The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03
RULES FOR THE
xPRIMARY ELECTIONS
To The Honorable Chairman Democratic
Erecat.ge Committee of Verma-
ion Parish, La:


Your committee appointed to draft
rules for the government of the prim-
a7y election to be holden
Saturday, March 3, 1900
respectfully submit the following:
Whereas, the Democratic Executive
COMMITTEES OF VermilionP Parish, dideon
the 9th day Of January 1900, declare
for the nomination of parish officers in
primary election to be held IN the 3rd
day of March 1000, therefore be it re-
solved, that the following rules are
hereby adopted for the government of
said primary election:
l.. The polling places shall he those
established by law in the parish, the
polls To be opened at z o'clock q, IN.
and to close at 6 D. m, in all parts of
the parish and the candidates to be 20
ted for direct by the parties voting i'll
said electfan. The candidates receiv-
ing a plurality of all legal votes cast
shall be deemed the choice of the dem
ocratic party for the Office. to which
he aspires.
2. None shall be permitted to vote
but WAiG g0teys who pledge thems4 Ives
to support the nominees of the primary
provided that non shall permitted to
vote unless he be a duly qualified elee-
tor under the Constitution and laws of
this state and duly registered.
8. That the executive committee of
this parish shall appoint three commits
sioners and n clerk for each polling
place in the parish, to hold said cleo
ton, and in the absence of any COM
missioner TINS appointed, as herein
provided for, the voters present at the
polling place shall elect n in INSTEAD.
Said commissioners shall he faithfully
sworn to perform their duties. That
this executive committee shall meet on
the 3rd day of February, 1900. at Ii
O'Clock a. N and appoint the said COM
m~issioners, 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
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 coulIted in the presence
of the bystanders, and a tally sheet O.
the voters kept and duplicate returns
made out and signed and sworn to a.
correct by the commissioners before
some officer duly qualified to admins
ter oaths. If any 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-
With tally sheet and list of 70.
furnished by the registrars, shall
be forwarded to the president of this
at Abbeville, La, and til
president shall not open the re5urns nfa
III 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
it meets to promulgate the
returns; the. committe shall meet
at A6bevilde, 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
to obtain a proper officer that
any registered voter,be empowered to
administer the oath to the commits
sioners.
D. The registrar of voters of this
parish is requested to furnish a certi-
list of registered voters in thiscpar-
sh to the commissioners of election in :
zach precinct and no one shall be per- I
nltted to v0te unless mis- name appears !
N the list furnished by the registrar or I
PRESENTS a certificate of registration !
But any person offering to vote whose !
does not appear on said list can |
the commissioners to make a !
ecord OF his offer, stating bis name, :
esidence and officers for whom he
wishes to vote, and If, on examination
the records in the registrars office,
be found that he had duly registered
lis vote shall be counted for the per- I
on he favored. This examination to a
'e made by the executive committee :,
Vhen they meet to compile the returns.
b. BE it further resolved that the
shall be furnished by the com :
littee they shall be printed on white
aper, stating under the title of each
flee thenames ofall the candidates who
spire to same. Each candidate for r
offices wishing to submit to the n
election shall give written no !,
ice of that intention 10 the secretary /
f this committee fifteen days before :,
eleetion, and signify in said notice u
is willingness to abide by the result of
lid primary.