Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-20


rotary of State, in like manner as
commissioners of election are required
to do.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION APPOINTED.
~. Prior to every election the COM
missioners of election shall appoint
three persons for each election dis
trict 20 be managers of the election,
who shall not all be of the same polit-
zeal party, if suitable persons of diff
ferent political parties can be had IN
the district. and ifany person appoint
ed shall fail to attend aud serve, the
managers present, if any, may desig-
nate one to fill his place; and if the
commissioners of election fail to make
the appointments, or in case of the
failure of all those appointed to at
tend and serve, any three qualified
electors present when the polls should
hc opened may act IA managers.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF MANAGERS.
Is. The managers shall take care
tile election is conducted fairly aud
agreeably to law, and they shall be
Judges of the qualifications of electors,
and may examine on oath any person
duly reg istcrcd and offering to vote
touching his qualifications as an cleo
tor. which oath any of the managers
NAV administer.
CLERKS OF ELECTION.
II. The managers of election shall
appoint two clerks, and the managers
and clerks shall he sworn by some Of
I fccr present competent to administer
oaths. or such may he sworn Ivy one oi
the others. faithfully to perform their
duties ut the the election according to
law, and not to attempt tn guide, aid.
direct or influence any voter i'll the
exercise of his right tn vote, except rs
expressly allowed 10y law.
BLANK RETURNS, STATIONERY. ETC. TO BE
FURNISHED.
IS. The commissioners of election
shall furnish to the managers at each
voting place Il sufficient quantity of
stationery for nse in holding the cleo
ton. and also blank forms to be used
/ in making returns of the election.
SHERIFF TO PROVIDE VOTING CoMPART
MENTS, ETC.
46. The sheriff shall provide ut each
election place sufficient number of
voting compartments, shelves and
! tables, for the use of electors, which
/ shall bc so arranged that it will be
! impossible for one voter, i'll one COM
partmcnt. to see another voter who is
preparing his ballot. The number of
voting compartments and shelves or
tables shall not be less than one to
Z Ln,,lpnI .Inrtnrs II thn
election district. Each compartment
shall be supplied and ha e posted up
in it card of instructions and he fur
nishcd with other convenienccs for
marking the ballots. election Ordi-
nance, Section 10.)
Row TO CONDUCT TIE ELECTION AND
COUNT THE BALLOTS.
Il. The polls shall he opened at
nine o'clock in the morning, and be
kept open until six o'clock in the eve
ming and no longer; aud every person
( entitled to vote shall deliver an "of-
fetal ballot" prepared IN accordance
i with law. to one of the managers i'll
the presence of the others, which bal
lot shall be put into the ballot box,
and at the same time one of the clerks
shall take down OH II list, the name OF
, every person voting, and the other
shall make the proper entry on the
poll book: and when the polls shall be
closed, the managers shall publicly
open the box and count the ballots, al
the same time reading aloud the names
of the persons voted for, which shall
be taken down by the clerks i'll the
presence of the managers, and if there
be two or mere ballots rolled up to-
gether, neither shall be counted.
CERTAIN BALLOTS NOT TO BE COUNTED.
IS. If the voter marks more names
than there are persons to be elected
to an Office, or if for any reason it be
impossible to determine from the bal
lot the voters choice for any office
voted for, his ballot SO cast shall not
he counted. A ballot not provided in
accordance with law shall not be de-
posted or counted. ELECTION Ordi-
| nance, section l5.)
WHO TOgHAvE BALLOTS PRINTED; PRINTER
SWORN TO SECRECY.
80. 1t shall he the duty of one of the
election commissioners, designated for
that purpose in his commission 10y the
authority appointing the commission
ers to have printed all necessary bal
! lots for Use in elections, except ballots
, in municipal elections, which shall he
printed as herein provided by the au-
thorities of the respective municipali-
| ties; and the election commissioners
shall cause the "oificial ballot to he
printed, by printer sworn to secrecy
under the penalty prescribed 10y law.
! ELECTION Ordinance, section 2.
BALLOTS; WHAT TO CONTAIN.
81. The ballots so printed shall con
tain the names of all candidates who
have been put in nomination, not less
than fifteen days previous to the day
of election, by II nominating cOnven-
ton. or other nominating body, or at
a primary election of any political
party. There shall be printed on the
ballots the names of all candidates So
nominated, whether the nomination
be otherwise known or not, upon the
written request of one or more of the
candidates so nominated, or of any
qualified electOr who will make oath
that he was member of the conven-
ton or other nominating body, or a
participant in the primary election.
and that the person whose name is
presented by him was nominated by