Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-26
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

TIE PROPOSED NEW ELECTION LAw-The
following is q copy Of the Washington City
Election Bill that passed the Senate yesterday.
II Is Identical with the bill which the House
District Committee are indeavoring to report:
BE 1t enacted, 4e. That if any commits
sioner or other person appointed to superin-
tend municipal elections in the city of Wash
ington shall knowingly refuse to receive the
vote Of person possessing the legal quail
fcations to vote at such election, or shall
in any other manner hinder or prevent the
legal exercise Of the elective franchise in said
city, he shall, upon Indictment and conviction
thereof before the Criminal Court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, be subject to imprisonment
in the county Jail for period of time not ex-
ceeding six months and to fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars in each case, at the dis
erection Of the court, and shall thereafter be
Ineligible to any Office under the city Corpora
tion, besides being liable in damages to the
party whose vote shall be 80 rejected.
90 Sec. 2 And Be 1t further enacted, That
the penalties prescribed in the foregoing Sec
ton of this act shall apply to any commits.
sioners or other person appointed to superin-
tend an election who may wilfully and
knowingly receive, or permit to be received,
the vote Of any person not legally authorized
to vote; and also to any person or persons
who may wilfully disturb, modest, hinder, or
interfere with said commissioners while in the
discharge Of their duties, or who may wilfully
disturb, modest, hinder or interfere with any
voter while at or going to the polls, and also
to any persons who may vote illegally or moro
than once at any municipal election; and, in
making the returns of any election to the
Register of the city, the commissioners or
other persons appointed to superintend said
election, shall also make a return of ell the
ballots cast on the occasion, to be securely
kept for q period of at least two years.
"Sec. 3. And Be IL further enacted, That
in the joint meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
and Common Council for the appointment of
commissioners Of elections, as provided in the
sixth section of the act approved May fifteenth,
eighteen hundred and twenty, entitled IAN
act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city
of Washington, and to repeal all acts hereto
fore passed for that purpose no member OF
either Board shall be entitled to vote for more
than two Of the three commissioners to be
elected for each ward or election precinct, and
in all cases the three persons having the high
est number Of votes shall be declared duly
elected
"Sec. 4. And be 1T further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the city corpor alton to
provide at least two election precincts in each
ward, to appoint commissioners to superintend
elections in the same, and to adopt such other
regulations as may be necessary to give full
force and effect to this section.
"Sec. 5 And Be 1t further enacted, That
at all elections to be held in the city of Wash
ington for municipal officers, the polls shall
be opened at seven o'clock a. m. and closed
at seven o'clock p. m; that this act shall take
effect Immediately, and that all acts and part!
of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed" -
c. Converse, administrator of Philip Greedy
jr Is. Benjamin Burgess ct al In error tc
the Circuit Court CT the United States for the
District of Massachusetts, Mr. Justice Camp
bell delivered the opinion Of the court, affirm
ing the judgment Of the Circuit Court in thi:
cause, with costs and interest.
No rs. The Lafayette Insurance Company
as Maynard French ct al. In error to the
Circuit Court of the United States for the
District of Indiana Mr. Justice Curtis de-
liyefed the opinion Of the court, affirming the
Judgment Of the said Circuit Court in thi.
cause, with costs and interest.
No ~. Amazon Ledoux ct al, u.s. Johr
Black ct al. In error to the Supreme Cour
of the State of Louisiana. Mr. Justice Camp
bell read the opinion of the court, (by Mr.
Justice Catron,) affirming the decree of the
said Supreme Court in this cause, with costs
No 90 Joshua r. Stanford vS Clay Tay.
Tor. In error to the Circuit Court of the
United States for the District of Missouri Mr.
Justice Campbell read the opinion of the
court, (by Mr.. Justice Catron,) Affirming the
judgment Of the said Circuit Court in thi.
cause, with costs.
No. 90. Gustavus 7 Beauregard, heir and
executor of Madame Emile T. Poultney, ap
pellant, Is. the city of New Orleans, VIM Ii
Layton, ct al. The argument of this cause
was continued by Hon. John Henderson fol
the appellant and by Hon. Miles Taylor fol
the appellee. Adjourned.
TIE WEATHER Our Georgetown friend
B." again favors US with the range of the
thermometer for the past week, beginning or
Saturday night april 19) and ending thi.
morning:
Morning. Noon. Night
saturday. 640 $40
sunday ,.,............ 40" As 40
Monday. ............. IS 80 "a