Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
1he Election Law of tho -.
Parishes a9

I'M aflsl1es.
da1 of e!e..loa IS to be holden on the 6r.t,,
Ccm M NGVember, under the iaspec1io ,,f ST No.
Commissioners to be appointed h., !. OF thrs
"a On or before the list Octobey as poh
1ne Election; Or in case thew fail to previous
commissioners then thew nav " 'ppohts4
the Clerk Of the court before -" appointed
day OF October; and if he fails t tue q second No.
duty, by the Sheriff as early AS q,senarges
Inc commissioners are to be sworn h NV
llce OF the Peace, and two of them sbs,, u
quorum. The elections are to be held .t
rleclhcts as are fixed by law, or sub ss
ollcy jury may establish. The pds %lE
pe opened at 8 o'clock in the morning u Wab
at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon. IF the CSsaaos
s'ohefs 90 not arrive within two hours A.
opening Oh the Polls, the voters present w.
u ml one OF Two as the case may reopnE
Inc Commissioner have power TO nresarrs>
der at the Elections, ard for tbat nnrnnsa
lmprlson all disorderly persons wbiln tLo p nTs
are open. The duty Of the Cornn;s.innas
10 receive the votes OF the duly qualified ele
tors, to deposit them iuthe Baliot-Box. TO cow
them Immediately afier the closing of the poI
returning the number Of votes giyeD for oss
candidate, and the Poll List to the Danns
Sheriff or other officer in attendance. who 81
Immediately convey them to the returninc -
ficer of the Parish.
Should any person offering to vote be chd
lenged, or the Commissioners be in donbt ~
his right to vote, they shall administer to bin
the following oath: 81. A. B. do sclemllv ssa,
or affirm that have been two years a Gina
of the United States If a naturalized citizen
he shall state on oath the place at which he wa
naturalized, and that | have attained the ap
of twenty-one years: and that | have resided
this state two consecutive years next preceding
this election, and the last year thereof in th
Parish; and do further solemnly swear ora
firm that, since the adoption of the presea
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana, | haH
not fought a duel with deadly weapons with
citizen OF this State, nor sent nor accepted,
challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapon
either in this State or out Of it with a citize
of this State, nor have I acted as second,
knowingly aided or assisted, in any manner, an
persons thus offending. So help me God.s-
This oath is to be signed and filled. If fakef
taken its punishable as perjury; if not take,
the. vote must be rejected.
The punishment for Illegal yotihgis fine AM
Imprisonment at the discretion of The Court
The votes are to be by ballot, eseh ballot t
containthe anne of ali persons voted for,es
cept those for the offices of Justices Of the Peay
and C~onstables, which ere to be written
printed on a separate ballot and deposited hi
separate boX-the two boycs to be s~uppl!edh
the Sheriff. at the expense Of the Parish.
The Commissioners are prohibited from bWs
ing or marking any folded ticket, under 4 penst
OF five hundred dollars for each ~oftace. I'll
Sheriff shalt appoint a Deputy to attend ea
Poll: but if he taif to do so, the COMMISSIONS
have the right to appoint a suitable person.
The duty Of the Deputy Sheriff, or persons &
appointed, is to attend the Election, obeya
order of the Commissioners, and to convey da
returns to the returning officer of the Paa
within forty-eight hours after the close Of thu
Polls, under q penalty, for neglect or ~ref1ssL.d
one hundred dollars; the Sheriff is the returning
officer of the Paris. He shall, on the second
day after the closing of the Polls, repair toth
Court House of the Parish, and as many Other
persons as may attend, compile the returns si
in by the commissioners of the several reclrs
and make public proclamation of the result, ain
return thereof to the SeSeretarF Of State
The returns are 70 be made in tripleate-ors
to be sent to the Secretary of State by mail,
another to be forwarded by the most speedy
conveyance, and the third TO be deposited N
the office of the clerk of the District Couk
The failure or neglect of the Sheriff to perform
his duty is punishable by a fine net exceeding
five hundred dollars.
That, in case of a tie vote between the two
having the greater number of votes
thu election shall again be held, without waiting
for the Proclamation of the Governor, after ten
days public notice.
The preceding are all the provisions Of thu
of general interest.