The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-08

before said Primary Election. who shall
be qualified voters of good repnte. the
Chairman Of this Committee, shall Sc
lect from these names one person from
each faction who shall be commissioners
of election, and that this Committee
shall select one Commissioner who sh all
act a. such and be Ex-OfficiO the Presi-
ding officer. any person or persons being
challenged for any cause whatever and
that the majority of the Commissioners
decides that he is entitled to vote. the
Commissioners, shall allow the person
Offering to vote to cast his ballot into
the ballot box. The Commissioners shall I,
be sworn according to law,
1t shall be the duty of the Commits
sioners to keep poll list. numbered
consecutively on which shall be entered
the names at each voter. said poll list
shall be signed. by the Commissioners
Immediately after the closing Of the Poll
and before the opening Of the Ballot Box
and shall constitute a part OF the re-
turns. to be forwarded to the Chairman
of this Committee within twenty -four
hours thereafter with the returns OF said
election. the Commissioners shall depO-
sit the Ballot Box with the Clerk of the
Dis: rict court who shall keep same in
his office for at least SIX months.
The Commi ,sisners shall proceed to
count and tabulate the votes before lea
wing the Polling Booth, tally sheets to
be kept in duplicate, shall BE- signed by
the Commissioners, a majority Of whom
having signed the tally sheets. the same
shall be Prima Facie evidence OF the
Election of each party return as having
plurality of the vote cast at said poll
ing place and shall be full warrant, that
be OF they shall be constituted the choice
of the Democracy Of the Town OF St.
MartinviIle.
Each faction shall state to the Presi-
dent Of this Committee their device not
later then ten days before the holding
of said Primary Election which they
may select.
, In case both factions should select the
: same device. the faction who shall first
notified the President shall be entitled
|, to the device, aud the other faction shall
I, select any other device they may deem
, proper. Each and every ballot that NAV
be polled not having the mark OF the
device as stated to the President to this
Committee shall not be counted by the
) Commissioners.
, The President of this Committee shall
. notify the Commissioners the Device OF
each faction. Each faction shall have
, printed their own tickets their own
r expense.
Whenever two or more ballots are
found pressed or folded together, and
that the ballot box contains more votes
) then are called for by the Poll list, and
, whenever the excess Of ballots CORE
ponds with the number Of folded and
/, pressed ballots. all such pressed or fol-
dpd tickets shall be rejected and not
5 counted by the Commissioners.
The Assessor and Registrar Of the Pa
rlsh Of St. Martin are requested to fur
nish to the Commissioners Of Election
Q within the legal time list OF all OF the
, registered voters within the limits Of
the Corporation of st. Martinville.
Upon motion of Mr.. j. C. Bienvenu a
committee was appointed to proclaim
the election and convass the returns az
. follows: M. Ducrest. A. v. Fleming, R
Martin.
Upon motion Of DR.. Arthur Guilbeau
there will be voted upon at said primary
,, committee of FIVE to be known as the
: Democratic executive committee Of the
Town of st. Martinville.
T. j. Liable, RENE THIBODEAUx.
President. Secretary,