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

districts, ward, parOchial or munic
pal officers shall be separate fror
those for Caitrd States senator's. con
gre>>men. governor and other Stat
{ Ulcers and this additional poll lis
shall h" delivered to the chairrnan o
the respective committees ordering tn,
di~tricf, rarochia}. ward or munich
paI election aforesaid.
And when district. ward. parochia
or municipal officers are to be nOmi
mated as aforesaid. at the same time
as United States senators, congress.
men. governor and other State officer,
there shall be separate ballot boxes,
one for the purpose of depositing the
ballot boxes, one for the purpose OF
depOsiting the ballots east for said
United States senators. congressman.
governor and other State officers, and
one for depositing said district, ward.
parochial and municipal ballots.
The ballots, poll list and tally sheet
shall be carefelly sealed after the
count shall be deposited with the re-
Spective clerks of the district courts
throughout the State, and in the
parish of Orleans, with the Clerk of
the Criminal District Court, by the
commissioner of election.
Section "a. BE it further enacted,
etc., that any person desiring to vote
shall give his name, occupation and
registration papers (if such be pro-
vided fOr) to any one of the commits
sioners, who shall %thereupon an
nOunce the same in a loud and distinct
tone of voice, clear and audible, and
if such name is found on the registra-
ton list by the commissioner having
charge thereof, he shall likewise re-
peat the same. The commissioner
shall give the applicant one, and only
one ballot, and his name shall be i'm
mediately checked on said list, and
shall also be entered on a poll list,
hereinbefOre provided for. before he
deposits his ballot in the box. On re-
ceiving his ballot the voter shall forth
with, and without leaving the inclOsed
space. retire to the place provided for
the preparation of his ballot, and de-
sisnate his choice, by stamping or
making a cross, in ink or with lead
pencil in the voting space to the right
of and opposite to the name or names
of the candidates he desires TO support
for the particular Office for which they
have offered. The voter shall he at
liberty; if he is unable to prepare his
own ballot, to call upon one of the
commissioners or clerks of election to
assist him. If the voter tear, soil or de-
face a ballots so that it can not be
used he may successfully obtain
others. ONE at a time, not exceeding
in all three, upon returning each bal
lot SO torn, soiled or defaced to the
commissioners.
4uot ouy NOGcT UT COLui1tSSlOner
who shall, as except as hereinbefore
provided, allow his ballot to be seer
by any person with an apparent inten-
ton of letting it be known how he is
about to vote, Or place any distinguish
ing mark upon his ballot, or who
shall make a false statement rs to his
inability to mark his ballot, or any
person who shall interfere or attempt
to interfere with any voter when inside
said enclosed space or when marking
his ballot, or who shall endeavor to
induce any voter before voting to
show how he is about to mark, or has
marked his ballot, or otherwise vio-
any of the provisions of this
Act, shall be punished in accordance
section 81 OF this Act.
Section 25. \. =!
In S any candidate should fail TO
q majority of the votes cast
the Office for which he is a candi- !