The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-24
10 the Commissioners Of Election
IN BOSSIER PARISH.
Abstracts From the
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THE following abstracts from
i the Election Laws, passed
November Gosh, 1872, and now in
force, are printed for guidance OF
Commissioners of Election:
! Section 6. All elections shall
be completed in one day, and the
polls shall be kept open at each
poll or voting place from the hour
of six in the morning until six In
the afternoon.
Section 8. The election at each
poll shall be presided over by
three commissioners
who shall take and subscribe to.
the oath prescribed for State off.
GERS. Should only one Of the CON-
missioners be present at the honr
for opening the poll, he shall APP
point another, and both together
a third, and the commissioners SO
appointed shall take the oath and
perform all the duties of commls.
sioners of election in the same
manner as if they had been APP.
pointed, as provided for regular
appointment OF commissioners by
this act. One of the commissions
ers shall be authorized to admin.
lister the oath to the other com
misSiOners.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of
the commissioners Of election to
receive the ballots Of all legal vo-
tiers who shall offer to vote, and
deposit the same in the ballot box
to be provided for that purpose;
the commissioners shall deposit
the ballot Of each voter in the bal
lot box in full and convenient
view of the voter himself.
Sec. 10. In all cases the vote of
the person offering to vote shall
be taken from the hand of the vO-
ter by one OF the commissioners of
election, and any commissioner of
election receiving a vote from the
hands OF any person other than the
voter shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more
than three hundred dollars;
any voter shall have
the right to deposit his own vote
in the ballot box with his own
hand.
Sec. II. The commissioners of
election shall preserve order and
decoruD at the election, and shall
commit to prison, or if at a place
over Que mile from the parish prs
on, to the custody OF All officer,
who shall convey the prisoner to a
place at least quarter of a mile
from the polls any disorderly per-
son or persons, for a term not to
extend beyond the hour of closing
the polls; provided he be permit.
ted to vote before being imprison-
ed. 1t shall be the duty of the
commissioners of election or any
of them, to issue a warrant forth
with for the arrest of such person
| or persons, and the officer making
the arrest shall commit such per.
! sou or persons as above provided,
until the close Of the polls. Such
warrants may be directed to any
sheriff, constable or police officer,
aud shall be executed immediate.
" by such officer. As soon as
practical after the closing OF the
polls such person or persons shall
be brought before the proper mag.
istrate for examination, who shall
proceed forthwith to examine tht
| case.
/ Sec. 13. It shall be the duty O.
the commissioners Of election al
each poll or voting place to keel
a list of the names of the persons
voting ut such poll or voting place
which list shall be numbered from
one to the end; and said list of vo
tiers with their names and mum
bers as aforesaid, shall be signed
and sworn to as correct by tn
commissioners Immediately OF
closing the polls, and before leav
ing the place, and before openin,
the box. If no judge or justice 0
the peace or other person author
| lied to administer such oath, b
present to do SO, it may be admin
istered by any voter. The vote
shall be counted by the commits
sioners at each voting place in
mediately after closing the elet
ton and without moving til
boxes from the place where tn
votes were received, and the count
ing must be done Ia the presenc
Of any bystander or citizen VIII
may be present. Tally sheets shal
Inc kent Of the cOunt. and after Sh