The Bossier banner., 1894-09-27
Resolutions.

District, met at Natchitoches, Sept. 3,
1894, and adopted the following reso-
lutions relative to nominating cam
didate for Congress:
/. Be it resolved, That the nomi-
nation of the Democratic candidate
for Congress of the 4th Congressional
District be made by primary elections
held on the same day throughout the
District, at the polling places estab-
lished by law, in the respective par
ishes of the District, for general cleo
| tions, and at such additional places as
may have been heretofore fixed or
| may hereafter be fixed and published
by the Executive Committee of the
respective parishes.
q. That the primary election shall
be held on Saturday, the 9th day of
October, 1894, and that the polls be
opened at 9 o'clock a. m., and closed
| at o'clock p. m.
8. That the candidates for Demo
cratic nomination for Congress be
voted for direct, and the candidate
receiving the majority of the votes
cast in the District shall be declared
the regular nominee of the Democrat
ic party for Congress, from the 4th
District.
4 That only know white Demo-
Gratis, who are qualified electors, un-
der the laws of the State of Louisiana,
and who will support the Democratic
nominee for Congress of this primary
election, shall be entitled to vote in
said primary election.
5. That the members of this FIX
ecutive Committee from each parish,
with the chairman of the Parish Dem
ocratic committee, shall appoint three
commissioners of election and one
clerk, for each polling place, provided
that where there are two committees
in any parish, the said commissioners
shall be appointed by the member OF
the Congressional Committee from
said parish. The members of the
Congressional Committee shall have
charge of the arrangements for con-
ducting said primary election, in their
respective parishes; shall provide the
ballot boxes, and see to their trans
mission to the respective polling
places.
6. Three or more commissioners
shall be appointed at each precinct to
conduct said election, and in the
choice of commissioners each candi-
date for Congress, or his friends, shall
have the right to name for each poll
ing booth or precinct commissioner
at each poll.
z. That lists of names of persons
voting, tally sheets, ETC., shall be kept
the same as required for regular cleo
tions under State laws.
8. That Immediately after the
J closing of the polls, the boxes shall be
opened and the ballots counted in the
presence of the by-standers, tally
list of the voters kept and duplicates
made out, and signed by the commits.
sioners. If any commissioners refuses
to sign, those who sign, shall state
the fact, and the reasons given for moi
signing by the one SO refusing.
9. A sufficient return of the cleo
tion shall be statement in writing
signed by the commissioners of the
| total number of votes cast at each
polling place, for each candidate, &C
. companied by the tally sheet and lists
: of votes. This statement shall be
= sworn to by the commissioners if re
, quired by any candidate, or any three
of his friends.
. In the absence of any Justice o
the Peace or person authorized tt
: administer an oath, any by-standel
3 may administer same.
Il 10th. One of the duplicate re
turns, (the one having annexed to it
l the tally sheet and list OF voters) shall
: be delivered together with the bo,
, containing the ballots to the Con
gressional Committeeman for the par
ish. The other return shall be mail
ed by the commissioners to the chair
man of this Congressional Committee
, 11th. On the 18th day of October
: 1894, the Congressional COMMITTEE
, shall meet at Shreveport, La, for tn
, purpose of canvassing, declaring ant
1 promulgating the result of said elec
! tion. The members of this committe,
or their proxies of each parish shal
bring with them the duplicate return
tally sheets and list of voters, return
ed to them by the commissioners o
said election, of the various pollin,
: places. The chairman of this com
J. mittee shall produce the returns an
=, tally sheets and list of voters sent t
~ him, and the votes shall be canvasse,
(. and the result ascertained and for
d merly announced.
j, 18th. At the said primary electio
. the Democratic voters in each paris
J. shall also vote for q member to repre-