The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-05-24

has marked in any manner save as
provided in Section -, of this Act,
shall likewise be endorsed "objc"t-
ed to because marked for ihentitI-
eation,' and shall likewise he en-
clCscu in the package so market.
When any Commissioners shall
object to any dccision OF the Com
missiOpers to count any vote, the
commissioners shall Immediately
fold the ballot and writes in ink
mon tho back thereof a number
to identity the ballot aud the
words "objected to by They shall
then endorse below such words
concise statement of the precise
decision objected to. The Com
miss toner's concurring in the de-
cision shall thcrcupOn sign their
names to such statement, and the
Commissioner objccting to the
decision shall sign his name and
address alter the words "Object-
cd to hy." All such ballots shall
be placed forthwith in a separate
bile. and shalt be enclosed in a
securely sealed package, which
shall bo endorsed "bailots object,
cd tt as Incorrectly canvassed,'
and with the signatures OF the
commissioners and each SUCH
package shall be attached to their
written sta. emcntl OF the results
OF thu canvass. (Section 80, Act
! 1872 OF 1889
while any voter may,
in saiI election, express his FIRST,
second. and third choice, Tor each
director to be chosen, any one Vot-
er NAV vote but once Tor the same
candidate.
Each ballot shall have opposite
the list OF names the candidate for
each respective Office, three col
umns to be designated, "Firsi
chojce,0 "Second choice" and
"Third choice" Tho voter shall
designate his first choice by max
ing a cross in the column headed
"First choice,' opposite the name
of the candidate for whom de lie
sires to vote as such; he snail de
sipnate his second choice by max
ing a cross in the column headed
"Second CHOICE" opposite the
name OF the candidate for whom h'
wishes to vote az such, and sha.
designate his third choice by max
ing q cross in the column headed
wfhird CHOICE" opposite the name
of the candidate for whom he dc
J sires to vote as such.
If there be but two candidate
for any one office, only one choice
,, shall be- indicated; and, II ther'
are only three candidates for an.
office, only first and Secon'
, choice shall be Indicated; II ther
: are moro than three such cahdi
, dates for any one office, then IN
7 voter shall indicate his first, sec
J ond, and third choice. Charter
Par. 2S-a,)
5 Tickets expressing two or NOR
: choices Tor one and the same can
, didate shall be returned as "spOi'
7 ed ballots in so far as that can
: didate is concerned only, and sha
r be counted for other expression
: Of choice if legally cast.
Tickets voted for more than on
2 candidate fOr the same office =
: the same degree OF choice shall .
: returned al "spoiled ballots" t
al that extent, but shall be counte
for other expressions of choice,
I legally cast therefore
Should the Board OF Trustees, a
i ex-officio Election Supervisor
: find, in the canvass of the return!
n that two of the candidates for an
: one office have received above
ma iority Of the votes in com
( bined first and second choice bal
. lots, tho candidate receiving tn
!, greater number OF votes above
h majority shall be returned electe'
vi (b.)-In counting and cdnvassin
: the election the votes in the "Firt
!, choice" column. in the "Secon
}, choice''5column, and in the 'Thir
i choice" column, respectively, sha
h be kept and counted separated,
: And if by accounting Of the "Fir'
: choice" vote3 there be no cand
# date who has receivefa majorit
: OF the votes east for til. offit
= for which he is candidate, til
e "Second choice" votes shall ais
: be counted and added to those {
G the "First CHOICE" and any cand