The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-30
PREPARATION OF BALLOT AND
VOTING.

Sec. "a. Be it further enacted,
etc, Any person desiring to vote
shall give his name, occupation
and registration paper, if such be
provided for, to the presiding Com
missioner, who shall thereupon
announce the same in loud and
distinct tone OF voice, clear aud
audible, and if sucl, name is found
upun the registration list by the
commissioners having charge there.
IF, he shall likewise repeat the
same, and the voter shall then
be allowed to enter the space en-:
closed by the guard rail, AS above
provided. The commissioner shall
give him one, and only one, ballot
aud his name shall he Immediately
checked OH sail list, and shall also
I've entered upon u poll list, which
shall be numbered from one to the
end, before he deposits his ballot
in the box.
The commissioner in charge of
the poll list, Immediately after gu.
tering the voters name thereon, and
OH the same line with the voters
name, shall by making IL cross, in.
dictate that this voter has received
one ballot; and should the voter
return the first ballo: aud receive
Il second ballot, the commissioners
in charge Of the poll list shall
place opposite the voters name
and Oh the same line OIL the poll
list, and next to the first cross a
SECOND cross. These crosses shall
be the record of the number OF
ballots obtained by the voter. AT.
ter three crosses have been placed
opposite the name of any voter Oh
the poll list, said voter shall re-
ceive no more ballots.
Sec. rs. Be it further enacted,
on receiving his ballot the voter
shall forthwith, aud without leav-
ing the enclosed space, retire alone
to one of the voting bsoths, or to
the table or shelf and without uu.
due delay, unfold and mark bis
ballot therein as hereafter de-
scribed.
When the voter has 80 marked
the ballot received by him, heshall,
before leaving the booth, or en-.
closed space, refold the ballot III
the Identical folds in which the
ballot is folded when received b,
him, and so that the whole face OF
the ballot shall be concealed, and
the fac smile endorsement on the
back Of the ballot shall DO visible.
The voter shall then immediate
ly cast the same and leave the
voting place.
Every voter who does not vote
"a ballot delivered to him by the
ballot commissioner shall, before
passing outside the guard rail or
enclosed space, return such ballot
to such officer, who shall stamp
the same "spoi'e,l," and depos
it it in the box for spoiled ballots,
and the voter shall not again re.
turn within the guard rail.
No more voters shall bo permit
ted to pass the guard rail
than there are unoccupied booths,
provided, that where there are no
booths provided for in this act
only Que voter shall ba allowed
within the enclosed space.
No voter shall be allowed to oc.
cupy a booth already occupied By
another, or to occupy booth or
enclosed space more than three
minutes, or to speak or converse
with any one, except as in this act
provided, while within the guard
rail. 1t shall 10 unlawful for y
voter to deface or tear any ballot
or to mark the same otherwise
than as provided in this section.
Every ballot voted which is de.
faced or torn or which il marked
otherwise than as in this section
provided, shall be treated as a
ballot marked for Identification.
lfa voter tear, soil or deface q
ballot so that it cannot be used,
he may successfully obtain others,
one at time, not exceeding III all
three, upon returning each ballot
so torn, soiled or detaced to the
commissioner, which ballots so re-
turned shall be Immediately mark
ed or stamped "spoiled" across
the official endorsement and plac.
ed in the box for spoiled ballots
and entry of such fact made on
the poll lists as required by this
act.
The voter shall mark a ballot in
the following manner and not 9th.
trwise. In marking the ballot in
order to vote for individual candi
dates whose names are printed up
OH the ballot, he shall obliterate
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