The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-25
OFFICIAL.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE Pam
Committee. Parish Of Orleans
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Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PAM
Committee. Parish Of OrieansN
No. 100 Customhouse stree
New. Orleans. September 49, 1875
Al an executive session Of this commia 4
held on September 1s. 1878. the follo{A
preamble and rules for the government Of
rS Wsass Wrrd Gpes s Were afGnsd dson
officers makes 1t necessary that nomina
convention should be called by the Demoer
Conservative party; therefore, be It
:. Resolued. That the nominating conyentids
for MONDAY. the fourteenth day Of OctdI
1878 and that the following rules be adopted
the guidance OF central clubs:
RULE I.
The election for delegates to the parish rloz
mating convention shall bs held on the tWe1
day Of October, 1878. The polls shall be O
from q. m. TO D. m.
RULE II.
The president of each central club is he1
required to appoint one Judge Of election
he shall appoint three commissioners for u
announced ticket where there are not more 6
tw2 tiGsksts ara h swo fpmmiaslo.asrs for
Should any judge or commissioner be abb
at the opening of the polls. the vacancy shaI
filed by vote OF the Judge and commission
then present.
All judges and commissioners Of elet1
must be- appointed six days before the elsea
No representation shall be- given after
time,
RULE IV.
1t shall be the du'y. of the president OF 4
central club to publish In the official journa5
names of the Judge and commissioners
days before the election.
RULEv.
1t shall be ti1e duty OF the president OF 1
central club to publish al the same time oil
encouragement Of Judge and. eommfssioH
the location of the polling booth, which muI
centrally placed In each ward. and any elefJ
held at any, other place than that selected d
be null and void.
RULE VI.
1t shall be- the duty Of the Commissioned
count and tabulate he votes i'm DedfatAly4 II
the closing Of the polls. and before Ieavin1
! polling booths; which tally ehests, signed b5i
and countersigned bv the pfesidsnt OF the f
| trail club, shall Dr. 11rin1a facie evidence foH
| parties declared elected. Ali returns To be /
with the seeretary of the Parish COMMITTEES
| fore 70 m. on the thirteenth of October.
RULE VII.
All protests must be filed In writing with
| judge of election Immediately after the '
| shall havs been counted, and all grounds OF
| lection must b. stated In SAID protest, WI
| must accompany and be transmitted with
returns to the Parish Committee.
RULE VIII.
central club to establish two or more b
wherever necessary. Boxesto be divided all
| betically.
| It shall be the duty OF the commissioner
chatge Of each ballot bog 70 Keep conn
denee and age Of each. voter. which poll
shall be 81 ned BY he Judge aud eommiss
ers aud shall cot stitute d part Of the return
| be forwarded to the Parish Committee.
| RULEX.
| The judges and commissioners are he
| expressly directed to require each and &
| vote TO produce his State registration DapI
| 187s--no vote TO be received unless the elect
| registered under the Stale Law. subject to
| lenge.
It shall be the duty Of the president Of
central club to appoint a challenging com
tee, composed Of at least one member OF
facti' n whose duty 1t shall be to challeng4
person who may offer to vote, VINO shall be-
neetgd wi ang poidse oyer
Der of any other political organization shs
allowed to vote at any primary election g
Democratic Cons servatfye patty. All cont
questions to be settled by tho Judge and 1
| missioners.
/ In the event Of the absence or neglect ol
part Of the president OF q central club tol
| form any of the duties prescribed by d
rules, IL Snall De com Dbt6nE E0T tn6 VICE II
dent, secretary or treasurer of the central
to perform the required dutfe5s
RULE XIII.
In the event that any officers Of any I'D
club shall refuse or neglect to comply VII
foregoing regulations. 1t f hall be eonpete
the president of the Parish Committee. III
cited by twenty bona tfde members Of tie
claiming his interference, to take all nee
steps to carry out the election under the
going regulations
RULE XIV. 0
It is further directed that the prssii
each central club shall provide q ss
stamp. bearing the number Of the wa
date OF the election, for the use of the Cd
sioners at each ballot box; and it shall H.
duty OF the commissioners at each I
stamp each ballot before Ii leaves the hi &.
I the voter and is deposited La the bog; s5#
the counting Of the votes all unstamped
shall be rejected and not counted
Be 1t further resolved, That all rules d
Of rules in Conflict with the foregoir
hereby repealed. Sa
| 3. ONORATC. prest
J. Q. FLYNN, Asst Secretary. SCI
REAL RUSSIAN CRASI|