
mittee The president OF the district
committee shall nominate for confir-
nation by the district committee five
members to serve as an executive COM
mittee, and he may appoint without
confirmation five persons, not necessar
lily members of the district committee,
to serve on committees hereinafter
named. Said committees shall choose
their own chairman, except the execu-
tive committee, of which the president
of the district committee shall be
chairman.
The executive committee shall fill all
vacancies and carry into effect the or
der and resolutions Of the district
committee; nave general supervision
of its finances and audit the treasurer's
annual report; recommend dates and
places for holding all conventions, and
dates for holding primaries; provide
and have custody OF the rooms and
headquarters of the district committee;
report at each stated meeting upon all
matters previously referred to it for
consideration and action, and recon-
mend such measures as II may deem
expedient for the welfare of the party
in the district, and shall have entire
charge and supervision OF the conduct
of the campaign. Each delegation shall
recommend to the chairman OF the ey-
ecutive committee for appointment all
election officials to be appointed to
serve the republican party in the pre-
cinct which they represent
Sec. 2.-There may be appointed a
committee on finance.
Sec. 3.-There may be appointed a
committee on naturalization
Sec 4-There may be appointed a
committee on registration.
Sec. 5.-There may be appointed
committee on voting
Sec. 6.-There may be appointed
committee on literature.
Sec. There may be appointed a
committee on public meetings
Sec. s.-There may be appointed q
committee on campaign clubs
Sec s.-There may be appointed a
committee on legislation
Sec. le.-There shall be appointed a
committee on district betterments and
improvements
Sec. Il--These committees shall dis
clarke the duties indicated by their re-
spective names and shall be subject 10