Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-21
ARTICLE PRECINCT CLUBS.

Section L. The unit of organization shall
be the precinct club.
Sec g There shall be precinct club in
every election precinct
Sec. g. Every person legally enrolled in
the various precinct clubs shall be a mem.
Der OF the precinct club. Any number OF
members shall constitute a quorum at any
regular meeting. or Mt any called meeting,
whereof notice shall have been given at
least two days previous to the day Of the
meeting BY the district committee. or in
such manner az the club shall provide. The
objects OF said meeting shall be stated in
said notice. and no business other than that
for which the meeting is called as set forth
in said notice shall be transacted.
Sec !. No initiation fees or dues of any
kind shall be charged upon members of a
precinct club. All monies shall be raised
by voluntary contributions as directed by
the precinct club
See. ). The officers of each precinct
club shall be a president. two vice prcsi-
dents. n secretary, an assistant secretary, a
treasurer three judges OF election and an
executive committee To consist OF five members
blythe president, and the president the score.
tary and the treasurer, who shall both he cN-
OfliCiu members thereof. The executive conf
mitlrc shall have power To fill any vacancy
which may occur among the officers until the
next meeting ui the club
Sc. &. These officers shall discharge the
duties usually incident to their respective
offices ana shall perform such other duties
as the precinct cub may require Of them.
Sec. :. The judges Of election shall be
sold judges at all primaries and the decision
of a majority of them shall be binding upon
the precinct club.
Sec. :. The judges Of election shall con.
duct the ballOtng and the counting of the
ballots under the provisions Of the election
Law of the Territory so far as practicable.
Sec O. The ballots used at primary cleo
tions shall be uniform in color and size, and
the same shall be fixed by the precinct club
in each precinct.
Sec 20. An appeal may be taken from the
decision of the judges Of election to the dis.
trct committee within three days after the
rendering of such decision
Sec. II. The said Judges Of election, or
the secretary of the precinct club, at the or
der of the executive committee of the dis
trCt committee shall place at the disposal
Of said district committee all the records
bearing upon disputed points.
Sec. IL. The said judges shall preserve
for at least three days thereafter all ballots
cast at any primary election.
Sec. l3. Any failure or neglect to comply
with the provisions Of the two last preceding
sections shall vaCate the Office of the person
SO failing or neglectlng. and. unless reinstat-
ed by twothirds vote of the entire member
ship OF the precinct club, such person shall
be inclis ibe to election to any office In the
club for the period Of one year thereafter.
Sec. Is. The club shall elect n special
committee to investigate charges OF such
failure or neglect whenever such charges
shall be filed with the president or. other of.
ncer Of the club signed by five members,
which special committee shall report at
meeting thereafter to be designated by the
club when the said committee Is elected.
Sec. IL. The illng of charges shall dis.
qualify The party against whom charges are
iilcu from performing the duties OF his Office
until the report Of the committee appointed
to investigate Is adopted. and the vacancy
thus caused shall be filled temporarily: and
the report of said committee shall be finally
disposed of at the meeting at which II Is
made
See. 1G. Each precinct club shall meet
bi'enninlly at 1880 p. III. on the I'd Friday in
July, or upon the call of the district or Cen.
trail Committee. and shall then make nomina-
tons for officers Of the club; and on the 18th
Friday In July, they shall meet at the same
hour. elect officers for the ensuing two years
and make nominations for members of the
district committee to be voted for at a PR
mary to be held on the first Saturday in
August between the hours of . and 4 o'clock
D. M, or upon call Of the Territorial Central
Committee, or its Executive Committee
Scc. L. No member OF precinct club
snail be entitled to vote at n primary unless
his name shall have been enrolled In the
club. but any person who will be entitled to
vote at the next general election shall have
the right to have his name enrolled in the
club Of the precinct in which he will be
entitled to vote up to the time oil the closing
Of the polls.
Sec is. The executive committee Of each
precinct club shall act as Il revising board
OF the roll of their precinct club and from
time to time shall meet and revise such roll
so that 1t shall consist OF only such mem.
hers as still reside in said precinct, but no
member on the old roll shall he dropped II
e still resides in said precinct.
ARTICLE lI.-DlSTRICT COMMITTEES.
Section |. There shall be a district com.
TAlIORS