The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-04

competent and Qualffeu utiueI UDe law, Inen
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-
Ijutant General at these Headquarters.
The paw of these officers will be six (6)
dollars per die1n, for each day they are ac-
tually employed on their legitimate duties,
aud their actual expenses OF transportation
| within the county.
v In accordance with the acts of Con-
gress which became law March ii, 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, 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 will be firmly
| appended to the oath, and In this manner
| joined, transmitted with the returnsi and
other ballots to these Headquarters. Blank
oaths, for theuse of voters under the provis-
ions hereof, will be furnished to the Commits
1
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
ration and the precinct in which he is regis
tereG
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 challenge by evil disposed
persons, who may desire to impede the elec-
ton.
VIII. The Sheriff of each county is made
responsible for the preservation of good order,
and the perfect freedom of the ballot at 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 OIL
clal services in preserving the peace and good
order by the Commissioners of election. Sher-
ifs, in making their appointments, will eXer-
else great care to select men whom they know
to be 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.
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 a deputy sheriff or consta-
Bile, 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.
y. AT every precinct on the days of cleo
tion, ali public bar-rOoms, saloons, or other
places at which Intoxicating or malt liquor
is sold at retail, will be closed. Should any
infraction in this respect come to the
knowledge of the G C1mmissioners of election,
or the deputy sheriff in attendance, they
will Immediately cause the arrest of the
offending party, or partles ana 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 (SI00,)to
appear for trial when required by proper
authority, or in case of failure to give the
required bond, will be held in arrest to
await the action of the General Commnding.
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 forbidding the exhibition of deadly
weapons in 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.
XIII. 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
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 |
electIoneering 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 e. GILLEM:
JOHN TYLER,
First Lieutenant AID Infantry,
Brevet Major .. S Army,
Acting Assistant Adjutant General.