St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-19

See0, o0au De ooo0 1oQ In The poc
;shes outsids a tie City O
New OEleoas IN ballots shall b,
printed On white paper ordinarily
used for printing paEpoees by news
papers. The tickets shall contain
nothing but the names AZ the per.
cons nominated by the respective
conventions ct Baton Rouge, known
- tAe Foster ticket and The McEn.
cry ticket, and the Offices for which
they are voting; and in addition
thereto she name Of person 70 rep
resent the parish o. ward upoa the
State Central Committee, and the
words ''foe the basis Of representa-
tioo," ETC., or against the baeis Of
representation suggested BY 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
d New Orleans ballots shall b
stamped BY the commissioners rep
resenting each faction, and no bal
lot unstamped shall be counted.
Z. Qualification Of Voters
QUALIFICATION or KLECroRs.
shall be - follows: In parishes
outside Of the City Of New Orleans
white Democrats with the qual6ca-
lions required BY law, except - to
registration. In the parish Of Or
leans. white Democrats registered
1t least ten days prior to tie cleo
ton, I. e.. up 70 and inclusive Of
the 18th day Of March, 1892. The
test In cases Of challenge. when the
voters Democracy Is questioned,
shall be: s'will you agree to abide
by and sustain tie result Of the
electjon!" II be answers alnrma-
lively his vote shall be received and
counted; and IL he answers in the
negative, It shall be. rejected and
be shall not be permitted to vote.
3. Manner Of Voting THE COM
missioners Of election at each poll
ing place shall keep . list Of the
persons voting. which list shall be
numbered from one to the end, and
said list % kept shall be certified -
correct by the commissioners i'm
mediately 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 win b en-
titled to vote under the law.
In the City Of New Orleans the
commissioners Of election shall re-
4rlHe every person Offering 70 vote
to exhibit his certificate u regis
tr~tioo, and when the vote Of such
person Is received the commission
ers Of election shall stamp the Ger.
ti6cate Of registration.
In the parish Of Orleans the
chairmen Of the respective State
Executive Committees shall provide
. certified copy Of the Registrations,
duly authenticated by the registrar
Of voters, which shall be used by
The commissioners Of election in the
same manner ~ the poll required
10 be furnished by the election laws
Of the State.
3. COUNT AND RErURxs or RLxCTIOx.
An ballots shall be counted and
returns made Immediately on clos
ing Of the polls in the presence Of
nos more than two witnesses on
eaHh side, 70 be admitted into the
room where the count b being
made. Three tally sheets shall be
kept Of the count; the tally sheets
10 have the tallies marked in lines
lrom the beginning to the end Of the |
page, and the total amount Of the
ballot ehal be written in figures i'm
after the end Of the tall
lies and in letters, 20 ~ to prevent
any alteration thereof.
Should two or more tickets be
folded together the tickets 90 fold
I'd together shall be rejected.
After the count b completed the |
ballots to be put back in the box,
which shall be Immediately sealed |
With the ballots therein, and pre-
yeyred until the result Of the elec.I
ion h announced.
All poll lists and tally sheets shall
b made n triplicate and signed
by Tie commissioners, indorsed on
he wrapper with parish and pre-
:lnct thereon. One copy Of each
Il said papess shall be sent sealed,
~ mail, BY registered letter, OF BY
'pecial messenger, or BY express,
o the Hon. John s. Young, chair
nan Of TINS committee, care Of the
Whitney National Bank Of New Or
cans, La. One copy shall be fled
vith each Of the parish committees
o be forwarded to their respective
'tate executive committees.
The returns forwarded to the
Hartman shall remain in the said
'ank, with the seals unbroken, nm
IL March 70, 1892, ut 10 O'Clock A.
l., ct which time this committee
hall meet at New Orleans, open
hem and commence the canvass
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