St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-19
OPELOUsAs LA, SATURDAY. MARCH

Be it further known, that said election
shall be conducted and held in conformity
with the following regulations adopted by
| this committee:
1. LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES.
The precincts established at the last con-
gressional election in 1890 in the city of
| New Orleans and in the country parishes,
| shall be the precincts in which polling
booths shall be established at this election.
In the several parishes throughout the
State, the parish of Orleans excepted, the
two parish executive committees shall agree
upon and announce the location of the
| polls. In the parish of Orleans the chair
men of the State executive committees of
each side shall perform that duty.
2. SELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
| At each polling booth throughout the
State there shall be five commissioners of
| election, two to each side, the fifth to be
selected in the manner hereinafter provid-
ed for. Said two commissioners shall be
| selected by the chairmen of the parish
committees representing the McEnery and
| Foster tickets, respectively, throughout the
State, and in the parish of Orleans by the
chairmen of the State executive commit
| tees. Should commissioner be absent
at the opening of the polls, or be compell-
| ed to leave the poll for any length of time,
| the vacancy shall be filled by the remain
| ing commissioner for the faction which the
absentee in part represents.
The selection of the fifth commissioner
shall be determined by lot in the first in
stance, in each parish of the State and
ward of the city of New Orleans, by the
chairmen of the respective parish and
State executive committees. The chairman
winning the lot shall have the first choice
of the polling booth, the loser the second
CHOICE, the winner the next choice, and SO
on alternately until the list of the polling
booths is exhausted, giving the odd poll, if
any there be, to the chairman winning the
first choice At every poll the commission
ers who are in the majority shall name the
clerk, whose duties shall be entirely cleri-
cal. In those parishes in which there are
no parish committees representing either
side, the chairman of the State executive
committee shall designate an individual to
act in lieu of the chairman of the parish
committee.
3. HOURS OF VOTING.
The polls shall be kept open at each poll
ing place from the hour of in the fore
city of New Orleans, where they shall be
kept open from o'clock in the forenoon
until o'clock in the afternoon.
T. NOTIFICATION OF THE POLLING PLACES
AND COMMISSIONERS .
Notice, by publication by the chairmen
of the respective committees, fixing polling
booths and designating the house in which
the voting shall take place and the cleo
ton actually be held, and naming the COM
missioners in the several precincts and the
hours of voting shall be given seven DAYS
in advance of this election.
5. SECURITY TO VOTERS
In the city of New Orleans ropes or bar
riers shall be run feet in front from each
side of the ballot box, making rectangle
8 feet wide and 16 feet long, with openings
for ingress and egress, and no person shall
be allowed inside of the ropes or barriers
who has already voted shall be allowed to
take place in the line of voting.
s. OF BALLOT
Tickets shall be printed or written on
white paper of uniform size and texture,
without device, Z inches long and 3 inches
wide. In the parish of Orleans white pa
per, to be agreed upon by the chairmen of
the respective State executive committees,
shall be used; and in the parishes outside
of the city of New Orleans, all ballots shall
be printed on white paper ordinarily used
for printing purposes by newspapers.
The tickets shall contain nothing but the
names OF the persons nominated by the
respective conventions at Baton Rouge,
cry ticket and the offices for which they
are voting, and in addition thereto the
name of person to represent the parish
or ward upon the State central committee,
and the words "For the basis of representa-
ton, etc. or Against the basis of repre-
sentation suggested by the State central
committees Of the Democratic party"
box with his own hand, and in the city of
New Orleans ballots shall be stamped by
the commissioners representing each fac
ton. and no ballot unstamped shall be
counted
7. QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS
Qualifications of electors shall be as fol-
lows: in parishes outside of the city of
New Orleans: White Democrats with the
qualifications required by law except as to
registration. In the parish of Orleans
white Democrats registered at least ten
days prior to the election, 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 be:
"Will you agree to abide by and sustain
the result of the election?" If he answers
atfirmatively, his vote shall bereceived and
counted, and if he answer in the negative
it shall be rejected and he shall not be per-
mitted to vote.
8. MANNER OF VOTING.
The commissioners of election at each
polling place shall keep list of the per-
sons voting, which list shall be numbered
from one to the end, and said list so kept
shall be certified as correct by the commits
sioners Immediately 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 entitled to
vote under the law
In the city of New Orleans the commits
sioners of election shall require every per-
son offering to vote to exhibit His certifi-
cate of registration, and when the vote of
such person is received the commissioners
of election shall stamp the certificate of
registration
OF respective State executive committees
shall provide certified copy of the regis
tration, duly authenticated by the registrar
of voters, which shall be used by the COM
missioners of election in the same manner
as the poll required to be furnished by. the
election laws of the State.
8. COUNT AND RETURN OF ELECTION.
All ballots shall be counted and returns
made Immediately on closing of the polls
in the presence of not more than two wit
nesses 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 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 imme-
diately after the end of the tallies, and in
letters, so as to prevent any alteration
thereof
Should two or more tickets be folded to-