The southern sentinel., 1903-10-30

his choice BY stamping the circle
or crossing tho same with pencil
ON the official ballot, opposite
the name of the candidate fol
whom he desires to vote for the
| particular office for which they
have offered. Every voter shall
be entitled to receive from the
Commissioners of Election one
ballot which ie m ~ prepare at
the time rece we'd and cast it, OF
he may call upon the Election
Commissioners to assist him in
the preparation of the same in
the presence of . witness the
voter may select. Any voter who
shall spoil his first ballot shall
have the right to demand and re.
ceive from the Election Commits
sloners a second one upon return.
ing to them the first. Should he
also spoil the second one, he shall
be entitled to = third, if he spoil
the third ballot, he shall return il
to the Commissioners and if he
so desire, may then have his bal
lot prepared by the Commission.
ers in the presence of 9 witness
as aforesaid.
10. Any person desiring to
become q candidate and have his
name printed upon the official
ballot shall notify the chairman
of the Executive Committee
thereof on or before December
l, 1908, and any one failing to do
so shall not be PERMITTED to be-
come q candidate. The charm An
of the Democratic Executive
Committee, together with the
subcommittee provided for, shall
on the first day of December, Or
as soon thereafter as possible,
meet and make a budget of prob
able election expenses sufficient
to cover the costs for conducting
the election, including the costs
of providing and distributing the
ballots, tallyshects, poll lists, etc.,
and of furnishing the barriers,
tables and shelves at the polling
precincts where the same has not
already been provided for, and
said committee shall apportion
the same as equitably as possible
among the candidates for several
Offices hereinab0ve named, men,
bers of the Democratic Executive
Committee accepted. Should
any candidate fail to pay his pro-
portionate share of this expense
within ten days after notification
thereof his name shall not be
printed upon the official ballot,
and sail person shall not be
permitted to be q candidate at
this primary election and no vote
cast for him shall be counted.
Any person who desires to be-
come q candidate in this. primary
election shall first be a white man
and possess the qualifications of
q voter, under the election laws
of this state, and before his name
can be placed upon the official
ballot he shall take and subscribe
to the following: "I declare
upon my honor that I am a white
Democrat, that l will support the
State Democratic ticket, nomina-
ted by the authority~of the State
Democratic Executive Commit
tee, and l will support the nom-
inee of this primary election,
and abide strictly by the result of
the same,' which declaration
shall be made and filed with the
chairman of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of the parish
of Winn for reference. As soon
as the final result of this primary
has been proclaimed the chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of this parish shall
proceed to file and certify to the
proper nomination papers as re-
quired by law, and file same with
the Secretary of State, and shall
further certify the nomination
for appointment herein provided
for, to be placed in the hands of
the Governor-elect before said
appointment shall be made.
IL. Be it resolved: That all
white persons who have hereto
fore affiliated with other politi
cal parties and now honestly de-
sire to affiliate with the Demo-
cratic party and assist in making
nominations, are invited to ioin
with us in our primary.
IL. Whereas, we believe in
taxation for revenue only, in Just
such proportions as will satisfy
the needs of the parish honestly
and economically administered,
and with all due regards to the
needed public Improvement, We