St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-12
BASIC RULES

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PRIMARY EI1Cfl0l0.
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The State Central Committee Of the
Democratic party Of the state Of Louis
lana do hereby adopt the following ap-
| porti0hment Of delegates based upon
the votes cast for Gov. r. r. Nichols
| In April, 1888, and rules for the conduct
of primary elections OF delegates to the
State nominating convention to be
held In for the purpose OF
dominating candidates for tho State
Officers to be voted upon 1t the general
election In April, 1892:
appointment Of delegates on the
basis of votes for GOvernOr.)
Rule AN delegates to the State
nominating convention shah elected by
parish conventions, except In the par
ish Of Orleans, which shall I've constitu.
ted of delegates elected BY the voters ci
the several wards within the parish,
and Il shall be the duty of the parish
executive committee to az the appor-
tiOnment Of delegates to the several
wards of their respective parishes,
based upon the vote cast for Gov. +. T..
Nichols in April, 1883. In the parish
of Orleans delegates shall be elected hy
the several wards direct to the State
nominating convention.
Rule 9.-All elections of delegates to
the State nominating convention shall
be by primary elections throughout the
State.
Rule 3.-Thc parish executive COM
mlttees the State 1.-THE Parish Of Orleans
excepted) are hereby directed to estab-
llsh one or more polling booths in each
ward of their RESP ective parishes, and
they are further authorized to DIX 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 the
ten days before said election, Of the
place where said polling booths shall
be located and of the dag and hours Az.
ed for the reception of votes. In the
Parish of Orleans, the parish executive
committee shall formulate rules for the
guidance Of said primary election, which
rules shall require the establishment of
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and they shall; also DIX the hours during
which said polling booths ehall re-
main open and the day upon which said
election shall be held. They shall give
pnblic notice during ten days of said
election.
Rule Ain addition to . Judge Of
election 1t shall he the duty OF the diff.
ferVnt parish executive committees aud
of the presidents Of the central ward
clubs Of tho parish of O.l.ans to ap-
point two commissioners ,er ballot LOx
to represent each faction. The COM
missiOners shall be selected by the re-
speciiye factions each acting for itself
and appointed upcn their recommends.
tiOn. Should any commissioner be ab.
sent at the opening Of the poll, the
vacancy shall be filed by the re.
naming commissioners for the faction
which the absentee In part represents,
All judges and commissioners of cleo
ton throughout the State must be ap.
pointed five days before the election.
No representation shall he gwen after
that time, and 1t shall be the duty
OF the different parish executive com.
mittees and of the presidents of the cen.
trail ward clubs of the parish of Orleans
to give public notice of the names of
the judges and commissioners of cleo
ton for tve days preceding said cleo.
ton. 1t shall also be their duty to
furnish the necessary ballot boxes to
each polling booth.
Rlle 5-Al voting shall be by print.
ed or written ballot, which shall con-
tain the names Of the pers Ons voted for
delegates, and which shall also contain
. printed or written pledge that the
voter shall support and vote for the
nominees Of the Democratic party, both
national and State. None but white
Democratic voters shall be allowed to
participate Ut said primary elections
All voters participating at said elections
shall he ipsO factO by said plegde bound.
No ballot shall be counted unless 1t con-
tains the pledge specified, which shall
be as follows:
81 hereby pledge myself to vote for
the nominees Of the State Democratic
convention at the election to be held in
April. 1892, and for the Democratic
presidential electors and nominee for
Congress In my district at the election
In November, 1892"
Rule 6.--ln the parish Of Orleans
every voter shall be required to produce
his registration certificate Of 1891.
Rule tit shall be the duty Of the
commissioners of election In charge of
each ballot box to keep complete mum.
bered record Of the name and residence
OF each voter, which poll list shall be
signed by the commissioners and judges
Of election Immediately after the clos.
Ing OF the polls an before the opening
OF the ballot box, and shall constitute q
part Ut the returns to be forwarded to
the parish executive committee. They
shall proceed to count and tabulate the
votes, and before leaving the polls
tally sheets kept In duplicate shall be |
signed BY the Judge and commissioners, |
> majority of whom having signed
said tally sheets, the same shall be |
prina faciA evidence Of the election of |
zach party returned as having received |
. plurality of the votes cast at each |
polling place. AL returns shall be fled |!
ed with the secretary Of tho parish ex-
ecutive committee within forty.cight |
hours after the closing Of the polls.
All protests shall b liled IN writing /
after tina votes shall! have |
been counted, and said protests must /
accompany and he transmited with the
returns to the parish executive com.
mitlee, but specifications or grounds of
protest may be dled within forty.eight
hours after the closing Of the polls.
Rule 8-The parish executive com.
mittees In the several parishes and the
parish committee In the parish Of Or
leans may adopt such additional rules
Tor the guidance Of primary elections
IN their respective pari ;hes - they may
1eem necessary. provided said rules
10 not conflict with the rules herein
adopted.
Rule 9-Publlc notice required BY
'hese rules shall b by notice In the pub.
ic press, or by posting the same upon