New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-07-27
Nep 01leans Dailp Grestent.
NEW ORLEANS ELECTION Law.
AN ACT Relative to Elections in the Parish of Or.

erai HssenbN cOnyenpd That the election nrecinrts
in the city Of New Orleans az nosv astahlsbnS har
be lawful election nrecincts and shall rema; nn
changed unti the feo;satnre sha nthora,;Sa dotar
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Sec q Be it further enacted, &C.. That in each
and every election nreinct in fhe n;fv of New raana
as now established there shall he two nl,caa fo hnJ
ing the polls excent in the Seventh Precinct in which
there shall be three nlaces for holding the nos
| SEC q Re- Tf,,jber ennc,eJ S.c That ono of tho
polls in each nrecinct aforesaid excent the Seventh S
shall he known and dasionated as nnmhar g ono . and
the other as number twOn and ali the voters resi
ding in each nrecnct aforesaid whose heon
| with anv initial letter ranging from In K hoth in
elusive shall onlv he entitled to vote AT no number
one and all the said voters whose slrnames begin
with anv initial letter ranging from t. IN " both In
elusive shall onv he entitled IN vote at no nunhar
" two"
| SIC L. BE il further enacted s.c That one of
the three polls in the Seventh Precinct shall be known
and designated as p0ll number one another AZ noIl
number two u and the third as no nnmber athree
| and ali the voters residing in aid nrecnct whose
surnames bepin with anv Initial letter from
10 G. both inclusive shall onv he entitled fo vote at
| poll nnmber " one +" and ali the said voters whose
strnames bepn with anv initial letter ranging from
to NJ both incusye shall onlv he entitled 70 vote at
pol number sstwo and all the said voters whose snr
names begin with any initial letter ranging from O.
to H. both inclusive shall only he entitled 70 vote at
nol number three J; A' '1'' ~ WV ~
| SEC s. Re Il fl,the, enncted Be- That the certi.
fed list of voters which the Register of voters in the
city of New Orleans is now required by law to furnish
| Commissioners Election
shall be subdiyided by the said Register into as
many lists as there are polls in each precinct and the
said Register shall furnish to the commissioners of cleo
ton presiding at each poll in each precinct certified
list in the manner now required by law of all the yo
| ters entitled to vote at each poll respectiyely
| SEC 6. Belt further enacted, &C., That Board
of Commissioners is hereby created in and for the
parish of Orleans to be styled :" The Central Board
Of Commissioners to be composed of the Mayor of
the city of New Orleans the Register of Voters of said
CITY, the Attorney General of the State and two ct
zens Of New Orleans, who have resided in the State
least five years to be appointed by the Governor
and the term of Office of said citizens SO appointed
shall be two wears, unless sooner removed and it
shall be the duty of said Central Board of Commits.
soners to appoint all the commissioners of election in
the parish OF Orleans to preside at any and every
election held in said parish for all State, parochal or
municipal officers or Judges members of Congress or
any officer of the United States Government or any
other officer whose election devcves upon the people.
SEC. 7. Be ii further enacted, &C., That the At
torney General shall be exocio President of the said
Board and one its members shall be Secretary there
Of tobeappointed by the said Board and ma orty of
for the transaction of business and they are hereby
authorized to adopt such bylaws and rules as to them
may seem fit Prorided the same be consistent with
the Constitution and laws of this State and of the
United States.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, &c., That it shall
be the exclusive duty of the said Board of Commits
sioners at least five days previous 10 any election to
be held in the parish OF Orleans or the city of New
to preside at each poll in each precinct in the CITY
of New Orleans and three commissioners of election
to preside at each precinct in that part of the parish
of Orleans on the right bank of the Mississippi river
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted &C. That the two
citizens to be appointed by the Governor members of
said Central Board of Commissioners, shall receive a
yearly salary of five hundred dollars each, payable
proportonately by the city of New Orleans and the
Police Jury of the parish of Orleans, on the right
bank of the river and they shall before entering upon
the discharge of their duties take the oath prescribed
by the Ninetieth Article of the Constitution.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted &C.. That it shall
be the duty of said Central Board of Commissioners
to designate the places of holding the polls in the
several precincts in the parish and city Of New Or
leans, and assign to each poll in each precinct the
number by which it shall be designated and known,
and to make or cause to be made the necessary ar
rangements at each poll for convenient approach to
the ballotbox and easy egress therefrom and so to
provide that the ballot-box during the election NAV
be seen by the public and so that the voter may
see his ballot deposited therein
SEC II. Be il further enacted, &c. That the desig
nation Of the places of holding the polls, and the mum
bers by which the respective polls in each precinct
shall be known, shall be published by the said
Board, in two daily newspapers, printed in the
city of New Orleans; and said publication shall
be made in English and French, for ten days pre-
vious to any election and all the EXPENSES in
CURED for advertisements and for making the ne
cessary arrangements at the polls shall be paid by
the city of New Orleans except that part incurred
! | for the polls on the right bank of the Mississippi
right bank, and an account of said expenses signed
by the President and countersigned by the Secretary
of said Central Board of Commissioners shall be suf
icent warrant to the proper officers of the city o
New Orleans, and the said Police jury to pay the
same; and it shall be the duty of the Comptloer and
Treasurer of the said city to pay the said account anc
also of the said Police Jury to pay the said account
| for the said right hank
I SEC. II. Be it further enacted &C. That in CASE
) any commissioner of election, appointed by sale
Board shall fail to attend on the day of election OF
shall refuse to act at any time after his apponment
then and in that event the President of the Board
or in case of his absence the Register of voters ma,
appont substitutes to act in the places of those ~
failing to attend, or refusing to act,
SEC 49, Be it further enacted, &c., That an,
member of the said Central Board, or JUDGE Of
Justice of the Peace or the Sheriff or anv Of hi,
deputies II hereby authorized to administer to an,
commissioner of election the oath required hv exist
| ing laws
i SEC A. Be il further cun,ted S.c That M croo
shop or place where liouor is sold shall he used a.
an election poll in the parish of Orleans but the saii
Board is hereby authorized to use for that nurnos,
any building belonging to the CITY of New Orleans OF
parish of Orleans or if necessary, to rent prone
buildings for the occasion.
SEC l5 Be il f,t,the, enactcJ S.c That tb,
polls shall be opened at s O'clock A M and c1ospf
: at o'clock p NJ
SEC. l6. Be it further, enacted &c. That the Gov
ernor shall by and with the advice and consent of h
Senate appoint discreet citizen who has resided il
the State at least four wears whose duty il shall he IL