The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-03

pencil having black lead in the blank
space under the printed names Of can
didates for such office, and obliterate
with the official stamp the white circle
at the right of the name SO written
Any other mark invalidateS the
ballot"
Upon the face Of each ballot, in hori.
z0ntal lines parallel with the top Of the
ballot, the names of all candidates nom
mated for any office shall be printed
uron the tile Of the office, i'll alphabet
zeal order according to surnames, and
in capital letter of uniform type,
the face Of said type TO be o~ne-eiehtl
of ar inch in height, provided, that all
names shall be printed in type of ex-
actiy the saTne size and style. To the
right of the name of each candidate
and on the same horizontal line as
the name of the candidate, shall be
a square hereinafter called a voting
space. The voting spaces on the ballot
shall measure o~ne-quaIter OF an
inch Nhree ~nonpariels) in height and
o~ne-quarter of an inch Uhree non
pariels) in width. Voting spaces on
any ballot provided for any n polling
place shall be Of uniform size and shall
be arranged in a vertical column. Not-
ing spaces opposite the names of all
candidates for the same office shall be
printed as a continuous column. Not-
ing spaces shall be printed solidly in
black, except that at the Verter of each
space shall be left a circular white
c1tann npa-njoto |, nj ar inch in Ijanlp-
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. If, 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
line shall extend across the ballot from
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 that When the
ballot is partially uEfolded 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 irapos-
sible to distinguish any one ballot from
the other. At a general election in
any congressional district one repre-
sentative in congress is to be elected
for a full term and another to fill a va
cancy the ballots containing the names
of the candidates shall as a part Of the
title of the office designate the term or
vacancy for, or to fill which the candi-
dates are severaly nominated.
Sec. 81. All ballots when printed
shall be folded as hereinbefore provid-
ed, and fastened together in convenient
numbers in packages, books or blocks,
in such manner that each ballot may
be detached and removed separately.
Sec. IS. There shall be provided for
each voting place, at which an election
is to be held, two sets Of ballots, each
of not less than one hundred for every
fifty n fraction of fifty registered
voters therein.
INFORMATION OF VOTERS.
Sec. 69..The secretary of State shall
prepare full instructions for the guild
ance of voters, as to obtaining ballots.
he manner of marking them, the meth
of gaining assistance, and obtaining
new ballots in place of those accidental
y spoiled and shall cause the same
with copies of sections "a, 50,
IS and A Of this ct,tobe printedin large
lear type, on separate cards, to be call
I'd cards of instruction.; and he shall
the same for use at zach cleo
ion.
DELIVERY OF BALLOTS.
Section 20. The secretary of State
shall send, separately and at different
or by two different methods, the
,Wo sets Of ballots, together with a suf-
1cient number Of tally sheets and ten
IT the cards of instructions to the board
If supervisors of the several cities or
parishes so as to be received by them
..Wenty-four hours at least previous to
he day Of election. The same shall be
ent in sealed packages, with marks on
he outside clearly designating the poll
nd'p1ace for which they are intended
nd the Number of ballots enclosed; and
he respective board Of supervisors
hall, on delivery to them Of such pack
lges, return receipts therefor to the
secretary of State. The secretary Of
shall keep a record of the time
and the manner in which the sew
raj packages are sent and of the num-
Ter of ballots in each package, and
hall preserve the same for the period
f one year, together with the receipts
f the board of supervisors. !,
Section II. The several boards Of su-
ervisors shall send to the commission
rs of each voting place, before the
of the polls, on the day of the
lection, cards of Ms>yu1ctions, tally
heets, blank forms and one set of bal ,
bis as sealed and marked by the secre- +
airy of State for1esuch voting place; +
a receipt of such delivery shall be :
eturned to them from the cornmission-
r present, which receipt shall be kept
Or the period Of n year. At the open :
1g of the polls in each polling place {