The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-03
With the above requirements for filling
the vacancy; and it shall be signed and

Or by the chairman n secretary of thu
duly authorized committee, as the case
may be. The name so supplied for the
vacancy shall, If the ballots for the of
flee are not already printed, be placed
on the ballots instead Of the origina,
nomination.; or If the ballots have been
printed, new ballots containing he new
nomination shall, whenever practicable
be printed.
Sec. SO. The Secretary Of State shall
furnish upon application, blank foanaa
for the nomination If candidates.
Sec. 60. All certificates of nomination
and nominations papers when filed shall
be opened under proper regulations Ia
public inspection, ana the Secretary
Of State shall preserve the same in his
office not less than one year.
Sec. 81. 1t shall I've the duty of the
Secretary Of Stat to ~promulgate within
t~wenty-four hours of the ret HFssaherc-
of, in the official journal of the STATE,
the names Of all persons nominated un-
der the provisions of this act, together
with the office for which such nominal
lion is made. In said PRONUNCIATION he
shall state whether the respective NOM
nations are made by certificates Of
noninatRn or upon nomination papers.
SEC. GA In reckoning the number OF
days mentioned in this act, Sundays
and holidays shall be included; provid-
ed, however, that If the final day men
toned shall fall on Sunday or a holiday
the first day previous to such day or
days shall be considered the final day if
the period Of time precedes a certain
day, act or event, and the fest day fol-
lowing such day or days sldll be con-
sidered the final day if TIE period of
time follows a certain daytact Of event.
Sec. CO. Any person who shall falsely
make or wiifully deface or destroy any
certificate Of nomination or nomination
paper, or any part thereof, or any letter
Of withdrawal, or sign any such c~ertifi-
cate or paper contrary to the provis-
ions OF this act, or file any certificate of
nomination or nomina ton par / or let
ter Of withdrawal, knowing the same or
any part thereof, to be faln-,ly made, or
suppress any certificate Determination
or nomination paper, or any part there
of which has been duly filed shall be
punished in accordance WitfnIhestan44
of this act. n
Section g.. No meets except such
as called and held OF behalf of a polit-
c party, or other nominating body,
which entire votes cast in the district
at the genera election next preceding
the holding of SUCH meeting shall con-
stitute a caucus, O r shall be authorized
to make a nomination or to choose del
egates to a nominating convention, I'M
less qualified voters of the electoral dis
trict or division for which it is called
participate and vote therein to the
number OF twenty-five. A nomination
for a representative district, if such
district or division contains more than
one ward Of a city, shall not be made
by a caucus, bYa.every such nomination
shall be made eIder by a convention
r.. : t-cotes or by &nf1ination paper,
as provlu,u j., t~rs Ede Auy,conven-
ton of delegates repleasntifehapolit-
ical party oreIdher nominating coody,
which polled atsrseast ten percEstum
for governor at the9electHsa-nfE pre-
ceding may make a nomination. Tor any
electoral district.
FORM OF ALL BALLOTS.
Sec. IS. All ballots for use in cleo
tions under this act shall be prepared
by the Secretary of State at the charge
of the State. Every ballot, which shall
be printed in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act, shall contain the
names Of all candidates whose nomina-
ton for any office specified in the bal
lot have been regularly made and not
withdrawn, in accordance herewith,
and shall contain no other names; eX-
cept that in the case of electors of
president and vice-president of the
United States. the names of the can
didates for president n vice-presi-
dent may be added to the party or pc
fftical designations; the name of the par
ish or division in which the candidates
reside shall be added to the name Of
each candidate on ballots for State Of
fees; and the number of the ward of
which the candidate is a resident shall
be added to the name of each candidate
on ballots for State municipal or
parish officer; and there shall
also be added to all the names Of can
didates their party or political designa-
tion. The names Of candidates for each
office shall be arranged under the des-
ignation of the Office in alphabetical Or
der, according to surnames, except
that the names of candidates for the
Offices of electors Of president and vice
president shall be arranged in groups
as presented in the several certificates
Of nomination or nomination papers.
Whenever the approval of a constitu-
tional amendment or other question IS
submitted to the vote of the people,
such question shall be printed upon the
ballot after the list OF candidates. The
ballots shall be so printed as to give
each voter a clear opportunity to des-
by a mark in a sufficient mar
at the right of the name Of each
his choice Of candidates and
his answer to questions submitted; and {
on the ballot shall be printed such
words as will aid the voter to do this,
as vote for one,' vote for two" etc,
or in case Of questions submitted "for," F.!
"yes," no. and others.
Provided, that should any clerical or
typographical errors occur in the print .
of the official ballot or tally sheets,
n candidate or measure shall be preju- :
diced thereby, but it shall be the duty {
Of the returning officers upon such err {
rop being called to their attention, to
from the secretary of State a (
COpy vi ViIc SelhfllCdCoO VI {D6fI-
or nomination paper, if n, .h {
error should occur in the name Ns,a {
candidate being voted for, or a dNr9r $
copy of the measure, n said Nr{r !
occur in the title of the naasuke
for, and shall thereupon caHse
such error to be corrected and thef n I
.urns to be promulgated as II no such G
srror had occurred. I
Sec 66. The ballots furnished by !