The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-04-11

voters Tor, the nulnOef OF cOiOreu
voters for and the number of each
against the Constitution. The
ballots will then be replaced in
the ballot boxes, which will be
sealed, and together with the reg
istratiOn and election records, will
be carried by one of the commits
sioners to the Court House, or
place designated, and turned over
to the board of registrars.
The board will then carefully
count and make duplicate returns
of the votes cast, in the manner
prescribed for commissioners of
election, and will see whether the
vote of each precinct corresponds
with the record of the commits
sioners.
The ballots will then be replaced
in the ballot boxes, which will be
sealed, and together with the reg
istration and election records,
VIII be turned over to such parish
officer or member of the registra-
ton board as said board may Sc
lect, who will receipt therefor,
and will be held responsible for
the same. Each member of the
board will make affidavit to the
correctness of the returns, one
copy of which will then be brought
by some member of the board to
the commanding general of the
fifth military district, at New Or
leans, the other copy will he re-
tanned by the board until further
orders.
6. The Boards of Registrars
and commissioners will see that a
full and fair opportunity is given
for depositing his ballot, to every
man entitled to vote, and will
generally do everything that is
requisite to secure a full and i'm
partial expression of the opinions
and wishes OF the registered
voters.
Z. lffrOm any cause the elections
in any of the precincts cannot be
held, as for instance, the inability
to procure properly qualified com
miSsioners, the Boards of Regis
trarr will give timely notice to
the voters thereof as to where
they shall vote in an adjoining
precinct, in their own parishes.
8. No persons shall act as com
missiOners or registrars, under
this order who are candidates at
the election for any Office.
8. The sheriff OF each parish is
made responsible for the preser-
walton of good order, and the per
feet freedom of the ballot at va
rious election precincts in his
parish. To this end he will APP
point adeptuty-whO shall be duly
qualified under the laws of the
State-for each precinct in the
parish, who will be required to be
present at the place OF voting dur
ing the whole time the election is
being held. The said deputies
will promptly and fully obey
every demand made upon their
official services in preserving the
peace and good order by the COM
miSsioners oil election. Deputies
appointed in accordance with the
foregoing will be paid the same as
commissioners, on accounts APP
proved by the registrar, out of the
reconstruction fund.
AS an additional measure to Sc
cure the purity of the election,
each commissioner and registrar
is hereby clothed, during the elec-
ton, with authority to call upon
the civil officers OF the parish to
make arrests, and in case of fail
ure of the aforesaid civil officers.
are empowered to perform their
duties during the election. They
will make full report of such fail.
ures on the part of civil officers to
the commanding general fifth mil
itary district.
10. All places where intoxicat-
ing liquors are retailed will be
closed on the days of election, and
such sale of liquors is prohibited
during said election days.
II. Military interference with
elections, sunless it shall be nee
essary to keep the peace at the
polls" is prohibited by law; and
no soldiers will be allowed to APP.
pear at any polling place, unless
as citizens of the State they are
registered as voters, and then only
for the purpose of voting; but the
commanders Of posts will be pre-
pared to act promptly if the civil
authorities fail to preserve the
peace.
II. When hereturns shall have