Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-27

returns to the board. which shall can
vass the returns, give certificates OF
election aud make report to the Sec
rctary of State, IN like manner rs
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
tfict 20 hc managers of the election,
who shall not all he OF the same polit-
ical party, if suitable persons Of diff
ferent political parties can he had in
the district. and if any person appoint
ed shall fail to attend and serve, the
managers present, if any, may dcsig-
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
hr opened may act as managers.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF MANAGERS.
b The managers shall take care
the election is conducted fairly aud
agrccahly to law, and 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 OF ELECTION.
~. The managers of election shall
aproiut two clerks. aud the managers
ard clerks shall hc sworn Ivy some of
iicrr present competent tn administer
cnth.. az Svgll may hc sworn by one Of
the others, faithfully To perform their
duties at the the election according to
law. and not to attempt to guide. aid.
dilctt IL iEtiEtarc any voter in the
exercise At i:> yi-lIt IL vote. except as
expressly allowed 10y Law.
BLAME RETURNS. STATIONERY, ETC, 10 DE
FURNISHED.
-. The commissioners of election
shall furnish to the managers at each
voting place IL sufficient quantity of
stationery for use in holding the clcc-
ton, and also blank forms to bc used
in making returns of the election.
SHERIFF TO PROVIDE VOTING COMPART-
MENTS, ETC.
Is. The sheriff shall provide at each
election place sufficient number of
voting compartments, shelves and
tables. for the use of electors, which
shall be 50 arranged that it will be
impossible for one voter, i'll one com
uartment, to see another voter who is
prcparing 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
ia It Il card Of Instructions aud he fur
uiahtd with other conrcnicnccs for
marking the ballots. election Ordi-
nance, Section lO.l
How TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION AID
/ COUNT THE BALLOTS.
II. The polls shall be opened at
nine o'clock in the morning, and be
/ kept open until SIX o'clock in tie eve
ming and 40 l9ngcY: and every person
entitled to vote shall deliver an of
fetal bailot," prepared III accordance
+ nith law. to one of the managers in
the presence Of the others, which bal
+ lot shall be pat into the ballot box,
and at the same time one of the clerks
shall take down Oh il 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 Sail publicly
open the box and count the ballots, ut
Il l,,uI tIn
of the perSOns voted for, which shall
be taken down 10y the clerks in the
presence of the managers, and If there
he two or mere ballots rolled up to-
grthpr, neither shall lie counted.
CERTAIN BALLOTS NOr 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 1t 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 ~
WHO TOEHAvE. BALLOTS PRINTED; PRINTER
SWORN TO SECRECY.
80. 1t shall be the duty of one of the
election commissioners designated for
/ that purpose in his commission by the
authority appointing the commission
rrS 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-
thoritics of the respective munlcipali-
ties; and the election commissioner
shall cause the "Oiticial ballot" to be
printed. by printer sworn to secrecy
under the penalty prescribed by law.
election Ordinance, section ~
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
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 lie was IL 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