The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-21

out the State and shall make an
official report of the same to the
Governor, who shall make public
proclamation of the result.
'See. IL. BE it further enacted,
ETC., That the supervisors of reg
istration, or commissioners of elec-
ton, shall have authority on the
day OF election, to close all drink
ing saloons, dram shops, grogger.
les or places where liquor is sold
by the glass or bottle, situated
within a radius of two miles ofany
poll or place OF election. And
said supervisors or commissioners
shall have the power to call on
any sheriff, constable OF police Of
fcer to enforce this regulation.
If such sheriff, constable or DO
lice officer shall refuse to obey any
order issued under the authority.
OF this section, the commissioner
or supervisor giving the order
shall have power summarily to ar
rest and imprisonment not to ex-
tend beyond the hour of closing
the polls.
And such sheriff, constable or
police officer shall be deemed gull
ty of misdemeanor in office, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment for
term not to exceed six months nor
less than three months and by a
fine OF not more than $500, nor
less than S10O. M
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That in cases where any oath
or affirmation Shall be administer
ed by any supervisor of registra-
ton or commissioners of election, s
any person swearing or affirming
falsely in the premises, shall be-
subjected to the penalties provid-
ed by law for perjury. "a aa 8f
Sec. 19. Be it 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 declare
whether he has not voted in an
other precinct, and in case such
person should make false oath,
he shall be subjected to the penal
ties provided by law for perjury.
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That every voter shall vote
in the parish wherein he resides
and at the election precinct of
which he shall be a registered voter.
Sec. 21. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That all persons convicted of
the crimes of bribery, perjury,
forgery and other high crimes and
misdemeanors, punishable in the
penitentiary, shall be excluded
from the right of suffrage; and all
persons convicted of any of said
offenses in any other country, and
who shall have removed here, shall
not have the right to vote.
Sec. %. Be it 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 accurately specified; andshould
two or more tickets be folded to-
gether, the tickets so folded shall
be rejected.
Sec. %. Be it further enacted,
etc., That it shall be the duty of
the supervisors Of election Of each
parish to provided for each cleo
tion poll within the parish one
suitable ballot-box, at the expense
of the parish.
Sec. "a. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That it shall be the duty Of
the supervisors of registration for
each parish Of Orleans, immedi-
ately after the closing of the polls,
or within two days thereafter, to
repair to the court house of the
parish, and there, in the presence
of at least two witnesses, and as
many other persons as may at
tend, to compile the returns sent
in by the commissioners of cleo
ton, at the several precincts, to
make public proclamation of the
result, and to make due return
thereof to the Secretary of State.
See. %. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That it shall be the duty Of
said Supervisors of registration
in each parish to make out tripli-
care returns, to forward one of
them Immediately By mail to the
Secretary of State, and another to
the Secretary Of State by the next
most speedy mode of conveyance,
and to deposit the third in the Of
fee of the clerk of the District
Court, in the city of New Orleans,
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