New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-06-18

each Candidate Tor Juuge ana Tor District
Attorney at said Election, shall furnish
10 the President of the Democratic Exeen-
tive Committees of Iberia and st. Martin
Parishes, the name of one person for each
poll who shall be appointed commits
sioner; said person to be qualified
voter rs hereinafter provided for pre-
vided that if there be more than Five eau
dicates for the said Offices, then the Presi-
dents aforesaid shall select ont of the num-
her so furnished five persons who shall act
as Commissioners at each of said several
polls, and who shall select from among
themselves one who shall act as Clerk of
Election, at that poll. The President of
the Democratic executive Committee of
each Parish, to make the appointment and
selections in his Parish.
1t is further Resolved and Ordered that
all White Democrats duly registered, who
are entitled or who will be entitled to vote
at the General Election to be held in No
vember, A d., 1904, shall be entitled to
participate in these Primaries. In case
of challenge of any voter. he shall be per-
mitted to furnish the proof of his COM
potency to the COMM ssiOners, majority
of whom shall pass thereon and decide.
he shall be permitted to make affidavit
setting forth his competency which aft
davit shall be annexed to his ballot
| for Identification.
Should a voter $ name not appear on the
! Registration list furnished to the Commits
sioners by the Registrar of Voters. he
shall have the right TO vote upon affidavit
that he is a duly qualified registered
voter and that his name has been omitted
from said registration list and this att
davit shall he annexed to his ballot for
! indentiication.
| Each voter shall he required before vot-
| ing to produce to the commissioners his
poll tax receipts for the years 1902 and
| 1903, or duplicates thereof, in default of
his name appearing on the poll list
to be furnished to the commissioners By
the Sheriffs af said Parishes.
Before entering ON the discharge OF
their respective duties, each said commits
sioner shall be duly sworn in the manner
provided by the existing election laws OF
this State to that effect.
After the votes shall have been canvasscd
in accordance with law, the commissioners
shall make due return thereof without I'M
necessary delay in sealed packages, I'D
dressed to the Chairman on President OF the
respective Parish Democratic Executive
Committees, and together Herewith the
boxes containing the ballots east at said
primary election which ballot boxes shall
be locked and ed and deposited In the
office of the Clerk Of Court of the respec-
tive Parishes.
On the 3Oth day of July, A. d., 1904,
| A a aap0U0
primary election occur, this Committee
shall meet at New Iberia, La, for me
purpose of compiling and promulgating the
returns of said Primary Elections; 81
which meeting or meetings OF this Com
mitee all protests or contests relative
to the said primary elections shall be SUB
mitted and be passed upon by this TOM
mittee.
The Commissioners of Election shall
make duplicate tally sheets and keep
duplicate list OF the names Of all persons
voting ut said primaries, one OF said Dup.
lieate tally sheet and one OF the list OF
voters to be enclosed in the sealed returns
aforementioned, the other duplicates to Dc
enclosed in the sealed ballot boxes 70 De
deposited the Clerks Office.
II any election commissioner appointed
to conduct said election at any polling place
be not present at the hour Fixed for the
opening of the polls such absent commls,
sioner shall be replaced by majority OF
the commissioners present
The polls shall be opened from sever
o clock A. NJ, to seven o clock Z. NJ, on
said election day or days.
The ballots shall be printed by fhi'
Committee in the Australian form, ant
shall be deposited in the respective ballo
boxes TO be delivered to the commissioner
together with: the other election prrapha
MALTA. the boxes shall be sealed ant
shall remain so sealed and unopened UNI
the hour for the beginning OF voting
Each voter shall be presented with
folded ballot by the Commissioners, AM
he shall be required to repair to the plac
designated In order to prepare his balio
in secret manner which he shall refolt
and place in the ballot box each vote
to DO given sufficient time to do so. Il
the event of voter not being able TO rea
or being physically unable to prepare hi
ballot, he may require tine same to be pre-
pared by one of the commissioners in tn
presence of the others. A voter spoilin
! Il ballot shall upon return of the same t
the commissioners he entitled to receiy
another. and the same right shall exten'
to third ballot and no more, The un
used and spoit ballots to be placed in tn
ballot boxes together with the ballots cast
! The Candidates shall submit the name
OF their commissioners to the Presiden
OF the respective parishes on or before tn
10th day of July, A. ID. 1904.
| Candidates for nominations shall submi
their application to the Chairman OF thi
| Committee, PoIteus X. Burke, on CT be
fore the 9th day OF July, A. ID. 1904
which application shall be accompanies
by deposit OF such amount as may b
assessed against any applicant and i
default OF said deposit, on or before tn
day so fixed, before six O clock r. NJ ), tn
application shall moi be received and tn
name shall not be placed on the officis
ballot.
A. j. Maumns and Robert Martin ar
hereby appointed sub committee to al
tend to all details and provide FOL all paIi
phernaIia required for said primary eles
tions and also 10 FIX aud determine tn
amounts 10 be assessed and levied agains
the different candidates.
PORTEUS Il. BURKE,
Chairman
AT. DOMENGEAUX,
/ Secretary