The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-05
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVES PARISH
Committee, Parish OF Orleans,
No. 100 Customhouse street,
New Orleans, October 8, 1878.
TO THE PRESIDENTS OF CENTRAL
CLUBS

New Orleans. October 6. 1878.
TO THE PRESIDENTS OF CENTRAL
CLUBS.
The following rules. together with sucn
rulings rs the president Of the Parish Commit
tee has made from time to time, are published
and submitted for your guidance.
You will cause the names Of judges and come
missioners of election and the polling booth To
be announced In the official journal On the
morning Of the seventh Of October.
All applications for representation must be
made on or before the evening Of the sixth of
October. in the manner and form prescribed
by rule Is.
The presidents Of central clubs az. t. duty
bound to produce and exhibit. on demand c.
bona fde voters of the ward, the authority for
appointment OF commissioners Of election.
Said authority is hereby constituted the list Of
signatures as provided for by rule 10,
RULES.
Whereas the approaching election for parish
officers makes 1t necessary that nominating
convention should be called by the Democratic
Resolved, THAT tie nominating Convention Of
The fb party be called
1878 and that the following rules be adopted to-
the guidance Of central clubs:
RULE I.
The election for delegates to the parish nomi.
day 81 October. is7s. The polls Shall Be- OPEN
from 6 g. NJ to .. m.
RULE II.
The president OF each central club ID hereby
be- shall appSIpt Tires c5mmissIoners for ea
announced tick lot where there are not more than
two tickets. and two commissioners for each
ticket Il there be more than two tickets
Should any judge or commissioner be absent
ct the opening OF the polls, the vacancy shall be
1lled by q vote OF Inc Judge and commissioners
IRuiine,; that: the president Of the central
CLUB shall appoint from lists submitted by the
different factions three commissioners from
each faction where there are but two factions
announced and two commissioners from each
faction IL there be more than two faetions.l
RULE III.
All judges and commissioners of election
must be appointed six days before the election.
No representation shall be given after that time.
RULE ".
It shall be the duty OF the president OF each
central club to publish In the official journal
the names OF the judges and commissioners
five days before the election.
RULE V.
It 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
held at any other place than that selected shall
be null and void.
It shall be the duty of the commissioning to
count and tabulate the votes Immediately after
the closing Of the polls and before leaving the
polling booths: which tally, sheets, signed By
and countersigned by the president of the CEN
tral club shall pc prinaa facie evidence for the
with the secretary of the Parish Committee be-
fore 70 m. on the thirteenth of October.
RULE VII.
All protests must be fled in writing with the
Judge Of 81 lection Immediately after the voteg
shall have been counted and all grounds oil OBJ
lection m11Et Dn EtAtH6 in said DrHtHat EuhfHE
must ACCOMPANY and be transmitted with the
returns to the Parish Committee.
RULE VIII.
It shall BE- the duty Of the president Of the
wherever necessary. Boxes to be divided alpha.
bettcally.
It shall be the duty Of the commissioners 10
charge of each ballot box to keep complete
numbered, record. Of the names precinct. resi-
dence and age Of each voter. which poll list
shall be- signed 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 hereby
expressly directed to require each and every
voter to produce his State registration paper Of
1s7s-no vote to be received unless the elector Is
registered under the State law, subject to chal-
lenge.
It shall be the duty Of the president of each
central club to appoint q challenging commit
aon Whose duty shall s % chssnee ga9
nected with any political association other than
the Democratic Comparative party. No mem
Der OF any other political organization shall be
| Democratic Conservative party. All contested
questions to be settled by the Judge and conn
N'N''''N 0NN0NN' RULE XII.
| In the event Of the absence Or neglect on the
pat OF the president of Central club to per-
rules It shall be competent for the vice presi-
dent, secretary or treasurer of the central club
| to perform the required duties.
RULE XIII.
Ip the event that any officer Of any central
foregoing resolutions, 1t shall be competent for
the president of the Parish Committee, II sof..
| cited by twenty bona fide members of the ward
claiming his Interference to take all necessary
steps to carry out the election under the fore-
I, is further directed that the president Of
each central club shall provide suitable
GATE of the election, for the use Of the CONT
sioners at each bal lot box; and 1t shall be the
duty of the commissioners at each bog to
the voter and is deposited in the box: and on
the counting OF the votes all unstamped ballots
shall be rejected and not counted.
RULE XIV.
No element shall be considered faction IN.
| les they present q list containing at least 100
signatures Of bona fde, voters Of the ward,
| uuIy WHO Euhu EbC0Lu1UHuQ H9 EOE1~
| missioners such persons as In their judgment
| are representatives of said faction and In no
Instance shall the name Of any recommendor
| appear on more than one list.
! Be it further resolved. That all rules or parts
Of rules In conflict with the foregoing are here
By repealed.
2. ONORATO, President
10. FLYNN, ASST Secretary. oc5 1t
NEW ORLEANS PEABODY sUBSISTs
ENCE ASSOCIATION.
NEW ORLEANS, October 4, 1873.
The following contributions are acknoWI-
1 edged: