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

."tsI1 xs,sss ne. WISE oldered, Will be inserted
ca Ed,to5iai ne n, business notices will Be made,
In tho 20 paneF: sr Sa al atSsr taSestesnts ordered
charge Of Is cents per line will be made.
An extra charge Of Is Per cent viii in
In width, and upon all double-column nd
vertisements a similar charge win be made.
persons voting at such pon or voting
place, which list shall be numbered from
| one to the end, and said lists of voters.
| with their name and number as afore-
| said, signed and sworn to as correct bv
such commissioners, shall be delivered
to the supervisor of registration at the
| same time the box containing the bal
lots is delivered to him.
The supervisors of registration. or
commissioners Of election, shall, on the
day of election, close all drinking sa-
looms, dram shops, grOggeries or places
where liquor Is sold by the glass or bot
tie, situated within a radius of two miles
of any poll or voting place. And said
supervisors or commissioners of election
shall have the power to call ON any
sheriff, constable or police officer to en-
force this regulation. If such sheriff,
constable or police officer shall refuse to
obey any order issued under the author
ity of this section, the commissioner or
supervisor giving the order shall sum-
marily arrest and imprison such sheriff,
constable Or police officer, such impris-
onment not to extend beyond the hour
of closing the polls. And such sheriff,
constable or police officer so refusing to
obey such order shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor in Office, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
imprisonment for term not to exceed
six months, nor less than three months,
and by fine of not more than $500,
nor less than 800.
The Governor, any Justice of the peace
alderman, mayor, judge, or any State
officer who may be present ut, or have
knowledge ofany drinking saloon, dram
Is sold by the glass or bottle, which is
open contrary to the provisions of the
foregoing section within the limits there
in prescribed, may in writing order any
police officer or constable to seize any
such liquors, or any carriages or vessels
containing the same, or any booths or
tents erected within said limits for the
purpose of exposing such intoxicating
liquors for sale.
No person shall give, sell or barter
any spirituous or Intoxicating liquors to
any person on the day of election, and
any person found guilty Of violating the
PkON1otOto O1 t1t13 SSCGO11 SItbk1 O0 Hu0N
in a sum of not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than three hundred
dollars, which shall go to the school
fund.
Whoever, knowing that he Is not
qualified elector, shall vote or attempt
to vote Mt any election, shall be fined
| in sum not to exceed one hundred
dollars, to be recovered by prosecution
before any court of competent jurisdic-
ton.
| Whoever shall knowingly give or vote
two or more ballots folded as one at any
election, shall be fined in a sum not to
exceed one hundred dollars, to be re-
covered by prosecution before any court
of competent jurisdiction.
Whoever, by bribery or by promise
to give employment or higher wages to
any person, attempts to influence any
voter ut any election, shall be deemed
guilty of n misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished by Il
fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars, and by Imprisonment in the parish
prison for not less than three months.
Whoever wilftllly aids or abets any
one, not legally qualified, to vote or at
tempt to vote at any election, shall be
fined in a sum of not less than fifty dol
lars, to he recovered by prosecution be-
fore any court of competent Jurisdiction.
Whoever is disorderly at any poll or
voting place during an election, shall be
fined in Il sum not less than twenty dol
lars, to be recovered by prosecution be-
fore any court of competent Jurisdiction.
Whoever shall modest, interrupt or dis
turb any meeting of citizens assembled
to transact or discuss political matters,
shall be fined in Il sum not less than fifty
dollars, to be recovered by prosecution
before any court of competent jurisGlic-
ton.
Any sheriff, constable or police officer
present at the violation of this section
shall forthwith arrest the offender or
offenders, and convey him or them, as
soon as practicable, before the proper
| court.
Last M0'aents OF Gen. Leo.
He was first taken sick on Wednes-
day evening, September 18th, while
just about to sit down to tea, when he
suddenly sank in his chair insensible
He soon revived, and in the course OF
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