The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-30

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No 19.
VENT n Inc Mississippi Constitn+;on,,
/ oo.l,.' convened at Jackson M;ao;n Con
80 piiance with General Ordass ppl, IN
bnr;os loo7, from these Haa5 No. 81,
arnr,as5 .i:thed constitution and - r;I 1ers
T1nitad St - conformity with the laws tS. 1s-
tion 49, 'aees' known as the "ReconSt - rhe
| mitting ofs" gu" having provided for the snI-
votes u ediu constitution to the
voters 1or ratification or re;eot;ou iegistered
psoVlued Tor an election of STATE nta LA
S+otn senators and represent ill., ~ oe 81 >
&c reg stature, and members of ~ II a. one
oraSe eseutatlves of the United Statas Co,,
/ 9nl1, o. a. an election to be conducted Nv 80.
| al &c .t .ne orders of the COMMANDING c.
;t1 81 oIo Dis'rlct, said election is bv antbor
-, VI Che ABOVE cited laws and in accorda,sa
win an ordinance of said convantioI L uance
o.ueIe9 10 be held in Mississipn, hee,;,,.,;
ono S<u DAY OF June, 1868. and con7;nI,i
~ completed as herein prescribed =
mnicn election the qualified electors az a.
eoIe Ior constitution" or against constit,;.
oe; n, anu also upon the same ballots for tn
9Incers herein referred to. Aoi 'ilo
H. Commmencfno fonrtaon d.,
I'eItIoh' the Il ards of gistralion will ~
az eno county seat or such other nIo.e in tbo;
| iiIkspecINe counties as will be The most aces
fica " IS .ne people, alter reasonable pub1s nod
| NAAiiV anu pace thereof hna Hoo
lVen by the retained repi strar hI ,,, nls peeh
generai ana thorough distribution and 80 VI d
tne vi the printed notices furnished E 80
Wiea Iieadquarters for that purpose and re-
| Ia III peflod OF nve days the registration
liet, anu, being satisfied that any nerSon :, -
ehtlIled thereto has been registered will S+;1e
ndihe OF Such person from the list. and sncb
person shall not be allowed To vo 1" 'o0h Ii
Inc Boards VIII also during the same neriod
ada TO the registry the names of nersorp VII
no ON
~ law, ana WHO have not already reoist -1ed
All changes made in the registration LIST will
pe lmDledlateiy, upon the termination of the
PERIOD mentioned, reported by letter to thrse
deauquartefS These reports must show tbe
names OF the persons added or erased. the nra
clnct and The number of the certificate of reoiS-
tratlon. In cases of erasure the reason wifi lao
gwen. III no changes are made, the fact must
| be reported. '''0
III. In order to secure as nearly as noss,.
BILE full expression of the voice of the neo-
pie, the election Will be held at each precinct
of every county of the State of Missssipni
and-as required by LAVENDER the sinner
vision of the County Boards of Registration
The method of conducting the election in
each county will be as follows: At the
meeting provided for in the foregoing para
graph each Board of Registrars will divide
the whole numter of election precincts of
their respective counties into three portions
as nearly equal in number as possible. and
assign one of the shares thus made to each
registrar, who will be responsible for the
proper conduct of the election therein
ThereupOn each registrar will appoint a
judge and clerk of election, who, with him.
self, will constitute the commissioners of
election" for all the precincts of his district
Each registrar will provide himself with
ballot-box, with lock and key, and of suf-
hcient size to contain the ballots of all the
registered voters in his entire share of the
county. Each registrar will give full and
timely notice throughout his district, of the
day of election in each pre- cinct, by means of
handbills furnished for that purpose, so that
he, with his judge and clerk, can proceed
from precinct to precinct of his district, and
hold election on consecutive days-when the
distance between precincts will permit
with view to the early completion of the
voting. The election will be by ballot, and
will be conducted in all details not herein
prescribed, according to the custom hereto
fore in use in the State Each ballot will
have written or printed upon it: For
Constitution" or Against Constitution"
and the names of the officers voted for. The
Commissioners of election will at any pre-
cinct in their share of the county, receive the
votes of persons registered in that share
Each voter in offering his ballot, must ex-
hibit his certificate of registry, across the
face of which the clerk of election will write
his name in red ink, and the word Voted"
with date, thus cancelling the certificate.
and Indicating that a vote has been cast
upon that certificate at this election; at the
same time the registrar will check off the
voters name on the precinct book, serving
as poll book" The polls will be opened at
o'clock, A NJ, at each precinct, and will be
kept continuously open until L. M, at
which time the polls will be closed. Before
opening the polls the ballot-boxes will be
opened, inspected by the Commissioners of
Election, to ascertain that they then contain
no ballots. and in this condition will be ex-
posed to the view of the persons who may
he in attendance. Then in pnblic they will
be closed, locked and the locks sealed. The
ballot-boxes will not be unlocked or opened
until the election in the entire county Is
ended. Each day at the close of the election
the oneninp in the boxes through which the
ballots are deposited, will be closed by a
covering of thick paper, securely sealed
with wax. This covering VIII be preserved
until voting is resumed. The sealing ana
opening of the boxes, III the manner ulrecIeu'
will be done in public.
The registrars VIII begin the election at
| the most remote precincts, and proceed by
| tbe most practicable route, from precinct TO
| the county seat or other place where the re-
| vision of the registration may have been
| held. and upOn the arrival thereat OF all the
| Commissioners of election they will at once
open one poll and hold the eiectioI one ua!
for that precinct, at which poll, however
| ony Registered voter of the county who mas
NOT previously voted may cast his ballot
| The voting at this poll will close the cleo
| tion for the county. Within twenty-1our
honrs after the closing of the election III
! each county, the ballot-boxes Will be opened
/ tIe ballots counted, and return of the cleo,
ton made upon the blank forms prescribed
/ and furnished, and delivered to the handS OF
/ q REGISTRAR to be hereafter designated VINO
will at once bring them to these Head9 uar-
| tors Before the opening OF the oallot-ooxes
The registrars will invite at least one sulta
He nerson of each political party TO De ID
attendance during the counting OF the PAL
i a"ts and the making up of the return. oucn
narsons will be afforded far opportunity u,
IF seeing that no frauds are coInmltteo' III
=, no instance and under no pretenoe VIII
INV return be made by the Commissioners
af{ Election except in the manner above pre-
scribed. ~,
". Judges and clerks of election on, w amop rs
oieeted by registrars, preferably rom amor
the residents of their Respective ut .hare;n
sne ;f thew cannot be obtained tne4 .en,
puS n - and qualified under the law, me-
e conn among the residents Of the cou tbe,
aio5n ;f not obtainable in the county, Ir
arnn the State at large; tney az IF Office
lroui on nj subscribe to. the oatn VI olne .