The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-01-11
Laws Regarding Prim airy
Elections.

Primary Law OF 1906 Act No. 40 Sec.
. OF said act says:--Be it enacted etc;
Tha; the qualifications Of voters and con
ditiOns. in all primary elections held
under this Act, shall he the same as re-
quired by the constitution and election
laws Of this state for voters of general
elections.
The State Constitution says: Every
person liable for such poll taxes, shall,
before hing allowed to vote, exhibit to
the commissioners IF election his poll
tax receipts for two years. issued on the
official fnrm. or duplicates thereof, in
the event Of loss, or pFouf Of payment of
snch p0il taxes, may lie made by GER
tiiiratp Of the tax collector, which shall
be sent to .he commissioners OF the So
veral voting precincts. showing list Of
these WIFE have paid said two years, poll
taxes a. above prov idcd.
Section 10 of primary law Says:--That
in order that ruaa but those affiliating
with aud being members OF any politi-
cal party shall participate in any Dri
mary election held by said political par
", every person Offering to vote shall be
asked by the commissioners of election
whether or not he il member of such
political party and whether or not he
will support the nominees Of said priEl-
airy election AMI he shall not be permit
ted 20 vote unless he shall answer both
of these questions in the affirmative.
Section % says;-That the said respec
tive parish committees shall transmit
by tn special deputy selected by them
to deliver ballot boxes ETC., to each poll
ing precinct the list Of the registered
Voters for said precinct, SD furnished
them by the Registrar of voters of bis
parish as hereinhefOre provided for and
also the list of persons who have paid
their poll taxes so furnished them by
The sheriff
Section Is says;-There shall be not
less than one voting booth for every 100
voters in each precinct.
Section 81 says;-That the poll shall
bp opened at 8 o'clock A. NJ. and closed
at 8 p. NJ
Section 81 says That any officer.
(whrther 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 wilfui!y refuse to perform any
duty imposed upon him, 10y any of the
provision OF this act, shall be guilty of
misdemearOr. and upon conviction
thereof. shall b. fined not less than $50
nor more than 500, and he imprisoned
not less than Two months and not more
than one year in the parish Jail aud
shall b. ineligibla for four years to hold
any office of trust or profit in this state
Section 80 says;-That if any commits
''''''s Twin. Va any ODtCtt Whit
socver. assisting or engaged in conduc
ting any election, or charged with any
duty in reference to any election. shall
drsigncdly 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 ar
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 snch election, or shall
designedly do any act which shall ren-
der such election void or shall be- guilty
of any corrupt conduct or partiality in
his official capacity at such election. lie
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemenor
and on conviction thereof shall be pun
ished as provided for in section 81 OF
this act.