The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

persons VINO present them Yes Tor regis
ration the Boards viii be guided BY the
| Reconstruction acts OF Congress, and tho
Headquarters.
5. 4 certificate Of Registration win be
furnished every qualified voter whose name
Is added 20 the list The name Of the voter
VIII De entered IN the book Tor the elecIion
PRECINCT IN which he resides and the GER
uncafe Will show the freclnct and Police
District.
Duplicate certificates viii be furnished
persons VINO have been duly registered AMI
| nave lost their certificates, upon SATISFACTORY
evidence OF their identify. Inc tact that the
duplicate certificate mas been issued, VIII De
noted In the Precinct book by writing OPP
poslte the name OF the person the Mof1I
"DupllcaIe.7 The same word " i'll be writ
| ten across the lace OF the certAncate. Inc
issuance Oh the duplicate certificate renders
the original InvaIId, and II VIII be WnoIIy
dlsregarued.
o. Immediately after the close of the re-
vision OF the registration, the Presidents OF
the Boards OF registration OF each county
VIII meet at the county seat and there COM
pare the registration lists 10 see that no per-
son whose name has been added thereto, mas
been registered in two different districts.
Immediately thereafter, ali changes made
IN the lists since the revision OF 1866, VIII De
reported to these Headquarters. THESE re-
ports VIII show the cOIoF OF the persons
whose names have been added or erased, the
uumDer Of the cerJlncaIe OF registration.
Ia cases OF erasure LLae reasons therefor VIII
DC given. Ii no changes have been naue
the Tact will be reported.
a. Boards OF Registration, when in the
performance OF the duties of their office,
si,aII have power " preserve the peace IN tile
vicinity OF the place OF registration, anu
may, IL they deem nc necessary, organize u
Special police force Tor LnaG purpose. Ahey
are also authorized 70 call Oh tue civil Anu
ffhr, If 1 h.
NECESSARY.
They shall have the power to summon
witnesses and enforce their attendance, wnen
III cases VI contested registration il may be
necessary.
Ihrd.-The election herein ordered will
De conducted III accOrdauce with The follow
ing regulations:
4. Registrars will be the Commissioners
of Election Tor their District.
In case OF tue absence or inability to act
at tile time OF election of one or more OF the
Commissioners, the Military Inspectors, Ii
tneY can De applied 10, viii appoint Com
mIssioners To Mi The vacancies, but If They
cannot be reached, IN case Of the absence Va
one Commissioner, the other TWO VIII APP
point third: should TWO be absent the re-
LnaInIng Commissioner will appoint tWU
others.
All such appointments will be at once report
ed TO these headquarters.
Those thus appointed (being duly registered
voters and having taken the oath OF July z,
1852, snail be clothed with the same power anu
subject TO the same responsibilities as the reg
uIarIy appointed commissioners. Though but
one Commissioner should be present the cleo
uon Will be heId-he beIug authorized to ap-
point such clerks and assistants as may be ne
cessary.
z. Inc election will continue for period Of
two days.
On the first day (November 30th) the polls
will be opened at the place In each Police Dis
trlct at winch the registration lists have been
revised.
On the second day December 1st) the Com
missio iers will be assembled at the county seat
20 receive the ballots OF those who failed to
vote on the preceding day.
3. Voters are expected to vote at the polling
places ablished IN the Districts in winch they
reside. However, should II ey see fit not to do
so through fear OF violence or want OF notice
of time and place when and where the polls
were to be opened, their votes will be received,
with the precautions specified in Section 10, al
any polling place in the county in which they
reside.
A. Each Board of Commissioners will pro-
vide itself with suitable ballot-box with lock
and key Sheriffs will deliver to the Commits
sioners the ballot-boxes they have in their pos
session.
S. At the close of the election on the first day
the opening in the lid of the ballot-box will be
covered with strong paper, pasted or sealed to
the lid. The lock will also be sealed. This
will be done in the presence of the assemblay e
and these seals will not be disturbed until the
ballot-box is again opened at the county seat
for the reception of ballots on the second day
6. The polls shall be opened on the days OF
election at each voting place at sunrise and
closed at sunset, and shall be kept open during
these hours without intermission or adjourn
ment; Provided, that upon the second day, if
of voting cannot be poIled before that hour
the polls may be kept open until 10 o clock, P NJ
if the Commissioners deem it necessary.
Z. The Commissioners of Election will make
for v0tj NJ a wi nor tall
to gain access to the polls and deposit their
votes without opposition or resistance. The
Commissioners, with the persons designated
as challengers, shall be the only persons per-
mitted to remain in the room where the voting
takes place-nor will persons be allowed to
occupy the windows or doors of the room. The
voters will be admitted one at time, to pass
out at door other than the one at which they
enter, that there may be no interruption of the
balloting.
Interference with the voters as they APP
proach the ballot-box or await their turn, in
such order as they may have been arranged
Election and the regularly appointed peace
officers will take particular care to notice any
and all such interference, and report all viola
tions to these Headquarters, with dispositions,
sc.
g. The vote will be by ballot and no names,
marks or numbers by which the vote might be
disclosed will be placed on the outside of any
ballot except provided for in Section 10, for
| the detection of fraud.
g. Every person presenting his ballot at the
| polls shall announce his name and exhibit his
certificate of registration, and if upon exami-
nation ii is found he has been registered as a
voter one of the Commissioners will take his
certificate and across the face of it write his
| 1.-THE Commissioners name, the date, and the
word: ''poted." At the same time the name of
| the voter in the precinct book will be checked
off in such a manner as to clearly indicate the
| fact that vote has been cast that certif-
| cate at this election. CHECK marks, distinct
| from any heretofore used, will be adopted, and
| an explanatory note made on the inside Of the
cover of each precinct book One of the Com
missioners will receive the ballot and without
| opening it, or allowing it to be opened or ex-
amined, will deposit it in the ballot-box.
TO- Should a person vote at a place in his
| own county where the polling book of his pre-
/ cinct is not found, his certificate, if he have
| one, shall be endorsed as provided for in Sec
| ton g. and his name shall be entered by the
| clerk on a poll-list with the name of the pre-
| cinct in which he is registered, and the num-
Der of his certificate. Names thus entered on
| the poll-list will be numbered in regular or
der-and the same number as appears in the
| poll-list against the name of the voter, with
/ the number of the Police District in which
| such vote is received, shall be placed on the
outside of the ballot. 1t shall be the duty of
| the Commissioners Of Election in making up
the election returns to verify the registration
of such voters by comparison with the precinct
books to see il Q duplicate certificate has been
issued and voted upon, or any other fraud
| whatever committed, In which case the ballot
will be rejected.
The names of persons who vote in their own
| county and at . polling place where the books
/ of their own precinct Is not found, and of
| those who have1ost their certificates, will be
| entered on the poll lists. Such poll lists will
| be preserved and returned with the ballots to
these Headquarters.
H. Registration is evidence of the right to
| vote.
The Commissioners will permit two persons
| from each political party, duly registered
/ voters, to act as chaflengers, by or through
| whom all challenges will be made. but they
1 will be allowed to challenge only So far as may
1 Ia uacaaearur "a rnraxent ranaafinn or frandu-