The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-24

count may be made by both him
and the commissioners, all signing
and making the necessary certifi-
cates.)
Sec. IA. In case the right of
any person TO vote is challenged,
the commissioners OF election shall
have power to administer oaths
aud affirmatiOns to- persons offer
ing to vote at any election con-
Quoted by them, and to examine
such persons under oath touching
their right to vote at such cleo
ton, and in all cases the commits
sioners of election shall appoint
one OF their number to keep a re-
cord of the votes during the cleo
ton, and another to receive the
votes, and whenever a vote is re-
ceived, the commissioner of cleo
tion keeping the record shall call
the name OF the voter aloud, and
shall mark the letter V opposite
said name on the record.
Sections II and Is requires that
one must be registered in order to
vote, and caanot vote out of his
parish.
Sec. 10 All the names of per-
sons voted for by each voter shall
be written or printed on one tick
ct on which the names Of the per-
sons voted for, together with the
Office for which they are voted for,
shall be accurately specified; and
should two or more tickets be
folded together the tickets SO
folded shall be rejected; provided
no person shall be allowed to vote
for ward or municipal officers ex-
cept in the ward or municipality
in which he resides. The commits
sioners OF election shall require
every person Offering to vote to
exhibit his certificate Of registra-
ton, aud when the vote of such
person is received, the commits
siOners of election shall write or
stamp on such certificate or affida
Wit the word "voted,n and the date
of the vote which shall be signed
by one of the commissioners.
Section 90. The commissioners
shall have the right to require
that any person attempting to
vote shall be put GU his oath and
made to declare whether he has
voted at any other poll or voting
place: and it is
hereby made the duty ofany com
missioner upon the request of any
voter to administer the oath here.
in required, and any commission
er Of election refusing or neglect
ing to administer the oath when
SO required, shall be deemed gull
ty of u misdeme;lnor, and on con-
viction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine OF not less than one hum
dred dollars, and by imprison-
ment for a term not less than three
months.
Sec. 81. Any person offering to
vote, may be required by commits
sioners to make oath and declare
that he is the person to whom was
issued the registration certificate
or any other paper upon which lie
offers to vote, aud that he has not
voted at any other poll or voting
place. =
Sec. %. The supervisor of reg.
istration for each parish through.
out the state, shall furnish to the
commissioners of election at each
poll or voting place in his parish,
a correct and duly certified list,
written OF printed, in alphabetical
order, of all the registered voters
and the number OF the certificate
of registration OF each voter OF the
precinct in which the poll or vot
ing place may be situated, and il
shall be the duty of the commits
sioners of election, as soon as the
voter has deposited his vote t
erase his name from said list
Any person except the commits
sioners of election, who shall mark
disfgure or erase any part of salt
list, shall be Immediately arrested
and confined until the close of tn,
polls. 1t is made the duty of al
the supervisors of registration
/ commissioners of election. an,
] public officers, to enforce the pen
atty of this section.
4 Section 26. Provides that com
j missioners of election shall, max
! two sworn statements of any riot
j tnmult, acts of Violence intimids
J ton and disturbance, bribery o
: corrupt influences occurring at O
. near polling place that nigh
tend to defeat a fair election.
u Section 50. Provides that CON
j. missionels of election shall clos
!. all drinking saloons. dram ShOps