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

charge of the poll books shall in
the presence of the other officers
and the public, count in distinct
and audible voice the names check
ed o. said list aud announce the
whole number thereof, and COM
pare tho same with the poll list,
correcting any discrepancies be-
tween them and noting the same at
the bottom of the poll list before
proceeding with the count. The
ballot box, without being removed
from the public view, shall be OPP
ened by the presiding officer, and
the Commissioners shall commence
by counting the ballots found
therein without unfolding them,
except SO far as to ascertain that
each ballot is single, and by COM
pairing the ballots found in the
box with the number shown by the
roll lists to have been deposited
therein. If tho ballots found in
any box shall be more than the
number of ballots so shown to
have been deposited therein, such
ballots shall all BE- replaced with
out being unfolded in the box from
which they were taken, and one OF
the Commissioners shall, without
seeing the same and with his BACK
Ito the box, thoroughly mingle the
ballots together, and another com
missioner shall, without seeing the
same, and with his back to the box
publicly draw out as many ballots
as shah be equal to such excess
and without unfolding them, the
commissioner shall forthwith mark
the Same "uncounted in excess OF
poll list" aud attach signed
statement OF the number of ballots
SO uncOunted, which statement, anc
tho uncounted ballots, shall be
made m into separate package
and deposited in the ballot box
prior to its being sealed up in &C
eordancc with the provisions O
this act. If two or more ballot!
shall be found in the ballot box, Sc
folded together as to present thu
appearance of a single ballot, the,
shall not be counted if the whole
number OF ballots in such ballo
! box exceeds the Whole number o
ballots shown by the poll list t.
have been deposited therein. NJ
,, ballot THAT has not the official en-
/, dorsement shall be counted, excep
such as are voted in accordance
with the provisions OF this act re
lating to official ballots. All sue
uncOunted ballots shall be endorsed
and deposited in the ballot DO.
when it is finally Sealed up in &C
cordance with the provisions Q
this act.
! If on any ballot, the voter ha
, not made the voting mark, as re
: luired, Of il he has not made tn
[ voting mark opposite the answe
: to any question submitted, or ha
: made such mark opposite both tn
1 negative and affirmative answer
: to such questions, or for any rea
4 son il is impossible to uetermin
0 the choice OF any voter for an
0 office OF his vote upon any lues
: ticn, his vote for such Offica Q
!. upon such questions shall be count
: cd as a blank.
= Any Commissioner may declar
4 his belief that any particular bal
# lot has been marked for identified
ton and may OH ct to any decisio
II to count or not to count any VOt'
: When a Commissioner shall, durin
e the canvass of the votes or inmed
d lately after the completion there
J. OF, declare his belief that any part
i ocular ballot has been written upo
: or marked in any way for the pun
g pose of identification, the Commil
n sioner SHAH write on the back {
+ each ball0t the word objected
n because marked for identification
ii ana sign their name thereto. Fac
VI such ballot shall be counted b
= them the same as If not so objec'
i ed to. All such ballots shall b
1, placed forthwith in a separate pill
ID and all such piles4hall be enclose
e in securely sealed package, whic
he shall DO endorsed "ballots objec
. ed to because marked for identif
j. cation" and with the signatures I
n the Commissioners, and such pacl
" age shall be attached to their wri
e. ten statement OF the result OF tt
canvass. Every ba.l3t which vo
Of err has defaced or torn or which