The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-10-22

THE LAW GOVERNING THE CONDUCT
OF ELECTIONS.

The following synopsis of the State
law governing the management of cleo
tions, with the Federal enactment en-
| forcing the NNth Amendment, recently
published in tho TELEGRArII, consti-
tutc the electors code, as given us by
our good masters, the Radicals. Every
voter should endcavor to be guided by
| this code, bad as it Is:
No voter whose name Is registered
according to law shall be challenged ut
! the polls on any question Of residence,
but it shall be tho duty of tho commits
sioncrs OF elections to require every
person whose namc appears on the regis
tration books to provo his identity if
required by the commissioners of elcc-
ton; and any commissioner of election
who shall receive Il second vote on the
same day by virtue Of the same certiti-
cate Of registration, and any person who
shall offer to vote Il second time upon
any certificate Of registration, shall be
doomed guilty OF Il misdemcanor, and
on conviction thereof be fined or i'm
prisoned, or both, ut the discretion of
tho court, but the fine shall not exceed
| ono hundred dollars in each case, nor
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punishment shall, on conviction, be in
| t1ictcd on any commissioner of election
who shall neglect or refuse to make the
endorsement required as aforesaid, on
| the said registration certificate.
| Any person or persons who shall OBJ
struct, hinder, or by violence or threats
of violence, abusive language, or other
species Of intimidation, interfere with
a supervisor or assistant supervisor of
registration or commissioner OF election,
| or with any person or persons duly ap-
pointed to execute orders of the SUPER
| visor of registration or commissioners of
elections, in the discharge of their duties,
shall be deemed guilty of IL misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
| be punished by Il fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars nor less than one hum
dred dollars, and by Imprisonment for
a period not exceeding three months
! nor less than one month.
| Any person or persons who shall cOun-
sci, aid, connive at, abct, encourage or
participate in any riots, tumults, acts of
| violence, intimidation, or armed distur-
bance at or near the office of any super
visor or assistant supervisor of rcgistra-
ton, on any day of registration or re-
vision Of registration, or at or near any
poll or voting place, on any day of clcc-
ton, shall be deemed guilty of Il felony
and on conviction thereof shall be
| punished by II fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars nor less than one hun
dred dollars, and by Imprisonment il
the penitentiary for Il period not exceed
ing two years nor less than six months
| Any person who shall register o.
cause to be registered his name, or tina
of any other person as legal voter, il
violation of law, or vote, or induce Ol
cause another to vote, i'll violation O
the laws, or of the constitutional prOVis
ions in such cases made and provided
shall be deemed guilty of Il felony, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine Of not more than five hundred
dollars, nor less than one hundred dol
lars, and by imprisonment in the pei1i-
tcntiary for II period not less than one
year nor more than three years.
Any person who shall vote or attempt
| to vote on any false or fraudulent paper
or certificate of registration, or upon
any paper or certificate of registration
| issued to IL person other than the one
voting or attempting to vote on said
paper or certificate of registration, shall
be deemed guilty of II felony, and OH
conviction thereof shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars nor less than one hundred dollars,
and by imprisonment in the penitcl.
tiary for Il term not less than one ycal
nor more than three years.
Any person who shall induce, by offer
OF reward, by threats of violence, or
otherwise, any person to vote Orattcmpt
to vote on any false or fraudulent paper
or certificate of registration, or upon any
paper or certificate of registration be
longing to a person other than the one
voting or attempting to vote on said
paper or certificate of registration, shall
be deemed guilty of Il felony, and or
lconVictiOn thereof shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding five hundred dol.
lars nor less than one hundred dollars
and by Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary for a period not exceeding three
years nor less than one year.
Any person who shall vote or nttcmpt
to vote more than once at the Same
election, shall be deemed guilty of Il fcl
ony, and upon conviction thereof shal
be punished by II fine of not less than
one hundred dollars, and by imprsOn
ment in the penitcntiary for Il term o
not less than three years.
1t shall be the duty of any commits
SiOncr Of election to forthwith arrcS
any person who shall vote or attempt t.
vote more than once, and commit hin
r to the parish prison, and to immc'liatcl,
: file an information against such pcrSO,
with the district attorney or distric
attorney iO'n fc,uy,O,r, whose duty i
shall nc to prosecute such person bc!Or
| the proper court and upon his faitur
so to do, the Attorney General shall aI
point some attorney to prosecute Sucl