The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30

the Penitentary for term not less than one year,
nor more than three years.
person who shall xiIlfuIly and knowingly register
or cause to be registered bis name, o. snst OF any
other person. As legal voter in violation OF law,
or viffully and knowingly vote or induce or cause
Constitutional provisions. in such cases made and
provided. shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and
on Conviction thereof. shall be punished oy nne
of not more than Eve hundred dollars nor less than
one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment IN the
penitentary for period not less than one year
SEC IL. he IL further. enacted. etc.. That no
person shall be permitted TO vote at any election
to he held in this State, who has not been duly
registered as qualified voter in accordance with
SEC. IA. Be ii further enacted, etc., That any
person who shall induce by offer Of reward. oy
knowingly willfully and corruptly vote or attempt
TO vote on any false or fraudulent paper or ceru-
fcate of registration, or upon any papers or Ger
tifcate Of registration belonging to person other
paper or certificate Of registration, shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and on convlcuon
thereof shall be punished BY fine not exceeomg
FIVE hundred nor less than one hundred dollars,
and by imprisonment in the penitentiary Tor
period not exceeding three years nor less than one
year.
person found guilty of carrying concealed weapons
and fifty dollars $3.50. or be imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than one year FRO.
uided That the provisions of this section shal not
apply to persons authorized by law to keep the
peace; and be il further provided, that one-half
~ .h. q. 90 shall SO ~ tho inforusor end that tina
other half shsl go to the school fluid.
SIC. l6. Be Il further enacted, etc.: That the
secretary of state shall compile the election re-
turns from the different parishes throughout the
State and shall make an official report of the same
to the governor. who shall make public proclama-
ton of the result
supervisors of registration, or commissioners of
election shall have authority on the day OF elec-
ton, to close all drinking saloons, dram shops,
groggeries or places where liquor is sold by the
glass or bottle, situated within radius OF two
miles of any poll or place of election. And said
supervisors or commissioners shall have the power
to call on any sheriff, constable or police ofhcer to
enforce this regulation.
If such sheriff. constable or police officer shall
refuse to obey any order issued under the author
ity Of this section the commissioner or supervisor
giving the order shall have power summarily to
arrest and imprison such sheriff, constable or
police officer, such imprisonment not to extend
| beyond the hour of closing the polls.
| And such sheriff, constable or police officer
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor in office,
| and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
| by imprisonment for term not to exceed SIX
| of not more than (s500) five hundred dollars nor
| less than $1,000 one hundred dollars.
SEC. Is. BE IL further enacted, etc., That In cases
| where any oath or Affirmation shall be admins
sioner OF election, any person swearing or affirm
ing falsely in the premises, shall be subjected TO
the penalties provided by Law for perjury.
SIC. 10. BE IL further enacted. etc., That any
voter shall have the right TO require that any per.
! son attempting to vote shall be put on his oath
and made to declare whether he has not voted 10
| another precinct, and In case such person should
make false OATH he shall be subjected to the
! penalties provided by law for perjury.
SEC. 20. Be ii further enacted, etc., That every
voter shall vote in the parish wherein he resides
and at the election precinct of which ne shall be
| q registered voter.
SEC. 81. BE il further enacted etc.. That all
| persons convicted of the crimes of bribery. per.
| jury, forgery and other high crimes and INSIDE
meanors, punishable in the penitentiary. shall be
excluded from the right Of suffrage; and all per.
sons convicted of any Of said ofenses in any other
| country, and who shall have removed here, shall
not have the right to vote.
SEC. o. Be IL further enacted etc., That all
the names of persons voted for by each voter shall
be written or printed on one ticket, on which the
names Of the persons voted for, together with the
Office for which they are voted for, shall be accu-
| reseIy epoo cited, aad shoald tiek tn
be folded together, the tickets SO folded shall be
| rejected.
SEC. %. Be ii further enacted, &C.. That il
shall be the duty Of the supervisors of election Of
each parish to provide for each election poll
within the parish one suitable ballot box, at the
| expense of the parish.
SEC "a Be L f,uther. enacted etc.. That II
| shall be the duty of the supervisors Of regsrra-
ton for each parish, except the parish OF Orleans
Immediately after the closing of the polls, OF
within two days thereafter, to repair to the court
house of the parish, and there. in the presence Of
| at least two Witnesses and ss many other persons
as may attepd, to compile the returns sent in by
the commissioners of election, at the several pre-
ciDts, to make public proclamation OF the result
and to make due return thereof to the secretary
| of state.
SIC. Is. Be il further enacted, ETC., That Il
shall be the duty of said supervisors OF regisraton
in each parish to make out triplicate returns, &c
forward one of them Immediately by mail to the
secretary of state and another to the secretary oil
state by the next most speedy mode OF convey
ance, and to deposit the third In the office of the
clerk of the district court, in the city of New Or.
leans, in the office of the clerk of the First Dis
rict Court; and for their wilful failure or neglect
herein, such supervisors shall, upon conviction be
fore any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined
in sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, at the
discretion Of the court.
SEC. 26. Be IL further enacted, etc., That In
ell future elections for senators, representatives
sherifs, coroners, clerks of district courts and
other officers. if there should be an equal number
Of votes given to two or more candidates, the
election for such Office or Offices thus not filled
shall be again returned to the people in the parish
or district as the case may be, public notice OF
ten days to be first given In the same manner as
in the first election, without the proclamation oil
the governor.
SEC "a. Be IL further enacted. etc., That II
shall be the duty of the governor, ct least SIX
weeks before every general election, to issue bis
proclamation giving notice thereof, which shall be
published in the official journal of the State, and
copies thereof forwarded to the several returning
officers throughout the State.
SEC. %. Be IL further enacted, etc., That no
tee of every general election held under the pro
visions of this act shall be given at least thirty
days before the election, by notices posted up IL
each precinct, or If there be an official newspaper
published in the parish, by publishing the notice
in such paper,
Notice OF every general election shall be given
by the sherin of each perish ct least ten days, By
advertisement in at least one newspaper in each
parish in which paper may be published, and il
the parish Of Orleans in three newspapers of saiC
parish.
SEC. 20. Be Il further enacted, etc., That al
general elections for members of Congress shall
be held at the same time and conducted in thl
same manner as is provided for the election fo
representatives to the General Assembly.
SEC. 80. Be il further enacted, etc., Tha
as soon as possible after the expiration of tn,
time of making the returns Of the election for rep
| resentativca in Congress-. the governor. ioiutl,