The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-11

Democratic Conservative Party of Orleans,
New Orleans March o, 1877
RULE /.
The election for delegates to be held In the
several Wards on TUESDAY. the eleventh day
Of March. 1879: The polls 10 open Mt a. IN. and
shall close mt p. m.
RULE III.
The President of each Central Club Is re-
aulred to appoint eight persons as Commits
sionsrs ut said election. four to be named by
him and four by the Executive Committee OF
the Democratic Citizens organization. The
eight Commissioners thus appointed shall Sc
lect Judge Of election. but wh % shall only vote
In case Of tie; provided, 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 COMMITTEES OF the Citi-
zens' Democratic organization shall be filled by
the remaining members named by such organ
ization.
All Commissioners are to DO appointed five
days before the election.
RULE ".
II shall be the duty OF the President Of each
Ward Club to publish In ut least two daily pa.
pers the names the Commissioners two days
before the election: also the location Of tbs
polling booths. which are 10 be- selected by tbs
| Joint committees. and any election otherwise
held shall be null and void.
RULEv.
II shall be the duty Of the Commissioners tc
count and tabulate the votes Immediately after
| the closing of tho polls. making duplicate re.
| turns thereof before leaving the polling booths
which tally sheets. signed by majority Of the
| Commissioners. shall BIO pruna faois evidence
| of the election OF tho parties 80 declared. one d
| which duplicates shall be Immediately for
warded to the Chairman OF the Executive Com
| mittee of the Citizens Democratic organization
and the other to the President OF tho Parist
Committee OF the Democratic Conservative
party.
| All protests to be- made out In duplicate. ant
must be filed In writing Immediately after tht
vote shall have been counted. and all grounds
Of objection must be- stated In the same pro
test one shall be- transmitted with the tall
sheet to the Executive Committee OF thu
Citizens Democratic organization, and one Il
the President Of the Parish Committee Of tn
Democratic Conservative party.
RULE VII.
| It shall be the duty Of the President OF tbs
/ Central Club to establish two boxes at eacl
polling booth. to be alphabetically divided on
from to X. and the other from l. to q In
elusive.
II shall be the duty OF the Commissioners II
charge Of each ballot-box to keep numbered
record OF the name. precinct. residence an
age of each voter. which poll list shall be sign
ed by the Judge and Commissioners, one COD
to DO 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 Conservativ
party.
RULE TX.
The Judge and Commissioners are hereby ex
pressly directed to require each and every vote
to produce his State registration papers Of Is7
or 1879 10 vote to be received unless the eector
registered under the State law subject to chal
| lenge Each registration paper shall be stampe
by one Of the Commissioners or Judge with tn
date OF election, and as having voted. TIL
Judge or Commissioners shall also stamp eac
| ballot in the presence Of the voter before bein
| deposited In the ballot-box. and on the countin
of the votes all ballots not 80 stamped on tn
back shall be rejected and not counted.
RULER
1t shall be the duty Of the Commissioners I
prevent the voting Of any person not legal
entitled to vote. nor shall they allow any perso
not in sympathy with the Democratic Conser
vative party or Citizens Association to vote.
| RITIEXI
In the event of the failure or refusal on th
| part OF the President OF the Central Ward Gu
to perform or carry out any Of the duties DR..
scribed by these rules. 1t shall be competent &c
the President Of the Parish Committee and ID
chairman Of the Executive Committee Of th
Citizens Democratic organization to perforr
the said duties.
r. B. PLEASANTS,
Chairman Executive Committee.
LIONEL ADAMS.
Chairman Executive Committee OF Parish Con
mittee OF Democratic Conservative Party.
| BERNARD C. SHIELDS,
Official: President.
/ JAG. VoLRATH,
/ Secretary Parish Committee.
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