The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-05-31

he oath and perform all du'''H 81
OF election ~ we
.amc manner M II they hau b'e'
appointed regularly.
Likewise should clerks OF election
ne absent at II. ~. they shall he
appointed hy the commissioners
Before entering upon the dH
charge OF their duties the CON
OF election shall sweat
rach other, and the clerks to sa,sF-
fully, hon silly and impartialiy con
duet tho election. Charter. var.
2l.>
At tho opening OF the polls IN
cach preciuct. and before any bal
lota are, received. the ballot boxes
shall he publicly opened anu shown
to be empty and the com'"''a'""e's
shalt hy personal examination as
certain tho same ~ empty, AFTER
which the box shall Immediately ne
locked or fastened aud the key de
lty.red to the special police officer
the ballot box snail no
be removed from publ" view after
Il il shown to be empty until Az
ballots have been removed there
from aud the box has been rrlock -
ed or sealed. No ballot shat he
moved rom tn b ,llO boS in an
precinct whilo the poll, arr open.
Uharter, Par. ~
MANNER or VOTING
Whenever any person offers to
vote. hr shall give his name. AMI
his residence, to the Commission
era. one or whom shall thereupo'
announce the same in a lOund an'
listiuct tome of voice. clear anu
audible. and il the same IL touno
upon the Poll Book aad Kogiatra
ton Book hy the Commissioners y
charge. the voter shalt be allow.
cd. hjs name being entered on tn
poll list. to cast his vote, provide"
no legal voter shall he denied th'
right to vote because his name ha'
been accidentlN omitted from IN
Poll Tax. List furnished by th'
sheriff. os from the Registration
Book furnished by che Registrar
of voters: or Indirectly WRITER
therein: provided further, tina
anv voter whose name has been ~
accidently omitted therefrom. pro
yides the poll tax receipts re lu'rt'
hy law. and make AFFIDAVIT IN
the event that his name dors no
appear on the registration ns'
that his name has been ACCIDENT,
omitted therefrOm. and said POI
tax receipts and affidavit shall ~
preserved aa part OF the elcctio
returpa and be enclosed in the hO
prOvjded for the returns Of tn
ballots. Charter. Par. 26D
On receiving his ballot the vote
shall forthwith. forward. aud wnhoo
leaving tho e-c,o-ed snace, retire a'on
to out OF the voting bOths or
the table or shelf, and without un
due delay, unfold and mark hi
ballot therein IA hereafter DIES
cribed.
when tho voter hN so marke
the ballot received by him he shn
before leaving the booth or en-
closed space refold the ballot, i'm
mediatcly cast the same and leav
the voting place.
No ballot, spoiled or Otherwis,
shall be carried away from the vol
ing place or taken outside tn
guard rnil.
No more voters shall be permit
ted To pass the guard raj! tina
there arv0unoccupied booths pro
yided for in this act only one vo
or shall be allowed within the CT
closed space.
i No voter shall be allowed to o.
cupy a booth already occupied :
another or to occupy q booth
enclosed space more than thr'
minutes OF to speak or conver'
with amy one, except as In this a.
provided, whilo within the guar
rail. 1t shall be unlawful for = 70
or to deface or tear any ballot
!. 10 mark the same otherwise this
ma provided in this section.
while any voter ma
in said election, express his f'rs
second, and third choice, Tor eat
director to be chosen, any one vo
err may vote but once ior the san
candidate. @
Al Each ballot shall have opposi
the list OF names the candidate Il
each respective office, three CO
umns to be designated, "Fir
I choice" "Second choice" al
). "Third choice" Tho voter sh'
designate his first choice by ma
: ing 4 cross IN the column headc
! "First CHOICE" opposite the mar
of the candidate for whom de q
sires to vote az such; he shall d
sirnate his second choice by ma
ing q cross In the column heade
"Second CHOICE" opposite &
y name Of the candidate for whom
. v ishes ia vote as such, and sh'
designate his third choice by ma
ing 4 cross in the column heade
r "fhird CHOICE" opposite the mar
Of the candidate for whom he q
sires to vote as such.
n there be but two candidat
J. for any one office, only one choi
! shall bu Indicated; and. II the
J, are only three candidates for al
!, office, only q first and 5ecOl
choice shalt be Indicated; II the
! are more than three such CANE
Z dates for any one office, then t
. voter shall indicate his first, sc
;. ond, and third choice. (Chart'
Par. 2U-a.)
Challenges
When Z voter II challenged
= any cause the Commissioners sh
!. have the right to PROFOUND lue
A tions relative to his 'lualificato
as a voter, and have them answe
ed under oath, II he refuses to a
q swer questions tending to pro
;. his qualification, he shall be reft
. ed the right of vote; no discu
:. sion between the Commissions
and the voter to be INDUCED.