The Bossier banner., 1892-03-03

RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF
SEVEN TO GOVERN THE ELECTION.

SEVEN TO GOVERN THE ELECTION.
Be it known, that under the au-
thority conferred upon the commit
tee of seven by the joint resolutions
of the State Central Committees of
the two factions of the Democratic
party in the State of Louisiana, pass
ed on Feb. 20, 1892, an election will
be held throughout the State on
Tuesday, March 22, 1892. This cleo
ton shall be for the purpose of de-
termining as follows, namely:
l. Who shall be the candidates of
the Democratic party of the State of
Louisiana for the various State Offices
to be filled at the election to take
place on April 19, 1892.
2. TO choose members of the
Democratic State Central Committee
for the different parishes in the State
and the city CT New Orleans.
8. To decide whether Or not The
basis ofrepresentation in all District,
Congressional and State nominating
conventions, up to and including the
next State nominating convention
shall be the total vote cast for the
heads of the two tickets at said cleo
ton of March %, 1892.
Be it further known, that said cleo
tion shall be conducted and held in
conformity with the following regu-
lations adopted by this committee:
l. LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES.
The precincts established at the
last Congressional election in 1890 in
New Orleans and in the country par
ishes, 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 ex-
cepted, the two Parish Executive FIX
ecutive Committees shall agree upon
and announce the location OF the
polls. In the parish of Orleans the
chairmen of the State Executive Com
mittees of each side shall perform
that duty.
<. SELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
| At each polling both throughout
the State there shall be five commits
sioners of election, two to each side
the fifth to be selected in the manner
hereinafter provided for Said two
commissioners shall be selected by
the chairmen of the parish commit
tees representing the McEnery and
Foster tickets, respectively, through
cut the State, and in the parish o1
Orleans by the chairmen of the State
executive committees. Should com
missioner be absent at the opening ot
the polls, or be compelled to leave
the poll for any length of time, The
vacancy shall be filed by the remian
ing commissioner for the factor
which the absentee in part represents
The selection of the fifth commits
sioner shall be determined by lot il
the first instance, in each parish o
the State and ward of New Orleans
by the chairmen of the respective
parish and State Executive Commit
tees. The chairman winning the lot
shall have the first choice of che poll
ing both, the loser the second choice
the winner the next choice, and Sc or
alternately until tho list of the polling
booths is exhausted, giving the ode
poll, if any there be, to the chairman
winning the first choice. At every
poll the commissioners who are in the
majority shall name the clerk, whose
duties shall be entirely clerical. Ir
those parishes in which there are nc
parish committees representing either
side, the chairman of the State Exec
utive Committee shall designate an
individual to act in lieu of the chair.
man of the parish committee.
3. HOURS OF VOTING.
The polls shall be kept open at
each polling place from the hour Of
7 in the forenoon until S in the after.
noon, except in New Orleans, where
they shall be kept open from 6 o'clock
a. m. until 7 p. m.
Il. POLLING PLACES, &C.
Notice, by publication by the chair
men of the respective committees,
fixing polling booths and designating
the house in which the voting shall
take place and the election actually
held. and naming the commissioners
in the several precincts and the hours
of voting shall be given seven days
N advance of this election.
| S. SECURITY TO VOTERS.
In the city of New Orleans ropes
Or barriers shall be run feet in front
from each sideof the ballot box, max
ing a rectangle s feet wide and 16
feet long, with openings for ingress
and egress, and no person shall be
allowed inside of the ropes or barriers
except the person voting, and no per-
son who has already voted shall be
allowed to take place in the line OF
voting.
| 6. OF BALLOT.
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