Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-09-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
BOARD OF REGISTRARs,l
PARISH OF EAST BATON RouGE,
AuUnst DAD 1917 I


PARISH OF EAST BATON RoUGE,
August 23d, 1879
IN COMPLIANCE with Special Order
No. 119, dated Headquarters Fifth Military
District, New Orleans, Ia, August 18th,
1867, there will be an election held in this
Parish, on the
a7th and 2sth days of September next,
to determine whether Convention shall
be held, and for Delegates thereto, for the
purpose of establ ishing Constitution and
Civil Government for States loyal to the
Union. The election precincts will be
eight in number and ct the following
named places
1st Precinct, at the Court House.
I'd Precinct, ut the City Hall.
Sd. At Plans Store.
4th. Redwood, at the house of Henry
Knox.
9Th. Kelly's, (sandy Creek J, at Kelly's.
9th. Burlington, at Mahens Store.
7th. Manchac, near the house Of Mr.. III.
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, as 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 tor,
will have written or printed upon it the
words "For u Convention" or, against
a Convention.n 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 a full and fair opportunity is
given for depositing his ballot, to every
do everything that il requisite to secure u
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 furthera1ce 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 duplicates; 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 perpetratod
at any voting precincts on the days Of
election, the offenders will be punished in
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 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 ut 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 APP
proval of the supervising officer:
Commissioners of Elections.
LIST Precinct, at the Curt Rouso.-M
WIaHT, Jr., JOEL B. ADAMS, B. T. BEAU
REGARD.
I'd Precinct, at tile city HaU.-DEWILToN
LUCAS, VIM. +. HATCH, CHAs. G. PAGES.
Plains Store.-J. L. Brown, W. FL. BEN
TON, EDWARD D. TRIPLET,
Redwood, at Henry Knor'-L. H. Mon
TANYE, A. +. CONVERSE, LEWIS A. FULLER.
Geliy's, Sandy Creek.--A ue osTus MILLER,
DIR. CHARLES a. DEAN, SMITH WALKER.
Burlington, Muhen's Store.-H. G. BLESS
ING, JOHN W HARRINGTON, JAS. A. KNIGHT.
Manchac, near II. b. Raralson's. HENRY
j. PUcKET, JOHN ORR, RICHARD DoUsE.
Highlands, at Fortin's Store.--EDwARD F
PHILBRooK, LUoIUs II. BuRDIoK, ROBERT
LANCE.
G.. M. Hustled, Chairman.
S. WROTNOWSKI,
RApIN