The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
MANAGERS OF ELECTIONS.

able to law, and they shall be the
judges Of the qualification of electors
and may examine on any person duly
registered and offering to vote, touch
ing his qualifications as an elector.
Any of the managers may administer
the oath. Section 4151.
2. If bailiff to keep the peace
has not been appointed, or if the ap-
pointee fails to serve, said managers
may appoint such officer. Section Alag.
3. They shall appoint two Clerks
and said managers and clerks shall be
sworn by some officer present compe-
tent to administer oaths, or each may
be sworn by one of the others, faith
fully to perform their duties at the
election, according to law, and not
to attempt to guide, and, direct or in
fuence any voter in the exercise of
his right to vote, except as expressly
allowed by law.
A. The polls shall be open at 8
o'clock in the morning, and be kept
open until six in the evening, and no
longer. Every person entitled to vote
shall deliver an official ballot prepared
in accordance with the law, as above
wded, t0one OF the managers in the
presence Of others, which ballot shall
be put into the ballot box, and at the
same time, one Of the clerks shall take
down on a list the name of every
person voting, and the other shall
make the proper entry on the poll
books. Section 4155.
5. The county poll books shall be
used in the primary elections, and no
person whose name does not appear
upon it shall be permitted to vote. If
any person offers to vote whose name
does not appear upon same, he shall not
be permitted to vote. If any person
offering to vote whose name does not
appear on the poll books shall make
affidavit before one of the managers,
in writing, that he is entitled to vote,
or that he has been illegally denied
registration, his vote may be prepar-
ed by him, and handed to the manager
receiving the ballots, who shall en-
close the same in an envelope, with
the written affidavit Of the voter and |
seal it and mark plainly upon the en-
velope the name Of the person offering
to vote. In canvassing the returns of |
the elections, the executive committee
shall examine the records, and allow
the ballots to be counted or not as
shall appear to be legal.
6. The manager shall cause one of
the clerks 10 write the word voted in
the column, having at its head the
date of the election, opposite the name
of each elector as he votes. This re-
fers to the poll book.
7. The manager who has been des-
ignated to receive the ballots shall
distribute the same to the electors, as
provided in election ordinances TO.
s. A voter who declares to the
of the election that by rea-
son of inability to read he is unable to
mark his ticket, shall, upon request,
have assistance in the marking thereof
and the manager shall designate one
Of their number for the purpose, who
shall note on the back of the ballot
that it was marked by his assistance,
but he shall not otherwise give infor-
nation in regard to the same.
8. If a voter mark more names
than there are persons to be elected to
an office, if for any reason it be inn
possible to determine from the ballot,
The voters choice for any Office voted
for, his ballot so cast shall not be
counted for that office. A ballot not
provided in accordance with law shall
not be deposited or counted.
10. When the polls shall be closed,
he managers shall publicly open the
ballot box, and count the votes. AT
the same time reading aloud the
names Of the persons voted for, which
shall be taken down by the clerks in
he presence Of the managers. If
here be two or more ballots rolled
Up together, neither shall be counted.
Section 4155.
IL. The statement Of the result Of
he election in their Election District
hall be certified and signed by the
and clerks; and the poll
books, tally lists. list of voters. ballot /
boxes, and ballots shall all be deliver ]
d as required to the County Execu- ]
i've Committee. {
II. When the result of the election '
shall have been sscertained by the l
managers, they, or one Of their num-
Der, or some fit person designated by {
hem, shall by noon Of the second day I
ifter the election deliver to the county S
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