The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05
mo. II.
Nv. SATURDAY.


Primary Election Rules.
The following is complete synopsis
Of the rules adopted BY the joint COM
fsittee OF seven 10 govern at the primary
election on March 70, 1892, to determine
whstaer the Foster ticket or the McEnery
ticket shall receive the united support OF
all Democrats at the April election:
Be It kuowu that, under the authority
coofered upon the committee of seven
by the Joint resolutions Of the State GEN.
trial committees Of the two factious OF
the Democratic party In the State OK
Louisiana passed On the Goth Ut February
1892 an election wilt rs held throughout
the State ON Tuesday, the I'D day OF
March, 16ol
Be- il further known, that said election
shall be conducted and held in contor.
nifty with the following regulations adop-
ted by this COMMITTEES:
ioI.laHa PLACES.
The precincts established at the last
Congressional election in 1880 IN the city
Of New Orleans and in the country par
ishes AhaIi be tho precincts in which pol
ling booths shall be established at tnis
election.
In the several parishes throughout the
State, the parrish Ut Orleans excepted, the
two parish executive Committees shall
aeree Ipon and announce the location
of the polls.
SELECTION OF oo11Mrss0Nx1ss.
At eich rolling booth throughout the
State there shall BE- i've comtnissours OF
slectiuu, two to each side; the fifth u te
selected in the munI,er hereinafter PROVE
ded fOf: Said two commissioners shall
be selected by the chairman OF the parish
coufmittees representing the Mcrnery
and Foster ticket respectively through
out the state; and in the wards Of New
Orleans by the chairmen Of the State exs
eCUtive committees.
The selection OF the fifth commissioner
shall b. determined by lot 10 tile first in.
stance, il each parish At the State and
ward of fh6 city Of New Orleans. by the
chairmeu Of the respective parish and
Stnte executive c0mmitteet: Tho chair.
| msn Winning the lot slball have The drst
choice u the polling booth. the loser the
second chuice; the winner the next choices
| ard 90 on altefhat6lj until the list Of the
polling bnoths X exhausted, :RiyidR the
odd pm, IL any there be; to the chairina!
winning the erst choice. At every poll
the commissioners Who are in the minor
| ity shall name the clerk, whose duties
shall he entirely clericsl.
HOURS or BALLOT.
The polls shall he kept open at each
polling p:ace from the hour Of Z in the
| forenoon until 8 IN the afternoon, except
| in the city Of New Orleans, where they
| shall he kept open from 6 o'clock in the
forenoon until O'Clock 10 the afternoods
vosM or tx1AUr.
Tickets shall be printed 6f written on
white paper Of uniform size and texture.
without device, seven inches long and
three iRchss wide. Iq the parish OF Or
leans, white paper, TO be agreed upon o.
the chairman OF the respective State
executive committees shall be used; and
in the parishes outside Of the city Of New
Orleans all ballots shall he printed on
white paper ordinarily used tor printing
purposes by newspapen
QuAx11IcATloNs or VOTERS
Qualifications OF electors shall be "a
follows: In parishes outside Of the city
Of New Orlean6, white demOcratss with
| Qualifications required by law, except "a
to registration. In the parish ct Orleans
white Democrats registered at least ten
days prior 10 the election. The test ia
cases Of chaIIe ,ge. when the voters Dem
ocracy 10 questioned. shall be, will you
agree to abide by and sustain the result
Of the clectin?" II he answers afiirma.
lively his vote shall be received ami
counted, il he answers in the nagative il
shall be rejected and he shall not be per
mitted to vote.
MANNER OF VOTING.
The commissioners OF election at each
polling place shall keep list Of the per
eous voting. which list shall he number
ed from one 10 the end Sand said list shall
be ceffifits7 ~ cuffcct by the cCinmissiOn
ems immediately upon closina the poll!
and betne leaving The place or ofehin6
the balb6s boz.
:, COUNT kNU RErU1f OF lLE6r1oN.
q AlLbailots s66El b counted snd RETURN
!. made Immediately on closing Of the poll
: in the presence OF not more tnah twt
.. Witnesses on each side, to be admitted int
! the room where the couut IL being made
after the count is completed the ballot
shall b. put hack into the box, which
slsiI be immediately sealed with tn
| ballots therein and preserved until tn
result of the election u announced
All pOk lists and taltey sheetg shall b
! made in triplicate and signed by th
commissioners, Endorsed on the wrappe
tinctly therein. One copy 81 each Q
5 said papers shall be cent. sealed, by mai
: BY registered letter. or by special mrs
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