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Louisiana Election Law.
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such supervisors shall, upon con-
vietion before any court of com
petent jurisdiction, be fined in a
sum not exceeding $500, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. &c. Be it further enacted,
etc, That in all future elections
for Senators, Representatives,
sheriffs, corOners, clerks of District
Courts and other officers, if there
should be an equal number of
votes given to two or more candi-
dates, the election for such Office
or offices thus not filled shall be
again returned to the people in
the parish or district, as the case
may lie, public notice of ten days
to be first given in the same man
ner as in the first election, with
out the proclamation of the gov
ernOr. 5i
> Sec. 81. Be it further enacted,
etc., That it shall be the duty OF
the governor, at least six weeks
before every general election, to
issue his proclamation giving no.
tice thereof, which shall be pub
lished in the official journal of the
State, and copies thereof forward
ed to the several returning officers
throughout the State.
Sec. %. Be it further enacted.
ETC., That notice of every general
election held under the provisions
of this act shall be given at least
thirty days before the election,
by notices posted up in each pre-
cinct, or if there be an official
newspaper published in the par
ish, by publishing the notice in
such paper.
Notice of every general election
shall be given by the sheriff Of
each parish at least ten days, by
advel tisement in at least one news
paper in each parish in which a
paper may be published and in
the parish of Orleans in three
newspapers OF sand parish
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted,
etc., That all general elections fol-
members of Congress shall be
held at the same time and conduc
ted in the same manner as is pro
vided for the election for Repre-
sentatives to the General Assem-
bly,.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted
etc., That as soon as possible after
the expiration of the time of max
ing the returns of the election fol
Representatives in Congress, the
Governor, Jointly with the Secre
tary OF State and ajudge of one o
the District Courts of the State
shall proceed to ascertain from
the said returns the person duly
elected, a certificate of which shall
be entered on record by the Sec
rotary of State and signed by til,
Governor, and a copy thereof
subscribed as aforesaid, shall b,
delivered to the person so elected
and another copy transmitted t,
the House of Representatives O
the Congress of the United States
directed to the speaker thereof.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted
etc, That in case OF vacancy, b,
death or otherwise, in the said OF
flee of Representatives in Congress
between the general elections,
shall be the duty of the Governor
by proclamation, to cause an eleC
ton to be held according to law
to I'LL the vacancy.
Sec. 30. Be it further enacted
etc., That in every year in whic
an election shall be held for ele,
tors of President and Vice. Pres
dent of the United States, sue
election shall be held on the Tue,
day next after the first Monda
IN the month of November, in q,
cordanee with an act of the Coz
greSs of the United States, a,
proved January 90, 1916, entitle
can act to establish uniform tim
for holding elections for electoi
OF President and Vice Presiden
In all States OF the Union p an
such elections shall be held an
conducted in the manner and for
provided by law for general Stat
elections.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacte,
etc., atthe foregoing provision
except as to time and place
holding elections, shall apply
the election of all officers who's
election is not otherwise provide
for.
Sec. "a. Be it further enacte,
etc., That the Governor is autho
lied and empowered to issue hi
proclamation ordering in all case
not otherwise provided for by Law
elections to be held in the difee
ent parishes of this State to f