Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-09-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
BOARD OF REGISTRARs,l
PARISH OF EAST BATON RoUeE,

| BOARD OF REGISTRARS,)
PARISH OF EAST BATON RoU6E,
August Esd, 1871
IN COMPLIANCE with Special Order
No. 119, dated Headquarters Fifth Hillary
District, New Orleans, La, August 18th,
1857, there will be an election hold in this
Parish, on the
27th and 2sth days Of September next,
to determine whether Convention shall
be held, aud 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
1st Precinct, ut tho Court House.
I'd Precinct, at the City Hall.
3D.. At Plans Store.
4th. Redwood, at the house Of Henry
Knox.
9Th. Kelly's, (Sandy Creek }, at Kelly's.
9Th. Burlington, at Mahen's Store.
7th. Manchac, near tho house of Mr.. Ii.
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, az 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
be conducted in the manner and according
to the rules governing ordinary elections
Of a similar character. Each ballot bear
ing the name Of the delegate voted for,
will have written or printed upon it the
words FOR Convention" or, against
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 il
given for depositing his ballot, to every
man entitled to vote; and will generally
do everything that In requisite to secure II
full and impartial expression of tho opin-
ions and wishes of the people through the
ballot-bo
To this end they are hereby authorized
apd empowered to make arrests, and are
clothed, during the days of election, with
GERS. All civil officers will promptly and
fully obey every demand nude upon their
official services by the Commissioners of
Elections in the furtherance of these OBJ
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
missioners will carefully count the votes
and record The result in du plicate; 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
at 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 preciscts 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 five 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-
lion have been appointed by the Board Of
Registers of this Parish, subject to the ap-
prevail of the supervising officer:
Commissioners Of Elections.
LIST Precinct, at tile Court Hotse.-MARous
WIeHT, Dr., JOEL Il. ADAMS, B. T. BEAU
REGARD.
I'd Precinct, at tile city Hal1.-DEWILTo
LUCAS, VIM. F. HATCH, CHAs. G. PAGES.
Plains Store.--J. L. BRowN, w. FL. BEN
TON, EDWARD d. TRIPLET.
Redwood, at Henry Knm'. L. II. Mon
'ANYE, A. Z. CONVERSE, LEWIS a. FULLER.
1elly's, Sandy Creeh.-A uapsTus MILLER,
)R. CHARLES A. DEAN, SMITH WALKER.
Burlington, MaAen's .Store.-H. c. BL Ess-
NC, JOHN W. HARRINGTON, JAS. A. KNIGHT.
Mamcjsac, near II. b. Hara1son's. HENRY
!. PucKEr, JOHN ORR, RICHARD DousE.
Highlands, at Fotia's Store.-EDwARp
'HILBRooK, LUoIus Ill. BURDIcK, ROBERT
LANCE.
G.. M. Hustled, Chairman.
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