Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-05

TEE ELECTIoS ON NoNDAY-P3 Reca.s-
'G9t-lesteEday Major Richards, Su lerIn..n-
dem OF Police, issued the following order ia
reference TO the election on Mooday
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annual election OF municipal Off ears for N
city II Washington takes place on Monday
neA'. ne IN instant. The Board OF Police AMI
The superintendent are determined 70 leave
nothing undone tha- will tend 20 insure order
ana prO'eCI ali voters in the exercise of their
rights as citizens or thar occasion; and with
this OtltcT in view YOU will observe and causa
10 e. observed, the following rules, viz:
J. No member OF the force must take any part
IN the election further than 20 deposit his own
vote, and any member found distributing tick
cts, sOlIcl;ITG votes for any candidate OF doing
any other act indicating bias toward Que or
ne other OF The parties TO the election contest
" Elth may have any tendency TO influence tha
resut,' VIII De treated as having violated the
rules and regulations.
;. But one line Of voters two abreast, at each
polling place Will De permitted before or after
the opening OF the polls. Voters as they ap-
p1oaSh tbe polling place will take position az
me extreme rear OF the line al the time they en-
ter II
,. You shall arrest any person who shall
after having deposited his baIlo: again take
position IN the line OF voters
l. Nhen the receiver OF votes shall have
gwen their decision in any case. itnat decision,
so iar as me police Il concerned. Is final, and
they Will take immediate care that there is no
ohstacf- offered TO other persons desiring 10
vO'e. hen citizen has deposited his vote
and no pickering or quarrplinG IN the polling
places must be for an instant tolerated. The
receiver OF votes must. IN all cases, be pro-
ected from insult,
,. The line of voters Will be kspr ALWAYS frsa
from distractions, and any attempt ~ break
The line will be me- al any hazard by the
the attempt.
:. No threats, taunts. Joers, or insults Will be
tolerated for moment towards any voter, and
persons guilty of such conduct must be iInme-
da'ely arrested.
:. Drnnken and disorderly persons mus. be
promptly taken 10 the station house.
:. rsons having concealed weapons must
be arrested and dealt with according 10 law.
.. You Will immediately report any outbreak
10 head quarters.
l.. The men placed on reserve must remain
in the station -house ready for duty, and any
absence therefrom without an order. or permits
sion to leave, will BE- reported as a violation of
duty.
n. Your attention is specially called to Sec
tion three of an act entitled San act 10 regu-
late the elective franchise in the District o.
Columbia" which reads As follows
lind be AZ further enacted. That II any person
or persons snail willfulIy interrupt or disturb
any such elsctor in the exercise OF such fran
Chise he or they shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeaI or, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not to exceed one thousand
dollars. or be imprisoned In the jail In said Dis
tict for a period not to exceed thirty days, or
both, az the discretion OF the court"
Persons who .sinterrupt or disturb any cleo
tor by challenging his vote At the polls, If
they persist in so doing, you will arrest as
having violated the provisions OF the above
named section.
1t is ceemed hardly necessary to remind Of
ficers that it is their duty TO he polite cool
and prompt TO forbear as long as the circuH-
stances of the case will warrant, and then TO
act in such a way as to demonstrate that they
are neither trifling themselves nor to be trifed
with.
The entire force will be arranged and de-
tailed that il can be concentrated at any point
IL few minutes, should events require it,
The Superintendent earnestly exhOrts the
members Of the force to so acQuit themselves
in the discharge of their duty on Monday next
as 10 render them sci YES worthy of the commea.
datiOn of every good citizen.
BY order Of the Board of Police.
A &. ORCHARDS.
Major and Superintendent