procedure on their subscribers:--

'That any person found communicating with a few obnoxious
individuals in this locality will be expelled from the
league. That every person presenting cattle for sale at a
fair shall produce his card, and that no buyers shall
purchase from any person without producing the same.

'That no individual shall sell to any dealer without
presenting his card, as it is the only way to detect those
employed by the Defence Unionists, and that we call on the
other branches to follow this example.'--'United Ireland,'
Dec. 12th, 1885.

As the power of the League became better established, the subscribers
were guaranteed against the caprice of their customers by such
resolutions as the following, adopted at New Ross:--

'That we hereby give final notice to Mr. Murtagh Stafford,
that if he does not give back his work to the Nationalist
blacksmiths, Messrs. Bowe and Busher, we cannot retain him
on our league. That we inform all members of our branch that
we expect them to patronize National blacksmiths, artisans,
etc., if they wish to remain members.'--'New Ross Standard,'
Jan. 9th, 1886.

The complicated equities, which arose under the operation of these local
tribunals, are illustrated by another case reported from Wexford.

'Farrell and a man named Shee had been partners in a
thrashing machine. Shee was boycotted in 1883 for having
taken an evicted farm, and accordingly the machine was
allowed to remain idle. Under these circumstances both
agreed to dissolve partnership, and Farrell purchased Shee's
share in the machine for 370l., a sum of 60l. being paid in
ready cash and the remainder being secured by a bill of
sale. Farrell then went to the Tullogher branch to get
"absolution for the machine," but his application was
refused, it being decided that Shee still had a certain
interest in it. In the "New Ross Standard," on Sept. 30th,
1885, Farrell, it is reported, being desirous of appealing
to the Central League in Dublin, had forwarded his statement
to the Tullogher branch and declared he was now ready to
verify it on oath. His request to have it sent on to the
Central League was, however, refused by the local
branch.'--'New Ross Standard.'

The election to local public offices soon engaged the attention of the
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