EDUCATION-Continued.

State Superintendent shall prescribe course of study, etc., establish model
schools, Sec. 1303....

Page

632

Beneficiary system for female students at certain schools, Act 158, 1902. 660
Established institutions may grant literary honors, Act 96, 1900........ 667
Enumeration of educable children, Act 129, 1898.
Same subject-Const., Art. 248......

Deposit of funds in State treasury, Sec. 1375.
Investment of funds deposited, Sec. 1376.....

641

.1981

695

685

See "Centenary College," "Louisiana State University and A. and M.
"'"Industrial College and Institute,
College,
77 "Southern Univers-
ity, ""State Industrial School," "State Normal School," "Tulane
University of Louisiana," "Peabody Normal School."

See No. 6 supra.

EJECTMENT OF TENANTS-See "Landlord and Tenant.''

ELECTIONS-See "Suffrage and Elections.''

All ballots to be printed and distributed at public expense, exception, Aet
152, 1898, Sec. 1......

688

When elections shall be held, Sec. 2..

688

Time and place for election, notice, advertisement, Sec. 3..

Persons having largest numer of votes declared elected-Exception, See. 7 690
Elections shall be completed in one day, Sec. 8...

690

Election days are legal holidays, Sec. 9...

690

Preservation of order at polls, Sec. 10.

699

Board of Supervisors, how constituted; election officers, Sec. 11.
Appointment of Election Commissioners in Orleans, Sec. 12.
Watchers at polling precincts, Sec. 13....

690

691

691

Pay of Commissioners and Clerks, Sec. 14.

691

Authority of Commissioners to maintain order at polls, Sec. 15.

692

May commit disorderly persons to prison, Sec. 16..
Canvass and count of votes, Sec. 17...

692

692

Declaration of vote, punishment for false canvass, Sec. 18....

692

Punishment for destroying, mutilating election documents, Sec. 19.
Barrooms to be closed, no liquor at polls, Sec. 20..

... 693

693

Selling liquor on days of, Act 26, 1880...

391

Duplicate list of votes, tally-sheets, returns to various officers, Sec. 21... 691
'Transmission of ballot boxes and returns, duty of sheriff, Sec, 22.
Ballot boxes to be kept by clerk of court, Sec. 23.

695

695

Compilation and promulgation of returns by Secretary of State, Sec. 24.. 69%
Commissions to officers elected, Sec. 25......

696

Compilation of returns for Representatives in Congress, Sec. 26..

696

List of Representatives and Senators elected, to whom sent, etc., Sec. 27.. 696
Ballot boxes and tickets for precincts, boxes must be empty, Sec. 28..
Regulations for ballot boxes, Sec. 29...

697

697

Stationery for polling places, form of tally-sheets, Sec. 30.

697

Regulations for polling places in certain towns and parishes,Sec. 31..
Proceedings where use of State blanks impossible, Sec. 32..
Delivery of blanks to commissioners, Sec. 33.....
Procedure when voters are challenged, challengers, Sec. 34.

698

698

699

698

List of registered voters, affidavit where name omitted, Sec. 35..
Voters to give name, residence, etc., to commissioners, Sec. 36..

699

700

ELECTIONS-Continued.

Where polling places and precincts shall be established, Sec. 37.
Police Jury to establish, election precincts, Sec. 38.....
Number of precincts, not less than one in each ward, Sec. 39.
Election precincts in New Orleans, how fixed, Sec. 40....
Penalty for obstructing voters, etc, Sec. 41.....
Penalty for illegal voting, or attempting to vote, Sec. 42.
Penalty for false swearing, or instigating it, etc., Sec. 43...

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700

700

700

701

701

701

702

Penalty for other violations of Act, Sec. 44.

702

Oath of commissioners and clerks, Sec. 45.

703

Election of commissioners, where none are appointed, etc., Sec. 46.
Ballots shall be printed, etc., at public expense, meaning of certain terms,
Sec. 47...

Candidates may be named by nomination papers, Sec. 50.
Preparation and signature of nomination papers, Sec. 51.
Form of nomination certificate, Sec. 52.....

Designation of candidates not nominated by political parties, Sec. 53.... 705
When nominations must be filed with Secretary of State, Sec. 54.... 705
Certificates presumed regular, objections thereto, Contest Board, Sec. 55. 706
Board decides who entitled to party designation, name to appear in one

place only, Sec. 56....

Withdrawal of candidates, Sec. 57.

Withdrawal or death of candidate; vacancy, how filled, Sec. 58.
Secretary of State to supply blanks for nomination, Sec. 59..

How days for filing nominations are reckoned, Sec. 62...
Defacing, etc., of nomination certificates, penalty, Sec. 63..

708

708

Bodies or numbers of voters necessary to make nomination, Sec. 64.

... 708

3. FORM OF BALLOTS.

Preparation of ballot at public expense, manner of voting, Sec. 65...... 709

Form, etc., of ballot, what shall be printed thereon, Sec. 66...
Size of ballot, color of ink, etc., to be uniform, Sec. 67.
How ballots shall be folded when printed, Sec. 68..

Instructions for guidance of voters, Sec. 69..

4. DELIVERY OF BALLOTS.

Distribution of ballots, tally-sheets, cards of instruction, etc., by Secre-

710

711

711

711

tary of State to supervisors, Sec. 70... . . .

711

By Boards of Supervisors to commissioners, Sec. 71.
Duplicate ballots, where originals are lost or destroyed, Sec. 73.
Voting booths in cities of over 30,000 inhabitants, Sec. 74.

712

712

712

5. PREPARATION OF BALLOT AND VOTING.

What voters shall do before voting, list of voters, etc., Sec. 74.......
Preparation of ballot by the voter, and its deposit in box, Sec. 75..
Ballots must have official endorsement, Sec. 76.
Violating secrecy of ballot, penalty, Sec. 77....

713

714

715

715

Penalty for wilful destruction of ballots, cards of instruction, etc.,
Sec. 78......

715

ELECTIONS—Continued.

Penalty for stealing ballots, etc., while in transit, etc., Sec. 79.....
Manner of correcting ballots, objections to corrections, etc., Sec. 80.
Repealing clause, Sec. 81..

6. PRIMARY ELECTIONS-ACT 133, 1900.

Calls for primary elections, how issued, etc., Sec. 1.............
Publication of notice of election, what it shall contain, etc., Sec. 2..
Officers to conduct elections, appointment of, etc., Sec. 3....
Substitutes for absent officers, Sec. 4..

Challenges, Sec. 5......

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716

716

718

719

719

719

720

720

Refusal to make oath or answer questions, etc., Sec. 11.....

721

Bribery, intimidation, improper influence, etc., of voters, Sec. 12.
Fraudulent voting, and other acts, Sec. 13.....
Forging or counterfeiting returns, penalty, Sec. 14.
Obligations of voters at primary elections, Sec. 15.

722

722

723

723

To fill vacancies in police juries, Sec. 2737 (Act 57, E. S. 1877, Sec. 4,
1256)

.1255

For police jury and parish officers, Act 57, E. S. 1877; Sec. 3, Act
161, 1894...

Absence of officers authorized to draw jury, how remedied, Sec. 1427.... 727
Jury, how selected, Sec .1428.

727

Challenges, Sec. 1429...

727

Proceedings where contest is for seat in General Assembly, Sec. 1431.... 728

Costs in contested election cases. Act 59, 1880..

For special elections to impose special taxes, see "Special Taxes.
For elections connected with "Municipal Corporations," see that title.

See "Suffrage and Elections."'

Of railroad, telegraph and telephone companies, Act 92, 1888.....

.1493

ESCAPE AND RESCUE-

Of prisoners, Secs, 863, 864....

381

EVIDENCE-

Copies of books, etc., of railroad companies, as-Sec. 694....

236

In criminal cases, Note of Decisions...

509

Official character, how shown, Sec. 1436..

733

Sale of town lots in conformity with plan; variations, how regulated,

Certified copies of inventories in Orleans, Act 140, 1888.

736

Records of courts, Act 43, E. S. 1870...

736

EXAMINATION, PRELIMINARY-See "Criminal Procedure No. 2."

Of deceased non-residents may obtain and sell stock in banks, etc., Sec.
313

118

May have deposits in banks transferrerd, Act 112, 1894...

119

Must qualify or take inventory within ten days, etc., Sec. 1110.
Dative testamentary executors, when appointed, Sec. 1459...
Non-resident testamentary executors, bond, Sec. 1460..

573

737

737

EXECUTORY PROCESS-

On property in hands of receivers, Act 25, 1902..

Prohibited on foreign judgments, Sec. 1478.

On property of insolvents, Act 15, 1894..

261

739

828

EXEMPTION-See "Jury."

Cemeteries are exempt from taxation, Sec. 386....

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150

.1365

..1598

Property dedicated to public schools is exempt from seizure, Sec. 1320.... 632
Of certain lands ceded to United States from taxation, Sec. 2950..
Release of taxes due on property confiscated, Act 10, 1886...
-From taxation-See "Revenue and Taxation."

-From militia duty-See "Militia.''

-From jury service-See "Jury."

EXPENSES OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS-See "" "Criminal Procedure

Legislature prohibited from passing, Const., Art. 166..

..1940

Note of decisions.

.1941 to 1943

EXPROPRIATION-

-By Levee Board of Orleans, compensation to owners, etc., Const.,
Art. 312.

By telegraph, etc., companies, Sec. 969..

For certain purposes, proceedings, Sec. 1479.

-of electric light, gas and water works by municipal corporations, Act
111, 1900....

..1127

Rights to expropriate, procedure therefor, prescription of claims for
damages, Sec. 1....

.1127

Appraisement of property to be expropriated, Sec. 2..
Oath of commissioner; report; notice to all parties, Sec. 3.

Tender of price as affecting costs of court, Sec. 6..

.1129

Preference for suits in all courts, Sec. 7.......

..1129

Mortgages and privileges of propety, how protected, Sec. 8.......

.1199

Validity of judgment of; against women, minors and interdicts, Sec. 9..1130
When act goes into effect, Sec. 10......

.1130

By Board of Health, to isolate stations, Act 133, 1890..

..1466

EXTORTION IN OFFICE-

Sec. 868 and Act 26, 1873.....

382

.1191

Act 57, 1888, amending Act 26, 1873..

EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE-See "Criminal Pro-

cedure No. 1."