The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-01-18
Laws Regarding Primary
Elections.

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That the qualifications Of voters and can.
didates. in all primary elections held
under this Act, shall be the came as re-
quired by the constitution and election
laws of this state for voters Of general
elections.
Section 80 OF General elections laws
says; Aud no per son shall vote at any
election whose name has not been previ.
Ously placed on certified list made BY
Registra Of voters. nor until the commits.
siOuers find and check his name thereon
provided that No legal voter shall be de.
MED the right to vote because his name
has been accidentally omitted from said
list. or incorrectly written or printed
thereon; provided, further, that any vo.
ter whose name has been 80 accidentally
omitted therpfrOm, shall make affidavit
IN writing to that effect. before said
commissioners and said affidavit shall
be preserved as part II election returns
and be enclosed in the box provided for
the return Of the ballots.
The State Constitution says: Every
person liable for such poll taxes, shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the commissioners Of election his poll
tax receipts for two years. issued on the
official form, or duplicates thereof, in
the event Of loss, or proof o. payment of
such poll taxes, may bs made by Ger.
tifcate Of the tax collector. which shall
be sent to the commissioners Of the Sc
veral voting precincts. showing list Of
those who have paid said TWO years. poll
taxes as above pro, ided.
Section 10 Of primary law says:-That
in order that rome but those afiliating
with and being members of any politi-
cal party shall participate In any pri-
mary election held by said political par.
ty. every person Offering to vote shall be
asked by the commissioners Of election
whether or not he IN a member of such
political party and whether or not he
will support the nominees of said prim-
airy election and he shall not be permit
ted to vote unless he shall answer both
Of these questions in the affirmative.
Section % says;-That the said respec
tive parish committees shall transmit
by the special deputy selected by them
to deliver ballot boxes ETC.. to each poll
ing precinct the list Of the registered
voters for said precinct, 40 furnished
them by the Registrar Of voters of his
parish as hereinbefore provided for and
also the list of persons who have paid
their poll taxes 80 furnished them by
the sheriff.
Section IS says;-There ahall be not
less than one voting booth for every 100
voters in each precinct.
Section 81 says;-That the poll shall
BE- opened at 8 o'clock A. n. and closed
at Z P. M.
Section 81 says That any officer,
(whrther state. parOchial. or municipal)
or any person or member Of any commit.
tee. or any commissioner. clerk or spe-
cial deputy Of any political party. com.
ing under the provisions Of this act, who
shall willfully refuse to perform any
duty imposed upon him, by any Of the
provision Of this act, shalt be guilty of q
misdsmean0r. and upon conviction
thereof. shall be fined not less than $50
nor more than $50, and be imprisoned
not less than Two months and not more
than one year in the parish Jail and
shall be ineligible for four years to told
any Office Of trust or profit in this state.
Section 80 says;-That il any commits.
siOner. clerk. or any other officer what
sOever. assisting or engaged in conduc.
ting any election. or charged with any
duty in reference to any election, shall
designpdIy omit to do any official duty
required by law. designedly do any lille
gal act in relation to any general OF
special primary election by which act or
omission the votes taken at any such
election in any district shall be lost, or
the electors thereof shall be deprived of
their suffrage at such election. or shall
designedly do any act which shall rem
der such election void or shall be guilty
Of any corrupt conduct or partiality in
his official capacity at such election. be
shall be deemed guilty of q misdemenor
and on conviction thereof shall be pun
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