The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-04

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he res2ared, That the parishes q 81. Der,
their deleRatns To meet the eighth and ninth
wards Ia tho First Senatorial District nomina
ti2ns,
boon Rdopted for the government Of presi-
dents Of the central clubs and Of the election Of
Aesrsto be ~ ttem appointed. are officially
published for their guidance.
RULE L.
hating Convention shall be held on the seventh
day Or November. Tho polls shall be open from
a. IN. TO 7 IN.
Ia addition 70 q Judge OF election i shall be
the duty Of the president Of each Central Ward
Club to appropriateness oemmissionaers per ballot
box to represent zach faction. These commits
sionera shall be- selected by the respective fac
lions leach faction acting for iself and ap
pointed upon their recommendation.
RuLEI1I.
Should any commissioner be absent at the
opening OF the poll or compelled to leave tho
poll for any length Of time the vacancy shall be
filed by tho remaining commissioners Of the
faction which the absentee In part represents.
HuLEIv.
All Judges and commissioners o. election
must be appointed three days before The cleo
tlon. No representation she'll be given after
that time.
II shall be the duty Of the. president Of each
central club to publish In the official journal
the names OF the Judges and commissioners
II shall be the duty Of the president OF each
central CLUB to publish at the same time as tho
announcement of Judge and commissioners
tho location of thu. polling booth, which must
be centrally placed III each ward with refer.
ence to the white registration OF the ward. and
front On tha street md my eec,lon -, held at
and void.
RULE VII.
II shall be the duty OF the president &c the
central club to establish az per above rule two
or more boxes wherever necessary-the letters
to be divided alphabetically LIZ said case there
shall be three commissioners. to represent
zach faction. Mt each box
RULE VIII.
The Judges and commissioners are hereby
expressly directed to require each and every
voter 70 produce his State registration paper Of
| 1873 or 1aTp-no vote to be received unless the
elec,or Is Registered under the State law. tsub-
jeot to challenger
ristrar III Voters shall be furnished. It shall be
uaed by the commissioners and Judges OF elec-
auired to be furnished under the election laws
| Of the State: proridcd that no voter presenting
| Q certificate 81 reglstration dated subseauent.
Voters to the hooks shall be denied tho right OF
voting.
! II shall he the duty Of tho commissioners In
| charge Of each halot.box 70 keep q complete
numbered record 81 the number OF the regts-
tration pnper, the names precinct residence
4 signed hy the commissioners and Judge imme-
diately alter the closing Of the polls and before
tho opening of the hailet-hox. and shall cOnati-
tnte part Of the returns 70 be forwarded to the
Parish Committee and then they shall proceed
to count and tabulate the votes. and before eay.
duplicate shall be signed by the Judge and com.
missioners. q majority OF whom haylng signed
sah tay aheaa the same 81 sh tha ne E re
turned al returns 70 BIO fled with the secretary
ofshe Parish Committee before II IN. on the da,
| Ali protests must he filed In writing with the
commissioners Of election immediately attel
tho votes shall have been counted, and sud pro
test must accompany and he transmitted witt
the returns to the Parish Committee. but spnct
ncations or grounds Of protest must be hlet
within twenty four hours after tho close OF thu
count.
Every voter shall have tho right to challenge
any person who may attemp. to vote tfhudu
lently. or may he contested with the RepublicaI
party. or any othor party or organization hold
ing primary elections Or parish conventions. a
AMI places dnr aR eeoae
lions to DO settled by tho judges and commits
sioners OF election.
n RULE II.
In the event Of tho absence CT neglect on t.
| part Of tho president Of u central club TO per
| form amy OF tho duties prescribed ny thaa'
rules II shall be competent for tho vice presi
or Of TIE central FIJI
FAULT by the president. tho application shall y
made to the other officers In the order Of thei
enumeration horein.
RULE XII.
Whenever all the of1icers ef any central clul
shall refuse or neglect to comply with the fore
going resolutions. II shall BE- competent for IN
president Of the paris Gommittea; u +, soee
ing his interference fo take All necessary step
TO carry out the election under the loregolni!
anee on thu part OF tho presidents and officer
OF the central clubs 70 the rules adopted hy TIL
wb bsse y W sna H.. apa with Il e.
president Of the Parish Committee.
> RULE MI.
Each faction shall have the right to furnis
the commissioners OF election at each box Il
small device il may select No ballot. not boar
ing the impression OF zach of the stamps use
1t H. box wherent It " vas Voted ta a dhall -
back ONLY, ns herein provided. before 1t leave
| the hands Of the voter, and be, hy him, depos
, ited IL the ballot box. 1t shall be tho duty Q
, the commissioners to stamp every ballot Dc
csred 10 be legal by majority OF the JUDGE a
commissioners Of election. Upon the retusl
of tho commissioners renresentlng any factlol
to stamp any ballot so decided to be legal tn
Judge " election shall indorse his name there
on. aud eGch ballot shall be counted as thoug
Il had been regularly stamped The ballot 2
ary challenged person. If accepted by q maJor
ity of the Judge and commissioners Of election
shall be Endorsed with a statement containln.
tha number of the registration certificate tn
name anu rtsitienee ef the person challenged
and the cause of such challenge. Any ballot
| SO indorsed shall be counted. and Il separat
| return of said ballots made
RULE XIV.
Whenever two or more ballots are found fold
ed or pressed together In the ballot box. am
the ballot box contains more votes than callet
for by the pol-lists: and whenever that excess
Of ballots corresponds with the number 2
folded or pressed ballots. all such pressed bal
lots fhall he rejected and not counted. even !
! the same be regularly stamped.
RULE Nv.
II. al any time after the appointment Of com
; mtssioaers Of election. and before the CLOSING
of the polls, the. members Ct 2 faction shali