The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-30

convenient election precincts;
| by providing for the appoint
! ment of officers to conduct such
elections and defining their du.
ties by prescribing tue manner
in which the votes of electors
shall he taken, and the count
and returns thereof made; by
providing for the punish
!. ment of violations of this
law, and repeating all laws in
conflict with the same.
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Sec. rs. No ballot without the
official endorsement, shall as here
in otherwise provided, be allowed
to be deposited in the ballot box,
and none but ballots provided in
accordance with the provisions of
this act, shall be counted. Any
voter who declares to the lresid
ing commissioner that by blind.
ness or other physical stability
be is unable to mark his ballot,
shall upon request, receive
the assistance Of two of the
commissioners, who shall be of diff
ferent political parties or factions,
represented among the commits
sioners, in the marking thereof,
and neither the voter nor said
commissioners shall thereafter
give any information regarding
the same. Tho commissioner shall
require such declaration of disa-
bility to be made by the voter uu
der oath before him, and he is
hereby qualified to administer the
same.
Sec. ". ANY voter or commits
siener who shall, except as herein
before provided, allow his ballot
to be seen by any person with All
apparent intention of letting it be
known how be is about to vote, or
place any distinguishing mark up
on his ballot, or who shall make
false statement as to bis inability
to mark his ballot, or any person
who Shall interfere OF attempt to
interfere with any voter when in.
side said inclosed space or whey
marking his ballot, or who shalt
endeavor to induce any voter be-
fore voting to show how lie is
about to mark, or has marked his
ballot, or otherwise violates any
oflhe provisions of this act, shall
be punished in accordance with
section A of this act.
Sec. 70. Any per son who shall.
prior to or during an election, viii
fully deface or destroy any card OF
instructions printed OR posted fol
the instruction of voter, wilfully
remove or destroy any of the sup.
plies Or c0nveniences furnished to
enable Il voter to prepare his bal.
lot, or shall wiliuily hinder the
voting of others, shall be punish,
ed in accordance with section a. OF
this act.
Every commissioner of election,
OF other officer or person having
the custody of any record, regis
ter Of votes OF copy thereof, oath,
return of votes, certitic tes, poll
list, or any paper documt Mt, or ev.
ideuce of any description in this
act, directed to be made filed OF
reserved, who is guilty of stealing,
wiliully destroying, mutilating,
defaciug, classifying OF fraudulent
ly removing or Securing the whole
or any pa't thereof, Or who shall
fraudulently make any entry, eras-
ure, alteration therein,, except as
allowed and directed by the pro
visions of this act, or who permits
any other person so to do, shall be
guilty ola felony, and upon con,
viction thereof, be punished in &C.
cordance with section Al of this
act.
And every person not an officer,
who is guilty Of any of the afore.
SAID acts or who advises, plocures
or abets the commission of tn.
same, or any of them, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished il
accordance with section Al Of thit
act.
Sec, 20. As soon as the polls
are closed the commissioners shall
at once rule off and sign anC
swear to the poll list, writing oul
beneath the said ruling the mum
Der of votes contained thereon an6
shall seal up and mark on til,
wrappers with the ward and pre-
cinct numbers all unused ballots
including all ballots that hav,
been spoiled and defaced by voters
iu attempting to mark the same
and shall endorse thereon til.
number of ballots therein contain
ed. The officers in charge of tn
poll books shall, in the presence o
the other officers, and the public
count in a distinct aud audibl
tone of voice the names checke,
on said list and announce tn
whole number thereof, and com
pare the same with tie poll list
correcting any discrepancies bv
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