Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-08-07
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

ACtuA lkLA lAGlJ III VIC NlLN OF NGW-Otlc:lllS
JUNE 80, 1868.
No. 1874. 4N ACT
Relative 10 Elections IN the State Of Louisiana
aud 10 enforce article one hundred and
three Of the Constitution Of the State.
SECTION 1. Be il enacted by The Senate ana
House Of Representatives. Of he Staie IF Loui
siana in General Assembly concerned. Thai
elections for Representatives. in the General
Assembly shall be held on The frs, Monday OF
November, one thousand eight bundled and
seventy, and every two years thereafter; and
all elections d supply the place of Senators in
the General Assembly, whose terms Of service
shall have expired, Shall be held al the same
time as herein provided for the election Of
Representatives.
Sec. 2. Be il fn,tEer enacted, etc, That
in the years in which a Governor and a Lieu
tenant Governor are to be elected the election
for such officers shall be held at the time and
place herein provided for the election of Sena.
tors and Representatives.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted, etc, That
elections for sleritfs and coroners Of the
several parishes of this State shall be held at
the anne time hereinbeiore provided for the
election If members of the General Assembly.
SEC. 4. Be il further enacted, ETC, That
elections shall be held in each parish a, the
several election precincts now or hereafter to
be established by law. until otherwise directed
BY the supervisors Of registration.
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, etc That
all elections shall be completed in one day,
and the polls shall be kept open at each
precinct from the hour of seven in The morn.
ing until six in the afternoon.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the elections at each precinct sMlI be presided
over by three commissioners Of election, TO be
appointed by the supervisors Of registration,
who shall, before entering upon the discharge
of their dnties, take and subscribe the oath or
one Of The commissioner appointed be present,
he shall Except in such cases as the commits
sioners of election are hereinafter required To
close the polIs), appoint another, and both
together shall appoint Il third, and the commits.
sioners so appointed shall take the oath, and
all The du,ies Of commissioned Of
in The same manner as il they had
been appointed by the supervisors Of r%egis,ra.
ton.
SEC. 7. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
The commissioned of election shall preserve
order and decornm at the election, and shall
have power to commit TO prison any d;sorderly
person for a term moi TO extend beyond the
hour of closing the polls, provided he be per.
10 vote before being imprisoned.
Amy person or persons who shall o%bstrnc,,
hinder, or by violence or threats Of violence,
abusive language, or olLer species Of intimi.
lation, interfere with a supervisor Of registrar
ion or commissioner of election, or with any
person or persons duly appointed to execute
he orders Of the supervisors Of registration or
commissioners Of election, in the discharge Of
their duties, shall be deemed guilty of a
demeanor and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by . ine moi. exceeding three
hundred dollars nor less than one hundred
and by imprisonment for a period moi
exceeding three months nor less than one
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SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That,
n any parish, precinct, ward, city or town in
on any day of election there shall be
my riot, tumu!,, acts Of violence or armed
at or near the polls, which riot,
lnmult, acts If violence or armed disanrba nee
shall prevent or tend 10 prevent a fair,
and full vote Of all the qualified
electors Of said parish, precinct, ward, city or
il shall be The duty of the commissioners
,f election, or The supervisors Of registration
the said parish or district, to continue 10
,old and complete the election by them begun,
t possible, and 10 make a clear and full state.
nsnt in duplicate of all the facts relating
and as 10 the effect such riot, tumnlt,
Of violence or armed disturbance had or