The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-31
sloners, other than t'hose prepared
by the committee. Also that be-

be printed on said ticKet, he
shall file with tie subcommittee
written pledge 10 abide by the re-
suit oil the said primary election and
pledge himself as a Democrat to
support the nominees OF said
primaries and vote in April for the
State, diEirlct and parachoial aud
ward nominees. Elcn candidate
shall bear his pro rata expense OF
the PRIMARY as computed by the
subcommittee and this amount shall
accompany bis aforesaid written
pledge.
BALLoTs-That the sub-con
mittee above provided for shall
prepare printed ballots for the
primary, and that at the head OF
each ballot shall be printed the
pledge herein above required, and
no ballot shall be counted by the
commissioners unless it contains
said pledge.
The tickets to be voted at the
primary election herein called pre-
pared by the subcommittee shall
be of uniform size and quality OF
y aper on W lich the names ! al
candidates for parish officers shall
be printed with a circle opposite
the name of each candidate where
there is more than one candidate
for the same Office, which circle
shall be crossed opposite the name
Of the voters choice. Where there
is only one candidate printed or
written for any Office, it shall not
be necessary for the voter to desie-
mate. the candidate voted for as
above provided. All tickets shall
contain at the bottom a blank
place to fill in the number of the
ward, and shall have printed
thereon for police juror under
winch blank space on which shall
be printed or written the voters
choice for said Office. For Justice
of the Peace and for constable
shall be printed OH each ticket,
| with a blank space after each, up
on which shall be printed or writ
ten the voters choice for each of
said officers.
/ The tickets shall be deposited
| in the ballot box of the polling
| places herein provided for, and the
| said tickets, after being counted By
the commissioners, shall be placed
| back in the boxes, which must be
sealed and locked and forwarded
| to the Subcommittee without dc.
| lay together with the noIl lists
-snr rarTy SneErs. difTy Signed =
the commissioners Of election at
each precinct.
| CANVASS AND PRONUNCIATION
| )F VOTE. That Oh Wednesday,
he 18th day on March, 1900, at l.
| ,'cloek the aforesaid committee
| shall meet~.at the City Hall New
iberia, and proceed to canvass
| che vote and the person or per
sons receiving a majority of the
votes cast i'll said primary fol-
| the several offices shall be declared
| The nomineesforsa d Offices, resEec-
| lively, and the subcommittee shall
| forthwith promnlgate the resu t
| No candidate shall be declared
she nominee who does not receive
/. majority of all the votes cast
| Tor the Office for which he is can.
lidate; aud in case the candidates
cor the several Offices above meI-
toned, or any one of them, Shall
| Ill to secure majority of all the
rotes so east, then the two can Ii.
lates for each of the several offices
Who shall have secured the great
ast number of votes S lall run the
race over again, before the same
commissioners at the same polling
places and under the same rules
Us are herein provided, on Tues
lay the 18th day of March. 1909,
md tile returns from said second
election shall be made, and the re
suit Thereon aScertalned and pro-
nnlgated as herein provided for
The first election, provided how
ever, that if either of the two can
lidates receiving the greatest
humber of votes shall refuse or
sali for anV reason to rtt the race