The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-01
. Judge sanigon. declined to grant the re-

| "Gentiemen,-Thela law does not allow me
or authorize me to instruct or advise YOU as
10 your action as commissioners. 7 can
oni! aeclde cases or questions as they arise
Jadlciaiiy before me. You must act upon
your best Judgments under the law.
rs;ae,s,,.,, Very respectfully, .
Mr.. undcrhill oaeredas d substitute. to
/ w cohsidefed as the third one for the motion
| OF MIR. Slower, that the judg gos and CLERKS of
/ the first precinct or Jefferson Ward. first
anu fourth precincts of Madison Ward.
] third precinct Of Monroe Ward. NM, secn,d
precinct of Clay Ward, be renI1esfef, to ars.
pear before this Board TO affix their 11aynes
j cincts. .t.s "1te ,SsN' = = pe pie-
The substitute was ruled out of order bv
| the chairman on the ground that it was
similar in spirit to the first substitute of Mr.
Bragg, which was lost. TO which rl,iina o. of
the Chair Mr.. Underhill appealed. Apneai.
| being sustained, Mr.. UnderhiIl's substitute
was carried. Ayes ,Underhill, Braop. and
| White 81. Noes Slower and Richardson (9l
| Moved by Mr.. Stover, and seconded by
Mr.. Richardson, that the Judge Of the
Hastings Court be requested to authorize
this Board to inspect the ballots returned
with the poll-books from the first precinct
i Of Monroe Ward and first precinct of CLAW
4
as evidence to correct error in the count Of
i poll of each return from each precinct.
Il Adopted. Ayes Stover, White, and Rich
ardson (3). Noes Underhill and Bragg (2).
i Upon the vote being announced, Under
hill and Bragg requested that their protest
| be entered on the minutes with reference to
sections 81 and 80 of the election law, which
request was granted by the Board,
Judge Guigon declined to grant the re-
quest as follows: ...
4 Gentlcmen,-In answer to a former re-
i quest of this character allowed the clerk
to permit an inspection Of the ballots. Since
Il own mind as to the propriety Of that order.
4 AS these doubts still exist, | must decline
to allow the inspection you request.
/ Tsisned] -. "A. B. Gu1eoN." .
| Moved by Undcrhill, seconded by Bragg,
4 that the judges and clerks of the different
precincts be allowed TO sign their respective
returns as they appear. Adopted. Ayes :
/ underhll, Bragg, White, Richardson (D.
i Noes: Stover N. y .'itAt H.. II,
The following judges and clerks then ap-
peared and signed their respective returns
viz, w. w. Wood, e. III. Gregory, T. j.
i Robertson, and D.. D. Sullivan; John W.
jenkins, Thomas NJ. Binford, W. p. Gret-
ter, Joseph A. Blair, D. B. Jones, w. Fl.
| Ward, james Moore, II. Writ Mathews, IT.
B. Saunders, W. H. Peasants, Samuel NJ.
Page, A. Ii. Macarthur, r. 7. Jones, James
!. A.Timberlake, james Lawrie, r. 3. Priddy,
A. d. Lef1ew, and L. Grady. ......g4 ~: .
There was no duplicate poll-book kept at
, the first precinct, Madison Ward, the white
and colored voters being kept on separate
books, and not copied or duplicated, and by
one of the said books the uote for The office
Of City Engineer ecus so more rotes than the
, arholc number Of cotcs certified to in sad re-
turns by Judges at said precinct. This re.
turn contained the name of George G. Cha.
ho0n for Mayor, which name was altered to
George Chaho0n by the judges at the time
OF their signing their returns this day before
the commissioners. rE
After some time the poll-book from first
precinct, Madison Ward, was found to be
right in all respects, but that the judges and
clerks had failed to sign their returns. The
5 said Judges and clerks being duly notified OF
!, this day (Nlay 3Oth), and all of said judges,
. with the exception of Ludwig Hoycr, and
/ the clerks signed the same.
II Mr.. Hover sent 4 communication TO the
{ Board stating his reasons for refusing ut
this time to sign the said return, which is
in the following words, to wit: -.f
1othc Boardof Commissioners Of Election
,, s'I refuse to sign and certify the returns OF
the election held at the first precinct, Madi-
; son Ward, Of the city Of Richmond, on the
26th of May, 1870, for the reason that the
ballots were handled by other persons than
tue Judges of said election at said precinct
in violation Of the 37th section Of the Vir.
gnia general election law, approved May
II. 1870. ~. .-....
[Signed] "LUDwIG HOVER,
cone Of the judges Of election at said
; ''RIcnMoND, May so, 1902
Whcreupon it was determined to receive
. the said return us corrected. 2fs.
FIRST PRECIECT-JEFFERsoN WARD.
The returns from this precinct again came
under consideration, and after some time
the pollbook was taken up, and found right
in all respects but that the judges and
clerks failed, previous to making their
returns to the clerk of the Hastings Court
to sign said returns. The said Judges and
clerks, except Samuel NJ. Maccubbin, (who
was absent from the city, and found to be
in Baltimore being notified of the fact, ap
pearcd before the commissioners this day
May 30) and signed the same. Whereupor
the returns were received rs corrected.
SECOND PRgCINCT-MADIsoN WARD.
Number of electors, 923. Returns re.
ccived, examined, and approved.
THIRD PRECIECT-MADIsON WARD.
Number of electors, 749. Returns from
this precinct were not written out in full as
to the number Of votes given for each per.
son voted for, but were simply carried out
: in figures. Received, examined, and ap.
proved. .T.t aa.1a.5 ".
FOURTH PRECINCr-MADIsoN WARD.
Number of electors, 751. Poll-book cor.
rect in all respects save that the Judges
and clerks failed, previous to making their
returns, to sign the same. They were sent
for, appeared, and signed the same, eX-
cept I'll. III. wilkins, who could not be
found. The returns were received as cor.
rected. 1,''.
FIRST PRECIECT-MoNROE WARD.
Number Of electors, 705. Returns re-
ceived and approved, but noted in minutes
that there is an error in return of votes for
Clerk OF Hastings Court, being one more
than number of electors certified therein.
/ SECOND rRECINcT-MoNRoE WARD. .t
Number of electors, 719. Returns re.
ceived, examined, and approved.
THIRD PREoINCT-MoNRoE WARD,
Electors, 1,06s. Poll-book right in all re-
aspects save feature of judges and clerks had
failed to sign their names. They subse-
lquently appeared and signed the returns.
land they were received as corrected.
(; FOURTH PRECINCT-MoNRoE WARD.
Number of electors, 1914. Returns re.
iceiyed, examined, and approved. -.
i FIRST PRECINCT-cLAY wARD. aes
/ Electors, $50. Returns received and found
icorrect save error in returns of votes for