St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-14
Immediately after casting his
the voter shall leave the

80 ~ !
minutes nor speak or convers,
with any one except as especial
" provided by law.
A ballot must not be torn o.
defaced.
When the right of any person
offering to vote is challenged fol
any cause recognized by law. thu
commissioners shall examine
such person offering to vote, up
On his oath, and If a majority o.
the commissioners are satisfied
that such applicant is d legal vot
er of such ward, they shall per.
nit him TO vote; but in all such
cases such person so offering tt
vote must establish his identity
and right to vote by the writer
affidavit of two bona fde resi-
dents of said ward, to be taker
before one of the commissioners
provided however, that nothing
herein contained shall be constru-
ed as to permit them to receive
any vote which by law they are
required to refuse. Said affidavit
shall be placed in the box.
No person shall vote whose
name mas not been previously
placed On such list, nor until the
commissioners find and check
his name thereon; provided that
no legal voter shall be denied the
right because his name has been
accidentally omitted therefrom
or incorrectly written therein,
and any voter whose name has
been accidentally omitted there
from shall make affidavit to that
effect before said commissioners,
and said affidavit shall be pre-
served as part of the election re-
turns and be enclosed in the box
provided for the return Of the
ballots.
The commissioners will open
the polls at s o'clock a. m, and
close at z o'clock p. m.
Immediately after closing Of
the polls and signing and swear
ing to the poll lists, the commits
sioners shall proceed to publicly
canvass the votes.
They shall make tally sheets
in triplicate and shall tabulate
the votes and sign the same and
swear to their correctness and
announce the result to
the bystanders.
One tally sheet, one compiled
statement and one list of voters
shall be placed in the ballot box;
one tally sheet, one compiled
statement and one list of voters,
shall be placed in a sealed enve-
Iope and addressed to the Clerk
Of the District Court; and one
tally sheet, one compiled state
ment and one list of voters, shall
be placed in a sealed envelope
and addressed to the Chairman
Of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of the city Of
0pelousas, La, and delivered
to them or their accredited
representatives in person by
the commissioners.
Motion by Mr.. Kerr
That the Committee proceed to
the Commissioners, clerks
1f election, etc, from the various
names submitted by the candi-
lates from their respective wards
IF SAID city to serve at said prim-
ary election to be held through
our the city Of Opelousas, La,
IN Tuesday, the 18th day Of Feb
-uary, 1914.
The said commissioners have
1een drawn in accordance with
the primary law of this state.
Ind the following named per-
sons are hereby selected to serve
IS commissioners. and clerks
atc., at the several voting pre-
or wards in said city OF
La, to-Wit:
First ward: DR.. B. A. Lttells
office.
Commissioners. Gus E. Dupre,
G. A. Reynolds, Ivy SchWartzen-
Clerks, E. G. Jennings,
Alex MAR. .
Second ward: at A. G. Skiles'
office, now st. Landry Lumber
Go. Ltd.
Commissioners: G. w. Kelley,
F. A. VOORHEES,. B, &. Sanders;
Clerks. Geo. w. Stubs, Aug.
Amy.
Watchers: /. R. Guidry. Sid
ney Garland.
Third ward: at District Court
house.
Commissioners: John Fl. Har-
manson, A. S. Brown, Jr., h. u.
Littell: Clerks, Preston Hollier,
e. J. Richard.
Fourth ward: at DR.. John A.
office.
Commissioners: Archie Dun
bar, L. v. Meginley, Henry
Clerks, j. Z. Comeau,
Ernest Fusilier. Watcher: L. A.
The commissioners are instruct
ed to open the polls at 6 o'clock
m. and close same at 4 o'clock
M, on the day Of said election.