St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-06-25

shall be conducted under the primary
| law of the State.
Sec. 3 That the polls shall be opened
| at Z "A. ~. and elusetl at 6 o. M.
| See. 4. That said election aliall BIZ
conducted hy commissioners and clerks
4 to he selected by committee t0 he
| hereinafter appointed, whose duty il
shall be fa appoint saisl iniaissi0neIs i
and clerks. to estimate .l.e ,eoSt nf h0td
| lug said election, attend to the printing
and distribution of the tickets and bah
| lot boxes, aud 10 fix and collect the as
sessineRt at tile. various candidates.
Sec. 5 That the qualification of rot
era ut said primary election shall con-
| sist of the following: lat. He shall he Il.
white Democrat. al. HIS shall be a
| duly SrgisieFed vaier 81. Ii between
the ases eff twenty three and SIXTY, he
shall have paid his poll tax for he year
1909 and 1868, ptior IA January I, 1908
and 1904. respectively: ii over the age
of sizty iIe shall not be III qnired TO pro
dncs any poll tax receipt, aud il under
this age ut twenty three he shall have
paid all pail taxes assessed against him
prior to January lat OF the year falltsa
ing that tor which he WAS assessed, thai
IL to say, it twenty-aie years OF age
subsequent to January 1. 1904, he vii!
be rrq,iiied to produce no poll. tax re-
eeipt, but If be ia IN lis twenty s..cond
year ut that date, he shall be- required
10 produce tile poii-tax recent ot 1908,
| payable prior to january I, 1904.
Sec 6. That in case any one attempt
ing TO vote shall be challenged. tlie test
shall be-: Are you Den,ocrai4n Will
you support the nominee OF the Dernn-
n II.
in the affirmative, after being duly
sworn in writing aud signed by the
voter, he sllali be permitted to vote.
and the commissioners shall attach his
affidavit to the ballot and deposit same
III bog. In the event any voter is ciIai-
lenged for nom payment of poll tax. he
shall exhibit to the commissioners OF
said election his pUll-sax receipts or Ii
certificate from the collector of taxes
showing sneIl pay ment aud date thereof
Sec. 7. That daly certified list shall
he furnished ta the commissioners at
each voting precinct by the canlmittre
selected 10 supervise this election. sluw-
ing the names of all persons whn haze
paid their poll taxes for fhr years 1909
and 1903, prior lO January I, 1908 and
1904. respectively, and all psrs0ns hay
ing the uther legal qualifications, whose
titled co vote without prudncing thsi,
pnIl-tax receipts. Provided. that any
person having all other legal quailfica
Iinns. whose nHfiiB daes not appear ON
said iist, may vote upon production oil
their poll-tax receipts for the years
abuge stated. showing payment prior
taJanuary /, 1908 and 1904. respectively.
Sec. 3 THAT at the Respective polls
voting hanfhs sisali be prepared in ac
cuFhanee with the aeguiar election law,
aud no one except ta0se voting, cusn
H,issinters and clerk shall he ailnwed
within the barrier, The. vafer shall
nave the right tn prepare his ticket,ar
shall be permitted to cnne within TIN.
barrier with his ticket already pre-
pared, nHaeeninpanied by any one. and
depnsIt his ballot in the box. No other
person shall be permitted tu accompany
said voter. or to in any manner inter
feie with him after hs4 has entered the
barrier to deposit his ballot.
Sec That the name of all ean.li-l
dates stall be printed on one ticket. in
alphabetical order, uiIrier the head nj
each office, and said tickets shall be dis
tributed to the various candidates rot
before the Goth day of July, 1904, and
shall be delivered to the commissioners
at the various polling places by q com q
mittee appointed by this COMMITTEES.
1 Sec. 10. That one box shall be pro-
videl tnr at each OF the polling places.
..s now fixed by law, fur the holding of
this election, and all tickets shalt be
Deposited in said box by the eleetor in
person That in voting, the pelsnn
voting shall scratch ont the names of
those for whom lie does not Wist to
vote.
See. IL. That duplicate list OF the
voters shall be kept by the eHmniissit,n-
ers and clerk of said election. numbered
c0nsecutivety. one Of which shall be
forwarded ta the chairman of this com
miitee and one deposited in the hallot-
boz with the tickets voted at said elec-
tim.
That the ballot boxes shall he re-
turned. dn!y sealed aud signed by the
commissioners and clerk, anai deposited
i'm the clerks affice, with all the tickets
voted Mt said election, as also list at
the vaters at said precinct and tally
sheet showing the result of said elec
ton, sworis to and signed by the cofu-
nissioners aud clerk thereof.
That the tally sheets shall be made OF
the mum ber of votes east for each Car.
didate in duplicate, one 10 he deposited
in the ballet box, M liereinabuve pro
yided, and the either to be farwarded To
the chairman OF this committee. SAID
tally sheets 10 be anly sworn tn and
signed by tlle commissioners and clerk
holding said eiectian.
Sec. 1a That Immediately after the
elosing Of the polls the commissioners
shall proceed TO the counting OF THE
ballots, vhiel, sllall be dune in public.
Sec. 13 That the sheriff OF st. Ian
dry parish il requested to furnish q
cumplett list tsf each pull-tax payer. s,i
each polling place, for fls years 1902
and 1903. tts the commissioners. and tiie
assessor fo furnish list hy l,nlis Df each
registered voter now ON the hot,ks ar
who may register prior to January %.
1904.
Sec. ID That the following named
ne, snf,e. to- wi;: Lanreut Staggs Jollt.
wv. Lewis and L. Austin Fontenot are
hereby appointed COMMITTEES WINS.
tluty il shalt he tu estimate flle cust 81
bnl,ling said elsetint1. atteast Co il..
nsintlng nnsi distribution ,f the tickets
aud t,atint boxes. liz MI: c.tlisct the as.
sess,nrnt of the va.ln.is s;at,tiIsiafts, aile
name the commissioners aud clerks sf
said election.
That Laurent stagg shall be ehairman
OF sal,i csnniittee.
See. Is Tint all eantsitlates for afilee
t liz. .,,ir.i t9r nj sa,i D. inssfy shall ME
| Itlapls n n4,slss aiih ti.F rti1ttts tsaii nt this
cnu, ,,,itt.t. ..tI raj ht-faT4 th 21ttl day ar
Iuly. I.O4 md pas.i ra,sstsssAte shall t,e
- f,ult.s.; ~, ma. ia tls. cl;t sGtnaR ltTelf.