The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
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Can a Vote be Challenged
at the Polls

Yes! Any man offering te
vote next Tuesday can, by
express law, be challenged for any
cause except his residence. Sec. 49,
of the Election law, approved Noyem.
Der 90, 1872, says:
no voter whose name is registered
according to law shall be challenged at
the polls on any question Of residence
Sec. 43 reads:
Immediately upon the close of the
polls on the day of election, the Com
missioners of the election at each poll
shall proceed to count the votes y \
and list shall be made of the persons
voted for + \ the number of ballots
contained in each box AND THE NUMBER
REJECTED.
If the Commissioners have no pow
er to reject a ballot, why are they
required to make list of those
rejected?
Sections Ii, 90 and 81 read as fol
lows, and are positive On the sub
ject:
SEC. Il. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
| That in case the right of any person to
vote is challenged, the commissioner of
election shall have power to administer
oaths and atilrmations to persons offer
ing to vote at any election conducted
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under oath touching their right to vote
at such election, and in all cases the
commissioners, of election shall appoint
one Of thei. number to keep a record Of
the voters daring the election, and
another to receive the votes; and, when
ever Il vote is received, the commissions
er OF election keeping the record shall
call the name of the voter aloud, and
shall mark the letter V opposite said
| uame OH the record.
SEC. 30 Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the commissioners shall have the
right to require that any person at
tempting to vote shall be put on his
oath and made to declare whether he
has voted at another poll or voting
place; and in case snch person shall
make false oath, he shall be subjected
to the penalties provided by law for
perjury; and it is hereby made the duty
Of any commissioner of election, upon
the request of any voter, to administer
the oath herein required, and any COM
missioner OF election, refusing or neg
Letting to administer the oath when SO
required, shall be deemed guilty of a
mistlemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine OF not less
than one hundred dollars, and by i'm
prisonment for term of not less than
three months.
SEC. ii. Be it further enacted, ETC..
That any person Offering to vote may be
required by the commissioners to 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 he has
not voted at any other poll or voting
place; and in case lie shall make false
oath, he shall be liable to the pains
and penalties of perjury prescribed
by law.
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For APPROVAL are the two sig
nifcant words printed on every Dem
ocratic- Conservative Ticket, issued
from our office, to be voted next
Tuesday. OF course we mean "For
Approval' Of all five of the Amend
ments to be submitted to the voters
of our Parish. We are for Reform,
have preached it and are going to
vote the way we preached. The Rad
icals swear they are for Reform,
preach Reform, but are going to vote
against Reform! against Approx
al" are the two printed words on
their tickets, and thus they violate
all their preaching and go back on
Reform. What do our colored voters
think Of this deceitful trick, this 60
ing back on good words and promises
given? Watch them with all your
might, colored men, for they mean
again mischief, and to the last will
blind you with deceit, fraud and
falsehoods.