Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-09-12
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

ASS a ASS ~ 80 ASAss
BOARD OF REGIsTRARs,)
PARISH OF EAST BATON RouGE,
August Esd, 1871
IN COMPLIANCE with Special Order
No. l19, dated Headquarters Fifth Military
District, New Orleans, La, August 18th,
1867, there will be an election held in this
Parish, on the
27th and 2sth days OF September next,
to determine whether Convention shall
be held, and for Delegates thereto, for the
purpose Of establishing Constitution and
Civil Government for States loyal to the
Union. The election precincts will be
eight in number and at the following
named places:
LIST Precinct, at the Court House.
I'd Precinct, at the City Hall.
Sd. At Plains Store.
4th. Redwood, at the house Of Henry
Knox.
9th. Kelly's, (sandy Creek }, at Kelly's.
9Th. Burlington, at Mshen's Store.
7th. Manchac, near the house of Mr.. a.
B. HARRISON.
sth. Highlands, at the store of Mr.. For
tin.
Voters are required to deposit their votes
in the precinct for which they have been
registered, a. their names only appear
upon that precinct book.
The parish of East Baton Rouge shall
elect three delegates.
The election will be by ballot, and will
ho oopAucfad in, Tho . opl oooo~ -
to the rules governing ordinary elections
of similar character. Each ballot bear
ing the name Of the delegate voted tor,
will have written or printed upon it the
words "For Con vention," or, against
q Convention" Two days will be given
for voting.
Commissioners of elections will be re-
sponsible for the preservation of order at
the polls during the election; they will
see that Q full and fair opportunity is
given for depositing his ballot, to every
man entitled to vote; and will generally
do everything that Ia requisite to secure a
full and impartial expression Of the opin-
ions and wishes of the people through the
ballot box.
To this end they are hereby authorized
and empowered to make arrests, and are
clothed, during the days of election, with
all the functions of civil executive off
GERS. All civil officers will promptly and
fully obey every demand made upon their
official services by the Commissioners of
Elections in the furtherance of these eb-
jects during the days of election, under
penalty Of dismissal from their Offices, and
such other punishment as may be inflicted
by military commission.
At the close of the election, the Com
mi mi Tr11 L.
and record the result in duplicate: the bal
lots will then be replaced in the ballot
boxes, which will be sealed and carried,
together with one copy Of the record made
BY the Commissioners, to the Courthouse
1t Baton Rouge, and there turned over to
the Board of Registers.
Should violence or fraud be perpetrated
at any voting precincts on the days OF
election, the offenders will be punished in
the severest manner, and the election
within these precincts will be held over
again under the protection Of United States
troops.
Commencing fourteen days before the
election, Boards of Registrars shall revise
for period Of Eve days the registration
lists, and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has been reg
istered, will strike the name Of such per
son from the list, and such person shall
not be allowed to vote. The Boards will
also add to the registry the names of
all persons who at that time possess the
qualifications required by law, and who
have not already been registered.
The following Commissioners of Elec-
ton have been appointed by the Board of
Registers of this Parish, subject to the ap-
proval of the supervising officer:
Commissioners of Elections.
1st Precinct, at the Court Rouse.-MARous
W1eHr, Jr., JOEL B. ADAMS, B. T. BEAU
I'd Precinct, at the city Ha1.-DEW1LToN
LUCAS, WV. F. HATCH, CHAs. g. PAGES.
Plains SSore.-J. T.. Brown, W. H. BEN
TON, EDWARD D. TR1PLET.
Redsoood, at Henry Kaor'.-L. H. Mon
TANYE, A. p. CONVERSE, LEWIS a. FULLER.
Kelly's, Sandy Geek.-AuaUsTus MILLER,
DE-. CHARLES A. DEAN, SMITH WALKER.
Burlington, MaAen's Store.-H. C. BIZ ss-
INC, JOHN W HARRINGTON, JAS. A. KNIGHT.
Nanchac, near II. B. Raralson's. HENRY
J. PucKEr, JOHN Orr, RICHARD DousE.
Highlands, at Fortaa's Store.-EDwARD F
PH1LBRooK, Luo1us II. BuRD1oK, ROBERT
g. M. Hustled, Chairman.