The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-18
City Intelligence.

| FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-CoNTEsrKp ELrcrtos-C
Roseius Counsel for James r. Feret, yesterday filed the
following answer to the petition of Mr. Magny in the First
District Court. 1t an able, and, think conclusive
/ document.
In the matter Of JMandepale yarignu eontssrnq Nh,
election of James p. Freret Sheriff Of the Parish Of
Orleans.-in the honorable First District Court Of New
Orleans.
james r. Frerst into Court by his counsel and
exception end answer to said Margny petition says that
without admitting Of the allegations in said petition con-
but on the contrary expressly denying and every
OF them this respondent respectfully contends that said
petition contains no legal grounds which the election of
this respondent can be contested and upon which an issue on
the merits can be leg lily and properly joined that the pov
s0ns oil law referred to in said petition having been
strictly observed by the commissioner of election in the cleo
ton precincts designated in said petition. directory only
and even If the said commissioners OF election had not fol-
lowed said directory laws literally and strictly the of
tins as Sheriff aforesaid would be nvadated
thereby Wherefore this respondent respectfully asks the
judgement of this honorable exception to said
petition and he that the may be sustained and
SAID petition dismissed at the costs of the petitioner.
And if this honorable Court should be of opinion that the
said exception well taken and that same should be
oveuled then this respondent answering the mers SAYS
that he denies all and singular the allegations said petition
contained far they have tendency nvadate the
election OF this respondent Sheriff of the Parish of Or
leans and he AYERS, and such the truth is that said election
Is valid in law. And for further that part of said
MaIguy's petition in which he claims be duly elected
Sheriff Of Parish nf Orleans, this respondent says that
at the eighteenth Precinct Second Ward. Third Municipal
y, where said Margny obtained majority of lit
this respondent and Clerks of the election
when counting the closed the doors of the where
the election had been held, and removed the ballot box
the second Of the house. and there counted the votes
without allowing be present chose
attend. That the twelfth precinct First Municipality,
where said Margny had majority Of 100 this
pondeu the and Clerks of the election fell sick
eft the baotbox, and the votes, great number of them
were actually counted by strangers not the tally lists
did aSree only Commiss0nar Mr. George Clark
signed the said precinct That the xth Wad
Of the First Municipality where said Mafigny obtained
majority OF 23 this respondent The close of tbs
polls the ballot box carried stairs, and remained there
until the Commissioners had taken their dinner after the
lapse of hour taken down STAIRS when the vote.
counted; that at the Seventh Ward, Second Munich
paly. where sal Marigny obtained majority of sixty seven
votes this respondent. when Polls were closed and
before proceeding to the votes de-
ermned TO select tive from party to be
at and superntend the of votes and this tho
doors oil the room In which the counted were
ciossd and no other persons admitted except nun.
Der just specified That the Second ard of the First
Municipality where said Mariguy obtained majority of
votes this respondent the of
the election in consequence Of the dsu noise crs
asd by certain psrsons At the said po considered nscss
to remove the bsot.box ths upper story Of the BALD
ing whs the election hal taken place. and there counted
the same. That at the Third Ward. Second Municipality
where said Mangny obtained majority of eight votes over
this respondent. the baot.bo from the room
which the votes had been and placed room in
the rear oil the same building, and doors the room
whers hs votes were counted closed during count.
ing oil the same 20 a. to The crowd from entering IT,
and only Il or IA persons admitted into it during the
time the votes being counted That the polls AT Al
gess, whsu said Assny obtained majority Of 50 votes