The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-01-25
Laws Regarding Primary
Elections.

y OF SAID act says:--Be 1t enacted etc;
That the qualifications Of voters and can.
diddtes, in all primary elections held
under this Act. shall be the same as re-
quired by the constitution and election
laws of this state for voters of general
elections.
Section So Of General elections laws
says; Aud no person 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 We
ter whose name has been so accidentally
omitted therrfrOn, shall maze affidavit
IN wiring to that effect. before said
commissioners and sd i affidavit shall
be pr, served as part III 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 ing allowed 10 vote, exhibit to
the commissioners of election his poll
tax receipts for two years. issued Oh the
Official form, or duplicates thereof, in
the event Of loss. or proof OF payment of
such poll taxes. may be made by GER
titica:e of the tax collector, which shall
be sent to the commissioners OF the Sc
veraI voting precincts. showing a list of
thuse 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 affiliating
with and being members Of any politi-
cal party shall participate in any pri-
mary election held by said political par
!y. every person Offering to vote shall be
asked by the commissioners OF election
whether or not he IL q member of such
political party and whether or not he
will support the nominees of said prim-
airy election ami he shall not be permit
ted to vote unless he shall answer buth
OF these questions in the affirmative.
SectiOn - says;-That the said resrec
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, so furnished
them 10y the Registrar of voters Of his
parish as he!einhefOre provided for and
also the list of persons who have paid
their poll taxes so furnished them by
the sheriff.
Section Is sales.--future shall be not
less than ono voting booth for ever, 100
voters in each precinct.
Section 81 says; THAT the poll shall
b. opened at 6 o'clock A. II. and closed
at Z F. NJ.
Section 81 says;- That any officer,
(wh, thrr state. parOchial. or municipaD
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 wilIfully refuse to perform any
duty Imposed upon him, by any of the
provision of this act, shall be- guilty Of a
misdameanor. and upon conviction
thereof. shall b. fined not less than $50
nor more than 500, and be imprisoned
not lSs than Two months and not more
than ono year in the parish Jail aud
shall b. Ineligible for four years to hold
any office of trust or profit in this state.
Section 30 says;-That if any commits
sioner. clerk. or any other officer what
s0ever. assisting or engaged in cOnduc.
ting any election, or charged with any
duty in reference to any election, shall
designedly omit to do any official duty
required by law. designedly do any lille
gal act in relation to any general or
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 b. guilty
OF any corrupt conduct or partiality in
his official capacity at such election. he