The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06
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TO THE PRESIDENTS OF CENTRAL.
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Committee. Parish Of Orleans,
~ no. 100 Cust0mhouse str ct,
New Orleans, October s, 1875 J
The following rules. together with such
rulings rs the president Of the Parish Commit
toe has made from time to time, are published
and submitted for your guidance.
You will cause the names of judges and COM
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 IL.
The presidents Of central clubs are In duty
bound to produce and exhibit, on demand of
bona flde 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 Is,
RULES.
Whereas the approaching election for parish
ONO 20 MAKES Il necessary that dominating
% gd By 9
!, Reso1ved,. That the nominating Convention Of
the &c Pary be called
1878. and that tho following rules be adopted for
the guidance Of central clubs:
@ RULE I,
The election for delegates to the parish nomi-
day Of October. 1878. The polls shall be- open
from q. IN. to p.m.
RULE II.
The president OF each central club is hereby
required to appoint one judge OF election; and
he shall appoint three commissioners for zach
announced ticket where there are not more than
two tickets. and two commissioners for each
Should any judge or commissioner be absent
aLied BY q vote 81 the Judge and Commissioners
IIuiine: That the president Of the central
e ,a shall appoint from lists submitted by the
different It. factions three commissioners from
each faction where there are but two factions
announced and two commissioners from each
faction ii there be more than two factions.]
RULE III. "..-..
All judges and commissioners Of 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
five days before the election
RULE V.
1t 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
centrally placed In each ward, and any election
held Ct any other place than that selected shall
DC holl ana Volo' Ru1Evr
It shall be the duty Of the commissioners to
count and tabulate the votes Immediately utter
the, closing Of the polls, and before leaving the
the Judge and a majority OF the commissioners
and countersIgned by the president of the CEN
tral Club shall pc prime tacie evidence for the
with the secretary Of the Parish Committee be-
fore Ia IN. on the thirteenth Of October.
RULE VII.
All protests must be fled In writing with the
Judge of election Immediately, after the votes
lection must be stated in said protest, which
must accompany and be transmitted with the
returns to the Parish Committee.
RULE VIII.
central club to establish two OF. more boxes
wherever necessary. Boxes to be divided alpha
betically.
RULE TX.
It shall be the duty of the commissioners In
charge of each ballot box to keep a 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 d part Of the 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 registration paper Of
1578-no vote to be received unless the eIector IL
registered under the State law, subject to chal-
lenge
It shall be the duty Of the president Of each
central club TO appoint O challenging commit
oon whose duty sha Be %
person who may offer to vote, who shall be CON
n h With any political agsociaton other than
Der of any other political organization shall be
allowed to vote at any urinary election of the
Democratlc- CONSERVATIVE party All contested
questions to be settled by the Judge and COM
mtsstOners,
RULE KIT,
In the event Of the absence or neglect on the
form any Of the duties prescribed by these
rules. 1t shall be competent for the vice presi-
dent, secretary or treasurer OF the central club
to perform the required duties.
RULE XIII.
1n the event that any officer of any central
Club shall refuse or neglect to comply with the
foregoing resolutions, 1t shall be competent for
the president OF the the pafish Commttee II soil
claiming his Interference. to take ali necessary
steps to carry out the election under the FORE
going regulations RITE XIV
Z is further directed that the president Of
stamp, bearing, the, number Of the ward and
date OF the election, for the use Of the commits
sioners at each bal lot box. and 1t shall be the
duty of the. commissioners at each boz to
4p each 6a before eaXes The hands
the counting of the votes all unstamped ballots
shall be rejected and not counted.
RULE XIV.
No element shall be considered faction I'M
les 9 they present LIST containing Ct least 100
duly identified, who shall recommend 7as COM
missioners such persons as In their Judgment
are representatives Of said faction and in no
instance shall the name of any recommended
appear on more than one list.
RULE XVI.
The stamp provided for In rule XIV shall not
be removed from the ballot box from the open
ing to the close of the election. and that the OBJ
posing faction may have the right to make such
private mark as they may deem proper on said
stamp.
RULE XVII
Whenever two or more ballots are found
folded or pressed together In the ballot-box
and the ballot box contains more votes than
called for, by the poll list: and whenever that
excess Of ballots eOrresp ponds with the number
OF folded or pressed ballots. all such pressed
ballots shall be rejected and not counted, even
If the same be regularly stamped.
Be st reso!ued, That the pr sident of the Par