The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
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constitute a quorum at any regular
meeting, or at any called meeting,
whereof public or conspicuous notice
shall have been given at least two days
previous to the day of the meeting by
the Territorial Central Committee, or
its Executive Committee, or the Coun-
ty Committee, or in such manner as
the club shall provide. The objects
of any called 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. 4. No initiation fees or dues of
any kind shall be charged upon the
members of precinct club. All mo-
MES shall be raised by voluntary con-
tributions as directed by the precinct
club.
Sec. 5. The officers of each precinct
club shall be a president, two vice
presidents, a secretary, an assistant
secretary, a treasurer, three judges of
election and an executive committee to
consist of five members and the presi-
dent, the secretary and the treasurer,
who shall be ex-officio members there
of. The executive committee shall
have power to fill any vacancy which
may occur among the officers until the
next meeting of the club.
Sec. 6. These officers shall dis
charge the duties usually incident 70
their respective officers and shall per-
form such other duties as the precinct
club may require of them.
Sec. Z. In addition to other duties
herein mentioned, the Executive Com
mittee of the precinct club shall pro-
vide, at the expense of the club, two
suitable ballot boxes. One of such
boxes shall be marked in plain let
tiers For Territorial Delegates" and
the other For County and District
Delegates"
Sec. 8. The judges of election shall
be sole judges at all primaries, and
the decision of a majority Of them
shall be binding upon the precinct clut
subject to the provisions of Section IA
Provided, however, that no person
shall act as a judge Of election if he
should be a candidate thereat His
place shall be filled for such election
by the Exucitive Committee of the
Precinct Club.
Sec. 9. The judges of election shall
conduct the balloting and the counting
of the ballot under the provisions o
the election law of the Territory s.
far as practicable.
Sec. 1O.-The ballots used at primar
elections shall be of uniform size, an
shall contain the names of all candi
dates wso have been duly nominate
for the respective conventions. Their
shall be separate ballots for each con
vention; the ballots for candidates t
the Territorial Convention shall be
yellow paper, and the ballots for can
didates to the County and DistriC
Convention of white paper. Tn
names of the candidates so nominal
Gu Sldll DC dD6Cu III oblpAUbNSASe
order, the surnames coming first. A
ballots to be printed or typewritte
and furnished by the Executive Con
mittee of the precinct club at the e2
pense of the candidates, each car
didate being assessed equally; tn
number of ballots to be at least twiC
as many as the number of voters o
the roll of the Precinct Club. An
:. as soon as practicable before the tin
of opening the polls, said ExecutiN
, Committee or its chairman shall d.
liver said ballots together with tt
| two ballot boxes herein provided TO
= to the judges of election, and only sue
ballots shall be used.
Sec. IL. At each primary electio
the judges shall provide a place fl
the voters to mark their ballots, al
no person shall be allowed to approat
voter while preparing his ball
nearer than ten feet. and no vot
1t shall leave the polling place witho
II first delivering hi sballot alreat
1t folded to one of the judges; subje'
II however, to the provisions of Secti'
IT of this Article.
y Sec. u. All persons not voting shi
d be kept ten feet from the ballot box
or and the voting shelves or compal
d ments, and no person other than t
Judges of election and the candida
shall be permitted within the spa
during the counting of the ballots.
Sec. 10. A voter shall designa
his choice for delegates to the Cour
and District, or Territorial Conve
ton by marking a cross, thus X,
the right hand side of the ballot,
posite the name or names of the CO
didate or candidates for whom he
sires to vote.
Sec. IA. An appeal may be tax
from the decision of the>judges of ell
ton to the Territorial Central Co
mittee, or the County Committee,
the case may be, within three df
ofta. tho randarIpo, Of cucb decision