St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-02

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marking be screened from tho observs-
ton Of others, and . guard rail Is 20
constructed and placed - that only such
persons as are inside the rail can ap-
proach within six feet of the ballot box
and of such stalls and shelves. The
arrangement is such that neither the
glass side of the ballot box nor the voter
In the stall Is hidden from view Of those
just outside the guard rail. Nothing
but pen and ink and blotter is on each
shelf. No person but the three judges.
two clerks and enough voters to I'LL the
stalls is admitted inside the rail.
OPENING THE POLLS.
At the opening of the polls in each
precinct the seals Of the package of bal
lots are publicly broken by the judges
of election, and the ballots delivered to
the clerks with the certified list of
voters. and the box, being examined By
said judges, is placed.
THE VOTING.
Any person desiring to vote gives his
name and residence to one of the clerks,
who thereupon announces the same in .
loud and distinct voice. and If such name
is found on the certified list by the other
clerk, it is announced by him in the same
manner, and the voter is allowed to en-
ter the space inclosed by the guard rail.
the first clerk handing him one and only
one ticket, and pronouncing him ''voted, ("
and the name of the voter is immediate
ly entered on the certified list as having
voted.
DUTY OF JUDGES.
Tho judges of election keep order and
suffer no one to remain behind the rail
over four minutes or in q stall over two
minutes, or to enter an occupied stall, OF
to remain behind the rail after putting
his ticket in the box, or to return behind
the rail after once leaving, or to 60 from
behind the rail with ticket.
DUTY OF VOTER.
On receipt of his ballot the voter forth
with, and without leaving the inclosed
space, retires to stall, and marks in the
squares after the names Of all except
those he intends the ballot to favor, and
before leaving the stall he folds his bal.
lot, without displayingthe marks there
on, and keeping it so folded, exhibits the
official endorsement on his ballot to the
judges Of election, who declare in an
audible, distinct voice, whether the bal
lot is official or not; and il it be declared
official, the voter thereupon at once de-
posits his ballot in the box.
UNUSED BALLOTS.
Tickets returned to the clerks by voters
who, after receiving them on entering
behind the rail yet refuse to put them in
the box, are by the clerks sealed in en-
velopes, and with all tickets never dis
tributed, are by the clerks returned to
the judges and through them to the reg
istrars, and by them to the State Board
Of Control, receipts passing Is in send
ing them out. -..
DEFECTIVE BALLOTS.
Tickets not counted because the voters
marks fail to show his choice by reason
of his leaving two or more names for the
same Office unmarked, or by reason Of
some other like thing, are preserved by
the clerks in sealed envelopes and re-
turned with the unused ballots.
ELECTION RETURNS.
The glass box is opened and contents
counted in view of the public, where IL
stands in six feet of the rail, and the
Official returns certified to the State
Board Of Control, with the voted ballots
in . sealed package.
PHYSICAL DISABILITY.
A person who applies to vote but by
blindness or other physical disability is
unable to mark his ballot, may make his
declaration of such disability under oath
before one of the judges of election. who
can administer the oath, and then. ON
request, have one or two of the election
officers to mark it as he shall direct,
without information from them, except
to call over to him the names on the
ticket, and they shall certify on the liss
that it was 50 marked by them accord.
ing to his direction.
PROHIBITlONS.
No ballot except the official one Is
allowed to be deposited in the ballot
box, and none but ballots prepared in
accordance with the law will be counted.
II the voter leaves unmarked more names
than there are persons to be elected to
an office, or il for any reason 1t Is impos'
sible to determine the voters choice for
any Office to be filled. his ballot rs to
that office is not to be counted.
SANCTION.
A voter is criminal, subject to fine and
Jail, il he marks his ballot with dis
tinguishing mark, or shows its face
after he has marked it for deposit; and
SO is any person who interferes with .
voter in making his ballot, or tries to
find out how voter marked his ballot,
or hinders the voting Of others, Or re-
moves or destroys any OF the appliances
or conveniences furnished to enable
voters to prepare their ballots or other
wise violates any of the provisions Of
this act.
ANY person is . felon, subject to not
less than one year nor more than five
years at hard labor, who falsely makes
or wilfully defaces or destroys any nom
ination paper or part thereof. or any
withdrawal, or signs paper contrary to
the law, or files . paper Of nomination
or withdrawal knowing the same or any
mart %hereof In ha falsely made or sum