The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1870-05-14
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4, This committee appointed Bv
this convention to devise SOM
Just and feasible plan for the selec-
ton Of candidates for State ds
triet, parochial and municipal
officers, respectfully recommend
that IN and for each election pre-
cinct of the State, established bV
law, there shall Be three commits.
sioners, two ehallehgers, and j
judge, chosen at such primary
meetings as may be called BY tue
citizens Of any parish who favor
tAe organization of the People 5
Party Of Louisiana.
z. These commissioners, chal-
lengers and judges so chosen, shall,
after at least five day ! public
notice, cause a poll to be opened
in such voting precinct from the
hour Of 8 o'clock, a. M, to the
hour of 9 o'clock, p IN, of the dry
designated for NOMINATING cleo.
tions; and at elections thus hel |,
each candidate, "a. district, paii ii
and municipal off 81, 9 tall De
nominated, aud each candidate
for any State office shall be s, leet-
ed as hereinafter provided for.
3. Each person voting shall
possess the qualifications Of a legal
voter of Louisiana, and shall
pledge himself for the nominees to |
be selected before being permitted
to vote; and all candidates shall |
pledge themselves to abide the re-
suit Of the balloting, and vote for
the successful nominee.
4. Each voter shall place his
name on the back of the ticket he
casts, as a safeguard against fraud,
and a complete registry of every
person so voting shall be kept by
the officers holding the several
polls, and shall make return Of thel
same to the parish commissioners.
5. AT the close Of all such nolni-
mating elections, the commission
ers, challengers and Judge holding
such elections, shall proceed pub
Iicly to count the votes cast, and
shall proclaim the result, and
award certificate lin all cases of
parish elections Of nomination to
Ihe Candidate or candidates rpceiv-
ng the highest number of votes.
tn the event Of q tie vote of rival
candidates for the same Office. the
Iaid commissioners and ohallengers
hall be authorized to decide By
OF which Of the said candidates
hall be entitled to the nomination.
s. In all district elections, the
commissioners, challengers and
edges conducting tie s veral
nominating elections in such dis
riot, shall assemble at some con-
'enient place, within five days af
er any election so held, and after
iavsng in convention counted the
otess shall declare who Is elected
s candidate Of the party for any
district pffice,
7 InFnominating elections for
Il State officers, (and all members
+ the Board of Commissioners Of n,
he Peoples Party Of Louisiana. 4
recinct commissioners shall re- Y
ort the result Of the nrecinct !,
ominating elections to the parish i
commissioners, and the said par u
h commissioners shall report at 8
nee the result.of the baIlotings III
be entire parish, to the Board 81
tate Commissioners, who shall
ave their office in the city ofNew 5
and be styled the State :
'Oard Of Commissioners of the
copies Party of Louisiana; and 3
p0n count the said State Board Of
shall, by pubhca-
on throughout the State. an
ounce the result at tile n0lnina- n
ng elections II the State 1T large, /
Id their certificate Of selection ns
lall entitle the holder thereof to ~
, tile sole nominee Ut the "Peo- D