The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-07

III ention Of the Democratic Conservative vot- |
sra Of the pnrish is directed to tho following
,ention for Orleans
Ward. Delegates. Ward. Delegates. |
s ssess = ! EisVenth ..... i i
Third. .....s...... II Twelfth. .....,... s
E2prth. :... = thirteenth
sixth. ..,....+..s. Fifteenth. ...-.-.
seventh ..s...s,. . Sixteenth ...,...
N Mn m. W.. -'..-, = Seventeenth
ie, Il resolred. Tint tho parishes Of st. Der.
onrd and Paauemines DO requested to send
'fetr Delegates TO meet the eighth and ninth
wards In tho First Senatorial District nomina-
The regulations subioned hereto having
been adopted Tor the goysrn1me zen Of pIesii-
1csrsto be- by them appointed. arc officially
published for their guidance.
RULE
Tho election for delegates to tho Parish Nom
mating Convention shal! be hold on the seventh
dry u November. The polls shall DO open from
u. IN. to z =. M.
In addition to Judge OF election. 1t shall be
Club to appoint three commissioners per bnllot-
box to represent each fact ion. These commits
aionera shall DO selected By the .respective fac
tiona teach faction acting for ltse0, and APP
pointed upon their recommendation,
should any commissioner b absent at the
opening or the poll or competed to leave the
gn or length 81 tine snail ~ be
faction which the absentee In part represents.
RuLEIv.
All Judges and commissioners OF election
must Do appointed three days before the cleo
ton. No representation shall DO given after
that time.
II shall be the duty of tho president Of each
central club to publish 70 the official journal
the names Of the judges and commissioners
two days before the election.
1t ehnll be tho duty Of the president OF each
central club to publish at tho same time as the
announcement Of Judge and missioners
be centrally placed In each ward, with refer
once to the white registration of the. ward. and
front on the street; and any election held at
any other place than that selected shall be null
and void.
II shall be the duty Of the president Of the
central q ub to establish. as per above rule, two
or more boxes wherever neceasary-the letters
TO be divided alphabetically. Ia said case there
shnll be three commissioners. to represent
ench faction. ut each box.
RULE yIrI.
The Judges and commissioners are hereby
expressly directed to require each and every
voter to produce his State registration paper OF
1873 or 1s79--no vote to be received unless the
eeotOr a registered under the State law. Sub
jeet to challenger
Whenever a certified copy OF the registration
duly authenticated BY the signature Of the Re
gistrar Of Voters shall BIZ furnished. 1t shall be
used by the commissioners and judges OF cleo
ton In the same manner as the poll lists re-
uuired TO be furnished under the election laws
a certificate of registration dated subsequent
to the date Of the certificate Of the Registrar Of
Voters to the books, shall be denied the right of
voting.
RULE TX.
II shall be tho duty Of the commissioners In
charge Of .each ballot box 10 keep u complete
tration paper. tho names. precinct residence
and age Of each voter. which poll list shall be
signed by the commissioners and Judge imme-
the opening or the ballot-box and shall consti-
tute part Of the returns to ba forwarded to the
Parish oommnte9 and then they shalf proceed ,s
Ing the polling booths Tally sheets kept In
duplicate shall Be signed By the Judge aud com.
the saa tay phoea tha same shall Be- psa
tacte evidence Of the election of the parties re-
turned all returns to be tied with the secretary
Of the Parish Committee before - N. on the day
Ali protests must be filed In writing with the
commissioners Of election immediately after
the votes shall have been counted. and said pro-
test must accompany and be transmitted with
the returns to the Parish Committee. but spect.
heatlons or grounds Of protest must be filed
within twenty-fOur hours after the close Of the
count
Every voter shall have the right to challenge
any person who may attempt to vote traunu-
lently. or may be connected with the Republican
party. or any other party or organization hold
Ing primary elections or parish conventions. at
times and places other than those ordered or
called by. this COMMITTEES. All contested aues-
tions to be settled by the Judges and commits
sioners OF election.
In the event Or tho absence or neglect on the
part OF the president OF central CLUB TO per-
form any Of the duties h BY these
to pSgform the required duties; In case OF de-
fault BY The president. the application shall BE
enumeration herein.
Whenever all the officers Of any central club
shall refuse or neglect to comply with the fore
president Of the Parish Committee. If solicited
by twenty bona fide members Of the ward cla'm
ing his interference. to take all necessary steps
to carry out the, election under the FOREGOING
regulations. All complaints for non-compli.
ance on the part Of the presidents and officers
Of the central clubs to the rules adopted by this
cordunce with these rules. and filed with the
president Of the Parish Committee.
RULE XIII.
Each faction shall have the right to furnish
the commissioners OF election mt each box In
each ward with n stamp, marked with, any
small device 1t may select. No ballot, not bear:
Ing he impression Of each Of the stamps used
at the box whereat 1t was voted. shall be
counted, Every ballot shall be stamped on the
back only. as herein provided. before 1t leaves
the hands of the voter. and be-. by him. depos-
tied In the ballot box 1t shall be the duty Of
the commissioners to stamp every ballot de.
clared to be legal ~ . m9seriiy ofthe Judge and
commissioners Of election. Upon the refusal
Of the commissioners representing any faction
to stamp any ballot 50. decided to be legal the
Judge Of election shall indorse his name there.
On, and such ballot shall be counted as though
1t had been regularly stamped. The ballot Of
ar challenged person. IL accepted BY major
fly o. the Judge and commissioners Of election
shall be Endorsed with statement containing
tie number q the registration certificate the
name and residence OF the person challenged
and the cause of such challenge. Ally ballot
so Endorsed. shall be counted. and separate
relslrn of said ballots made.
RULE XIV.
Whenever two or more ballots are found fold.
ed or pressed together In the ballot box, and
the ballot-box contains more votes than called
for BY the poll lists: and whenever that excess
Of ballots corresponds with the number 81
folded or pressed ballots. all such pressed bal.
lots shall be reje eed and not counted. even II
the same be regu larry stamped.
DRY