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


such person ~ the Hpacr pr"N'"'"
for auch purpoac, with peu'i'
having black lcal. and oh''t"rato
with Ia. official stamr ih' white
.,uarc ia tnc votint space ut th"
riuhl az the name a. Wri u,
,Hcction n. Act ~ 81 1881
Secrecy
ANY voter or commission ~ wa"
shalI eNrcp; ~ hNt','hFiot' Ft'
yiled. allow his h,''p TO 10 seen
ny any person with IN faIarSh' ~
t.ution o, letting j. he knpNh h"'.
he il about to vote, OF p1att ahN
Distinguishing mark upon ~ o''
lot. or shali ual,,, \ tals,' atal'",en'
ma to his inability to marx nv na'
lot, OF any parEon who ah'" ~,
, f,rc or attempt to interlf'" WIN
nny voter when iup,i' RAn' ga
:, clnscd amaze. or when marking his
, h,,lot or VINO shal, on l'aNof !"
a induce any voter before Voting '"
show how he 10 about to marx, Or
:, ma. m,,L.d his ha Tot,
:, oth,rW,a,, violates aUN OF the pr"
yi,iona %. this act, shall J." l'u''Eh-
= cd il, aceorIau.. with w 'ti"e '
+. al th,a act. tSec. r bf Act ~ OF
!, 's'so Assistance
- No ballot without the official en-
- do,aor.nt, ahall "a herein o'hft RI
u w,s, provided. hr allowed I" y,
y Il, po4,tqd IN the ballot box IN"
!. none but hallotg provided !" a'
corJ,ncc with the provisions o'
tbis act phall he counted. Any y"
or who declares to The pfc.'d'nE
- commissioner that ~ blindness ~
- other physica! Disability IA - '
l. mile TO mark h,a ballot. sha'l, u,'o
" rc ,ucst receive The agS,gtnu'' .
~ thc commissioners who shall nr %
q different political parties. or lac
+" t;ops. repvearntcd among tn" com
v m;.sioncrs, in the marking .hcf'o'
~ and neither the voter nor The aa''
commissioners shall thcrcn''cr ~
y ANY information regarding t"'
~ same. The commissioners sha'' y"
W r,uire such declaration 81 hi9ah!H
~ ty 10 be- made by tn voter "ndN
" oath before him. n he ~ h''r"'
" qualified to administer ths same
~ tSection ~, Act Ia -, 1889
- Offences
mt ANY pcrson in the employment
40 apy railway, express. or o'he
D characterization company or an
~ other common carrier, or any per
in son. who shall delay, stat. dc ;
Dt troy or make way with wh''e y
IT. transit from the office OF the see
~ rotary state to the Board OF Su
,ll ervisors OF Elections Of any paris
bC in thin state, any box or packag
~ containing ballots or Other cleo
N ton supplies. shall, he guilty 81
he felony, an l upon con 'tiOl thtr
be punished in accordance WI
or Section ~ of this act
~ And ever, person not an office
ne Who is guilty OF any OF the atof'
10 said acts or who advises, proeure'
n or abets the commission Of tn
Ia same. or any of them shat. upO
- conviction thereof. he punished !
accordance with Section ~, U tn
pd acts ,Sectiah 70, Act i52 ., 1889
Az CANVASSlNO. COUNTING
n AND RETURNING
We The canvas1 AMI count Of tn
ballots, IN provided in this "A"
80. shall bo begun INN ediately upo
)t- the closing OF TIN polls, n M sha
ruption or delay, rhtil cOmplete'
it. during all the coat, thru TIL
an sheets aha be- kept thnra)f, "a
o. said tally ,sneets shlll have u
IT. tnll;cs marked in lil,i iron I'll
N beginning to the en- ~ tha pas
and tho total number OF tliiit
shall be written in figures immet
j., lately after the Ell Of thu tall
=. and in letters an ~ to prcveat an
alteration thereof. any COMM
..a sioner or other parson VINO sh1
- interfere with, delay or atlen,pt
"a delay the count of III" bal o'a, ahH
80. he guilty Of a felony. ana puni,ht
as provided for il Section 4,
-, this net and any pafaon who shf
10" steal or attempt to steal, or a
or abet in stealing The ballot 10
ay' ballots, tally sheets, pol list'
'S.' other apparatus Or papefj 81 u
'ch election, shall be doomed guilty
OF a felony and punish II "a provi'
me ed in Section ~ Of this at. l3e
II, Act t52 OF 1889 %
for As soon az the poiis are close
ol- the Commissioner shall at On
rat rule off and sign and swear to q
ind poll list, writing out beneath t
,nll said ruling the number OF vOt
AZ contained thereon, and shall SC
cd. up and mark on the wrappers wi
me- the ward aud precinct number
Iie- unused ballots, including all b.
Ile- lots that have been spoiled and Il
ak- faced by voters in attempting
cd mark tho same, and shall endOr
thn thereon tho number of bale
he therein contained. Tho officers
mil charge OF the poll books shall
ak- the presence of the other office
cd. and the public, count in distir
me and audible voice the names chez
do ed on said list and announce t
whole number thereof, and col
pare the same with the poll II
US correcting any discrepancies !
ne tween them and noting the same
~. the bottom of the poll list befo
IVY proceeding with the count i
'nu ballot box, without being remov
Xe from the public view, shall be o
~ ened by the presiding officer, n
'"e the Commissioners shall cOmmen
e. by counting the ballots fou
'ei' therein without unfolding the
except so far as to ascertain til
each ballot is single, and by col
for pairing the ballots found in I
hall box with the number shown by
les poll lists to have be.l deponit
ons therein. If tho ballots found
err any box shall b, more than
an number Of ba!loto - shown