The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-03

shall ctuse the ballots so substituted
any ballot provided for any one polling |
place shall be of uniform size and shall
be arranged in a vertical column Vot-
ing spaces opposite the names of all
candidates for the same office shall be
printed as continuous column. Vot-
ing spaces shall be printed solidly in
black, except that at the verter OF each
space shall be left a circular white
space One-eighth of an inch in dame
ter Under the title of each office on
the ballot and below the printed names
Of the several candidates nominated for
that Office shall be left as many blank
spaces as there are persons to be elect
ed to such office, and at the right Of
each blank space shall be a voting
space. IT, in the case of any Office, no
nominations Of candidates to fill the
same have been made, the title Of such
office shall be printed upon the ballot,
and as many blank spaces shall be left
below such title as there are persons to
be elected to the office. and at the right
Of each such space shall be a voting
space.
On the ballot the blank space left for
the insertion of names under the, title
Of any Office shall be separated from
! the printed title Of the Office appearing
next thereafter by a perforated line
Immediately above such title, which
olon hn 1,o11n{ c,of1o
right to left.
! Upon the back of each part of the
ballot between perforated lines, shall
be printed the title of the Office which
appears upon the face Of such portion
of the ballot. All such titles shall be
printed in such manner that when the
ballot is partially unfolded for the pur-
pose of the canvass, such endorsements
shall be plainly legible.
All of the official ballots prepared for
the same polling place shall be Of pre-
Cisely the same size, arrangement, quail
ity and tint of paper and kind Of type
and shall be printed with black ink OF
the same tint, so that it shall be impos-
sible to distinguish any one ballot from
the other. At general election in
any congressional district one repre-
sentative in congress is to be elected
for full term and another to fill va.
cancy the ballots containing the name;
OF the candidates shall as a part Of the
title of the office designate the term OF
vacancy for, or to fill which the candi
dates are sevcraly nominated
Sec. CT. All ballots when printed
shall be folded as hereinbefure provid
ed, and fastened together in convenien
numbers in packages, books or blocks
in such manner that each ballot ma,
be detached and removed separately
Sec. 6S. There shall be provided TO
each voting place, at which an electio,
| is to be held, two sets of ballots, eac1
Of not less than one hundred for ever,
fifty and fraction Of fifty registere,
5 voters therein.
INFORMATION OF VOTERS.
Sec. 6S. The secretary of State shall
prepare full instructions for the guild
ance of voters as to obtaining ballots
, the manner Of marking them, the meth
cd of gaining assistance. and obtainin
, new ballots in place Of those accidental
ly spoiled and shall cause the sam
together with copies of sections 81, 8;
36 and A of this act, to be printed in larg
clear type, on separate cards, to be cal
=. ed cards of Instructions; and he sha
\ furnish the same for use at each cleo
- ton.
y DELIVERY OF BALLOTS.
;, Section 70. The secretary Of Stat
shall send, separately and at differer
times or by two different methods, tn
I two sets Of ballots, together with a sui
: ficent number of tally sheets and tie
y Of the cards of Instructions to the boar
i OF supervisors Of the several cities {
y parishes so as to be received by thel
twenty-four hours at le2st previous
. the day Of election. The same Shall l
sent in sealed packages, with marks Q
+ the outside clearly designating the pol
II ing place for which they are intende
d and the number of ballots enclosed; an
I the respective board of supervisor
u SHALL on delivery to them Of such pacl
: ages, return receipts therefor to Il
IL secretary Of State. The secretary
:: State shall keep a record Of the tin
IL when and the manner in which the Sc
eral packages are sent and Of the nun
y Der Of ballots in each package, al
IA shall preserve the same for the perit
le of one year, together with the receip
III Of the board Of supervisors.
Il Section II. The several boards Of S
IN pervisors shall send to the commissio
oe ers of each voting place, before t.
T. opening of the polls on the day of t
Ill election, cards of instructions, tai
u sheets, blank forms and one set Of BE-
in lots as sealed and marked by the seer
I'd tary of State for such voting plae
or and receipt CT such delivery shall
in returned to them from the commissio
n err present, which receipt shall be Ike
he for the period of one year. At the ope
Ill ing of the polls in each polling pla
n the seals of the packages shall be pu
d. l:cly broken, and the packages sh
ne be opened by the commissioners, a
81 the books or blocks or ballots shall
n delivered to the commissioners of ell