The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
OFFICIAL.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARISH
Committee. Parish of Orleans.


Committee. Parish of Orleans.
No. 100 Customhouse street, |
New Orleans. September 10, 1878. J
At an executive session of this committee.
hold on September u. 1878. the following
r2 mrd o Re acon for
officers makes it necessary that dominating
convention should be called by the Democratic
ResozDed. THAT the nominating convention Of
Tor MONDAY the fourteenth dq y Of October e
the guidance OF central clubs:
RULE T.
The election for delegates to the parish nomi-
mating convention shall be held on the twelfth
day Of October. 1878. The polls shall be open
from a. m. to .. N.
RULE II.
The president Of each central club is hereby
required to appoint one Judge of election: and
he shall three for eaeh
two tickets, and two commissioners for each
ticket Tick Il there be. more than two tickets.
at The opening Of the polls. the vacancy shall be
filled by q vote Of the Judge and commissioners
'nen present RULE III. "
All Judges and commissioners of election
must be appointed six days before the election.
No representation shall be given after that
time
1t shall be the duty. Of the president Of y Oh
central club to publish In the official journal the
names of the nudge and commissioners five
days before the election
RULE v.
Tt 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 bo9th which must be
held at any, other place than that selected shall
be null and void.
RULE VI.
AsN
count and tabulate the votes Immediately after
pol polling booths whlehsaiiy sheets, signed By the
and countersigned By tie president Of the CEN
trail club, shall be pri,ng tacie evidence for the
parties declared elected: All returns to be filed
with the secretary of the Parish Committee be-
fore II m. on tho thirteenth Of October.
RULE VII.
All protests must be filed 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.
1t shall be the duty. Of the president Of the
wherever necessary. Boxesto be divided alpha
betically.
It shall be the duty of the commissioners in
charge of each ballot box to keep complete
numbered record of the names. precinct. resi-
dence and age Of each. voter. which poll list
eis and shall stitute q part of the returns to
be forwarded to the Parish Committee.
RULE x.
The Judges and commissioners are hereby
expressly directed to require each and every
vOter to produce his State regst ration paper Of
l97s-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 challenging commit
tee. composed Of at least one member of each
person who may offer to vote, who shall be con-
nected with any political association other than
the Democratic. Consie,pvatlye party No mem
allowed TO vote at any primary election of the
Democratic-C Conservative party. ALI contested
questions to be settled by the Judge and COM
N RULE XII.
In the event Of the absence or neglect on the
part 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.
In the event that any officers OF any central
club shall refuse or neglect to comply with the
foregoing regul ations 1t hall be- competent for
the president of the Parish Committee, If soli-
claiming his interference, to take all necessary
steps to carry out the election under the FORE
going regulations.
RULE XIV.
It 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 1t leaves the hands of
the vote and Is deposited In the box; and on
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, President.