St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-12

respective State Executive Commit
tees, shail be used and in the par
ishcs outside Of the City O
New Orleans all ballots shall b.
printed on white paper ordinarily
used for printing purposes by news
papers. The tickets shall contain
nothing but the names Of the per
sons nominated by the respecti~.
conventions At Baton Rouge, known
~ the Foster ticket and the McEn.
cry ticket, and the Offices for which
they are voting; and in addition
thereto The name Of . person to rep.
resent the parish or ward upon the
State Central Committee. and the
words ''fOr the basis of represents
tion," ETC., or against the baeis Of
representation suggested by the
State Central Committees Of the
Democratic party" Each voter
shall deposit his ballot in the box
with his own hand, and in the City
Of New Orleans ballots shall be
stamped by the commissioner rep
resenting each faction, and no bal
lot unstamped shall be counted.
Z. Qualification Of Voters
QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS.
shall be A. follows: In parishes
outside Of the City OF New Orleans
white Democrats with the qualiica-
tions required by Law, except ~ to
registration. In the parish of Or
leans. white Democrats registered
at least ten days prior to the cleo
ton, i. e.. up to and inclusive Of
the 18th day Of March, 1892. The
test in cases Of challenge, when the
voters Democracy is questioned,
shall he: Twill you agree to abide
by and sustain the result Of the
election!" II he answers afiirma-
lively his vote shall be received and
counted and il he answers in the
negative, it shall be rejected and
he shall not he permitted to vote.
8. Manner Of Voting-The COM
missi0ners Of election at each poll
ing place shall keep q list Of the
persons voting. which list shall be
numbered from one to the end, and
said list 80 kept shall be certified as
correct by the commissioners inn
mediately upon closing the polls
and before leaving the place or
opening the ballot box.
Each voter shall vote in the ward
and precinct in which he will be en-
titled TO vote under the law.
In the City Of New Orleans the
commissioners Of election shall re-
qure every person offering 10 vote
to exhibit his certificate Ut regis
tration, and when the vote Of such
person Is received the commission
ers Of election shall stamp the Ger
tificate Of registration.
In the parish Of Orleans the
chairmen Of the respective State
Executive Committees shall provide
q certified copy of the registration,
duly authenticated by the registrar
Of voters. which shall be used BY
the commissioners Of election in the
same manner as the poll required
to be furnished bv the election laws
Of the State.
0. COUNT AND RETURNS OF ELECTION.
All ballots shall be counted add
returns made Immediately on clos
ing Of the polls in the presence Of
not more than two witnesses on
each side, to be admitted into the
room where the count is being
made. Three tally sheets shall be
kept Of the count; the tally sheets
to have the tallies marked in lines
from the beginning to the end Of the
page, and the total amount of the
ballot shall be written in figures i'm
after the end of the tai
lies and in letters, 50 as to prevent
any alteration thereof.
Should two or more tickets be
folded together the tickets 80 fold
ed together shall be rejected.
After the count Is completed the
ballots to be put back in the box.
which shall be immediately sealed
with the ballots therein, and pre-
sevred until the result Of the cleo
lion il announced.
All poll lists and tally sheets shall
be made in triplicate and signed
by the commissioners, Endorsed on |
the wrapper with parish and pre-
cinct thereon. One copy Of each
of said papers shall be sent sealed,
BY mail, by registered letter, or by |
special messenger, or by express,
10 the Hon. John s. Young, chair.
nan Of this committee, care Of the |
National Bank Of New Or
cans, La. One copy shall be fled
With each OF the parish committees
% be forwarded to their respective
State executive committees.
The returns forwarded to the
chairman shall remain in the said
rank, with the seals unbroken, un-
il March %, 1892, at 10 o'clock A.
L., at which time this committee
hall meet at New Orleans, open
hem and commence the canvass
hereof end shall Immediately, on
he completion thereof promulgate,
y publication, the result thereof.
New Orleans, Feb. -, 1892.
E. Howard McCaleb, +. C.. |
.acharie, John Fitzpatrick, James
:. Noise, A. w. Crandell, Charles
H. Butler, committee.
JOHN s. YOUNG, Chairman.
ARTHUR M'GUIRK, Secretary.
lOrrIClAL.j
PRONUNCIATION.
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