The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-05
Tickets shall be printed or written OF

without devise, seven inches long and
three inches wide. In the parish of Or.
leans. white paper, to be agreed upon by
the chairmen of the respective state ex-
ecutlve committees shall be used; and in
the parish outside of the city of New Or
leans all ballots shall be printed on
white psper 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, known as
the Foster ticket aud the McEnery tick
ct. and the Offices for which they are
voted, and, In addition thereto, the name
OF person to represent the parish or
ward upon the state central committee,
and the word "fOr the basis of represent
tatiOn. etc" or against tho basis of re-
presentation suggested by the 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
DO stamped by the commissioners repre-
sentihg each faction and no ballots I'M
stamped shall be counted.
neutrality-suspicious. OF VOTERS.
Qualifications of electors shall be as
follows: In parishes outside of the city
OF New Orleans, white Democrats, with
the qualifications required by law, ex-
cept rs to registration. In tho parish of
Orleans. white Democrats registered at
least ten days prior 20 the election, i. G.,
up to and inclusive Of the 18th day of
March. 1892. The test in cases Of chal.
lenge, when the voters Democracy is
questioned. shall be: will you agree
to abide by and sustain the result of the
election?" IL he answers affirmatively
his vote shall be received and counted.
and If he answer in the negative it shall
be rejected and he shall not be permit.
ed to vote.
EIGHTH-MANNER OF VOTING.
The commissioners of election at each
polling place shall keep list of the per-
SONS voting, which list shall be num-
bered from one to the end, and said list
so kept shall be certified as correct by
the commissioners Immediately upon
closing the polls and before leaving the
place or opening the ballot-box.
Each voter shall vote in the ward or
precinct in which he will be entitled to
vote under the law.
In the city of New Orleans the com
misoiOners Of election shall require
every person Offering to vote to exhibit
his certificate of registration. and when
the vote of such person is received the
of election shall stamp
the certificate Of registration.
In the parish of Orleans, the cllairmen
of the respective state committees shall
provide certified copy of the registra-
tion, duly authenticated by the registrar
Of voters. which shall be used by the
of election in the same
manner as the poll list, required to be
by the election laws of the
state.
NNTH-COUNT AND RETURN.
All ballots shall be counted and re-
turns made Immediately at closing 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
have the tallies marked in lines from
the beginning to the end of the page, and
he total amount Of the ballot shall be
written in figures Immediately after the
end of the tallies. and in letters, so IA
to prevent any alteration thereof.
Should two or more tickets be folded
together the tickets 80 folded together
shall be rejected.
After the count IL completed the bal
lots shall be put back in the box, which
shall be Immediately sealed with the
ballots thereiI and preserved until the
raj at of the election is announced.
Al poll lists and tally sheets shall be
made in triplicate and signed by the
commissioners, Endorsed on the wrapper
with parish and precinct marked dis
t:nc;ly thereon. One copy of each of
said papers shalt he sent, sealed. by mail,
by registered letter, or by special mes.
senger or by express to the Hon. John
s. Young, chairman Of this committee,
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