The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-24
RULES FOR THE
zPRIMHRY ELECTIONS
TN The Honorable Chairman Democratic
Eqecntipe Committee OF Fefm"-
ion Parish, La:

Your committee appointed to draft
rules for the government Of the prlm-
a.v election TO be holden
Saturday, March s.. 1890,
respectfully submit the following:
Whereas, the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Vermilion Parish, did on
the 9th day of January 1909, declare
for the nomination of parish officers III
primary election to be held on the 3rd
day of March 1900, therefore be 1t re-
solved, that the following ru3es are
hereby adopted for the government OF
said primary elections
l. The polling places shall he those
established by law in the parish, the
polls to be opened at 7o'clock a. N
ana to close at = p. NJ, in all parts OF
the parish and tie candidates to be 20
ted for direct by the parties voting IL
said election. The candidates fecelv-
ing a plurality of all legal votes cast
shall he deemed the choice Of the dem
ocratic party for the office to which
he aspires.
2. None shall he permitted to vote
but Wbite rioters who pledge themselves
to support the nominees OF the primary
provided that non shall permitted to
vote unless he be a duly qualified cleo
tor under the Constitution and laws of
this state and duly registered.
3. That the executive committee of
this parish shall appoint three commits
sioners and one clerk for each polling
place in the parish, to hold said cleo
ton, and in the absence of any COM
missioner this appointed, as herein
provided for, the voters present at the
polling place shall elect Il i'll hlsstead.
Said commissioners shall lie faithfully
sworn to perform their duties. That
this executive committee shall meet on
the 3rd day of February, 1900. at II
O'clock a. IN and appoint the said com
Imissioners, and they shall publish said
list in the newspapers for at least 20
days before the election.
4. The commissioners shall keep a
list of names of those voting, duly num-
bered, in the order IN which they vote.
which list shall be kept by the com
m%issioners 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 in the presence
isaf the bystaRders, and a tally sheet of
the voters kept and duplicate returns
made out ana signed and sworn to as
kcor1ect by the commissioners before
some officer duly qualified 10 admins
ter oaths. If any commissioner refuse
to sign he. Or those who sign, shallstate
fully the reasons why he refused to
sign. One of the duplicate returns, to-
| gether with tally sheet and list of 70
tiers furnished by the registrars, shall
! be forwarded to the president of this
committee, at Abbeville, La, and the
president shall not open the returns I'M
til the meeting of the committee is
provided for herein, the other repurn
shall be kept by the clerk of the poll
and by him delivered to the committee
when it meets to promulgate the
returns: the committe shall meet
at AbbeviTe. Louisiana, on the
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-
fled list of registered voters in this par
fish to the commissioners of election in
each precinct and no one shall be per-
mitted to vote unless his name appears
on the list furnished by the registrar or
presents a certificate of registration
But any person Offering to vote whose
name does not appear on said list can
require the commissioners to make a
record of his offer, stating his name,
residence and officers for whom he
wishes to vote, and if, on examination
of the records in the registrars office.
it be found that he had duly registered
his vote shall be counted for the per-
son be favored. This examination to
be made by the executive committee
when they meet to compile the eturns.
6. Be it further resolved that the
ballots shall be furnished by the COM
mittee they shall be printed on white
paper, stating under the title of each
office thenames ofallthe candidates who
aspire to same. Each candidate for
ward offices wishing to submit to the
primary election shall give written no.
tice of that intention 70 the secretary
Eof this committee fifteen days before
the election, and signify in said notice
his willingness to abide by the result of