Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-24

of seven members from District No. and seven members from District No to be elected biennially at the caucus of the party held for the purpose of noniin- ating- delegates to the state and congress sional district conventions.
 Rule 1.-The committee shall elect from their own number a chairman, secre- tary and treasurer.
 Rule 3-The members of the town com mittee from the two districts shall con- stitute the district committee for their respective districts. The membership of each district committee shall consist of seven electors.
 Rule 4--No person who holds any cleo tive or appointive political office shall be eligible for membership on the committee. No member of the committee shall be eligible for nomination for an elective of fee or for appointment to an appoint ment office unless such member first. re- signs from the committee. This rule shall not be construed as preventing committee members from acting as eau GUS officials, election officials or as dele
 gates to republican conventions. Rule 5-The general management of the affairs of the republican party of Westerly shall be vested in the town com mittee, subject to the rules and regula- tions which the republican state central committee shall make.
 Rule Said committee shall hold office from the day of their election until the next biennial election of said committee, and thereafter until their successors have l organized Such committee may make 1 regulations not inconsistent with law, to determine membership in the party ana 1 to restrain those not qualified to vote in 1 the caucus from taking. part therein. Rule "A caucus shall be held at the call of the town committee. The call | shall be issued not less than four days prior to the date on which it is to be l held and shall state the place where the
 caucus is to be held, the time it is to l be held. and the business to be trans acted taereat Said call shall be pub l lished at least three days pior tc holding said caucus. Provided, however
 that said eaucus shall be he,c not ! less than four days exclusive of Sun days and holidays, prior to the last day
 for holding of such caucus.
 1 Rule S-The caucus which is called fol 1 the purpose of electing a town committee Ishall also appoint caucus chairman
 a cafcus clerk and assistant caucus clerks, the number to be determined 1 by the town committee. They shal
 hold office until the next biennial eau 1 GUS They shall have the same pqowers and duties in the conduct of the eau l GUS as are conferred by law upor 1 election officials. The caucus chairman 1 appointed, at hereinbefore provided,
 shall call the caucus to order ana
 shall preside thereat ard the caucus
 clerk and assistant caucus clerks shal
 check the voting list.
 Rule 9--In case of the absence of 2
 caucus chairman, the town committee ol 1 a majority of the members of the towr l ne ffnn CaTf of C10at
 appoint a qualified elector of the repub l lican party to act as temporary chair | man. In the case of the absence of any clerk the same procedure shall be follow. l ed,
 Rule 10-If there is only one candidate l placed in nomination for any office named
 in the call such nomination shall be
 made by exclamation. If more thar 1 one candidate is nominated for one of.
 flee, and any one of the candidates SC nominated shall call for a vote by bal ! lot, the caucus shall not at that time
 vote upon the candidates so nominated 1 but shall proceed with the business 0. l the caucus at the termination of which 1 the caucus shall adjourn to meet at twt o'clock on the third day following (ex ! elusive of holidays), when it shall vot, | by ballot in manner hereiafter pro- vided, on the candidates for all tn. ! offices, where one of the nominees fol
 such office or offices has requested { 1 vote by ballot.
 1 Rule 11-When a candidate or candi
 dates have requested vote by ballot a.
 provided by Rule 10 the town comnlitte, | shall provide for such adjourned caucu ballots of the Australian type and booth as provided for elections The name
 of the candidates for, any one office shal l appear Nupon the ballot in alphabetical order. No symbol shall be placed upol l the ballot. The caucus shall be con ducted as required by law for an cleo ton.
 l The polls at said adjourned caucu
 shall open at two o'clock p. m. an shall remain open until nine o'cloc ] D. m. when they shall be declare