The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1903-12-19

A Ia Nv As
be 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 1908.
prior to the first day Of January OF
1903 and 1904, respectively, pro-
viding those who have reached the!t
majority since January /, 1908, shall
be required TO exhibit M poll lax
receipt paid prior to January l,
1904.
That in case any one attempting
to vote shall. be challenged, the test
shall be:
"Are YOU a Delnocrat:"
"Will you support the nominees of
the Democratic party?'
Aad If the answer be in the at1irma-
tive, after being duly sworn in wri-
ting and signed by the voter, lie shall
be permitted TO vote and the commits
sioners SHALL attach his affidavit to
the ballot and deposit same in the
box.
That at the respective polls voting
booths shall be prepared in accord
ance with the regular election law.
and no M except those voting and
commissioners shall be allowed within
the barrier.
That the names OF all parish OFF,
cer-, together with the Assessor and
aud the candidates for the Parish
Executive Committee at large, shall
be printed Oh one ticket, in alpha
betical order, under the head of each
Office, and said tickess shall be de-
liyered to the commissioners at the
various polling places by a 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 out the lame of those
for whom he 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 vol
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 cIo-
sing the polls and before opening the
ballot box. The lists shall be depos-
tied in the balloi box with the ballots.
When the boxes are closed ana before
commencing the count, the commits
sioners shall select from among the
b~ystanders 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 by one of them, to the
chairman of this committee, who
shall carefully preserve the same for
future use. The other return shall
be delivered to the Clerk of Court by
one Of the commissioners.
The ballot boxes with the ballots
therein, shall be deposited with the
Clerk Ut Court.
9Th. This committee shall meet
the Courthouse, at Abbeville, at
l O'Clock A. M. on Saturday, Jan
larry the 23d, 1904, for the purpose
canvassing the returns and pro-
the results.
No candidate shall be declared
unless he has received a plu-
'ality OF all the votes cast for said