The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-02-07
MEN RULES
Governing the Republican Party Of Snyder
County.


burgh, Sept. %, 1897, the following re-
solution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Chairman APP
point committee of three Republicans
to compile IA full set of rules governing
the Republican party of Snyder Coun.
ty, and more definite way of holding
the Primary Election.
The County Chairman appointed
Geo w Wagenseller, Il. A. Wagner
and B. +. Arbogast committee to
present suitable rules to cover the re-
quirements of the occasion. On Sat
urday, Jan. 18th, 1898, the following
was adopted:
THE RULES.
|. The organization of the Republi-
can party of Snyder County shall con-
sist ofa County Committee, Of whom
each election district shall elect two
members, said Committee to annually
elect a Chairman, Secretary and Treas
urer.
>. The Committee of each district
will see that,the election board is prop
erly organized by choosing Judge,
Inspector. and Clerk, of election, who,
before entering upon the discharge of
their duties, shall severally take, and
subscribe, on blanks to be prepared by
the secretary of this committee for the
purpose, the oath or affirmation pre-
scribed by law.
3. The primary election shall be held
at such times rs shall be designed by
the County Committee, eighteen mem
bers of which shall constituted quorum
to transact business.
4. All known Republicans qualified
to vote at the ensuing general election
shall be permitted to vote at the pri-
mary election.
5. In case of n vacancy in the COM
mittce caused by death, resignation
removal or otherwise, it shall he the
duty of the remaining committeeman
from said district to appoint his sue
cessor, subject to the approval of the
County Committee.
6. The primary election shall be
held on Saturday from one o'clock I'M
til seven o'clock p. IN.
:. Any person offering his vote at
the primary election may be challenged
by any one entitled to vote at the same
election.
s. In case any person Is SO challeng-
ed the election board shall not receive
his vote until he has established his
right to vote.
8. 1t shall be the duty of the elec.
ton officers to challenge the vote of any
and all persons offering to vote as afore-
SAID, of whose qualifications to vote the
said election Sboard, or any Of them,
may have doubt.
10. The County Commi tee shall ap.
proximate the expenses of said Prim.
ary Elections and assess each candidate
his proportionate share as the Commit
tee shall deem fair in consideration OF
the term and emoluments of the office
| for which the several candidatcsFrre-
sent their names.
II. The County Committee treasurer
shall he required to present to the
County Committee at the first meeting
following the primary election, an item
lzed account of the receipts, and eX-
pendtures of the primary.
II. All ballots shall contain the
names of candidates for County, Dis
trict, or other offices or propositions to
be voted on by the Republicans of the
County at the Primary Election and
shall be prepared by the Printing Com
mittce and each ballot shall bear their
signatures.
l3. Each of said ballots shall contain
the names of allhthe.candidates the
names of said candidates shall be group
ed together in alphabetical order under
the title of the Office for which they are
respectively running.
IA. The PrintingTCommittee shall
have printed'on iwhite paper of such
ballots not less than double the mum.
ber of votes cast for the Republican can.
didate for President at the last preced.
ing Presidential election, .and they
shall distribute to one member of the
County Committee i'm each election dis
trict, not less than double the number
of ballots cast for the..Republican Pres
idential candidate in said district, anG
take receipt for said ballots from sale
committeeman. In addition the can
didates may procure from the printer
five days before the time fixed fol
holding the primary election, as many
official ballots as they may de- ire at the
cost of printing.
Is. The County.Committee is to fur
nish at least one county committee
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