The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-09
.lE0ETJTlTNOs l36. TgEIlal

The registrars Will begin the eleetion at
the most remote precincts, and proceed by
the 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 win at once
opennone poll and hold the election one day
for that precinct, at which poll however
any registered voter of the county who has
not previously voted may cast his ballot.
The voting at this poll VIII close the elec-
tion for the county. Within twenty-four
hours after the closing)of the election inI
each county, the ball0t-boxes will be opened,
the ballots counted, and return of the cleo
ton made upon the blank forms prescribed
and furnished, and delivered TO the hands of
Registrar to be hereafter designated, who
will at once bring them Il, these Headquar-
tiers. Before the opening of the ballot-boxes
the registrars will invite at least one suita-
BILE person of each political party to be in
attendance during the counting of the bal
lots and the making up of the return. Such
persons will be afforded a fair opportunity
of seeing that no frauds are committed, but
In, no instance and under no pretenee will
any return be made by the Commissioners
of Election excep6in the manner abovep pre- Z
scribed. ,-ere7,--.r y.st,
". Judges aud clerks of election will be
selected by registrars, preferably from among
the residents of their respective districts;
competent and qualified under the law, then
from among the residents of the county;
and if not 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 2,
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 diern, for each. day they are ac
tually employed on their legitimate duties,
and their actual expenses of transportation
within the county. 7t9agstfF s4.seFEf
L.. ". In accordance with the acts of Con
gress which became a law March IL. 1868,
any person duly registered in the State of
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 not voted at this election, aud npon
making oath before the Commissioners that
he had resided in said precinct for the time
specified All ballots received under the
provisions of this paragraph will be firmly
appended to the oath, aud in this manner
Joined, transmitted with the returnsl and
other ballots to these Headquarters. Blank
oaths, for the use of voters under the prOvis-
ions hereof, will be furnished to the Commist
sioner 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-
cinct 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. ns Snch lists will show the
name of each person, whether white or coll
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, and no challenge except to residence
| and identity will beentertained. While it IL
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 til" right to challenge by evil disposed
persons, who may desire to impede the elec
r VII. The Sheriff of each county is made
| responsible for the preservation of good order,
and the perfect freedom of the ballot at the va
i rIous election 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 offi-
| cial services in preserving the peace and good
! order by the Commissioners of election Sher-
ifs, in making their appointments, viii exer-
else great care TO select men whom they know
| tn be in every way able to serve. Deputies ap-
pointedin in accordance with the foregoing, will
be paid five dollars for the days service on ac-
! counts approved by the Registrar, out of the
I reconstruction fund. = .E fE#Uf -
TX, As an additional measure for seeur-
| ing the purity of the election, each registrar
/ judge and clerk, is hereby clothed with all
| the functions of deputy sheriff or consta-
Bile, and is empowered to make arrests. and
authorized - perform all duties appertain-
| ing to such officers under the laws of the
4 State, during the days of election.
Y. At every precinct on the days of cleo
] tion, ali public bar-rooms, saloons, or other
1 places at which Intoxicating OF malt liquor
! is sold at retail win be closed Should any
! infraction in this respect come to the
knowledge of the COMMISSIONERS of election,
or 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 (Sl00 )to
appear for trial when required by proper
t authority, or in case of failure to give the
required bond, will be hell in arrest to
await the action of the General Commnding.
XI.l 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 III threatening manner. ALI arms
seized under this order will be turned in to
| the nearest post commander, for shipment
to the Chief Ordinance officer of the Dis
! trict .sEE f8ls <AHfa
XII. Should vielenee 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
fearlessly, and any provision in any contract
tending to abridge the right to vote is here
by declared utterly null and void.
l. XIII. No registrar, judge or clerk will be
permitted to become a candidate for any
Office IN this State at this election, nor will
4 they be permitted to exercise the functions
4 of any office or authority connected with the
election, other than that received from these
/ Headquarters.
j. XIV. The evident intention of the law
/ under which this election is held being to
i obtain an expression of the will of the quail
ified 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,