The Opelousas courier., 1882-08-12
The New Election Law.

all ACU GuGlblGu Cu E1OU w IOpOGeA ui
Act to regulate the conduct and main
tain the freedom and purity of cleo
tions," sc.
SECTION /. That section 2, of an Act
entitled fan Act to repeal an Act to
regulate the conduct and maintain the
freedom and purity of elections" &C.,
be amendedandre enacted so as to read
THAT the general elections for the
State and parish officers shall be held
ence every four gears, on the first
Tuesday next following the third Mon
day of April, 1884"
SEC. 2. That section 6 of the same
Act be amended and r~e-enacted so as
to read: That in every year in which
elections are to be held for electors of
President and Vice. President, said
elections shall be held on the first
Tnesdar next following the first Men
day in November, 1884, and every fonr
years thereafter, and to be conducted
and the returns made in the same man
ner as herein provided for general cleo
tons. The Secretary of State, or in
case of vacancy of that office, the State
Auditor, shall ascertain from the re-
turns the persons who received the
greatest number of votes actually cast;
and the Governor shall issue his Ger
tiicate of election to the said persons,
and they shall be authorized to cast
the vote of the State for the President
and Vice President.
SEC. 3. That section z, of the same
Act be amended and re-enacted so as
to read That all general elections
for Representatives in Congress shall
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
1882, and every two years thereafter
and shall be conducted III the same
manner as elections for Representa-
tives to the General Assembly !; except
that the names of persons voted for as
Representatives to Congress shall be
printed on a separate ballot and be
deposited in q separate box.
SEC. A. That section %, of the same
Act, be amended and re- enacted SO as
to read: Thas all the names of per-
sons voted for shall be printed on u
ticket or ballot of white paper, OF uni
form size and quality, to be furnished
by the Secretary of State at a charge
of five per centum ove and above the
actual cost of said paper and the
names of persons veted for. and the
Office for which they are voted, shall
be accurately specified, and sfonld two
or more tickets be folded together the
tickets so folded shall be rejected.
The Commissioners of Election shall
require every person Offering to vate
to exhibit his certificate of registration,
if such certificate be necessary under
the laws in force, governing registra-
ton; and when the vote of such per
son is received the Commissioners OF
Election shall write or stamp on such
certificate the word voted" and the
j date of the vote, which shall be signed
by one Of the Commissioners /; aud any
person who shall erase or alter any
stamp or mark TINS made by the Com
missioner of Elections, or any one D
|. them, shall on conviction thereof be
deemed guilty of a felony and be tines
not less than Eve hundred dollars, ant
/ imprisoned at hard labor not less thar
4 two D more than five years.
II SEC. s. That section 36 of same Ac
lie amended and re- enacted SO as e
| read: That for all elections in th
i several parishes, the parish Of. Orlean
excepted, the Governor shall appoint
Returning Officer for each parish, VIII
i shall appoint the Commissioners Q
Elections, and designate the pollin
places in each election precinct.
II SEC. 6. That section 80 of the sam
/ Act be amended and r~e-enacted so a
to read That it shall be the duty {
+ the Secretary of State, Assistant Secre
4 tary Of State, or in their default tn
Il State Auditor, not less than ten nc
more than twenty days after the da
d of holding ali election, to begin tn
compilation of the returns, and as 500
as possible thereafter he shall complet
4 the compilation of the returns, al
shall publish in the official journal I'll
names of all the candidates voted fol
the office for which each was voted TO
aud the number of votes actually cat
for each as shown by the returns, an
shall declare that the persons receiyin
! the greatest number of votes cast fe
j the office for which such person was
d candidate has been duly elected.
e the Secretary of State or the Audits
d should wilfully neglect or refuse
d compile the returns of election an
il publish the result as above provides
or If he should wilfully neglect or n
] fuse to count any vote al shown b
,a the returns, or should erase, alter or
any manner change any returns ffol
any parish OF polling place. he shall
,r deemed guilty of u felony, and ups
conviction thereof shall be punislie
by a ine of not less than one ~tliousan
K dollars and by Imprisonment at hal
i. labor for not less thar sever nor mo-
To than ten years.
SEC. q. That section AZ of the san
Act be amended and re enacted so
,e to read. That it, shall be the duty
the Secretary Of State, Assistant Seer
III tary of State, or, as may be, the Sta
Is Auditor, to transmit to the Clerk of Il
10 House of Representatives of the La
General Assembly a list of the nam
of such persons as, according to Il
fe returns from the several parishes, shs
i votes for the office of Representative
i as the case may be, in the respect
b parishes or representative district
4 and il shall be the dnty of the ga
Clerk to place the names 80 furnisle
b upon the roll of the House.
Bo
81 The vote Oh the Presidents veto h
given the people of Louisiana an Q
Y ~portnnity Id see who their friends d
Il among the Northern Democrats. Sa
81. Randall, who was twice elected Speal