The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-07-21

OF ELECTIONS.
hb natural that voters sro dis
GUESSING thu duties of the managers
Of primsry elections. This could
hardly be otherwise, with IN excit-
ing primary 90 close at hand. The
laws ON tho subject. therefore, can
not fail to -interest and instruct.
Briefly stated tho managers of cleo
ton shall perform the following
duties:
1st. They shall take are that
the election is conducted fairly and
agreeable to law, and they shall be
the judges Of the qualification OF
electors, and may examine on oath
any person duly registered, and of
fering to vote, touching his qaalh-
cations a. m elector. ANY of the
managers may administer the oath.
Section 415l.
End. II q bailif to keep the
peace haa not been appointed, OF if
the appcintee failed to serve, said
managers may appoint such officer.
Section ALAG.
3rd. They shall appoint two
clerks and saidmanagers and clerks
shall be sworn by some officer
present competent to administer
oaths, OF each may be sworn by one
Of the others, faithfully to perform
their duties at the election, accord
ing to law, and not to attempt to
guide, aid, direct, or influence any
voter in the exercise of his right to
vote except as expressly allowed by
law.
18th. The polls shall be opened
at 9 O'Clock in the morning, and be
kept open until six. in tho. evening,
and no longer. Every perseu en-
titled to vote shall deliver an official
ballot prepared in accordance with
law, AZ above provided, to one Of
the managers in the presence of
other, which ballot shall be put into
the ballot box, and at the same time,
one of the clerks shall take down IN
a list the name of every person vot-
ing, and the other shall make the
proper entry on the poll books.
Section Ass.
5th. The country poll books
shall be used ia the primary cleo
lions, and no person whose name
does not appear upon same shall be
permitted to vote. If any person
Offering to yote whose name does
not appear on ths poll books shall
make affidavit befo6 Of the
m4naears, in he il
cssn rs
vote may Be prepAe1 81 him, and
handed 70 the manager receiving
the ballots, who snail spelose the
same in an envelop, With the writ.
ten affidavit OF tho voter and seal it
and mark plainly upon tho enyelop
the name of the person Offering to
vote. In canvassing the returns of
the elections, the executive commit
tee shall rxafaiee the records, and
allow the ballot to be eosated or
nct q shall appear to be legal.
9th. Tho sasaager shall cause
one of the clerks to write tis word
voted in the column, having at it's
head the date Of tn election, op-
posite the name of each electer a.
be votes. This refers to the poll
book.
1sh. The manager who has bee4
1esignated to receive the ballots
'haH distribute tho sauna to the
.'sctors. as provided in Election
Ordinances 7 to 8. |,
9Th. A voter who declares toll
he managers of the election that 1
y reason Of inability to read he il
'nsble to mark his ticket, shall,
|pon request. have assistance in the 1
'arkine thereof and the manager /
hall desi&nate one of their number 3
y the purpose, who shall note onf
10 back of the ballot that il was a
BY his assistance. but he 1
haii not otherwise give information
! regard to the same.
9th. II ! voter marks mora =
ames than there are persons to be s
ected to an office, or if for any d