Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-19

@REGULATIOSS ADOPTED FOB HOLD
US ING FIRST ELECTION.

QS 1NG fIhST kLEcTlOh.
EtTd-ResulstioR first com prises The districtings
Sscen1 There shsl be a Board Of Rsgisirstloa
Tor the whole District Of Coum bia to consist the
Hall George : Gideon, Wiilism G: Hssper, samuel
W. Owen, Thomas Marin and John r. Zoos,
whose i snail be 70 @ass OUT as fG sna S sad
fsct Inst OF the qualified voters of each delegate
pose said Bosrd shall h6'd session in and tar ths
said delssste districts. as follows:
IA ana Tor the FifIh AID Sixth, the Seventh and
Twelfth, the Thirteenth AMI Fourteenth, the F Ti
tenth and Sixteenth, the Seventeenth and high
st and Twenty second not les than one nor m ,re
than three dsys; and shall give at least nye days
OF Washington. of tie sesaral places aud times of
thsSI meeiIng. as aforesaid;
IafSIit shall De the duty q the said board to
ths LIS OF voters for AL the several deeg
.I.rlets aforesaid completed on or before the 9Th
picttd, during the progress Of the work TO have
~ NE Sspies thereof pat up IN not less than i've
I'VE days prevou. to the 18th Gay OF pril next so
United IRON the .t e sUec,ivey may be gwen
son as prsctiesbe TO the voters Of several dis
lists w 'ne e0nf's '''h oi all tne
u f9rh:IThe said beard shall convene at the City
.su, VA the CITY OF Washington, on the 18th day of
Apin next, At the hour Of O'Clock, a. m , aad mold
session Of four days. sitting from o'clock a. m !,
the striking o he name. Of Dsr
.ssng bay not 70 be aud for
NED to vote but which had been omitted in the rst
Ard the said board shall have the right to smplov
sueh assistance as they r.sy deem necessary
upon sns'f the s"a nt in
their session for making Corrections aforesaid the
made out duplicate, Corrected list Of the voters
.s eaS n .. Two delesas districts afore
Of the District Of Columbia and the other 70 the
OF ELECTION IN each Of said districts
not found Il. i.s 81 q the the
whete ne ensrs TO vote nor shall any person
found upon the u of this district where he beones
case OF the loss destruction OF any Of the sts
ent Of election the aoTeraor is authorized 10 fsr
nlsn ISpS or eSPis: Of the duplicates his posses
M sasl nave the same authority as the
tTLs 1T ,hsll be the duty Of the Governor of the
boxes and forms for tally lists and Iii the ,taisaery
and other necessary for holding said election
ent. before the opening Of the polls on the morans
o. election and 70 pay out Of the fund belonging to
required TO carry ont this order
S.sl..-There shall be appointed three supsrin-
sfSEtssid: te be NAMED In supp,emeh,a order Of
be to bos Ss T whose duty i, shall
e ssy par. Of the day i'm
liz pr, scribed by the thirty first section of the t
Of Con grees aiorf said ~ ~
the % dnss
.ba II &c on me ssy e. q b s Sr their places
bat should none OF these who had
o sproh,ed appeal ard eLier up IN the discharge
ansrd vo,es assei.6ied at the paee Of roti ane
alter open pro ciamatios made TO choose other s1.
shall tLen proceed 10 Conduct t6s eIection in s mo
manner herein directed. Wv
S,rssh-It shail be the duty OF said su perintsnd
ents before opening the polls entering BON heir
duties, to appoint TIVE clerks bO shall be severaiIy
.worn sffiTm ths faithful performance of thai,
ihrd
the gu per ndents of election.
qua ified each TO Keep tai Iisi d.signatine The
ames OF the persons voting, 30 that the lists shall
precinct, snd these tally lists they shall seyersy
certify e. be correct, ard place them IN the ballot
boxes along with the tic Kets, sealed up as herein
One OF tie cIsri shall be selected by tsoof,,
and one Of tine clerks by iLe other OF the three an
pe-iDt nisnts, ard if thers shall not be prasent II
ad g HSs e ssy aacs %oTs than
one CT sid clerks-proviGed selection shs have
peth previously made IN accordance with this regu
E'shfh The vs;ine shall be By ballot, and sverv
may prefer, folded 9 to conceal the name or
snes Of the person or per-ons voted for and dssig
for IN connection with the respective Offices Tor
h hs.h me M hO, .h my b. be given en-,
Dent OF election who shall receive the ticket OF al
10 is be- out ssSd The name eleetor
lets, and the hame shall Ice repeated BY each of
IA
Il nh.-Au tickets folded a. aforesaid, and mar
'onsy Delivered bY the voter and none other shall
e 10 ,he ts s ,b oHsST a. d ,.d boxes
ktsrsSh W hen the polls closed the sail |
shall te OPENED by ndsnts, who shall
tellbeI afeiy take out the ct cts and read ths
bsreen respectively, and The clerks shall each care
n enter, a. read, each ticket as it is taken from
l each mat ssn I ~ thai the humber Of
readily cast up and known. '"''e0n may ne
T,rslth.-The suPerltenden,s shall then forth
each district aioTf .a'd, certifying the number Of
votes founi for each Tor the Offices OF DAT
sssembly respectively which esrtifeases or rs,"rns
sha be directed to the Governor Of the District Of
Or Sa Them s sSs
Districts and be delivered to the said Governor in
%; in which they shall have rst placed ali Ihs
ballots after counting. along with tho tally li.ts
sceSunt q the rs.ut from wYch the rstnrns an
afore-aid are to be made up.
nor aforesaid il shall be his duty to ascertain
the person elected ss Delegate TO The Congress az
tho Legislsti,e Assembly Of the Dis,ret Of
CoiGnbis from the several delegate districts as
said returns in full 10 trsn.n il certificate Of his
election TO each Of the persons ascer aimed TO he
notice seItng cut in de:ai the lumber Of ' yos.
cast IN each district for the seyerei persons therein
ststes or de!eF,tss to the legislative A.semSI1
Of the District sf Columbia. The bOIIot boxes he
come to him, 20 be called for II needed By any COM
pc tent authc rity. ~
FoErfe,srh The election referred to in the n,e.
eetir referred regul alton III all be held on THURs
DAY, the ath day Of April next, some public and
nent place In each Of the twenty delegate
districis afOretad to ba hereafter selected Sne
and timely notice whereof shall be given, and the
polls shall be open at o'clocs ., and continue
open till o clock p. m; o. the said day.
fyteesfh The Beard Of ReRistr alton shall la n,
% sson at The City Hail On the day OF election for
ne purpose OF ISSUING certihestes to Persons in
errors in tr.nscrbng the lists furnished the Off ers
Of electon bn no names shall be added to the lists
Gates shall be received BY tbs superintendent Of
election snd be returned By them with the list of
voters kept by the clerks, aud errors vhstaver
hall b. Corrected except 50 TO make the ists fur
nshCd the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF election confor,,
10 ,he lists originally made BY the Board Of Rsgis
tration. s"
Ii. n. COOKE, Governor
II. h. OAR1TGR, Chief rsti,a
AspkHnE WfLis, Justice.