The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-26

upon the CLOSING OI Cue
polls, and shall be proceeded with,
without interruption and delay,
until completed, during all the
count, three tally sheets shall be
kept thereof, the said tally sheets
shall have the tallies marked in
lines from the beginning to the
end of the page, and the total
number of tallies shall be written
in figures Immediately after the
end of the tally, and in letters so
as to prevent any alteration there.
of. Any commissioner or other
person who shall interfere with,
delay or attempt to delay the
count of the ballots shall be guilty
of a felony, and punished AS pro.
vided for in Section "a Of this act,
and any person who shall steal,
attempt to steal, or aid or abet in
stealing the ballot box, ballots,
tally sheets, poll lists or other ap-
paratus or papers of the election,
Shall be deemed guilty of a felony
aud punished as provided in Sec.
ton "A of this act.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That prior to the public dec
laration of the vote of an election,
which shall he made at each pre-.
cinct as soon as the count has been
completed, no statement shall be
made by any commissioner, of the
number of the ballots Cast, the
number of voters present, the
number Of votes given for any per
son or for any officer, the name Of
any person who has voted, the
name of any person which has
been voted on, or Of any other fact
tending to show the state III the
polls. Any commissioner who vi.
olates s:iy Of the provisions of this
act shall be punished as provided
for in Section A of this Act, but
no such violation shall in any way
invalidate any returns of the votes
cast, duly made by the commits
sioners, or effect the title of any
person who is duly declared to b.
elected to any Office.
Any election commissioner who
Intentionally makes, or attempts
to make, false canvass of the
ballots cast or any false return of
the result of any election or any
person who induces, or attempts
to induce, any such commissioner
so to do, shall he deemed guilty OF
Il felony, and up,n conviction
thereof shall be punished as pro.
vided in Section "A of this Act.
and shall be further disqualified
from voting at any election OF
holding any office of honor, trus,
or profit in this State.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
etc, That every commissioner OF
election, OF other officer or persons
having the custody of any record,
register of votes. or copy thereof,
oath, return of votes, certificates,
poll list, or any paper, document
or evidence IF any description in
this act and directed to he made.
filed or preserved, who is guilty Of
stealing, wilfulIy destroying, mutt
lating, defacing, classifying OF
fraudulentIy removing or y cretin4
the whole or any part the eof, OF
who shall frauduIently make any
entry, erasure or alteration there
in, except as allowed and directed
by the provisions of this act, OF
who permits any person to do So
shall be guilty IF felony, and
upon conviction thereof, he pun
isbed in accordance with Section
IA of this act. And every person
not an officer, who is guilty of any
of the aforesaid acts, or who ad
vises, procures or abets the com
mission of the same, or any 01
them, shall, upon conviction there
of, be punished in accordance will
Section Al of this act.
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted
ETC., That all barrooms, cabarets
and coffee houses, and place,
where liquors are kept, within one
mile Of any ward or precinct where
an election is being held, shall be
and remain closed during the day
of an election until - O'Clock p
NJ, and no liquors shall he sold OF
given away on election day, with
in the above specified limits. Com
missioners of election are hereby
authorized to enforce this provis
ion and to call upon and direct thu
police officers to discharge their
full duty in every PARTICULAR
Whoever, in polling place, has il
his possession, any Intoxicating
liquor, shall be deemed guilty o
disorderly' conduct, and the com
missioners shall order such person
to remove such liquor, or TO with
draw, himself from such place, ant
on his refusing or neglecting tt
obey such order, shall direct any
police officer or other person pres
eut, to take him from the plac,
and eOntiae him in some convent
ent place until the election in com
pletcd. The person SO refusing