The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-19
OFFICIAL.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARISH
COMMITTEES. Parish Of Orleans,
No 10g Customhouse street,
New Orleans, September 10, 1878.

Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARISH
Committee. Parish Of Orleans, |
No. 109 Customhouse street,
New Orleans. September 10, 1878. J
All an executive session Of this committee.
held on September 1s. instant. the following
preamble and rules fort government OF Gem
tral Ward Clubs were adopted; .,,. ,u,
Whereas, the approaching election for parish
officers makes 1t necessary that nominating
convention should be called by the Democratic
Resalpe That the nominaing convention Of
the Democratic, Conservative party Dc callea
for MONDAY the fourteenth dqy Of of eta fa
the guidance OF central clubs:
RULEI.
The election for delegates to the parish nomi-
mating convention shnll be held on the tWelttn
day OF October 1878. The polls shall Do open
from a. ID. to 8 o. M
RULE II. .."...-...
The president Of each central club Is hereby
required to appoint one Judge OF election ana
ma shall appoint three commissioners where
there are not more than two tickets, and two
commissioners for each ticket If there be more
Should any Judge or commissioner be absent
at the opening of the polls. the vacancy shall be
allied by vote OF the Judge and commissioners
then present. .@ ..m
ALI judges and commissioners Of election
must be appointed Ave days before the election
No representation shall be given after that
sl--0' RULE ~.
It shall DO the duty Of the president of each
central club to publish in the official journal the
names OF the nudge and commissioners five
days before the election.
RnL.E y
It shall be the duty OF the president of each
central club to publish at the. same time as the
The location Of the polling booth, which must be
centrally placed in each ward and any election
held at any Other place than that selected shall
RULE VT
1t shall be the duty Of the commissioners to
count and tabulate the votes mnediately after
the closing Of the polls. and before leaving the
polling booths which tally sheets. signed by the
and countersigned by the president Of the cen
parties declared elected. Ali returns to be fled
with the secretary Of the Parish Committee be-
fore u N. 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 oil grounds of OBJ
lection must be stated in said protest, which
must accompany and be transmitted with the
returns to tbs Parish Committee.
RULE VIII.
1t shall be the duty of the president of the
central club to establish two or more boxes
wherever necessary. Boxes to be divided alpha
bettcally.
1t shall DO the duty of the commissioners in
denee and age Of each voter, which poll list
shall be signed by The judge and commission
ers, and shall constitute part Of tho 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 regs' ration paper OF
1s7S-no vote to be received unless the elector IS
registered under the State law subject to chal-
lenge,
RULE XI.
shalI no ha futv If tha rrnc iIent NJ aseh
central club to appoint a challenging commit
tee, composed OF at ieast one member of each
person who may offer to vote, who shall BIZ con-
nected with any political association other than
the Democratic Conservative party: No, NOM
Der of any other political organization shall be
allowed 70 vote at any primary ELECTION OF the
Democratie- Conservative party. All contested
questions to be settled by the judges and COM
missioner5.
In the event Of the absence or neglect on the
part Of the president Of central club to per
rules, 1t shall be competent for the vice presi-
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 ehall be competent for
cited By twenty bona tide menbers I'll Of the ward
claiming his interference, to take all necessary
steps to carry out the election under the fore
going regulations.
RULE XIV.
1t 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
duty OF the commissioners at each box to
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, Pres ident.
j. u. FLYNN, Asst Secretary. se19 lot
NEW ORLEANS PEABODY SUBsIST-
ENCE ASSOCIATION.