The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-12-23
TIE enoRe1A Btgcr1oN LAw.
An Aot to Provid, Yor an Election,

SECTION l. The General Assembly OF GeorRa
hereby enacts That el-cJi'. shall be held in this
State begnninyf'n the ~ day ofpeesmber 1870.
and endiag a AegSa Of IA month If Dreeasber,
1870 for members Of CoRgr--s to serye during the
mexpired term u the FoI7 first .GoHg ess Of the
.sr @s& s SENATE fsf from n's saeS
district numbered in the Constitution with an odd
number; tor members OF tn House Of Representa-
tives of the General Assembly for Sheritfs. Clerks
of the Superior Cont, Tax Receivers aud Tax Col
lectors County Treasurer, toronesN and CounIy
Surveyors. Of the several counties iKtl1s State
| SEC O. That said election shall cmmelcHap the
said 20ih day Of Deeembrs, ene continue Between
the hours now fixed by law, for frae seperate days
| SEC B. That said election shall be managed and
| superintended at the several court houseAaI the
county seat, aud at any election precinct thai may
exist or be Established in any Incorporated and
organized ely town, BY managers chosen as fol
SIC. A. AnAit shall bs me duty of the Governor
of the State ~ and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate as soon after the passagr OF this act az
nossibl. TO appoint three and the Ordinary Of each
| county two fit and proper persons, Of Intelligence
and moral worth for eac,, election precinct estab-
lsled at the connty court aoa-e or III any ei'y or
Incorporated town in this STATE and SAID i've per
| sons on any three more + them may or shall
hold the election nj said court house and precincts
| in such city town.
! SEC. s. 1t sh all be- the duty of the Governor to
cause the said apportees 10 be duly notified Of their
several appointments as af' said; and 1t slall be
the duty of said appointeps appear AT the said
court house and at the SAT-, recincs in said city or
| town on the DAYS fixed bY this ACT Tor the sad
election within the hours nretotoreA aNscrlbrd by
law and hold said elections n
SEC 6. 1t shall be the d.p!y Vt te GOvcnorIo
furnish each of the Judge" Of the Superior CourtS
with IS list of said appoiueeein the Several counties
oGtl&. respective ci cults. ~ thSssnext term Of
said courts in each county, after hresad election i
shall be the duty of the judge to inform himself if
said appointees have appeared "a required by ths
Act and held the said election. andthe absence Of
hi. signature to The returns reqnlredSby law to he
made TO the Clerk Of said court, shall be Prlma Jacle
evidence of such failure shall be the duty OF sad
Judge forthwith TO fine any such appolntee one hun
bred dollars Provided. That said fire may be fe-
mitted said appointee satisfying said lndgT- t"'
his failure so to atteud was caused bNssyere SICK
ness or other unavoidable cause, On that he -Sv@s
legally disqualified from serying: 49, provided
further That said appoinices shall each of t&p be
citizens OF the county for which they "Polnted
and voters of the same. a. .
SEC 7. In addition to the duties n9W preserlbed
by law for the managers OF elections, ehal vRe the
duty of said managers TO preserve ofuert anT near
the polls. but they shall have ~ power to refuse
ballots of any male person Of aFFsSeS full age q
resident of the county, who has not PREVIOUSLY voteo
at the said election.
SIC g. They shall not permit any pbrson to chal-
enpe any vote or hinder delay. or IM ertere with
any other person in the free and speedy casting OF
his ballot.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of ssid managers to
prevent all riotng, disturbances, and crowdinR al
or near the polls and, 10 ths end, IT shall be
their duty to prevent more TRAN person, and he
oliIy while voting. approaching or remaining within
feen feet ofthe place Of receiving ballots; and the
said managers may, il they seq fit require that per
sons desiring to vote shall form themselves into
line and when line is thus formed said managers
shall prevent any person !0t in the hne from aP-
preaching the polling place nearer than htty feet
but in no case shall more than one voter at any time
be permitted to approach he polls nearer than M
teen feet
SEC. TO- 1t shall be the 1aty OF the sheriffs. depn-
" sheriifs bailiifs town mtrshals and police 9TH
GERS the whole to be under he orders OF the sher.
if or his deputy, TO attend NJ one or other OF sad
places Of voting during III" election and obey all
lawful orders of said mana 4ers or either OF them
and to act as conservators Of the peace and for the
protection of voters against violence, intimidation
II and all unlawful attempts t. influence voters or tC
interfere with the perfect freedom OF each voter 10
cast his ballot according Ia his own wishes
| SEC. II. The said managers or any two OF them.
shall have power, by paro 10 order the arrest and
confinement during the day of any person disturb
ING the peace at tie polls, or dls0beylng any
reasonable orders for thu enforcement OF these pro
visions for the preservation If order and the proec-
ton of voters and the sheriffo his deputy shall
also have power without warrant to arrest or order
the arrest of any person tOT the cases aforesaid.
SEC IL 1t shall be the duty of said managers ia
receive each ballot and DE- .0sit the same IN ballet
box and il shall not be lawful for either OF them, or
for any clerk TO open any closed ballot untlIl the
polls are closed aud the counng Of the votes s com
menced
SEC 49, Ii shall be the duty of said managers to
prevent any person. except themselves and the three
clerks by them to be appointed and sworn to re
main in the room when The ballots received, so
near the ballot box tn" polling place as to exam,
inc the tickets or to handle any ticket and they shall
have the same power to enforce this other duties
herein cast upon them
SEC a. The said managers may select three
c0mpetetcnt pprs TO ~: aS clerks IN Keeping hP
list of voters and taIley sheets but said clerks shall
not be permitted to hand!' any ballot or examine
the
SIC. Is One of said managers shall receive the
ballots from the voters and hand them to second
who shall deposit the same a box, and al no time
shall any vote b. RECEIVED lnless there be az least
! three of said managers present
SEC l6 Said mana%ers clerks and officers pS
cpp police officers actually on duty, shaI receive
! from the county treasurer three dollars Tor each
days duty at said election.
SEC IL 1t shall he the p"wer of said managers
or any three of of them, fine any sheriff, d'pnty
| sheriff. marshal police officer not more than one
| hundred dollars, AZ for contempt If he fail TO obey
any lawful order of said managers, or either of
! trpl, for the enforcement "f the laws for keeping
tie peaee preserving order snd protecting the free
dom Of eleaInn on the da} 81 ereIoA.
| SEC. Is. Said managers sldis each or them takR
the f. llewing oath Il d, swear, that | will fifth
fully fully and imparlia!iy hold the present cleo
! ton will prevent person from voting who is Of
apparent age, resident Of ihe county, and who has
not previously voted at this ectiOn will dvulge
| for whom any person voted, unless called upon
by some legal tribune [ Kill permit no one to chal
enge delay Or hinder any voter from the free and
speedy casting of his ballot; will, in good faith,
to the beat of my ability, cndrav9r to carry into
effect the provisions of thi4 at, and the other laws
! for holding elections; VII make a fair, ard cor
rect and honest ad impartial return of the result Of
the ELECTION SO help Ms / g.
! ANY manager may ad.aipiser ibis oath 10 The
! oth,rs.)
| SEC 10 Nothing in thi, ncf prohibiting ohallen-
yes at the polls shall be cn"s; led Ia authorize any
| one to vote who il not under the Constitution
qualified voter in the Of the election but all
persons not duly qualified 8" vote are. and shall
continue to be subject al lie pains and penalties
! fixed bv law in case they vote Illegally.
| SIC % Each OF The 81 clerks shall be sworn
fairly, impartally and trn atiiiiy to keep tie list
o. eptsra -qd fairly and honestly to keep the tally
sheet at said election.
SEC, 81 1t shall be the duty qf .he 0riiuaflrs Of
the several counties of this Stale furnish staoua