Year: 1873

The late Convention at Rich
mond, adopted by the following
plan Of organization for the party
in Va. 1t is quite an improvement
on the old one.


The State Committee.
l. There shall be State Committee
composed of three members from each
congressional district. Such members
shall be appointed by the President OF
the Convention on the nomination oil
their respective congressional delega-
tons provided that such nomination
shall be made by at least majority OF
such districts cOncuering; otherwise
and in default of such nomination, the
president shall make the appointments
for such districts,


Vacancies in any such delegation af-
ter the same shall have been formed,
shall be filled by the committee upon
the nomination Of the remaining mem
bers from such district.


The State Committee thus constitu-
ted is charged with the affairs of the
party, and shall have power to perfect
its organization and TO direct its con-
duet i'll obedience to the declarations
and policy of the party as the same
shall be sent forth by this Convention.
1t may decide all questions at issue
which may arise in election districts
calculated to effect the harmony and
the interest of the party.


The state committee shall meet at
such times and places as they may
themselves determine, but especially
at such time and place as the Execu-
tive committee may designate.


2. There shall be an Executive Com
mittee, resident at Richmond, COM
posed of three persons, to be appointed
by the President of the Convention {;
and secretary to be appointed by such
committee.


This, the Executive Committee,
shall have no power to originate any
measure. 1t shall be their express
and single duty to execute and carry
out the plans of the State Committee
as the same shall, from time to time.
be laid down by that Committee, un-
der whose authority it shall act, and
to whose revision all the acts of this
Executive Committee shall be subject.


CITY AND COUNTY ORGANIZATION.


3. Each city and county, by popu-
lar meeting, after due notice or through
the medium of existing organizations,
may appoint city county committee
to. consist of two members from each
township or ward in each city or coun-
ty, who shall be charged with the af-
fairs and conduct of the party in such
city or county regulating and directing
the same, either 10y wards and town
ships or otherwise, as such committee
may prescribe.


Sach committee shall elect chair
man, whose duty it shall be to appoint
all meetings and regulate all affairs as
to the party, which may embrace the
city or county.


In the election of delegates to any
district convention, it shall be
the duty ofsuch committee of the city
or county to prescribe by public notice
whether such appointments shall he
made by ward. township, city, or
county meeting, and the number of
delegates 10 which such ward, town.
ship, city, or county shall be entitled.


ReSOiCed, That all nominations
made by counties, senatorial or cleo
ton districts. and all that may be
hereafter made by delegates already
appointed under the plan of organiza-
ton heretofore adopted, are hereby de-
clared regular and valid.


THE OYSTER TAX.


The com ittee on Business, through
Hon. john Il. Harris, presented the
following; a; which was adopted:


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