The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-16
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dates for electoral districts of the
State or for municipal or for par
ish or ward Offices may be' made
by nomination paper, signed for
each candidate by qualified voters
of such district or division, to the
number of at least one thousand
for any officers to be voted for by
the electors of the State at large;
one hundred for parish or munich
pal officers, members of the Legis.
lature or Congress, and twenty
five for ward officers.
Sec. 81. Zach voter signing a
nomination paper shall add to his
signature his place of residence,
with the street and number there
OF, if any; and each voter may sub
scribe to one nomination for each
Office to lie filled and no more, and
all signatures shall be made in
person. The nomination papers
shall, before being filed, lie respec-
lively submitted to- the registrar
of voters, of the parish in. which
the signers purport to he qnalI6.
ed voters, and each supervisor to
whom the same is submitted shall
forthwith certify thereon what
number of the. signatures are
names of qualified voters in the
parish for. which he is a supervis
OF and in the division for which
the nomination is made; but the
of voters shall not be re-
quired in any event to certify up.
on any. nomination paper greater
number of names than is sufficient
to make the nomination under the
provisions Of Section l Of this act;
one of the signers to each such
separate paper shall attach there.
to his affidavit that the statements
therein are true, to the best of bis
knowledge and belief, and he shall
also add his postoffice address.
Sec. So. All certificates of nom
ination and nomination papers
shall, besides containing the names
OF candidates, specify as to each
(l) the Office for which the candi
date is nominated; t2) the party OIL
political principle which he repre-
sents, expressed in not more tba,
three words; (3) his place OF resi-
deuce and bis place of business, i
any; and in case Of nomination
for city office, with street ant
number thereof, if any. In case o
electors of President aud Vice
President of the United States
the names Of the candidates TO-
President may be added to th'
party or political appellation.
See. 90. Candidates nominated
otherwise than by political parties
which at the preceding State cleo
ton polled at least 10 per centnn
of the entire vote cast in = the dis
trict, shall not use the name of an.
such political party in the politica
OF party designation of their can
didates so otherwise nominated
except lis describing and proceed
ing some other name or term; ant
in case a nomination is made by
nomination paper, only the word
denomination paper" or abbreviat
ed as .'nom paper" shall be adde'
after such designations, which il
such cases shall not consis
of more than two words.
Sec. "a. Certificates Of nOmina
ton, under the provisions of thi
act, shall be filed with the Secre
tary of State before 5 O'Clock p III
on the fourth Tuesday before til
day of election; and nomination
papers shall he filed with the Sec
rotary Of State before 5 o'clock ?
nj. on the third Tuesday before til
day of election; provided, that il
cases where, under the law, it be
comes necessary to hold an cleo
ton to fill such vacancy, such Gel
tlfcates of nomination and nom
nation papers shal! be filed no
less than fourteen days before tn
election.
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Sec. So. The certificates Of non
nation and nomination papers be
ing SO filed, and being in appare''
conformity with the provisions c
this act, shall be deemed to be rec
ular, unless objection to their ret
ularity in writing within the sc,
enty.two hours after the last da
allowed by law for filing of sue
papers. Such objections arisin
in relation thereto shall be consid
cred by the Secretary of State, tn
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