The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-01

lantly4 or may be connected with the kepnnliaam
marty, or any other party oE organization hold
Inc primary alertione or narieh conventions, Mt
times and places othnr than. 'hosa ordered or
nns II ~ be ~ r. a ess ana ang
| sipnerR ol election.
| Iii Tie event " the absence or neglect On The
| part of the president OF central club to per-
rules It shall be competent for The vice presl-
| dent secretary 0r treasurer 0f the central club
to perform the required duties. m case of de-
fault by The president. the, application shall he
| made to the ether officers LII tile order uf their
enumeration herein.
RULE MI.
Whenever all the officers Of any central club
shall refuse or neglect ID comply with the fore
paing resolutious. II shall ba eomnstpnt for the
rresdent Of the Parrish Committee. if prieitad
w twenty bonn tlde memhefs n the ward clal
To carry out the election under the foregoing
regulations. All complaints fnr non -eompll-
ance ia the nart ~ the presidents and officers
Of the central clubs u The rules adopted bf tbta
committee shall be made In writing and III an
cordance With these rules, and fjed with the
president of the Parish Committee.
RutE XIII.
Each faction shall have The right to furnish
| the maaipners cf election at each box In
each. ward with q stamn, marked with. any
small device Il may select. M ballot, not bear
at the box wheraat It wa4 voted. shall ha
counted. livery ballot #hnl hae STAMPED On the
beck only, aa herein provided, before Y leaves
tied III the ballot boy. II shall ~ tire duty Of
! the commissioners to stamp aYfry ballot de-
- II ~ eeaop npa be @
of the commissioners renfasentIna any faction
to stamp any ballot 80 decided to be legal the
Judge ~ election shall lndefse hiu naina thafa-
"n. and such ballot shall ha counted as though
| N had been regularly stamped The ballot NJ
ar challenged nefsnn, II accepted Ny q lnaJnr-
ity 0f the Judge md commissioners pf election.
ehall ha intlarend with statement containing
the number of the registration certificate, the
AZ aes esdGns" r. 9 he aha1TIa n,
~ indorsad. shall be counted. aud separate
| return of said ballots made
RULE NY.
Whenever two or more ballots are found fold
oil Or pressed together IA tha ballet hnx. and
the .hallot-hox contains more votes than called
fur by the pol-liata. ana whenever that aScsss
of ballots corresponds With the number of
folded Or pressed ballots all Rnrh prassnd bal
let's ehal ba rejected and not counted. even II
the came be regularly stamped.
RULE XIV.
IT, at any time after the appointment Of com
ot the polls, the memhets of q faction shall.
tht ouEh ita candiaateH, notify the president of
theit central club that they have Withdrawn
some opposing element, II shall ha the duty of
that president II rahcel tho Rupointmenl 1T
nn shsns IT, t. snss wS5es as
uointmantR are thus revoked refuse nr neglect
tu retire from the polling booth thetr action
ehall not be considered hv tho president of the
Parish Committee IN detarmining the result of
the election. nor shall their certificates OF sig
natures have any official effect
RULE XVI
No element ahall be considered faction IN
less they present lHt containing at least lpo
signatures nf bona lde vctara OF tha ward. who
Hhnll recommend ny commissioners such per
sons HR in their Judgment are represent ativas
pf sad faction. and In no instance shall the
name of my. recnmmender anpear on more
than one list. but should any name he found ~
TIVE llas the faction last handing In their liat
shall he notified by the president of the cen
tral ward club VI once, ~ furnish additional
ha sgn HI "nee name ana IN ree"
mendatinn
RurF xy1t.
II shall he ILL duty ". tho president If each
oantra ward club ~ furnlah tn tha president nf
the Parish Committee before clock u. NJ. On
the day af the filat publication N the official
HAT Of judge and commissioners. The original
Rignatnrea urnn which representation waa ae
tnisaionera whose representation II not author
isad by the signatures required nndcr Rule XVI
shall have thar anpointmenta revoked by Tie
president af the Parish Committee. Hhonld
they continue to Rct such action ebRll NOT he
considered br the president nf the Parish Com
mittee ln determining the result u the election.
The only earnest debate that occurred dur
Ing tho adoption Or the rules was concerning
the hours durn. which the voting should
take place AZ thu primaries, Measra. Dueros
and Scratchley arguing IN favor nf closing the
polls At o'clock p. ~. instead II 7, 70 avoid
darkness and theppssibility or fraud III CON
sequence, and MeaRrs. Adam. Gardel and
Bath speaking Ill favor of not closing until I.
III order to afford lahorerH (Who do not leave
their work until clock III tho evening) an
opportunity to vote.
Mr Brewster. Oh behalf of the committee
on halls. reported that theStata Central Conn
mittec had tendered the uae of their head
quarters, on Ut. Charles street, to tho Parish
Committee.
The meeting then adjourned, to assemble
again On Wednesday evening at 80 o'clock
at No. &c St. Charles street