The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-15

date. "A second primary election shall
be held, with the same election
officers and at the same place as the
first primary, was held four weeks
from the date of the first primary; the
expenses of the second primary are to
be born in the same manner as those OF
the first primary. hereinbefore pro-
yided for.
At the second primary election no
persons who shaii have received the
highest number If votes at the first
primary election. for the office for
which they were candidates. The
returns shall be made and the votes
~canvassed and compiled, and the re-
suits declared and promulgated as is
hereinbefOre provided for the first
primary.
IN case of failure t 0 elect because of
the fact that no candidate receives a
majority of the votes cast for the
office for which he is a candidate.
should one of the two persons receiv-
ing the highest number of votes
decline to continue his candidacy, then
the other who shall have received the
highest number of votes shall be de-
clared to be the nominee of the party.
Section Is. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That in the event that after the
date passed IN which candidates are
allowed to enter and file their Motif
cation in any primary under this Act,
1t shall be found that there be but one
candidate for any particular Office for
which the primary has beer called.
the respective committee ordering said
primary shall then be Immediately
convened and the person so entering
and being thus unopposed shall be
declared to be the nominee of the
party that has ordered said pri-
mary for the particular office for
which he has offered, without the me-
cessity of holding a primary election
for said Office.
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Section 81. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That any officer, whether State,
parOchial) or any person or member
OF any committee, or any commission
er, clerk or special deputy of any
political party coming under the pro-
visions OF this Act, who shall wilfully
refuse to perform any duty imposed
upon him by any of the provisions of
this Act, shall be guilty of IA mis-
deamor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than $50. OO,
and nc more than $500. 90, and be inn
prisOned for not less than two months
and not more than one year in the
parish Jail, and shall be ineligible for
four years to hold any Office of trust
or profit in this State.
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Section 81. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That if any person shall at any
primary election herein provided for,
or prior thereto, buy or sell any vote,
or give or offer to give anything of
value. or, shall in any manner intim-
idate or attempt to intimidate, by any
threat or promise, for the purpose Of
any voter to cast his vote
In favor OF any person or question,
or against any person or question:: or
ii any person shall at such election
for any p%ecuniary consideration vote
or offer to for any particular
or question: or against any
person or question, Or in
the real or supposed interest of any
person or question, or if any person
shall at or prior to such election give
or receive a bride, reward or promise,
which is given Or received with the
view, intention or expectation that the
voter shall be influenced thereby to
his vote in any particular way,
whether the vote be cast or not: or If
any person shall at such election give
Or receive any consideration by voting
refraining from voting, such per-
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished as provided for in
Section 81 of this Act.
SeceiOn 30. Be it further enacted,
&c That any person who knowingly
lands in two or more ballots folded
Ogether, or who adds or attempts to
'dd any ballot to those legally and
polled, either by fraudulentl~
Introducing same into the ballot box
'efOre or after the ballots are counted
n who adds to Or mixes with the bal
OTIS lawfully cast, other ballots, while
votes are being counted or can
assed, or at any other time, or at
ny time abstracts any ballots law.
lilly and fairly polled, with the inten-
ion to change the results of such cleo
on, or to change the count thereat
4 favor OF or against any person vOt-
d for at such election, or carries
way or destroys any tally sheets,
or ballot boxes for the pur-
OSe of affecting the returns Or IF