The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-02


side (the guard rail of each poll
ing place and where they can
plainly see what is done within
(such rail outside the voting
booths) from the opening to the
close of the polls.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That it shall be the duty of
the Registrar of Voters or other
registering officers of each parish,
to deliver to the Board Of Super
visors Of each parish, at least
twenty -four hours before the day
and time fixed for the opening Of
the polls therein, the list of the
voters registered for each precinct
and polling places, securely wrap
ped, sealed and marked; the list
shall contain the number of the
registration, place of residence,
age, race and occupation of each
voter in the election precinct
where the polling place is situated
and shall BIZ certified by the Regis
trar Of Voters to be correct, and it
shall be the duty of the Commits.
sioDers to check the name of each
voter who is about to vote, upon
said list; any Registrar Of Voters
or other registering officer who
shall neglect, fail or refuse to per
form the duty above imposed, of
furnishing the list as aforesaid for
any precinct sh all be punished by
a tine OF not less than five hundred
or more than one thousand dollars,
and Imprisonment Of not less than
three or more than twelve months.
Aud no person shall vote at any
elelection whose name has hot been
previously placed on such list, nor
until the Commissioners find and
check his name thereon; provided,
that no legal voter shall be denied
the right because his name has
been accidentally omitted from
said list, or Incorrectly written or
printed thereon; provided, further
that any voter whose name has
been so accidentally omitted there.
from, shall make affidavit in writ.
ing to that effect before said Com.
missioners, and said affidavit shall
be preserved as part of the cleo.
ton returns and be enclosed in
the box provided for the return Of
the ballots. 1t shall be the duty
Of the Board of Supervisors to
transmit to the, Commissioners of
Election at each precinct, aud be-
fore the time fixed for the opening
Of the polls, the poll book movid-
ed for such precinct.
! Sec. 36. BIZ it further enacted,
That whenever any person offers
to vote, he shall give his name,
residence and occupation and reg.
istration paper, if such be requir.
ed by law, to the commissioners,
one of whom shall tbereupon an.
nOunce the same in loud and dis
tinct tone Of voice clear aud audi
BILE, and if the same are found up.
on the poll book by the commits
sioDer having charge thereof, he
shall, in loud and distinct tone
of voice, clear and audible, repeat
the same, ard the same being
checked, the voter shall be allow
ed. his name being entered upon
the poll list, to cast bis vote.
The commissioners in charge of
the poll list, the box aud the poll
book respectively, shall be OF diff
ferent political parties or factions,
so far rs practicable.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted,
ETC., Elections shall be held in the
precincts at and the polling plac.
es as hereinafter defined and here.
III below directed to he established.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted,
ETC., Each police jury ward in ev-
cry ward of the State, except the
parish Of Orleans, and except in
the case OF the division thereof as
hereinafter provided, is fixed as
an election precinct aud they shall
be numbered as such. The police
,juries of the several parishes shall
direct what number Of polls shall
be established iu each ward above
constituted as an election precinct;
provided, if more than one polling
place be established in any one
police jury ward, then the police
jury shall divide the ward geog-
rapically as nearly equal az posi-.
ble accor.iingNto the number of
polls established, and shall define
the limit within the ward for which
each poll is established and said
subdivisions of the ward in such
case shall be each an election pre-
cinct. In the parish OF Orleans
each sub division of each ward
thereof to be made as herein pro
vided, shall constitute all election
precinct, and they shall be nnm
bered consecutively i'll each ward,
commencing at the river aud run.
ming back to the rear boundary OF
the ward.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted,
etc, The police juries as above
provided, shall establish after two
months from the OaSSaro If thi,