The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-04-08
CONVENTION LAWS
OF TEXAS EXPLAINED

Austin. Texas. April g. Informa-
ton relative 10 precinct, county and
State conventions 20 select delegates
10 the national convention Ia contain
ed in an opinion given by Attorney
Cencrnrs Department and prepared
by Assistant Attorney General l..
G. sutton To- John w Hornsby, Coun-
ty Attorney Of Travis county. The
information contained in the opinion
follows:
The State Convention. The State
Democratic convention to elect del
egates TO the national democratic
convention will be held at such place
as may be designated by the State
Executive Committee Of the party
on the fourth Tuesday Of May, 1920,
which. is May %, 1920.
Selection Of Delegates. Said
State convention shall be composed
Of delegates duly elected by the vot-
ers Of said political party in the sew
eral counties Of the State in the fol-
lowing manner;
Precinct Conventional the LIST
Saturday in May, 1920, that is May
1, 1920, a primary convention shall
be held in each voting precinct OF
the county, which precinct primary
convention shall elect delegates to
the county convention.
Hours of Holding Precinct Con
yention.-The precinct convention
shall be held between the hours Of
10 a. m. and 3 p. m. on May !,
1920.
Qualifications Of Members. Only
qualified voters Of each voting pre-
cinct are entitled TO assemble and
participate in the precinct conven-
ton.
Presiding officer Appointment and
Qualifications The precinct conven-
ton shall be presided over by a
chairman, who shall have been prev
iously appointed by the county ex-
ecutive committee Of the party, and
said chairman shall be a qualified
voter in said election precinct.
Officers Of Precinct Convention. --
Said precinct convention may elect
from among It's numbers a secretary
and such other officers as may be
necessary 20 conduct the business Of
the convention.
Powers Of Chairman.-The chair
man Of said precinct convention shall
possess all the powers and authority
/ that is given to election judges un-
4 der the provisions Of the election
laws Of this State This means, among
other things, that he may swear
members and interrogate them rela-
tive 20 their qualifications and re
quire them 70 establish their right
20 participate in the convention
List Of Voters. Before transact
ing any business. the chairman OF
the precinct convention shall make
or cause to be made a list Of all
qualified voters present; and the
name Of no person shall be entered
upon said list. nor shall he be per
mitted to vote or TO participate in
the business Of such convention. un-
til it is made to appear that he is
n qualified voter in said precinct
from a certified list Of qualified vot-
ers, the same as IS required in con
Quoting a general election.
Election Of Delegates to County
Convention After the precinct
convention is organized, as above
provided. Il shall elect lis delegates
10 the county convention and trans
act such other business as may prop
erly come before il.
Record Of Proceedings .-The Of
ficers Of said precinct convention
shall keep a written record Of It's
proceedings. including list Of the
delegates elected 20 the county con
vention. which record shall constitute
the returns from said convention.
The same shall be signed official
~, sealed up and safely transmitted