The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

shall meet on the 18th of September. 1904, at
Lafayette, Lib. and shall proceed to canvass
and compile the returns and proclaim the re-
suit. In case any candidate should fail TO re-
ceive a majority of the vote cast, a SECOND PR,
mary election shall be held under the same
rules and regulations on the 24tl or Septenl-
her, 1904. The expenses of said second primary
election shall be borne by the participants
therein, said expenses to he apportioned and
paid substantially i'll the manner as those OF
the first election. AT this election no one can
be u candidate except the two persons who re-
ceived the highest number of votes at the first
primary election Tor the office for which they
were a candidate. The returns shall be matte
and the votes canyassed and compiled and the
result declared as hereinaboye provided for III
the first primary, for which purpose the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of the First Dis
trict of the First Circuit shall meet at crowley
on the Goth of September. 1904. In case nf a
failure to elect because OF the fact that no call
didate receives q majority OF the votes cast Tor
the office for which lie is a candidate, should
one of the two persons receiving the highest
vote decline to continue his candidacy ana
enter the second primary election, then the
other who had received the highest number or
votes shall be declared the nominee or the
party.
Eighth-In the event any candidate should
desire to contest the result of the election held
at any poll or polls in the district. he snail
| have the right to do SO within five days after
said election is held upon serving within SAID
time a notice of contest upnn his opponent,
and upon fung Within Salu tlnlS HIS REASONS
| for contest with the chairman of the Demo
cratic District Committee, and said contest
| shall be fully heard and determined at the first
meeting of the committee following the hold
ing OF said primary election.
Niuth-Thise election shall he by official bal
lot. The ballot printed, AS hereinafter provid-
ed for, together with tue tally sheets and such
other paraphernalia necessary for the conduct
of the election, shall be provided by the chair
man Of the Democratic Executive Committee
of the First District of the First Circuit. who
shall deliver to the chairman of the Parish
Democratic Executive Committees the said
blanks. and paraphernalia, together with the
ballots, and which latter chairman shall dis
tribute said parapheTnaiIa ana ballots TO the
commissioners of election at each precinct in
his parish before the hour fixed herein for the
opening OF the polls. The chairman OF the
district committee shall print upon one ballot
the names of all the candidates alphabetically.
Tenth-The voter shall designate his choice
by stamping, or by making a cross in ink or
with a lead pencil to the right of and opposite
to the name or names of the candidate he de-
sires to support. Every voter shall be entitled
to receive from the commissioners of election
Que ballot, which he may prepare at the time
received and east it, or he may call upon one
of the election commissioners to assist him in
preparing it, and it lie so desires, i'll the pres
ence of a witness he tthe voter may select; or
he may prepare his ballot with the assistance
of a friend, by him selected for that purpose.
When a voter calls for assistance to prepare
his ballot, by a commissioners OF election or by
a friend of his selection, as the case may be. he
shall have the right to retire to the place deS-
ignated for preparing the voters ballot within
the barriers hereinbefore provided for, and
there Immediately prepare his ballot, and re-
turn and cast it within five minutes after re-
ceiving it. When a voter prepare his ballot
with assistance, as above specified, there shall
be no one else with him except the person or
persons by him selected as above. Any voter
WhCAhaH spoil his first ballot shall have q right
to demand and receive from the election com
missioner a second one, upon returning to them
the first. Should he also spoil the second one,
he shall be entitled to IA third one. returning to
them the second; and should the third one be
also esyoilt, it shall be returned to the election
commissioners, and the voter shall lose his
right to vote in that primary.
Eleyenth-Any person desiring to become a
candidate and have his name printed upon this
official ballot shall notify the chairman of the
Democratic Executive OF the First
District of the First Circuit on or before the
Goth day of August, M, 1904, and each ,applica.
ton shall be accompanied by three hundred
and seVenty-fiye t$375l dollars, and IN the event
that there are less than four candidates who
file their application, the chairman OF the dis
trict committee shall proraIe the expenses be-
tween the candidates who have complied with
the rules, notify them promptly OF the addl
tional assessments, and each candidate Will be
allowed five days from August Goth, 1904, to de-
posit the additional amounts assessed; and any
person falling to do SO shall not be permitted
to be a candidate. The probable cost Of CON
Quoting each of said elections, including the
costs OF the ballots and other paraphernalIa, is
hereby fixed at the sum of one thousand five
hundred ($15e0l dollars, which shall be proper
toned pro rata among the candidates for
Judge, candidates for committeemen excepted.
Should any candidate fail to pay his pro rata
share of these expenses within ten days after
August 90, 1904, or within seven days after Sep
, tember 10, 1904, as the case may be, his name
shall not be printed on the official ballot, and
votes cast at the primary election for said can
didates shall not be counted. Any unex pended
balance remaining from the contributions to be
levied hereunder shall be returned pro rata tc
! the contributors.
rwelftl-Candidates in the various parishes
L in thu district for committeeman shall npinf
and distribute their own ballots, and the voter,
at the same time he votes for Judge, shall vote
for the committeeman from his parish.
Thirteenth-Tn the event that only one per
son shall qualify himself to become a candidate
for Judge at the first primary under the rules
and regulations herein provided, there shall be
tive of the First District OF thu
First Circuit meets at Lafayette, La, on Sep
. tember 10, 1904, they shall declare such person
who conformed with the rules to be the regu
= lar nominee of the party, and shall certify t.
= his nomination as such, and they shall at the
same lime proX1de for FOR t me d f1rmatlon OF an ex
. Fourteenth-Afl vacancies caused by death
: resignation or otherwise shall be filled by thu
2 Democratic Executive Committee of the FfrB
) District of the First Circuit.
Fifteenth-The registrars are requested tt
: : add supplementary lists to poll books used al
2 the last general election and deliver same tt
\ the chairman OF the Democratic Executiv,
! Committee of their respective parishes, ant
2 the sheriffs to furnish lists of pOll-tax payers.
= upon MOGI0H Dy ME. EfONOSb, IL Wd5 Tc5ClVta
. that the commissioners select one of their mum
: her to serve as ele1 X.
= Upon motion byadr. Sompayrae, it was re
. solved, that it is tlfR sense of this committe
u that the Democrats iR the First District of tn
First Circuit of the Court of Appeals of thl
. State, who are selected to act as commissioner
of election at the primary to be held in sucl
7 district on September 10, 1904, and the one t
= be held September "a, 1904, should perform al
{ duties incumbent upon them in said capacitie
. without exaeting compensation.
Resolved further. that no commissioner OF
; election shall be paid more than one dollar fol-
I his services at one of said primary elections
and that said compensation shall be paid onl.
to those demanding it.
I Resolved further, that it ID the sense of thi
committee that democrats within this distric
l loyal to their party, can be found who will &C
z as commissioners of election without exactin
] compensation for their services.
I It was resolved that the secretary be author
= lied to have copies typewriter OF these pre-
7 ceedings and that he send certified copies to tn
!, official journals of the parishes in the distric
with O request for their publication and tina
( the chairman be authorized to pay each sue
2 paper the sum of ten dollars for such pubhes
z ton. Upon motion duly made the
adjourned. j.
Chairman.
JEROME MeUToN, Secretary.