Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-09-26
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
g BOARD OF REGISTRARS,
PARISH or EAsr BAros Rouas,
Au0ust 2gd. 1aG7 4

/ AAHasH DF last DATUM HOV0Es
August Esd, 1867,
IN COMPLIANCE with Special Order
No. 119, dated Headquarters Fifth Military
District, New Orleans, La. August 18th,
1857, there will be an election hold In this
Parish, on the
s7th and asih days Of September nexs.
80 determine whether Convention shall
DO held, and for Delegates thereto, for tho
purpose Of establishing = Consultation and
Civil Government for States loyal to the
Union. The election precincts will DO
eight In number and at the following
named places: aI
lat Precinct, nj the Court House.
ri Precinct, at tho City Hall.
Sd. At Plans Store.
4th. Redwood, at the house Of Henry
Knox.
5th. Kelly's, (sabdy creek), At KelI,,s.
9Th Burlington, st Mshsn's Store.
7th' Manchae, near the house Of Mr.. II.
B.. Haralson.. 7@ss
slh. Highlands, At the store Of Mr.. For
tin.
Voters are required 10 deposit their votes
in the prec,net tor which they have been
registered, IN their names only appear
upon that precinct book.
The parish ol Enst Baton Rouge shal,
elect three delegates.
The eloction will be by ballot, and will
be conducted In tho manner and according
10 The rules governing ordinary elections
81 similar character. Each ballot bear
ing the name Of tho delegate voted tor.
will have written or printed upon IL the
words "F5r Con vention - or, "Agsinat
. Convention" Two days will bs given
for voting.
Commissioners of elections will be re-
sponsibls for the preservation OF order IT
The poils during the election; they will
SOC that q full and fair opportunity In
given for dspositne his ballot, TO every
man entitled 70 vote; and will generally
40 everything that ia requisite TO secure
full and impartial expression Of the otin-
,ons and wishes OF the people through tho
ballot box.
10 this snd they are hereby authorized
aud empowered TO make arrests, and nvo
clothed, during the days Of election, with
nj The functions Of civil executive offi-
esrs. All civil officers will promptly and
ihliy oboy every demund made upon their
oiiieial services by the Commissioner Of
k'eetions in tho iurtherancs OF these OBJ
lects during the days Of slection, under
penalty OF disinissal from their offices, and
such other punishment aA may bs inflicted
by military commission.
az the clo.e OF tbs election, tho Com
missioner. Will carefully count tho votes
aud record the re.ult ID duplicate: lbe hal
lots will then DO replaced In tho ballot
boxes, which will be sealed and carried.
Iogotber with one copy Of tho record made
~ Tho Commissioners. TO tho Courthouse
At Baton Rouge, and there turned ovsr To
'he Board Of Rsgisters.
should violencs or fraud be perpetrntod
" any voting precincts on the dnys Of
'lection, the offenders will DO punished in
no severest manner, and Tho election
within those precincts will bo held over
gain under tho protection Of United staten
Fo0pg.
cJtnmencing fourteen days before tho
lection, Boards OF Registrars shall revise
or period OF i've days tho registration
ists, and upon boing satisfied that anv
'erson not entitled thereto has been rsg-
stored, will strike the name Of such psr-
on from tho list, and such person shall
'ot be allowed 10 vote. The Boards will
80 add TO the registry the names of
II persons VINO at that time possess tho
required by law, and who
ave not already boon registered.
The following Commissioners Of Elec-
ion have been appointed by the Board of
registers Of shia Parish, subiect TO the ap-
roval Of the supervising officer:
CoDmlssiopers Of ElsetIons.
lst Precinct, at Ms Cmrt H,usc.- MAnous
ioHT, Jr., JohL Is. ADAMS, u. 4. BEAu-
BOARD. J
M Precinct, atths C1ty H4lz.-- DxWftros
uoAs, VIM. f. HAToH, CnAs. q. PAoKs.
Platas stors.-J. l.. Baows, W. Beg
Da, EbwAaD d. TRipLkr.
Redwood, al Henry Knm'.-L. II. Mos.
sNfE. A. 4. CONVERSE, LEWIS A. FuILEa.
hclky's, Sandy Cteek. A 90, srus MnLrn.
n. CHARLES A. DEAN, SMITH WALxEa.
Buyts"yt.n, NuAens At.ns.-H.C C. BIxss-
10, JOHN W. HAEHisaroN JAS. A. Ksiour.
NancAac, near II. II. Harals,7.s, - HssaY
fUokEr, JoHs ORn, RICHARD DousE.
HtgAtands, at Futia's S.ore. EpwAnp r.
LUoIus II. BuHDrcg, RosEar
ANeE.
g.. M. Hustled, Chairman.
q. WROTNOWsKI,
H. v HAHN