Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-11-10

zeal party, u suitable persons OF dii-
ferent political parties can bc had in
the district. and ifany person appoint
ed shall fail to attend aud serve, the
managers present, if any, may dcsig-
nate one to Gil 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
be opened may act as managers.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF MANAGERS.
-. The managers shall take care
the election is conducted fairly aud
agrccably to law, aud they shall be
judges of the qualifications of electors,
and may examine on oath any person
duly registered and Offering to vote
touching his qualifications as an cleo
tor, which oath any of the managers
may administer.
CLERKS or ELECTION.
Al. The managers of election shall
appoint two clerks, aud the managers
and clerks shall he sworn Ivy some Of
ficcr present competent to administer
oaths. or such may be sworn 10y one of
the others, faithfully to perform their
duties at the the election according 10
law, and not to attempt to guide, aid,
direct or influence any voter in the
exercise of his right to vote, except as
expressly allowed by law.
BLANK RETURNS, STATIONERY, ETC, TO BE
FURNISHED.
Is. The commissioners of election
shall furnish to the managers at each
voting place sufficient quantity of
stationery for use 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 at each
election place sufficient number of
voting compartments, shelves and
tables, for the use of electors, which
shall he so arranged that it will be
impossible for one voter, in one com
partment, 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
every one hundred electors in the
election district. Each compartment
shall be supplied and ha ;e posted up
in it a card of instructions'and he fur
nished with other conveniences for
marking the ballots. ELECTION Ordi-
nance, Section 10.)
HOW TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION AND
COUNT THE BALLOTS.
IT. The polls shall be opened at
nine O'Clock in the morning, and be
kept open until six o'clock i'll the eve
ming aud no longer; and every person
entitled to vote shall deliver an "of-
fetal ballot prepared IN accordance
with law, to one of the managers in
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 on 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, at
the same time reading aloud the names
of the persons voted for, which shall
be taken down by the clerks I'M the
presence of the managers, and, if there
be two or.more ballots rolled mp to-
gether, neither shall be counted.
CERTAIN BALLOTS NOT TO BE COUNTED.
4S. 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 10
WHO TO HAVE BALLOTS PRINTED; PRINTER
SWORN TO SECRECY.
50. 1t shall be.the duty of one of the
election commissioners, designated for
that purpose in his commission by the
authority appointing the commission
ers to have printed all necessary bal
lots for use in elections, except ballots
in municipal elections, which shall be
printed as:herein provided by the au
thorities of the respective municipali-
ties; and the election commissioner
shall cause the "official ballot" to be
printed, by printer sworn to secrecy
under the penalty prescribed by 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 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
participant in the primary election,
and that the person whose name is
presented by him was nominated by
such convention, or other nominating
body or primary election, The COM
missioner shall also have printed on
the ballots the name of any qualified
elector who has beenIrequested to be
a candidate for any Office, by writ
ten petition signed by at least fifteen
qualified electors, for any beat or mu-