The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
RULES FOR THE
xPRIMHRY ELECTIONS
r., The Honorable Chairman Democratic
Erecat.ue Committee Of Fefht't-
ion Parish, La:

! Ton IUftSHJ L0..
Your committee appointed to DRAFT
rules for the government of the prlm-
a.y election to be holden
ID. Saturday, MARCH 3, HSo0s
respecNully submit the following:
Whereas, the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Vermilion Parish, did on
the 9Th day of January 1900, declare
for the nomination Of parish officers IN
primary election to be held on the 5fa
day of March 1900, therefore be 1t re-
solved, that the following rules are
hereby adopted for the government OF
said primary election:
/. The polling places shall he those
established by law in the parish the
polls to be opened at Z o'clock a. IN.
and to close ats p. M, in all parts OF
the parish and tie candidates to be 40
ted for direct by the parties voting III
said election. The candidates recelv-
ing n Llurality of all legal votes cast
shall be deemed the choleefotth dem
ocratic party for the Office to which
he aspires.
9. Nome shall he permitted to vote
but srlite g0teTs whopledge themselves
to support the nominees OF the primary
provided that non shall permitted to
vote unless be be a duly qualified cleo
tor under the Constitu zion and laws OF
this state and duly registered.
8. That the executive committee OF
this parish shah appoint three commits
sioners and one clerk for each polling
place in the parish, to bold said cleo
tion, and in the absence OF any COM
missioner tins appointed, as herein
provided for, the voters present at The
pollingplace shall elect II in INSTEAD.
Said commissioners shall be faithfully
sworn to perform their duties. That
this executive committee shall meet on
the 3rd day of February, 1900. at Ill
o'clock d. N and appoint the said com
missioners, and they shall publish said
list in the newspapers for at least ~
days before the election.
A The commissioners shall keep o
list of names of those voting, duly num-
bered, in the order in which they vote.
which list shall be Kept by the COM
missioners and sworn to by them as
being correct and attested by two wit
nesses. Immediately after the closing
Of the polls the box shall be opened
and the ballots counted III the presence
Of the ~bystanders, and a tally sheet Of
the voters kept and duplicate returns
made out and signed and sworn TO as
! correct by the commissioners before
some officer duly qualified 70 admins
ter oaths. Ifanv commissioner refuse
to sign he, or those who sign, shall state
fully the reasons why be refused to
sign. One of the duplicate returns, to-
gether with tally sheet and list OF vo-
tiers furnished by the registrars, shall
he forwarded t. the president Of this
committee, ut Abbeville, La, and the
lpresident shall not open the returns un-
til the meeting of the committee as
provided for herein, the other return
Shall be kept by the clerk of the poll
and by him delivered to the committee
when it meets to promulgate the
returns; the COMMITTEE shall meet
at Abbeyille, Louisiana, on the
J 9th day of March. 1900, and compile
the vote and promulgate the result OF
said election.
secretary shall produce the returns OF
election ma e to him.
Provided that in the absence or in
ability to obtain a proper officer that
any registered voter be empowered to
> administer the oath to the commits
Sioners.
5. The registrar of voters OF this
. parish is requested to furnish a certi-
. fed list Of registered voters in this par
ish to the commissioners Of election in
Teach precinct and no n shall be per.
mitted to vote unless his name appears
OH the list furnished by the registrar o.
presents a certificate of registration
But any person offering to vote whose
name does not appear on said list cal
require the commissioners to make
6 record Of his offer, stating bis name
residence and officers for whom b.
wishes to vote, and If, on examination
of the records in the registrars Office
= it be found that he had duly registere'
y his vote shall be counted for the per
son he favored. This examination t
be made by the executive cammitte
when they meet to compile the returns
q 6. Be it further resolved that th
ballots shall be furnished by the com
mittee; they shall be printed on whit
- paper, stating under the title of eac
b office the names o fall the candidates VIII
= aspire to same. Each candidate fo
Y ward offices wishing to submit to th
primary election shah give written nc
. tice of that intention TO the secretar
of this committee fifteen days befor
> the election, and signify in said motto
his willingness to abide by thefesult {