The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-27
OFFICIAL.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARISH
Committee. Parish of Orleans
No 1na Gi1atnm ha11 % strsat {


No. 1os Customh house street,
exaspSs NeW ossans sesos ssee@5sr ct @ ~ 1sf
held on September 1s. 1878, the following
preamble A and "a rules for the government Of Gem
Whereas. the approaching election for parish
officers makes it necessary that q nominating
convention should be called by the Democratic.
:, Resolved. That the nominating convention, OF
the Democratic Conservative party be called
for MONDAY 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
from q. m, to .. m.
RULE II.
The president of each central club Ia hereby
required to appoint one Judge Of election: and
eRe Were here not se n
two tickets, and two commissioners for each
ticket il there. be more than two tickets.
at the opening of the polls. the vacancy shall be
filled by vote OF the Judge and commissioners
then present.
All Judges and commissioners Of election
must be ap pDointed six days before the election
No representation shall be given after that
time.
RULE ~.
It shall be the dq..y Of the president Of 8 eh
names OF the ludge and commissioners five
days before the election.
RULE V.
It. shall be the duty of the president of eaeh
central club to publish at the same time as the
announcement of Judge and commissioners
centrally placed in each ward and any election
held ct ct any any other place than that selected shall
be null and v0id' RULE VI.
1t shall be the duty of the commissioners to
count and tabulate the votes Ing mediate!ly after
udee and maort q the sEhed
and countersigoed bv t6s president Of the cen.
tral club M shall BE- pring faeie evidence for the
with the secretary Of the Parish Committed be-
fore 70 M on the thirteenth Of October.
RULE VII. ~
All protests must be filed in writing with tho
Judge of election Immediately after the votes
shall have been counted, and ali 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.
Tt shall be the duty Of the commissioners In
charge of each ballot box to keep a com plete
numbered record of the names, precinct, resi-
shall be sitned by the judge and commission
ers: and shall constitute part Of the returns to
be forwarded to the Parish Committee.
RULE K.
The judges and commissioners are herebv
directed to require each and every
voter to produce his State registration paper Of
l878-no vote to be received unless the eIector is
registered under the Stale law, subject to chal-
lenge.
RULE XI.
It shall be the duty of the president of each
central club to appoint challenging commit |
tee composed Of at least one member of each
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 Democratic-C Conservative party. No NOM !
Der of any other political organization shall be
allowed TO vote at any primary election of the |
Conservative party. ALI contested |
questions to be settled by the judge and COM
missioners.
RULE XII.
In the event of the absence or neglect on the |
part of the president of central club to per- |
form any of the duties prescribed by these
rules, it shall be- competent for the vice presi-
lent, secretary cr treasurer of the central clubs
% perform the required duties
RULE Kill
In the event that any officers of any central |
,lub shall refuse or neglect to comply with the
Oregoing regulations. 1t hall be com petent for
he president of the Parish Committee IL soli-
'ited by twenty bona fde members Of the ward
claiming his Interference. to take all necessary
steps TO carry out the election under the fore
,oing regulations.