The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-30
Rules for the Primary Election.

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to be held July 30, 1904, for the selection
of Democratic nominees for Judge and
District Attorney. 10th Judicial Dis
trict of Louisiana:
Sec. i. Be it resolved, That a white
Democratic election be held through
out the parish of st. Landry at the reg
ular polling places now established by
law, on July so, 1904, for the purpose of
selecting the nominee OF the Demo
cratic party for Judge and District
Attorney of the 10Th judicial District
OF Louisiana.
Sec. Q. That said primary election
shall be conducted under the primary
law of the State.
Sec. s. That the polls shall be opened
at 2 a. M. and closed at 6 p. M.
Sec. 4. That said election shall be
conducted by commissioners and clerks
to be selected by o committee to be
hereinafter appointed. whose duty it
shall be to appoint said commissioners
and clerks, to estimate the cost of hold
ing said election, attend TO the printing
and distributiOn of the tickets and bal
lot boxes, and TO fix and collect the as
sessment of the various candidates.
Sec. s. That the qualification of vot-
ers at said primary election shall con-
sist of the following: 1st. He shall be a
white Democrat. I'd. He shall be a
duly registered voter. 3D.. Ii between
the ages Of twenty-three and sixty, he
shall have paid his poll tax for the year
1902 and 1908. prior to January 1, 1908
and 1904. respectively: it over the age
OF sixty he shall not be required to pro-
duce any poll tax receipt, and ii under
the age of twenty three he shall have
paid all poll taxes assessed against him
prior to January let of the year follow
ing that for which he was assessed, that
is to say, il twenty-One years OF age
subsequent to January |, 1904. he will
be required to produce no pOil-tax re-
ceipt, bat if be is 10 his twenty second
year at that date, he shall be required
10 produce the poll-tax receipt of 1908,
payable prior to January l, 1904.
Sec. 6. That in ease any one attempt
ing TO vote shall be challenged the test
shall be-: Are you a DemOcrat9" will
yOu support the nominee of the Demo
cratic Dartyqn And if the answers be
in the Affirmative after being duly
sworn in writing and signed by the
voter, he shall be permitted to vote,
ard the commissioners shall attach his
affidavit to the ballot and deposit same
in boz. In the event any voter is chal-
lenRed for non payment OF poll tax, be
shall exhibit to the commissioners of
said election his p0ll-tax receipts or a
certificate from the collector of taxes
showing such payment and date thereof.
Sec. I. That 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 have
paid their poll taxes for the years 1909
and 1908, prior to January /, 1908 and
1904, respectively, and all persons hav-
ing the other legal qualifications, whose
names appear on said list. shall be en-
titled TO vote without producing their
poil-tax receipts. Provided, that any
person having oil other legal qualifca-
tione, whose name does not appear on
said list, may vote upon production of
their poll-tax receipts for the years
above stated. showing payment prior
to January l, 1908 and 1904, respectively.
Sec. 8. That al the respective polls
voting booths shall be prepared 10 ac-
cordance with the regular election law,
and no one except those voting, COM
missioners and clerk shall be allowed
within the barrier. The voter shall
have the right to prepare bis ticket, or
shall be permitted to come within the
barrier with his ticket already pre-
pared, nnacc0mpanied by any one. and
deposit his ballot in the box. No other
person shall be permitted to accompany
said voter, or to in any manner inter-
fere with him after he has entered the
barrier to DEPOSIT his ballOt.
Sec. Q. That the name Of all candi-
dates shall be printed on q ticket, in
IN ls1fnu NnkSnat NEAaW midas tho hna6 nf
each Office, and said tickets shall be dis
tribnted to the various candidates not
before the 28th day of July, 1904, and
shall be delivered to the commissioners
at the various polling places by q COM
mittee appointed by this committee.
Sec. 10. That one boz shall be pro-
vided for at each OF the polling places,
as now 6xed 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
voting shall scratch out the names OF
those for whom he does not wish to
vote.
Sec. IL. That o duplicate list of the |
voters shall be kept by the commission
ers and CLERK of said election, numbered
c0nsecutively, M OF which shall be
forwarded to the chairman of this COM
miEtee and one deposited in the ballot
box with the tickets voted ct said cleo
ton.
That the ballot boxes shall be re-
tnFneds duly sealed and signed by the
commissioners and clerk, and deposited
in the clerks Office, with all the tickets
voted at said election, as also o list of
the voters at said precinct and q tally
sheet showing the result of said cleo
ton, sworn 10 and signed by the COM
mtssi0ners and clerk thereof.
That the tally sheets shall he made of
the number OF votes cast for each cam
didate liz duplicate, q to be deposited
10 the bailot-b0x. as hereinabove pros
Videds and the other to be forwarded to
the chairman OF this committee. Said
tally sheets to be duly sworn to and
signed BY the commissioners and clerk
holding said election.
Sec. 12. That Immediately after the
OF the polls the commissioners
shall proceed to the counting of the
ballots. which shall be done in public.
SEQ. IS. That the sheriff Of ST. Lam
dTT parish is requested To furnish a
complete list OF each pOll-tax payer. OF
each polling place, for the years 1909
and 1905, To che commissioners, and the
assessor to furnish Q list By polls of each
registered voter now on the books or
who may register prior to January 20.
1904
Sec. IA. That the following-named
persona, t0-Wit: Laurent Stage, John
wv Lewis and IL. Austin FOnfenOt are
appointed q committee whose
duty iE eh0ll be TO estimate the coat of
holding said election, attend to the