New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-03
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Sec. IA Applies previous provisions q sec.)
to charter or Municipal elections, Commission
ers to correct their lists on proof, but notice Of
name stricken out to he given the party ifliving.
If voter relnainsin the Ward, but change his
district, his name may be transferred without
notice Additions to be made as before pro-
vided; objections when approved to be noted
and signed by commissioners.
Sec Is. Commissioners of every ward to fix
limits of districts on first Monday of September
years following, unless Ward be divided, when
a general revision of the districts is to take
place.
Sec l6. Inspectors have power to preserve
peace and order at the polls. Persons interior
ing with. or aiding or causing others to be in
terfered with, those going to a. returning from
the polls, to be fined not less than IS nor more
than $50 and to be imprisoned until the fine is
paid,
Sec. II. Falsely personating another, voting
or offering to vote twice, punished as felony by
not less than two years nor more than five years
in the penitentiary
Sec. Is. Commissioners of Registry to receive
~ per day of actual service; their clerk the
same. and all necessary expenses to be paid out
of the Parish Treasury. A majority of the Com
missioners to act Fraud in them to be punished
by fine of $500, and not less than six months
nor more than two years Imprisonment in city
Jail -
Sec. 10. City elections to be held for one day
only; polls to be open at sunrise and closed at
| sunset; when the inspectors shall Immediately
proceed to count the votes until all are counted.
| The election of City officers, Commissioners of
Registry, Inspectors Of elections, Sheritfs, Con-
stables and Justices of the Peace, to be holden
on the first Monday in April. The general cleo
ton to be holden on the first Monday in No
vember.
Sec. 20 After due count, one of the inspec-
tors from each district shall deposit the returns
at the office of the Commissioners of Registry
for the Ward; the Commissioners to add to-
gether the votes given for every separate candi-
| date, and make the usual return; fraud in the
inspectors to suffer the same penalties as fraud
| in the Commissioners. NJ.
| Sec. 81. The General Council to designate the
| offices of Commissioners
Sec %. Three Constables, appointed by the
| General Council, to attend every session of any
Board of Commissioners, serve notices, etc.
! Sec. %. Commissioners and their clerks to
take an oath and (Sec. az to have authority to
| administer oaths in performance of their official
duties. to issue subpenas, ETC., and persons re-
| fusing to obey. such process to be fined $40, to
the use of the Parish Treasury.
Sec 25. This act to take effect Immediately
on its passage, and all laws or parts of laws
conflicting with it are repealed. W
The law is of unusual length. Its great
Importance warrants our full synopsis of it,
Hereafter we may make comments, for which
we have not space tonight.