The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09
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ADOPTED FOR
GUIDANCE OF CENTRAL CLUBS
AT THE
Primary Election for Democratic
Conservative Candidates TO the
constitutional Convention.
Ig u LES
AT THE

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New Orleans, March 3. 1871
RULEI
The election for delegates to be held In the
several Wards on TUESDAY the eleventh day
Of March. 1879; tho polls to open at a. N. and
shall close at y. m.
RULE H.
The President Of each Central Club IL re-
duired TO appoint eight persons rs Commits
sioners assaid election. four to be named by
| him and four by the Executive Committee oil
| the Democratic Citizens organization The
eight Commissioners thus appointed shall se-
Iect Judge Of elertion, but VIII o shall only vote
/ In case of tie; r,ovided. that In the event of
the absence or retirement of any Commissioner
named by the President of the Central Ward
| Club, the vacancy shall be filed by the other
members named by said President; and all
like vacancies among the Commissioners
named by the Executive Committee of the Citi-
zens' Democratic organization shall be filled by
| the remaining members named by such organ
| ization.
| RULE III.
| All Commissioners are to be appointed five
| days before the election.
| RULE ~.
| 1t shall be- the duty of the President Of each
| Ward Club to publish In at least two daily pa
/ pers the names the Commissioners two days
before the election: also the location of the
polling booths. which are to be selected by the
Joint committees. and any election otherwise
held shall be null and void.
RULEv
II shall be the duty Of the Commissioners to
count and tabuate the votes Immediately after
the closing Of the polls, making duplicate re-
turns thereof before leaving the polling booths,
which tally sheets signed by majority of the
| Commissioners. shall be pri1,n fdcie evidence
OF the ele ton Of the parties SO declared. one of
| which duplicates shall be Immediately for
| warded to the Chairman OF tho e. ,1utive Com
mittee Of the Citizens Democratic organization,
and the other to the President of the Parish
Committee Of the Conservative
party.
| All protests to be made out In duplicate, and
must be filed in writing Immediately after the
vote shall have been counted. and all grounds
| Of objection must be stated in the same pro-
| test: one shall be transmitted with the tally
sheet to the Executive Committee of the
| Citizens Democratic organization. and one to
| the President of the Parish Committee Of the
Democratic. Conservative party.
| RULE VII.
It shall be the duty Of the President of the
| Central Club to establish two boxes at each
polling BOOTH to be alphabetically divided. one
| from to X. and the other from L to in
elusive.
| 1t shall be the duty of the Commissioners in
| charge of each ballot-boX to keep numbered
| record Of tho name. precinct. residence and
f..IIi
ed by the Judge and Commissioners. one copy
| to be forwarded to the Chairman Of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Citizens Democratic or
ganization. and one to the President of the Par
lsh Committee of the Democratic Conservative
party.
| RULE TX.
The Judge and Commissioners are hereby ex-
pressly directed to require each and every voter
to produce his State registration papers of 1875
or 1879 no vote to be received unless the elector il
registered under the State law subject to chal
lenge. Each registration paper shall be stamped
By one Of the Commissioners or Judge with the
date Of election, and as having voted The
Judge or Commissioners shall also stamp eact
ballot In the presence Of the voter before being
deposited In the ballot-box. and on the counting
OF the votes all ballots not SO stamped on the
back shall be rejected and not counted
RULE x.
1t shall be the duty of the Commissioners tc
prevent the voting Of any person not legally
entitled to vote nor shall they allow any person
not in sympathy with the Democratic Conser
vative party or Citizens Association to vote.
RULE XII.
In the event of the failure or refusal on tht
| part OF the President of the Central Ward Clut
to perform or carry out any of the duties pre-
scribed by these rules 1t shall be competent fol
the President OF the Parish Committee and the
chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Citizens Democratic organization to perform
the said duties. -
| r. B. PLEASANTS,
| Chairman Executive Committee.
LIONEL ADAMS.
Chairman Executive Committee of Parish Com.
mittee of Democratic Conservative Party.
BERNARD q. SHIELDS
| Official: President.
| JAG. VoLRATH.