The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-07


gates to the State Nominating Convention shall
be held Oh the third day of October. 1879, The
polls shall be open from d. m. to .. m
RULE IL.
The president of each central club ID hereby
required to appoi mt one udgs Of election and
he shall appoint three commissioners for each
announced ticket whore there are not more than
wo nkst a b I've ISL for each
Should any Judge or commissioner be absent
at the opening Of the polls the vacancy stall be
hlied 10y . vote OF the Judge and commissioners
then ptesent.
tRuing: Tint the president OF the central
clnh shall appoint from lists submitted by the
different factions three commissioners from
each faction where there ara but two factions
announced. aud Two commissioners from each
faction If there be- more than two factions.l
RULE III.
All judges and commissioners of election
must he appointed SIX days before tie election.
No representation shall be given alter that
time.
RULE w.
II shall be the duty Of the president Of each
central club to publish In the official journal
the names ct the understand commissioners
five days before the elesiis n
RULEfv.
II shall be the duty Of the president If each
announcement Of judge and commissioners
the location of the polling booth. which must
| be centrally placed In each ward and any cleo
ton held at any ether place than that selected
shall be null and void.
RULE W.
sPa e ~ s"S q as t.
polling booths which tally sheets signed by a
majority Of the commissioners &c uniting the
Judge OF election as ono Of their numberl and
club shall be p7'ta JaGie evidence for the par
ties declared e, elected Al returns to be fled
fore II m on the fourth Of October. 1879.
RULE VII.
All protests must be filed In writing with the
Judge Of election Immediately after the Va es
sball have been counted and al grounds Of Oh
lection must be stat q in said protest. which
must accompany and be- transmitted with the
returns to the Parish Committee.
RULE VIII
II shall be- the duty II the president Of the
central club TO establish two or 20, rs boxes
wherever necessary. Boxes to be divided Alpha
betically.
RULE TX.
y shall be the duty Of the commissioners In
charge Of each balot box to keep Il c0mnlete
numbered record Of the names precinct resi-
dance and age of each voter which poll list
shall By sigued BY the Judge and commission
ers, and shall constitute part of the returns to
be forwarded to the Parish Committee.
RULEx.
The Judges and commissioners are hereby
expressly directed to require each and every
1873 or 1s79-no vote to be received unless the
eector is registered under the State law, subject
to challenge.
RULE XII
It sirnll be the duty OF the president Of each
central club to appoint challenging commit
tee, composed Of at least one member Of each
faction. whose duty 1t shall be to challenge any
person who may offer to vote. who shall b. con
nected with any political association other than
the Democratic Conservative party No mem-
Der Of any other political organization shall be
allowed to vote at any primary election Of the
Democratic Conservative party ALI contested
questions to be settled BY the Judge and COM
mtsslOnerS.
RULE XII.
In tho event Of the absence or neglect on the
part Of the president Of central club to per
form any Of the duties prescribed by these
rules 1t shall be competent for the vice pres-
dent. secretary or treasurer Of the central club
to perform the required duties. In the event Of
dffanlt ny the president the application shall
be made to the, other officers In tho order Of
their enumeration herein.
RULE XIII.
In the event that any officer Of any central
club shall refuse or neglect to comply with the |
resolutions it shall be competent for
the president of the Parish Committee. if soil
cited ny twenty bona flie members Of the ward |
claiming his interference, to take MI necee sary
steps to carry. out the election under the fore
going regulations. All complaints for non
officers of the central clubs to the rules adopted
by this committee shall DO made In rting and |
III accordance with -ule 10 Of said rules and |
fled with the president Of the Parish Commit |
tee.
RULE XIV.
II shall be the duty OF the commissioners at |
zach box to STANG each ballot before 1t leaves
ne hands of the voter and Is deposited In the |
box: and on the counting of the votes all un-
stamped ballots shall be rejected and not
counted
RULE Ky.
No element shall be considered faction un-
les they present list containing at least 100
signatures of bona fl ie voters Of the ward duly
lipiflfled, who shall recommend as commits
-loners sueh persons as in their judgment are
representatives Of said faction. and in no in
stance shall the name Of any recommended ap-
pear on more than one list
RULE XVI.
Inc stamp provided for in rule Mn shall not
he removed ON the ballot box from the open
ing 10 the close of the election. and th oppos-
ny iit.1 On may nave the right to make such
pflFatc marx as they may deem proper on said /
stamp.
RULE XVII.
whenever two or more ballots are found fold
go or pressed together In the ballot box. and the
hailot-boX contains more votes than called for
BY me ne pol-Ils and Whenever that excess If
ballots corresponds with the number of folded
or pressed ballots. all such % essed ballots
shall be rejected and not counted even If the
same be regularly stamped.
RULE XVIII.
II. at any time after the appointment of com
m1ssioners of election, and before thr closing of
he polls the members of faction shall
heir central club that they have withdrawn
rom the contest or formed a combination with
some opposing element. It shall be the duty Of !
hat president to cancel he appointment OF com
nisstoners 70 repre-. ent sucn retiring, faction.
should the commissioners whose appointments
are thus revoked refuse. or neglect to retire |
from the polling booth. their action shall not /