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

These being found correct, the gentlemen
upon taking he required oaI we're seated;
Mr. Chas. e. Fortier, appointed to I'LL the
vacancy from the senventh ward, was s'ro,7
in. Messrs. OBrien Aucoin and Hunt were
excused.
The committee to prepare rules relative
ITO the Initiation of members by the Grand
Council presented the following report
which was adopted.
The Initiation and election Of members into
the Natiue American Party by the Grand
Council shall be conducted as follows: the
name OF the applicant for admission into the
be submitted by any member thereof, and
shall thereupon lie over until the succeeding
meeting, when ballot shall be had, and II q
majority OF the, members. present at said
meeting agree thereto, said applicant shall
become q member Of the Nntiue American
Pt;1tv, upon taking the onth required by the
constitution, which oath may be administered
in open meeting, or otherwise, by the presi-
designated by the president for that purpose
The yeas and nays being called the report
was adopted by t, vote of Is to 3.
The committee appointed to take measures
by which the members Of the association
could be got together, in case of emergency,
presented the following verbal report, which
was accepted and was ordered to be presented
to the various branch councils by the dele
gates to the Grand Council:
r. TK1ANGoLA no7 TlEoEH or sr RAPE ts
WOULD REQUIRE MEMBERS 10 CON
SUIT THE NEWSPAPERS; THERE THE
DAY, MONTH AND HOUR WOULD BE
FOUND; A DASH BEFORE THE FIGURE
GATE TIE MORNING, AND A DASH
AFTER THE FIGURE WOULD INDICATE
THE EVENING.
- TH I!5 NorIGEs W3n4 2, y, N Al, All
GA 1$ ;rl REQq1KE ,,I MEM IGEi 70 PRO
pIEoEs Of rhhGn a u 4h2 sulPE
IS LATELY ADOPTED, STREWN ABOUT
THE STREETS, FIGURES THE SAME,
BUT INSTEAD OF GOING 70 LAFAY-
EACH WARD PROCEED TO THEIR RE
SPECTIVE PLACES OF MEETING.
The committee on branch councils pre-
sented a report showing they had organized
the first ward branch, with the following
officers:
President-Dr s. Walker.
First Vice President-Dr. j. T.. Broahtl,ls.
Second Vice President-L, McHaynes
Secretary-T Il. Lawrence,
Assistant Secretary-- -.
Treasurer-Hira Henry.
Sergeant at -Arms-S aml Johnson.
Inside Sentne-F. II. Henderson.
Delegates-J. VIM. Davis, g. W, Bryant,
Mr. &. w. Bryant presented the following
resolution. which was adopted at the meeting
OF the first ward branch, in order to be pre-
sented at the Grand Council
Rcsoired, That 1t is the sense of the first
ward branch of the National Amerirnn AsaO-
chiffon that any member Of the committee on
membership. or member Of the organization,
Directing to an applicant, make such state
ment Of objection IN open meetipn, and said
meeting shall decide the validity Of such OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Bryant stated that at the next meeting
he would move to amend the constitution 50
rs to conform to the preceding.
Mr.. Geo. Duhurst nominated Mr. Geo. Bell
as q candidate for initiation by the Grand
Council.
Mr.. Ben jacobs nominated Mr. Devezin.
Mr.. L. POrteOus nominated Mr.. George Sad
ler.
T. 3. Falls nominated r. $. HOWARD.
absent members to attend Il meeting OF the
Grand Council on Friday, twenty fifth in
slant Adjourned.