The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1903-12-26

That the qualifications OF voters
shall consist of the following: lst:-
He shall be u Democrat I'd. He shall
he "a duly registered voter, either
under PRESENT registration or under
registration Of 1904; 3rd. Ii under
sixty, he shall have paid his poll tax
es for the years 1902 and 1903,
prior TO the first day Of January of
1903 and 1904. respectively, pro-
yiding those who have reached their
majority since January |, 1908, shall
be required to exhibit one poll tax
receipt paid prior to January l.,
1904.
That in case any one attempting
to vote shall be challenged, the test
shall be:
care you a Democratic
"Will you support the nominees Of
the Democratic party!'
Aad if the answer be in the atlirma-
tive, after being duly sworn i'll wri-
ting and signed by the voter, he shall
be permitted to vote and the coinmis-
! sioners shall attach his affidavit to
the ballot and deposit same in tue
box.
That at the respective polls voting
booths shall he prepared in accord
ance will, the regular election law,
and no one except those voting and
commissioners shall be allowed within
the barrier.
That the names OF all parish off,
Ger, together with the Assessor aud
and the candidates for the Parish
Executive Committee at large, shall
be printed on one ticket, in alpha
betical order, under the head Of each
office, aud said ticke.s slall be de-
livered to The commissioners at the
various polling places by q commit
tee appointed by the election commit
tee.
Candidates will also be supplied
with q reasonable number Of tickets
upon application made fifteen days
prior to the election.
That two boxes shall be provided
one for parish ticket, another for
ward officers, ard Parish Executive
Committee.
That in voting, the person voting
shall scratch ont the names of those
for whom be does not wish to vote.
9th: The said primary election
shall be conducted in all respects
under the provisions of Act No. 1873
1904, commonly known as The Prima-
ry Election Law, but in addition
thereto it shall be the duty of the
commissioners at each polling place
to keep one list of the persons v,t-
ing, which list shall be numbered
~consecutively from one to the end;
and such list so kept and numbered
shall be signed and sworn to as cor-
rect by them immediately upon clo-
sing the polls and before opening the
ballot box. The lists shall be depos-
tied in the ballot box with the ballots.
When the boxes are closed ana before
commencing the count, the commits
sioners shall select from among the
bystanders two competent watchers
able to read and write, who shall
witness the count.
9TH. Immediately after the clo-
sing of the polls the commissioners
shall proceed TO publicly canvass the
votes; they shall make tally sheets in
duplicate shall 'tabulate The votes and
sign the same and swear to their
correctness, and publicly announce
the result TO the bystanders. These
returns, as soon as completed, shall
be enclosed in carefully sailed pack
gaes-one of these shall be immed-
delivered by the commissioners,
or at least 10y one of them, to the
chairman of this committee, who
shall carefully preserve the same for
use. The other return shall
be delivered to the Clerk of Court by
one of the commissioners.
The ballot boxes with the ballots
shall be deposited with the
Clerk of Court.
9th. This committee shall meet
at the Courthouse, at Abbeville, at
IL O'Clock A. M, on Saturday, Jan
nary the 23d, 1904, for the purpose
Of ~canvassing the returns and pro-
the results.