The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-23
OFFICIAL.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARISH
Committee. Parish of Orleans,
No 100 Gnat0nI1nn Attract
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New Orleans, September L

Committed Parish Of Orleans.
No. 100 Customhouse street,
New Orleans, September 10. 1878.
At an executive session Of this committee.
preamble and rules for the government Of Cen
tral Ward Clubs were adopted:
convention should be called by the Democratic.
Rso IRA at tha homhang Convention Of
the Dem2 &C Conservative party be called
for MoN ?, 4 the fourteenth day Of October
the guidance OF central clubs:
RULE !.
The election for delegates to the parish nomi-
mating convention shall be held on the twelfth
day Of October. 1875 The polls shall be open
RULE II.
The president Of each central club is hereby
required to appoint one Judge Of election: and
he shall appoint three commissioners where
commissioners for each ticket if there be more
than two tickets,
Should any Judge or commissioner be absent
ct the opening OF the polls the vacancy shall be
filed by a vote Of the Judge and commissioners
then present.
All Judges and commissioners of election
must be appointed six days before the election
No representation shall be given after that
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It shall be the duty of the president of oh
central club to publish in the official journal the
names of the Judge. and com missioners five
days before the election.
RULE V.
Tt shall be the duty Of the president Of each
central club to publish at the same time as the
announcement of judge and commissioners
the location of the polling booth, which must be
Red az osr pacs tbn & ae hax eo
be null and void.
RULE VI.
1t shall be. the duty of the commissioners to
count and tabulate the votes Immediately after
polling booths; which tally sheets, signed by the
Judge and majority of the commissioners
and countersigned by the. president of the CEN
tral Club, shall be primo tacie evidence for the
parties declared elected. Ali returns to be filed
with the secretary of the Parish Committee be-
fore 70 m, on the thirteenth Of October.
RULE VII.
All protests must be filed In writing with the
Judge of election Immediately after the votes
shall have been counted. and all grounds of OBJ
lection must bs stated in said protest, which
must accompany and be transmitted with the
returns to the Parish Committee.
RULE VIII.
It shall be the duty. Of the president Of the
central club to establish two or more boxes
wherever necessary. Boxes to be divided alpha
betically.
1t shall be the duty of the commissioners in
charge of each ballot box to keep a complete
numbered record of the names, precinct. resi-
shall be signed by the Judge and commission
ers, aud shall constitute part of the returns to
be forwarded to the Parish Committee.
RULEX.
The judges and commissioners are hereby
expressly directed to require each and every
voter to produce his State registration paper of
l878-no vote to be received unless the elector is
registered under the State law, subjectto chaE-
lenge.
RULE XT.
1t shall be the duty Of the president of each
central club to appoint challenging commit
facti' n, whose duty It shall be to Challenge any
person who may offer to vote, who shall be con-
nected with any political association other than
the Dem Ocratic- Conservative party. No mem
Der of any other political organization shall be
allowed to vote at any primary election of the
Democratic Conservatlye party. All contested
questions to be settled by the Judge and COM
RULE XII.
In the event Of the absence or neglect on the
part of the president of q central club to per-
form any Of the duties prescribed by these
dent, secretary or treasurer of the central club
to perform the required duties.
RULE XIII.
In the event that any officers of any central
club shall refuse or neglect to comply with the
foregoing regulations. 1t shall be- competent for
the president of the Parish Committee, If soli-
cited by twenty bora fde members Of the ward
steps to carry out the election under the fore
going regulations.
RULE XIV.
It is further directed that the president of
each central club shall provide a suitable
stamp. bearing the number of the ward and
date Of the election, for the use of the commits
sioners at each ballot box: and it shall be the
stamp each ballot before it leaves the hands Of
the voter and is deposited in the box: and on
the counting of the votes all unstamped ballots
shall be rejected and not counted.
Be 1t further resolved, That all rules or parts
Of rules in conflict with the foregoing are
hereby repealed.
B. ONORATO. President.
j. ". FLYNN ASST Secretary. se19 lot