New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-26
NEW ORLEANS ELECTION Law.
AN ACT Relative to Elections in the Parish Of Or

leans. b mo. 2sa]s r. ~ II
Section /. BE enacted BY the Senate and House
eral 1ssenb concerned, That the election precincts
in the city of New Orleans as now established shall
BE lawful election precincts, and shall remain I'M
changed until the Legislature shall otherwise deter
mine. -. I,
SEC 2. BE IL further enacted, &C., That in each
and every election precinct in the city Of New Orleans
az now established there shall be two places for hold
ing the polls except in the Seventh Precinct in which
there shall be three places for holding the polls.
SIC. 3. Be hTurther enacted, &C., Tint one Of the
polls in each precinct aforesaid except the Seventh
the other as number two" and all the voters resi-
ding in each precinct aforesaid, whose sunames begin
with any initial letter ranging from A. to H. both in
elusive shall only be entitled to vote at poll number
with any initial letter ranging from L. to H. both in
"twon
SEC. 4. Belt further enacted, &C.. That, one OF
the three polls in the Seventh Precinct shall be known
and designated as poll number one another A polI
number two,' and the third aspoll number "threer
and all the voters residing in said precinct whose
to Co. both inclusive, shall only be entitled to vote at
poll number one, and all the said voters whose
sumames begin with any initial letter ranging from b.
poll number "two and all the said voters whose SUR
names begin with any initial letter ranging from O.
to T. both inclusive shall only be entitled to vote at
SIC. s. Belt further enacted, &C., That the certi-
fed list of voters which the Register Of voters in the
city of New Orleans is required by law to furnish
to the Commissioners Of Election in each precinct
shall be subdiyided by the said Register into as
many lists as there are polls in each precinct, and the
said Register shall furnish the commissioners cleo
ton presiding at each poll in each precinct certified
list in the manner required by law of all the vo-
ters entitled to vote at each poll respectively.
SEC. 6. Bet 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
thecty Of New Orleans the Register of Voters of said
city, the Attorney General of the State, and two citi
Zens of New Orleans, who have resided in the State
at least five years to be appointed by the Governor;
and the term of office of said citizens appointed
shall be two years, 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 parochia
municipal officers judges, members Of Congress,
any officer OF the United States Government, or any
other officer whose election devcves upon the people
Sec. I. Be it further enacted, &C., That the At
torney General shall be erocio President of the said
Board and one OF its members shall be Secretary there
Of tobe appointed by the said Board and majority Of
the members of said Board shall constitute quorum
for the transaction Of business and they are hereby
authorized to adopt such bylaws and rules as to them
NAV seem fit Provided the same be consistent with
the Constitution and laws Of this State and of the
United States. ..s.. 49,
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, &C., That it shall
be the exclusive duty of the said Board of Commits
sioners at least five days previous to 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 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
proportionately by the city Of New Orleans and the
, | Dol, of In of Orleans 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 TO- Be it further enacted, Sc, 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 theretrom and so to
provide that the balot.box during the election may
, be seen by the public, and so that the voter may
see his ballot deposited therein.
SEC. H. Be ii further enacted, &c., That the desg.
nation of the places of holding the polls and the mum
; 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
y be made in English and French, for ten days pre-
yous 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
river which shall be paid by the Police Jury of said
right bank and an account of said expenses signed
by the President and countersgned by the Secretary
of said Central Board of Commissioners shall be SUI
cient warrant to the proper officers OF the city Oh
New Orleans, and the said Police Jury, to pay the
same; and it shall be the duty OF the Comptroller anc
Treasurer of the said city to pay the said account
also of the said Police Jury to pay the said account
q for the said right bank. ..
9 Sec Il. Be it further enacted, &c., That in case
!. any commissioner of election, appointed by saio
= Board shall fail to attend on the day OF election, OF
= shall refuse to act at any time after his appointment
" then and in that event. the President OF the Board
or in case of his Absence the Register Of voters, may
y appoint substitutes to act in the places OF those sc
10 | failing to attend or refusing to act
. SEC Is. Be it further enacted &C., That any
q member of the said Central Board, or Judge o.
Justice of the Peace, OR the Sheriff or any OF hi
deputies, il hereby authorized to administer to any
commissioner of election the oath required by exist
d ing laws. n
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, &C., That no grog
shop or place where liquor is sold shall be used
an election poll in the parish of Orleans but the sale
Board is hereby authorized to use i9r that purpose
" any building belonging to the city OF New Orleans o.
parish of Orleans, or if necessary, to rent prope
l. buildings for the occasion.
}. SEC l5 Be it further enacted, &C., That thu
polls shall be opened at o'clock, A. NJ, and closet
# at o'clock, P. NJ.
SEC IT, BE it further enacted, &C., That the Gov
ernor shall by and with the advice and consent of tn
Senate appoint discreet ClIlZen, VINO mas resided
the State at least four years. whose duty it shall be t
superntend all elections held in the city Of New Or
s leans and who shall be styled the Superintendent
Elections" who shall hold his Office for the term o
two years, unless sooner removed, and who shall re
ceve an annual salary of three thousand dollars paya
# BILE quarterly out of the Treasury. upon the warn
of the Auditor of Public Accounts and onehalf o
said salary shall constitute debt against and be pa
by the city of New Orleans in the manner hereinatte
l mentioned. rar -sh-.
e Sec. II. Be it further enacted, &c., That if an
1t person in the parish of Orleans shall prevent OF al
tempt to prevent any voter from exercising his RICH
1t of suffrage by threat, intimidation, Violence or an
other unlawful means whether before during ele,
ton time, such person shall on conviction thereo
be sentenced to not less than six months nor MOI
# than three years Imprisonment at hard labor in til
Penitentary, and shall be forever deprived of b
right Of suffrage. And if any persons in the paris
of Orleans shall, during election, assemble or con
bne together for the purpose of driving voters rol
U the polls preventing or obstructng voters in con
ing to returning from the polls, said persons shall
upon conviction thereof be sentenced to not less tina
. one nor more than five years Imprisonment at har
u labor in the State Penentiary, and be forever dt
prved of their right of suffrage. And any person Q
~ persons in the parish of Orleans who may wiltull
destroy mutate any votes that may have been Of
. posted in the ballot box, or any election returns
tally list lists of voters, certificates OF election
or who may steal or destroy the boxes and safes cor
IS tanning the same, or who shall offer or COMM
violence against any person persons having lawful