The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-31

count may be, made by both him
and the commissioners, all signing
and making the necessary certifi.
catea.)
Sec. IA. In case the right of
any person to vote 10. challenged,
the commissioners Of election shall
have power to administer oaths
and aflirmati0ns 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 Ut such cleo
ton, and in all cases the conl mis-
sioners of election shall appoint
one OF their number to keep q re.
cord of the votes during the elec-
ton, and another to receive the
votes, and whenever q vote il re.
ceived, the commissioner of cleo
ton 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 cannot vote out of his
parish.
Sec. 10. AL 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 tue tickets 60
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 lie resides. Tie commits
siOners OF election shall require
every person Offering 10 vote to
exhibit his certificate OF registra-
ton, and when the vote Of snch
person is received, the commits
siourrs OF election shall write or
stamp on such certificate or ;,ffitla-
vitthe word 'svoted,n and thedate
of the vote which shall he sigued
BY one Of the commissioners.
Section ~. The commissioners
shall have the right to- require
that any person. attempting to
vote shall he put on his OATH and
made to declare whether he las
voted at any other poH or voting
place $50 and ills
hereby made the duty ofany com
missioner upon the request of any
voter. to administrators oath here
il-requirea, and any commission
er Of election refusing or neglect.
ing to administer the oath when
90 required, shall be- deemed gull
ty of a misdemeanor, and on con:
viction thereof, shall be punished
BY q fine OF not less than one hun.
dred dollars, and by iaprison.
nient for q term not less than three
months. - 81.
Sec. 81. Any person offering to
vote, MAY he required by commits
sioners 10 make oath and declare
that he is the person to whom was
issued the registration certificate
or any other paper upon which he
offers to vote, and that be has not
voted ut any other poll or voting
place.
Sec. %. The supervisor Of req.
istration for each parish through.
ont the state, shall furnish to the
commissioners Of election ct each
poll Or voting place in bis parish,
y correct and duly certified list,
written orprinted, 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 it
shall be the duty of the commits
si0ners Of election, IA soon as the
voter has deposited his vote to
erase his name from said list
Any person except the commits
si0ners of election, who shall mark,
disfgure or erase any part OF said
list, shall Inc immediately arrested
and confined until the close Of the
polls. 1t is made the duty of all
the supervisors ]. Of registration,
commissioners Of election, and
public officers, to enforce the pen
atty of this section.
Section rs. Provides that CON-
tmissiOners Of election shall make
two sworn statements of any riot,
tnmult, acts of violence, intimida.
|tion and disturbance, bribery or