The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-02-09
THE ELECTION BILL.

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SECTIONS 1,2, 8 and 4 designate the
first Monday 10 November for the elec.
tion of all State, parish, judicial and
LEGISLATIVE officers and of members d
Congress; the election of members o.
the House of Representatives and Sen
ators of the General Assembly being
fixed for the first Monday in Novembe
of this year and every two years there
after, the elections to be completed il
one day, between o'clock A. NJ. and
o'clock P. IL.
SECTION S makes each ward in thu
city and each parish an election pre-
cfnct, and empowers the Supervisors. o
Registration In each parish to Zappoln
the number and location of polls there
an, By sections 6, Z, and 8 the same
Supervisors are authorized to appoint
three commissioners for each po'l, VINO
alone, are empowered to receive ant
deposit ballots.
SEcTIoN 10 empowers commissioners
m commit to prison for the day any
nerson vile shall disturb the election
placing sheriffs. constables and police
officers under their orders for that pur'
pose.
Commissioners are required to keeE
a numbered list of the names OF voters
and to return the same, with the ballo
box. to the Parish Supervisor. They
are authorized to administer oaths and
afirmations to voters, (without limit al
20 subject or form,) touching their right
TO vote, thus opening the door to I'M
pertinence, partiality and caprice
lSections IL and ~
SECTION 13-Supervisors of Rcgistra-
ton, their assistants, commissioners of
election and officers aiding them. are
exempt from arrest, not only, ON cleo
ton day but during the time OF the pre-
.cedipg registration.
SECrION l4-CommissioEers are to
he paid FIVE dollars per day from the
state treasury. Other expenses are to
be charged to parishes. Section Is inn
noses a fine Of StG0 for refusing to
serve as Commissioner. .,,rrsE
SrcusoSs 16 and livery voter
anust be registered and vote only in his
own parish OF precinct. 7a,rG,
Certificates Of registration are to be
shown ay all voters and marked with
the word "voted and the date of the
voting. Double tickets must be rejec-
ted, and all names voted for at any
election must be on one ticket.
ANY uoter may callenge another's
eight to cote, when an oath as to pre-
vious voting shall be administered.
Such oath, if taken falsely, is made
perjury and punishable as such. lSec-
ton I9.) An oath may be required OF
q voter fhat he is the person whose
name is on the list of registration, and
such lists sisaN be furnished to the COM
1nissioners, who shall erase the name
of each person. voting. Ballot boxes
are to he furnished by police juries and
the Commna Council of New Orleans.
Penalties for violating the freedom and
purity of elections are to he posted mp
in conspicuous places. Blanks and in
structiOns for commissioners to be
printed 10y an appointec of the Cover
nor at State priuter's prices. (Sections
20 and 27.) &
SECTION "a authorizes and requires
parish supervisors to conduct all city
town. parish or charter elections. Sec
,ion % permits persons absent ON State
or United States services to vote in the
precinct where they may be Temporary
lily staying, and by section 30 tue Gov
ernOr is required to commission all Off
GERS elect, except members OF the Gen
eral Assembly. $3.50 h4r RufIBlRElI
SECTION 30 requires supervisors and
commissioners, to report any riot, tu-
mnlt, violence, intimidation, bribery or
corrupt Influence which may occur dur
ing registration ar on the day of cleo
tion, and the effect the same may have
had in preventing a full, free and tair
election, to be corroborated under oath
by three respectable citizens.
Judges of parish and district courts
are forbidden to interfere by manda-
mus, injunction or otherwise, with SUI
pervisors or commissioners under pen
atty of fine and imprisonment. (sec-
tons 81 and 32.} s& 49,
SECTIONS 80 to AZ direct the time, and
manner of electing members Of Con.
gress, the filling efvacaDcies, Presiden'
tial elections, procedure in case of ties
and the manner of giving general and
local notice OF elections. aas. A9rAa
SECTIONS AZ, 43, 44and As require the
closing of all bar-rooms on election day
for which purpose constables, sheriff
and policemen, are placed under thu
orders of supervisors and commission
ers, with power to seize and hold then
and the liquors which they may con
tain. - y 4It5 81 g -
SECTION 46 exempts registered 70
ters from being challenged as TO resi-
dence, but compels naturalized voters
to exhibit their certificates of naturali
cation at the polls and have then
stamped. 09ia4eT az M
SECTIONS AZ and 4s prescribes The
penalty for issuing false certificates o
naturalization, and for using or attempt
ing to use them.
By sections so and 81 the Metropoli
tan Police Commissioners of Orlean,
and Jefferson are furnished with tho
lists of registered voters, and must a
once inquire by means of the police al
to the false, fraudulent or improper
registry of any voters in any precinc
or ward, or subdivision thereof, ant
publish the names of such, and tn,
names so published must be stricke,
from the lists unless the persons name,
appear and show cause why it shout,
not be done.
By section SO the Mayors of New Or
leans and Jefferson are prohibited iron
holding "any election schaterer,n an
from appointing officers or interferin
IN any way with any election, unde
penaityof o heavy fine and improve