The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-05-30

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fesistfaf. will lbvi,s Al least one suit.
'ble person n eaeh political party NJ
Ir IN attendance daflng The counting
n The lalleis and The making ~ n
The telafn Such persons will bc af.
forded a fair opportunity Of seeing
that no frauds are committed, bot 10
no instance and under no prctcncc
will any return be made by tho COM
Of election except In ibe
manner above prescribed.
~. Judges and clerks Of election
will be selected by registrars, prefer
ably from among The residents of their
respective districts bu, if they can
not he obtained therein, competent
and qualified under the law, then
from The State at large they are re-
quircd to take and subscribe 10 the
oath of office prescribed by the act of
Congress Of July 2, 1857, which oath
may be administered by the registrar.
The oaths, properly subscribed, will
be forwarded Immediately for Gle in
the Office of the Acting Assistant
Adjutant General at these hcadquar-
ters.
The pay of these officers will be
six (6) dollars per diem, for each day
they are actually employed on their
legitimate duties, and their actual ex-
penses of transportation within the
county.
V. In accordance with the acts Of
Congress which became a law March
IL, 1868, any person duly registered
in the State of Mississippi, will be
permitted to vote in the election pre-
cinct where he offers to vote, when
he has resided therein ten days next
preceding the election, upon present.
alton Of his certificate of registration
showing that he had not voted at thi'
election, and upon making oath be.
fore the Commissioners that he hat
resided in said precinct for the tim'
specified. All 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, fol
the use of voters under the provis-
ions hereof, will be furnished to the
Commissioner Of election from these
headquarters.
vi. The Commissioners Of election
will prepare and forward with the
election return list Of the registered
electors in each precinct who have moi
voted at this election, and a list ofall
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 colored, the number Of biz
certificate Of registration and the pre-
cinct in which he is registered.
VII. None but registered voter
will be permitted to challenge th'
right Of others to vote, and no chal
lenge except as toresidence and iden
tity will be entertained. While it i
the imperative duty Of the commits
sioners to do their utmost to ensur,
the purity of the election, care mus
be taken to prevent the abuse Of tn
right to challenge by evil dispose,
persons who may desire to imped
the election.
VIII. The sheriff Of each eonnt,
is made responsible for the preserva
ton of good order, and the perfec
freedom Of the ballot at the variou
precincts in the county. To this en-
he will appoint deputy-who shal
be duly qualified under the laws Q
tie State--for each precinct in th
county, who will be required to b
present at the place Of voting durin
the whole time the election is bein
held. The said deputies will prompt
ly and fully obey every deman
upon their official services in presery
ing the peace and good order by th
commissioners Of election. Sheriff
in making their appointments, wi
exercise great care to select me
whom they know 10 be in every wa
able to serve. Deputies appointe
In accordance with the foregoing wi
be psid Eve dollars for the days se
vice on accounts approved by d
Registrar, out Of the reconstrucsic
fund.
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