The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-09

That tile qualifications Of voter
shall consist Of the following: 1st:-
He shall be a Democrat ID. IIe shall
be a duly registered voter, elite
under PRESENT registration or unde
registration OF 1909; 3rd. II uHde.
sixty, he shall have paid his poll tax,
es for the years 1902 and 1908
prior to the first day Of January O
1903 and 1904, respectively, pro.
viding those who have reached tbei;
majority since January l, 1903, Shall
be required to exhibit n poll taz
receipt pad prior to January 1,
1904.
That in case any one attempting
to vote shall he challenged, the test
shall be:
"Are You a Democratic
"Will you support the nominees of
the Democratic party"
And if the answer be in the aflirma-
tive, after being duly sworn in wri-
ting and signed by the voter, ne shall
be permitted to vote and the commits
sioners shall attach his affidavit to
the ballot and deposit same in the
box.
That at the respective polls voting
booths shall be prepared 10 accord
ance with the regular election law,
and no n except those voting and
commissioners shall be allowed within
the barrier.
That the names of all parish Off
cers, together with the Assessor and
and the candidates for the Parish
Executive Committee at large, shall
be printed on one ticket, 10 ALPHA
betical order, under the head Of each
office, and said tickess shall be de-
livered To the commissioners at the
various polling places by a commit
lee appointed by the election commit
tee.
Candidates will also be supplied
with a reasonable number of tickets
lpon application made fifteen days
to the election.
That two boxes shall be Provided
one for parish ticket, another for
yard officers, ard Parish Executive
That in voting, the person voting
shall scratch Out the names of those
or whom he does not wish to vote.
9Th: The said primary election
hall be conducted in all respects
lnder the provisions of Act No. 1873
-904, commonly known IS the Prima-
y Election Law, but in addition
it shall he the duty OF the
commissioners at each polling place
0 keep u list of the persons vol-
NJ, which list shall be numbered
onsecutively from one to the end
nd such list SO kept and numbered
hall be signed and sworn to as cor
ect by them immediately upon clio
the polls and before opening tie
allot box. The lists shall be depos-
in the ballot box with the ballots.
Fhen the boxes are closed ana before
commencing the count. the commits
oners shall select from among the
islanders two competent watchers
Die to read and write, who shall
illness the count. 6
9Th. Immediately after The clo- I
ng Of the polls the commissioners !
lai proceed to publicly canvass the
otes; they shall make tally sheets in
lplicate shall tabulate the votes and
gn the same and swear to their
'rrectness, and publicly announce
e result to the bystanders. These
turns, as soon as completed, shall A
enclosed in carefully sailed pack :.
Of these shall be immed-l
tejy delivered by the commissioners.
at least by one of lhem,to the G
'airman of this committee, who
all carefully preserve the same for
use. The other return shall S
delivered to the Clerk of Court by
e of the commissioners. J
The ballot boxes with the ballots V
shall be deposited with the Il
erik of Court. Al
9Th. This committee shall meet |
the Courthouse, at Abbeville, at ii
O'Clock A. M. on Saturday. Jan al
ry the 23d, 1904, for the purpose lit
canvassing the returns and pro- T
the results.
candidate shall he declared fo