The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-29

-.lse " no nave not FUted M 4f,i@ .i.aa
os CO. ,lst OF all voters under the nrnSis,'s,sa
~ III. .h io[egoing paragraph, who have yo ,ta
| na,,a Erection. Such lists will ehoy tba
ora.l ~ y. etscH person, whether white or col
traitor 80, n.Ioer Oh ms certificate of regis
tered - - - "nicn ne - regis
| rL -. none but registered voters viii =.
pe1lnItted TO challenge tha right of Others 9e
ana 9; IN snn no chaiienge except as to residence
the in,rns VIII Deentertained. While il Is
Lne imperative duty of the Commissioners, -
no Cnelr utmost to ensure the T1,,rit,sIes ~. W
oicction. care must be taken tn nraye,t e.
aouse OF the right to CHALLENGE nv evil disnasad
persons persons, Who may desire to impede the elecd
VIII. The Sheriff of each county i ao
aes Pohsloie Tor the preservation ofeood order
anu the perfect freedom of the ballot az tho va
mus election precincts in the county To
III snis emu ne VIII appoint deputy-who shall
f &c uuly quailhed under the laws OF the State
LOT each precinct in the county. who will he
Iequired TO be present at the place of votino
curing the whole time the election i heinz
e seld. The said deputies win promptly and
n;ai uues every demand made upon their off,
oIaI seTVlces In preserving the peace and good
oruer Dy the Commissioners of election Sher
ms IN making their appointments. will eyer
clse great care to select MI whom they know
u De In every way able to serve. Deputies ap
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.
Ia. AS an additional measure for secnr-
ing the purity of the election, each registrar.
Judge and clerk. is hereby clothed with ali
the functions OF deputy sheriff or consta
bic, and is empowered to make arrests. and
authorized to perform all duties appertain-
ing TO such officers under the laws of the
State, during the days of election.
~ Al every precinct on the DAYS of cleo
tlon, ali public bar-roOms saloons, or other
places at which Intoxicating or malt Gouor
is sold at retail, will be closed. Should anv
lntractlon in this respect come to the
knowledge ofthe ,mmissioners of election
or the deputy sheriff in attendance, they
VIII immediately cause the arrest of the
oHendlng party, or parties and the closing
OF MS, or their, place of business. All parties
so arrested will be placed under bonds, of
not less than one hundred dollars (SlOO, 1to
appear fer trial when required by proper
authority. or in case of failure to give the
required bond, will be hell in arrest to
await the action of the General Commanding
Al. 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 by the Statutes of the
State forbidding the exhibition of deadly
weapons in threatening manner All arms
the nearest post commander, for shipment
to the Chief Ordinance officer of the Dis
trict.
Nil 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 in him for
the purpose of allowing to all registered
electors an opportunity to vote freely and
tearlessly. and any provision in any contract
tending to abridge the right to vote is here
by declared utterly null and void
AllI. 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
fled 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,
electlOneering or endeavoring to influence
voters, but this order is not intended to
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 G .Gillem:
JOHN TYLER,
First Lieutenant Add Infantry,
Brevet Major U. S Army,
Acting Assistant Adiutant General.
Official: VIM. ATWOOD,
First Lieutenant 10Th Infantry,
Acting Assistant Adjntant General.