The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-02

competent and qualified under the law then
from among the residents of the county;
and if mot obtainable in the county, then
from the State at large; they are required
to take and subscribe to the oath of office
prescribed by the act of Congress of July ?
| 1867, which oath may be administered by
the registrar. The oaths, properly sub
scribed will be forwarded Immediately for
file in the office of the Acting Assistant Ad-
jutant General at these Headquarters.
The pay of these officers will be six (6)
dollars per dieIn, for each day they are ac-
| tually employed on their legitimate duties,
aud their actual expenses of transportation
| within the county.
V. In accordance with the acts of Con-
| gress which became a law March IL, 1868,
any person duly registered in the State nf
Mississippi, will be permitted to vote in the
election precinct where he offers to vote
when he has resided therein ten days next
preceding the election, upon presentation OF
| his certificate of registration, showing that
! he had n voted at this election, and upon
| making oath before the Commissioners that
| he had resided in said precinct for the time
! specified. ALI ballots received under the
| provisions of this paragraph will be firmly
/ appended to the oath, and in this manner
joined, transmitted with the returns and
! other ballots to these Headquarters. Blank
| oaths, for the use of voters under the provis-
| ions hereof, will be furnished TO the Commits
! sioher of election from these Headquarters.
| VI The Commissioners of election will
| prepare and forward withthe election return
a list of the registered electors in each pre-
! clnct who have not voted at this election,
and list of all voters under the provisions
of the foregoing paragraph, who have voted
at the election. Such lists will show the
name OF each person, whether white or col
Ored. the number of his certificate of regis
tratiOn and the precinct in which he is regis
tered.
VII. None but registered voters will be
permitted to challenge the right of others to
vote. ami no challenge except as to residence
and identity will beer ntertaiued. While it l.
the imperative duty Of the Commissioners to
do their utmost to ensure the purity of the
election, care must be taken to prevent the
abuse of the RI ht to chal ene 10y evil disposed
persons, who may desire to impede the cleo
uOn.
VIII. The Sheriff of each county is made
| re- pOnsible tor the preservation of good order,
ana the perfect freedom of the ballot at the va
rlOus eection precincts in the county. To
this end he will appoint deputy-Who shall
be duly qualified under the laws of the State
for each precinct in the county, who Will be
required to be present at the place of voting
during the whole time the election is being
held. The said deputies will promptly and
fully obey every demand made upon their otti-
cial services in preserving the peace and good
order by the Commissioners of election. Sher-
ifs, in making their appointments, will eXer-
cISe great care to select m whom they know
t" be in every way able to serve. Deputies APP
pointed in accordance with the foregoing, will
be paid five dollars for the days service on ac-
counts approved by the Registrar, out of the
reconstruction fund.
TX. As an additional measure for secur-
ing the purity of the election, each registrar,
Judge and clerk, is hereby clothed with all
the functions of q deputy sheriff or consta-
ble, and is empowered to make arrests, and
authorized to perform all duties appertain-
ing to such officers under the laws of the
State, during ne days of election.
y. AT every precinct on the days of cleo
ton, ali public baT-roOms, saloons, or other
places at which Intoxicating or malt liquor
is sold at retail, will be closed. Should any
infractiOn i'll this respect come to the
knowledge ofthe G mmissioners of election,
the deputy sheriff in attendance, they
will Immediately cause the arrest of the
offending party, or parties, and the closing
OF his, or their, place of business. All parties
so arrested will be placed under bonds, of
not less than one hundred dollars ($lOO,)to
appear for tial when required by proper
authority. or III case of failure to give the
required bond, will Le helt in arrest to
await the action of the General CommnGing
XI. The carrying of fire arms or other
deadly weapons at or in the vicinity of the
polls is positively prohibited under penalty
of forfeiture of the weapons, and of being
punished as prescribed 10y the Statutes OF the
State forbldding the exhibition of deadly
weapons III a threatening manner All arms
seized under this order will be turned III to
the nearest post commander, for shipment
to the Chief Ordinance officer OF the Dis
trict.
XII Should violence or fraud be perpe-
trated at the election in any precinct, the
General Commanding will exercise TO the
fullest extent the powers vested III him for
the purpose of allowing to all registered
electors an opportunity to vote freely and
fearlessly, and any provision in any contract
tending to abridge the right to vote is here
by declared utterly null and void.
AlIl. No registrar, judge or clerk Will be
permitted to become a candidate for any
office N this State at this election, nor will
they be permitted to exercise the functions
of any office or authority connected with the
election, other than that received from these
Headquarters.
XIV. The evident intention of the law
under which this election is held being to
obtain an expression of the will of the quail
flied electors, it is ordered that all officers
of the army and agents of the Bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
shall entirely abstain from public speaking,
elecuoneering or endeavoring to influence
restrict either class of the above named
officials their duty of instructing Freedmen
as to their rights as electors.
By command of Brevet Major General
ALvAN Z. GILLEMi
JOHN TYLER,
First Lieutenant Add Infantry,
Brevet Major L. S Army,
Acting Assistant Adiutant General.
Official VIM ATWOOD,