The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-16


convention to be held in -, I'll
the purpose oil nominating candidates fol
the State Offices to be voted upon at the
general election IN April, 1892:
(Apportionment of delegates on the
basis of votes for Governor
Rule AL delegates to the State nomi
mating convention shall he elected by
parish conventions, except in the parish
of Orleans, which shall be con Ititutcd OF
delegates elected by the voters of the sew.
eral wards within the parish. and it shall
be the duty of the parish executive COM
mittees to fix the apportionmeut of dele
gates to the several wards of their rss-
pectiye parishes, based upon the vote
cast for Gov. f. Il. Nichols in April,
1855 In the parish of Orleans delegates
shall be elected by the several wards di-
rect to the State nominating convention.
Rule 2-All elections of delegates to the
State nominating convention shall be
by primary elections throughout the
State.
Rule 3-The purish executive commit
tees throughout the Stote (the parish Of
Orleans exceptedl are hereby directed to
establish one or more polling booths in
each ward of their respective parishes,
and they are further authorized to fix the
day upon which said primary election
shall be held and the hours during which
said polling booths shall remain open,
and they shall give public notice through
out their respective parishes during ten
days before SAID election of the place
where said polling booths shall be loca-
ted and of the day and hours fixed for the
reception of votes. In the parish of Or
leans the parish executive committee
shall formulate rules for the guidance of
said primary election. which rules shall
require the establishment Of polling
booth in each ward of said parish, and
they shall also fix the hours during which
said polling booths shall remain open and
the day upon which said election shall
be held. They shall give public notice
during ten days Of said election.
Rule Ain addition to Judge of cleo
tion it shall be the duty of the different
parish executive committees and of the
presidents of the central ward clubs of
tue parish Of Orleans to appoint two
commissioners per ballot bon to represent
each faction. The commissioners shall
be selected by the respective factions,
each acting for it's, L. and appointed upon
their recommendation. Should any COM
missioner be absent at the opening of the
poll, the vacancy shall be filled by the
remaining commissioners for the faction
which the absentee in part represents.
All Judges and commissioners of election
throughout the State must be appointed
five days before he election No repre-
sentation shall be given after that time,
and it shall be the duty Of the different
parish executive committees and of the
presidents Of the central ward .luhs of
The parish of Orleans to give public no.
tlce OF the names of the judges and COM
nisslOners OF election for five days prece-
ding said election. 1t shall also be their
duty to furnish the necessary ballot box
es to each polling booth.
Rule 5-All voting shall he by printed
or written ballot, which shall contain the
names of the persons voted for for dele
gates, and which shall also contain a
printed or written pledge that the voter
snail support and vote for the nominees
OF the Democratic party, both national
ana State. None bnt wnite Democratic
voters shall be allowed to participate at
SAID primary elections. All voters par.
tlclpatihg at said election shall he ipso
facto bound by said pledge. No ballot
shall be counted unless it contains the
the pledge specified, which shall be as
follows:
II hereby pledge myself to vote for the
nominees OF the State Democratic con-
ventlon at the election to be held in
April, 1892, aud for the Democratic presi-
dental electors and nominee for Con-
gress III my district at the election in
1922
fule 6-ln the parish of Orleans every
voter snail be repaired to produce his reg
lslratlon certificate of 1891.
Rule Ut shall be the duty of the
commissioners of election in charge of
each pallot box to keep complete num-
oefed record OF the name and residence
OF each voter, which poll list shall be
signed by the commissioners apd Judges
Oh election immediately after fhe closing
OF the polls and before the opening of the
ballot box, and shall constitute part Of
I ne returns to be forwarded to the parish
executive committee. They shall pro-
eeed 10 connt and tabnlate the votes aud
before leaving the polls, tally sheets kept
III duplicate shall be signed by the Judge
ana commissioners, a majority of whom
having signed the said tally sheets the
same shall be prima facie evidence of tie
election OF each party returned as having
received plurality Of the votes cast at
.ach ..aach polling place. All returns shall be
hied with the secretary of the parish ex-
'eutive committee within forty-elght
nonrs after the closing of the polls.
All protests shall be filed in writing
WITH he commissioners of election irnme-
lately after the votes shall have been
counted. and said protests must accom-
'any and be transmitted with the returns
% tlie parish executive committees, but
peclfsat'ons or grounds of protest nav
'e MED within forty-eight hours after the |
losing Of the polls.
kulo o-The parish executive commit
ees IN tie several parishes and the par
sh committee in the parish of Orleans
nay adopt such aldi ional rules for the
of primary elections in their
espectlve parishes as they may deem ne.
,tssary, provided said rules do not con-
net with the rules herein adopted.
Rule 9-Public notice required by these
uies shall be by notice in the public
'ress, or by posting the same upou the
onrt house door in the several parishes.