The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-11
NO. 1873.

The registrars VIII begin the election at
| the most remote precincts, and proceed by
! the most practicable route, from precinct 70
| 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 election one day
! for that precinct, at which poll, however,
! any registered voter of the comfy who has
not previously voted may cast his ballot.
| The voting at this poll will close the elee-
| tion for the county. Within twenty-four
| hours after the closing of the election in
| each county, the ballot-boxes viii be opened
| the ballots counted, and return ofthe cleo
| tion made upon the blank forms prescribed
| and furnished and delivered to the hands of
| "a registrar to be hereafter designated who
| viii at once bring them to these He;idqnar-
| ters. 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 fair opportunity
| OF seeing that no frauds are committed, but
| ia no instance and under no pretence will
| any return be made by the Commissioners
/ of Election except in the manner above pre-
| scribel.
" Judges and clerks of election will be
selected by registrars, preferably from among
the residents of their respective districts;
n.
competent and qualified under the law, then
from among the residents of the county;
and ifnot 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 dierh, for each day they are ac-
tually employed on their legitimate duties,
and their actual expenses of transportation
within the county.
V. In accordance with the acts of Con
gress which became law March IL, 1868,
any person duly registered in the State of
Mississippi, VIII 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, and upon
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 viii be firmly
appended to the oath, and in this manner
joined, transmitted with the returnss and
other ballots to these Headquarters. Blank
oathS, for the use of voters under the provis-
ions hereof, will be furnished to the Commits
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. 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, and no challenge except as to residence
and identity will beentertained. While it is
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 tho right to chalienee by evil disposed
persons, who may desire TO impede the elec-
uon.
VIII. The Sheriff of each county is made
responsible for the preservation of good order,
and the perfect freedom of the ballot ut the va
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 Off
cial services in preserving the peace and good
order by the Commissioners of felection. Sher-
ifs, in making their appointments, will exer-
else great care to select mt n whom they know
to be in every way able to serve Deputies ap-
pointei 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 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 0nriuO the daVS of elr rctiOn
y. At every precinct on the days of cleo
tion, ali public bar-rooms, saloons, or other
places at which intoxicating malt liquor
is sold at retail, will be closed. Should any
infraction in this respect come to the
knowledge ofthe G Jmmissioners of election,
or the deputy sheriff in attendance, they
will Immediately cause the arrest of the
offending party, or parties, and the closing
of bis. or their, place of business. All parties
so arrested will be placed under bonds, of
not less than one hundred dollars (SIOO )to
appear for tglal when required by proper
authority. or in case of failure to give the
required bond, will he held in arrest to
await the action of the General CommuGing.
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 by the Statutes of the
State forbldding the exhibition of deadly
weapons in a threatening manner. All 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.
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 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.
Kill No registrar, judge or clerk will be
permitted to become 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
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