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

OPENING; ot' POLLS


folls gh,H he op'n ,rpn T. u. N
T." 7 T. III
ohNHSSIoNEES.
IN cas- tn commissioners or
clerks Of - ''t,un s,Isctel prr not
'Sent ~ y IN, ~ il any oi the
commissioner o. c'atls of vlrr2
ton drehn' ~ "a srNe. thf' ppt4on4
rt, sent snn.i hold y merttpu and
eject The c"anI 4g,onF,g to lttrslle
at the election, who 4hoIi perform
All ia" d,t'rs 81 tho regularly al-
pointed comInl8gion, Sholld
an, ono oi ths cnmmisatoucfg a,-
pointed ~ present. hn shH!l ar-
point anoth aud both together
shall appoint u third, and the com
mts9ion'tH SO appointed shall take
the oath aud PERFORM All duti"a nf
commissioners or rlrct,uu IL the
HTinr manng,' ~ !, thry had been
appointed regularly,
Likewise sholld Il rks ., ,nctiou
hc ahs@ut ut a. m. they shall hc
appointed by thr commissioners
prrHCnt
B'Iorc entering upon the dis
charge Of their dui,eJ the com
missionetE Of election shall swear
each other, aud The clork4 10 'nit h
fully, hon stly and impartially COW
duct thu "lertion. Vthnrtcr, Var.
20
At thN opening of the polls in
each prrciuct, aud before any bal
lots ar' received, tin" ballot boxes
shall be publicly opened aud shown
to hr empty and the commissioners
shalt hy personal animation as-
certain tho aamr IL empty, after
which the box shall Immediately hc
locked os fastened and the key de
liv,rcd 10 the special police officer
attendant the hallo, boz shall no.
be removed from public view after
it is shown to be empty until all
ballots nave been frmoved there
from and the box has been rclock-
ed or sealed. No ballo, shall Lc
r' moved from tn b,llo, boN in any
precinct Will" the pols are open.
Charter. Par. 23)
The canVasl and count of the
ballots, ~ provided IN this act.
shall y" begun Immediately upon
The closing OF thc polls, aud shall
be proceeded with, without inter
ruption o.. delay, until completed,
during al the coniot, thrsa tally
sheets aha be kcIN thereof, the
said tally snpcta shall have the
tallics marked in lines from the
beginning To the end oi the page
and thb total number OF tallies
shall be written in figures imncd-
lately artcv the end OF the tally,
and in letter, 40 as to prevent any
alteration thereof. Any commis-
siontr or other person who shall
Interfere with, delay or attempt To
delay the count of the ballots, shall
De guilty OF n felony, and punished
AZ provided for in Section II OF
this act and any person who shall
steal or attempt to steal, or aid
or abet in pteaIing The ballot box,
ballots, tally sheets, po'l lists or
other apparatus or papers Of the
election, shall be deemed guilty or
n felony and punished NJ provid-
ed in Section ~ OF this act. (Sec.
II, Act 152 of 1899
II shall be the duty of the com
missioncra at each polling place to
keep duplicate lists Oi the persons
voting nj such polling place, which
lists shals be numbered from one
TO the end; and said lists 40 to be
kept ahh numbered "a Aforesaid,
shall ho signed and sworn to as
correct by them Immediately upon
closing tho polls and before lcav--
ing tho place or opening the bal
lot box. "A soon as the votes have
been counted and the envelopes
sealed, as herein provided, the Of
fetal tally sheet or sheets shall be
signed and sworn to by the COM
missiOncrs. (Sec. "a, Act i52 OF
1881
One OF the tally sheets and one
list of voters shall bc placed in
the ballot box together with the
ballots cast. spoiled ballots, and
unused ballots, which box shall be
delivered to the Clerk OF Court;
the second tally sheet and dupli-
cate list OF voters shall be sent by
the commissioner to the Secretary
of State, at Baton Rouge, La. The
nm envelope and addressed to the
Board OF Trustees Of the city Of
New Iberia, Louisiana.
One OF the commissioners shall
be IN charg, OF the Poll Tax list,
and the other shall hand the ballots
to tho voters. The clerks OF cleo
ton shall bc in charge Of the list Of
voters. Charter, Par. 27)
Whenever any person offers TO
vote, bc shall give his name, and
his residence, to the Commission
ers, one Of whom shall thereupon
announce the same in loundoand
distinct tonc Of voice, clear and
audible, and If the same il found
upon the Poll Book and Registra-
ton Book by the Commissioners in
charge, the voter shall be allow
cd, his name being entered on the
poll list, to cast his vote; provided,