The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-30

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and III, uo nave not voted at this e1aet;a,,
of tL i.st on all voters under the pruv;s;ons
=, th ioregolng paragraph, who have yatad
/ go eiectiol- Such lists will shave 49,
oeaa 81 each person, whether white or col.
80 she number of his certificate of reo;s.
| tered oASl III winch ne Is regis
! vi. None but registered vo.s-s nil, :,
po o,ahtled TO challenge the right Of Others =
| t an'l no Challenge exeeDt az IA raSida,c ~
IT, a' ;iuenuty Will beentertaineti. While n {.
| ID +hpefalIfe DUTY Of the Commissioners n
| electio, ullnost TO ensure the purity Of the
| hIoh, care must be taken to nreyent tbe
aouse Oh the right to CHALLENGE hv evil disDoSad
/ ton. W A1 Peae- the cleo
VII. VII. The Sheriff of each county is made
| re- ponsible tor the preservation ofGood order
anu the perfect freedom of the halla@ at the va
| ~ os esecuon precincts in the county To
III tnls enc he will appoint deputy-who hail
fuulg quallhed under the laws OF the State
Ior each prec, net in the county. who Will he
required to be present at the place of votipg
HuiihS the whole time the election is bein0
leu netd' ne said deputies will promntIv and
aGiy opey every demand made upon their Off
go SCI sices IN preserving the peace and good
| ;e 4ueI py the commissioners of election Sher-
nus, IN making their appointments. will exer-
ls6 great care TO select men whom they know
=, pe in every way able to serve. Deputies a D.
poillel In accordance with the foregoing. will
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counts approved by the Registrar. out of the
reconstruction fund.
Ia. AS an additional mea sure for seeur-
ing the purity of the election, each registrar
Judge and clerk, Is hereby clothed with all
tne functions of deputy sheriff or consta-
PIE, ana Is empowered TO make arrests, and
authorized to perform all duties appertain-
lng to such officers under the laws of the
state, during the days of election.
"A At every precinct on the days of cleo
Iioh, ali public bar-rooms, saloons or other
piaces at which intoxicating or malt liquor
is sold at retail, will be closed Should any
inIractlon IN this respect come to the
knowledge ofthe G Jmmissioners of election,
or the deputy sheriff in attendance, they
VIII immediately cause the arrest of the
OFFENDING party, or parties, and the closing
OF MS, or their, place of business. All parties
so arrested will be placed nnder bonds, of
not less than one hundred dollars (SIOO, Ito
appear for trial when required by proper
authority. or in case of failure to give the
required bond, will be hell in arrest to
await the action of the General Commanding
Al. 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 a threatening manner All arms
seIZeu under JnlS order VIII 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 registrar, judge or clerk will be
permitted to become a 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
flied 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 .Gillem:
JOHN TYLER,
First Lieutenant 43d Infantry,
Brevet Major U. S Army,
Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
Official: VIM ATWOOD,
First Lieutenant 10Th Infantry,
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