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

missioners shall order such person
to remove such liquor, or to with.
draw himself from such place, and
on his refusing or neglectisg to
obey such order, shall direct any
police officer or other person pres.
ent, to take him from the place
and eonfipe him in some convent
emit place until the election in com
pletcti. The person so refusing,
shall, for every such oifense, be
punished AZ provided in section "A
of this act.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted,
etc, That it shall be the duty of
the commissioners at each polling
place, to keep duplicate lists Of
the persons voting at such polling
place, which lists shall I've number
ed from one to the end; and said
lists, 40 to he kept and numbered
rs aforesaid, shall be signed and
sworn to as correct by them, i'm
nletfiately upon closing the polls
ard before leaving the place or
opening the ballot box. As soon
as the votes have been conntel
and the envelopes sealed, 40 here,
in provided, the official tally sheet
Or sheetA shall be signed aud
sworn to. 10y the commissioners
and the Iaid officers shall: make
triplicate complied statements of
the number of votes cast for each
candidate for national, state, paro.
cbial or municipal officers, aud the
offices for which they were voted,
the number of ballots contained in
the box, the number of ballots re-.
jvcted and the reasons therefor.
These compiled statements shall
also BE- sworn to by the said com.
missioners, the oath to he admin
isterel by the deputy sheriff, or
one Of the commissioners, or by
any qualified voter. One of the
aforesaid tally sheets, together
with the poll books aud one of the
said compiled statements, shall be
delivered to the Board of Supervi-
sors of each parish.
The commissioners of election
shall forward to the Secretary OF
State one of the complied state.
ments of the vote at their respec.
tive boxes or polling places, with
the name or names of the candi-
dates voted for, one tally sheet
aud one OF the duplicate poll lists,
which returns Of the commission.
ers shall be retained by the Score
tary of State for at least six
months.
The third tally sheet, together
with the ballots and a poll list of
the persons voting, shall be re.
turned to the ballot box, which
shall thereupon be sealed by the
said commissioners aud the said
ballot box containing the ballots
and tally sheet aud poll lists as
aforesaid, shall be delivered to the
Clerk of Court, to be by him safe
ly preserved for a period of six
months.
The Board of Supervisors of
each parish shall, within three
days after the closing Of the polls,
repair to the court house of the
parish, and there, in the presence
Of at least three voters, and as
many others as may desire to be
present, make a true compiled
statement as shown by the face of
the sworn returns of the commits.
sioners, in triplicate, of the result
of said election, and make public
proclamation of such result, which
compiled statements shall be sworn
to before somg OTHER officer compe.
tent adpiuister an oath.
One of the said triplicate COM
piled statements shall lie fol- ward.
ed to the Secretary of State, ore to
the Clerk of the District Court,
and the third shall be retained by
said Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors shall
make out a. separate compiled
statement of the vote for Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor,
which shall be sworn to before
some officer competent to admins
ter an oath, and this compiled
statement, sealed in separate gu.
velol,e and properly marked and
attested Ivy the Board of Supervi.
sors, shall be transmitted to the
Secretary of State and shall con.
stitute the returns contemplated
by Article 50 of the Constitution.
Any Board of Supervisors or any
member thereof who shall fraudu.
lently and Intentionally make a
false or incorrect compiled state.
ment as above provided of the said
vote, shall be deemed guilty of a
felony, aud on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprison.
ment at hard labor for not less
than two nor more than five years.
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