Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-09

designating the names OF the persons voting "a
wen ae the once for which each vote is east
whether for Congress or for the Legislative As
eembly, so that their lis IS may show -he names
OF all the persons who have voted, and the plr-
tcufar ONCE or Offices 20 supply wbi n each
several vote " as cast, and these tally lists they
shall sevsrally certify TO be correct. and place
them in the ballot boxes along with the tickets,
an sealed NJ. as hereinafter prescribed.
6. The voting shall be by ballot, and every
voter may deliver written or printed tickets, q
be may prefer, folded so a. 10 conceal the name
or names OF the person or persons voted for, and
designating In O single ticket the several per-
sons voted for, in connection with the respective
ofhces for which the vote may be given.
" Nshall be the duty Of each superintendent
OF election who shall receive the ticket Of an
elector TO can out aloud the name of such cleo
tor, which shall be entered by the clerks In
separate Lists, and the name shall be repeated
10. All tickets folded as Aforesaid, and per
sonsllv delivered by the voter and none other
boxes shall remain unopened till the polls are
closed.
II. When the polls are eosed the said boxes
shall be opened by superinteudepts, who shaIl
dehoerately take out the tickets and read the
names thereon, respectively, and the clerks
shall each Carefully enter, as read each tick et
as II IL taken from the box and keep account OF
sne , sans on papers prepared for that purpose.
tsllled thereon may be readily cast up and
knswn.
IL. The superintendents shall then forthwith
proceed 10 make out return of the election in
each district aforesaid, certifying the number
OF votes found for each Candidate for the offices
Of Delegate TO Congress and Delegates 70 the
Legislative Assembly, respectively, which GER
tihcates or returns shall be directed 70 the Gov
eTncr of the District of Columbia and sipnel bv
the supeTintendeDts of election, or a majority Of
them. in the respective districts, and be deliy-
cred 10 The said Governor in person. along with
the baliOt-boxes, carefully sealed up, in which
they shah have first placed all the ballots az err
counting, along with the tally lists kept BY the
clerks, and tie papers containing an account OF
the result, from which the returns, as aforesaid
are 10 be made up.
IS. Prom the returns made to the Governor,
as Aforesaid, lt shall be his duty to ascert Ain
the person elected as delegate to the Congress
OF the United States, and the persons elected as
delegates 20 the legislative Assembly of the
District OF Columbia from the several delegate
districts aforesaid, and within two iays after
his receiving said returns in full, to transmit A
certificate ofhis election to each Of the persons
so ascertained to be elected, as well as issue a
proclamation or public notice setting out an de-
tail the number of votes cast IN each district for
The several persons therein voted for as delegate
to the Congress of the United States, OF as dele
gates to the Legislative Assembly OF the DISTRICT
OF Columbia; the ballot boxes he shall retain in
soIGe secure place, sealed up as they come n
HIM, to be called for If needed by any competent
authority.
"a. The election referred TO in the precef,ino
referred regulation shall be held on Thursday
the 10th day OF April next, at some public aud
convenient place in each of the twenty-five de-
egate districts aforesaid to be hereafter selected
due and timely notice whereof shall be given
anu the polls shall open At O'Clock A. M, and
continue open until O'Clock p. NJ. OF said dAv
II. ID. COOKE, Governor.
ID. Is. CARTIER, Chief Justice.
ANDREW WYLIE, Justice.
DAVID T.. HUMPHREYS, Justice.
ARTHUR MACARrHUH Ju,tica