The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-06
Rules of the Democratic Primaries.

Sec. i. BE it resolved, That a whit
Democratic primary election shall b,
held at the parish of st. Landry at th,
regular polling places, now established
by law, on January 10, 1904. for the pnr
pose of selecting the nominee Of TIL
Democratic party for all p%arochial ant
ward Offices, as also to select the person
who shall be recommended by th'
democracy of st. Landry to the Gov
ernor for appointment MS Assessor, n!
also the persons who shall be recom
mended for appointment as member
of the School Board of this parish, ant
also to select q Democratic Executive
Committee, to be composed Of tW enty
One members, five to be elected from
the parish at large, and two from eacl
of the eight police jury wards of thiI
parish, by the electors of said wards
said committee to serve for the mex
four years, or until the election of &
new executive committee.
Sec. 3. That the members OF ttlt
School Board to be selected and recon-
mended for appointment shall be Sc
lected as follows: Two by the Only
qualified electors of the first police jury
ward, and one by the duly qualified
electors of each of the other police jury
wards of this parish.
Sec. 8. That said primary election
| shall be conducted under the primary
law of this State.
Sec. 4. That the polls shall be opened
at 6 a. m. and close at Z p. m.
Sec. s. Said election shall be conduct
| ed by the same commissioners and
clerks as shall be selected to preside
over and conduct the Democratic pri-
mary to be held on said date for the
nomination of State officers.
Sec. 6. That the qualifications of
| voters at said primary election shall
| consist Of the following:
LIST. He shall be IA white Democrat.
I'd. He shall be a duly registered 20
ter, either under present registration or
under registration of 1904.
Sd. 1t, between the ages of 23 and go,
he shall have paid his poll tax for the
years 1909 and 1908, prior to January
1, 1908 and 1904, respectively. IL over
the age of 60, he shall not be required
to produce any poll-tax receipt, and il
| under the age of go, he shall have paid
all poll taxes assessed against him prior
to January LIST of the year following
that for which he was assessed, that is
to Say, ii q years OF age subsequent to
January i, 1908, he will I've required to
produce no poll-tax receipt, but if he ia
in his 22d year at that date, he shall be
required to produce the p0li-taX receipt
of 1908, payable prior to Jan. l., 1904.
Sec. Z. That in case any one attempt
ing to vote shall be challenged, the test
shall be: care you a Democrat?" will
yOu support the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party?" And if the answers be
in the affirmative, after being duly
sworn in writing and signed by the vn-
ter, he shall be permitted to vote, and
the cummissiOners-siall attach his aft
dayit to the ballot and deposit same in
box. In the event any voter is chai-
lenged for nnn-payment of poll tax, he
shall exhibit to the commissioners of
said election his poll tax receipts, or a
certificate from the collector of taxes,
showing such payment aud the date
thereof.
Sec. s. That IA duly certified list shall
be furnished to the commissioners at
each voting precinct by the committee
selected to supervise this election, show
ing the names of all persons who Ira We
paid their poll taxes Tor the years 1909
and 1903, prior to January /, 1908 KID
1904, respectively, and all persons kaKkA
ing the other legal qualifications, wloA
names appear CT said list, shall be eI
titled to vote without producing theiS
poll-tax receipts. Provided, That any
person, having all ether legal qualiica-
tiODs, whose name does not appear on
said list, may vote, upon production of
their poll tax receipts for the years
above stated, showing pay ment prior
to January /, 1908 and 1904, respectively.
Sec. 8. That at the respective polls
voting booths shall be prepared in ac-
cordance with the regular election law,
and no one except those voting, COM
missioners and clerk, shalt be allowed
within the barrier. The voter shall
have the right to prepare his ticket, or
shall be permitted To cone within the
barrier with his ticket already prepared,
nnaccompanied by any one, and deposit
his ballot in the box. No other person
shall be permitted to accompany said
voter, or to IN any maEDer interfere
with him after he has entered the bar
rieT to deposit his ballot.
Sec. 10. That the names of all parish
and ward officers, together with the as
SCISSOR and members of the school board
and the candidates for the parish ex-
ecutive committee, shall be printed on
one ticket, in alphabetical order, under
the head of each office, and said tickets
shall be distributed to the various IN
didates not before the 14th day of JAM
nary, 1904, and shall be delivered to the
commissioners at the various polling
places by a committee appointed by
this committee.
Sec. IL. That ore box shall be pro-
vided for at each of the polling places,
as now fixed by law, for the holding of
this election, and all tickets shall be
deposited in said box by the elector in
person. That in voting the person vot-
ing shall scratch out the names OF those
for whom he does not wish to vote.
Sec. 10. That a duplicate list of the |
voters shall be kept by the commission
ers and clerk Of said election, numbered
c~0nsecutively, one of which shall be
to the chairman of this COM
and one deposited 10 the ballot
box with the tickets voted at said cleo
That the ballot boxes shall be re-
duly sealed and signed by the
commissioners and clerk. and deposited
the clerks office. with all tile tickets
voted at said election. as also a list of
,he voters at said precinct, and a tally
sheet showing the result of eaid elec-