The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-22


New ORLEANS, Decemhcr7 1877.
Acting President James Beggs in the chair
Twenty members present and q quorum.
II. Dalton. =. Conrad, Fl. &, CaStclauOS, J.
T.. Rrou and J. G, Butler excused.
Falls committee on rules was granted fur
thcr time.
report of each ward branch council was
received with the exception Of the tenth ward,
and ordered to be entered upon the records Of
the association.
Mr.. VIM. McCurdy, from the tenth ward,
reported that this ward had been unable to
work, owing to the want Of suitable meet
iug-room, which could not DO had IN that
section.
A. Prados stated that the fifth ward hold
but one meeting, owing to repairs TO hall
The following notice to committee on
branch councils Was read:
eleventh ward will organize at the Story
Building on Monday. the seventeenth instant,
after the regular moctng-'
The following resolution by Mr.. PradOB
was passed:
Rcsolrcd, That tho secretary and four dele
gates be and are hereby empowered to initiate
4fcnmbOniWcN, candidates from tho country,
and other persons who are unable to attend
on initiation nights, provided that said can
didateS have first been acceptcd.by the COM
mittce on membership and provided that any
two Of the five appointed have power to act
The chair, under the preceding resolution,
appointed A. Prados, i. Armant, George Du-
hurst, T. 3. O'Bren, A. S. Leche.
On motion Of Mr.. McCurdy Mr., Jas Bcggs
was added to the committee.
The following resolution, by Mr.. L. L. Ir0n-
Chard, was presented:
Rcsolred, That all wards and districts OF
the city be and they are hereby requested to
perfect their organization by the first Of April,
1878; provided they have the number OF NOM
bers required by the constitution.
Adopted.
The chair decided that the Sixth and Sew
enth Districts were on the same footing as
the wards that are organized as soon as there
would be twenty-five members in each Dis
trict.
The following amendment to the constitu-
ton. proposed by Mr.. T. A. Bartlett on the
thirtieth of November, was called up and
lost.
The council adjourned to Friday, the four
tecnth instant.
New ORLEANS, December ii, 1877,
Acting President Beggs in the chair,
Twenty-fOur members present
Messrs Vienne, Castellan0s, Brou, L. G..
Guillotte, 7. POrtcOus, J. Z. GullOtte and G..
E. Holmes were excused.
The committee on rules governing initia-
ton granted further time.
The special committee on Initiation report
ed names of twelve members initiated on
Sunday, the ninth instant.
On motion Of +. Armant the council tender
ed thanks TO Ursin Jacob and W. A. Fillmore
lOT Inc interest QiSplayeu by lneIu LII securing
the initiation of members from among steum-
bOdtn1en.
A communication signed by seventeen
members Of the sixth ward, asking that they
be authorized to establish a branch, was laid
over.
The secretary was directed to notify the
delegates Of the tenth ward to be present at
the next meeting for the purpose Of arrang-
ing that ward to go to work.
The following resolution OF L. Armant and
G. r. Fagot was passed and ordered to be
forwarded to all the branch councils:
Resotred, That after having been regularly
constituted and falling to meet three cOnse-
cutive times out of four within one month,
branch councils so failing shall be dissolved,
and the committee on branch councils shall
proceed Immediately to hold new election
in said ward or wards for the purpose of re-
organizing the same.
The following, by Mr.. Armant, was also
adopted:
That committee. to be composed Of the
delegates Of the tenth and eleventh wards
and Of E. North Cullom, be appointed for the
purpose OF taking such steps as may be