Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-10

Commissioners present, which receipt
:hall be kept for the period of six
months. At the opening Of the polls
in each polling place, the seal of the
package shall be publicly broken and
the package shall be opened by the
Commissioners, and the ballots shall
be delivered to the Commissioners Of
Election hereinafter provided for.
The cards of instruction shall be I'M
mediately posted at or in each voting
shelf or compartment, provided in
accordance with this Act, and not less
than three such cards shall be imme-
diately posted in or about the polling
room.
Section Is. That the officers whose
duty it is to designate and appoint
polling places throughout the state
shall cause the same to be provided
with voting shelves and compartments
known as polling booths, in which
voters may conveniently and with ao-
solute secrecy mark their ballots;
said booths to be similar in character
to those used, as provided for by law
in regular elections. That the Off
GERS whose duty it is to designate
and appoint polling places in cities
of more than $4,000 inhabitants, shall
cause the same to be provided with
voting shelves and compartments,
known as polling booths, in which
voters may conveniently and with alb
solute secrecy mark their ballots.
There shall be in each polling place,
during each election, a sufficient mum
Der of voting booths, and not less
taan one for every one hundred vot-
ers in the precinct. Each such booth
shall be at least three feet square,
shall have four sides inclosed, each at
least six feet high, and the one In
front shall open and shut as door
swinging outwards, and shall extend
within two feet of the floor. Each
such booth shall contain shelf
which shall be one foot wide, extend
ing across one side Of the booth at
convenient height for writing, aid
shall be furnished with such supplies
and conveniences, including black
ink. pads, bloting paper and pencils
having black lead only, as will enable
the voters to conveniently prepare
their ballots for voting. Each poll
ing booth shall be furnished with
stamps or dies for making the voting
mark upon the ballots, and shall have
linking pads with ink of uniform COL
or and quality. Each booth shall be
kept clearly lighted, while the polls
are open, by artificial lights if neces-
sary. A guard rail shall be placed at
each polling place at least six feet
from the ballot boxes and the booths
and no ballot box or booth shall he
placed within six feet of such rail.
and each guard rail shall be provided
witha seperate enterance and separate
exit. The arrangements Of the poll
ing place shall be such that the booths
can only be reached by passing with
in the guard rail, and the booths; bal
lot boxes, commissioners and every
part of the polling places, except the
inside of the booth, shall be in plaia
view of the commissioners and of per-
sons just outside of the guard rail-.
Such booths shall be so arranged that
there shall be no access to intending
voters or to the booths through any
door window or opening except by the
door in front of said booth.
1t Is understood that the names of
United States Senator McEnery, who
is candidate for reelection; o. Is.
Steele, who is candidate for State
Treasurer; j. B. Aswell, who is a
candidate for State Superintendent
of Education, and Charles Schu,er,
who is a candidate for Commissioner
of Agriculture and immigration, will
not appear on the primary election
ballots to be sent out and used in the
primary election on January Is. These
parties have not opposition, and were
declared the nominees by the State
Committee. There has been some dis
cussion among politicians as to wheth-
er or not the names should 60 on the
ballot, but it is understood that they
will not 60.
This is provided for in section %
of the Primary Election Law, which
says:
."In the event that after the date
has passed on which candidates are
allowed to enter and file their mott
ficstion in any primary under this act,
it shall be found that there is but one
candidate for any particular office
for which the primary has been call
ed the respective committee ordering
said primary shall then be immediate
ly convened and the person 50 enter
ing and being thus unopposed shall
be declared the nominee of the party
that has ordered said primary for the
particular office for which he has Of
fered without the necessity Of hold
ing primary election for said Of.
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