The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-12-16

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Shet au election saii " be- iiic0nlunl
void, Is 10 determine whether ihe
ifregula'iiy be u tuth character n.
70 deisa, ihe Ill " The electors Or
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dcefs charged with holding the
sleciion, some rule pfcAdbcd fr
regulation Of their conduct, which
violation hoes hot defeat ilie viii Of
tie electors. Il has, Therefore. been
universally held tia, the failure by
the INSPECTORS TO observe any rule
laid down in the statute Tor :he,f
observance, does MT pr % viiiAic
the election, nor authorize the
throwing out tho ballois pollvl OF
The precinct At which the Irregular.
~ occurred.
A contrary rule would tend 10
defeat lnetssd Of carrying out the
popular will. The Inspectors or
Other election officers who tail to
observe the direction OF the statute
are punishable for such failure, but
the law fixes no penalty on the in.
noeeur electors who, in good nith,
cast their votes, and they are In no
ssy responsible for the negligence
Of these officers.
On this principle, the following
irregularities will not yitin.e an cleo.
tion;
]. The casting Of Illegal votes, IN.
less 1t can be shown that enough
votes vore east to change the result.
THUS, if tho m sjority ola candidate
be twenty, and bic opponent can
chow that ton illegal votes were cast
for him, this will not vitiste the
election, because still the candidate
has . majority Of tho legal votes
cast.
2. Tho failure Of the Inspectors to
AXE the oath required by law Ms all
irregularity which does not effect
the result, because the object Of re-
curing them to be sworn was TO SCI
cure . fair election. c., = fair and
homes, reception and counting and
returning OF the legal votes cast
AMI il that be done without the oath
It wonld be a strange pervcrsion Of
the law 10 sacrifice the substance
which has bcen attained, to mere
tho observance OF which WAS
intended only to secure this end.
). II inspectors act and hold tho
who are Illegally appointed.
election nevertheless will be
good, for they are officers de faao,
and the acts Of all such are good
md valid us 70 the public aud third
persona.
4. So il tae Registrar. are lille.
yally a~ppoiatea, or fail to take the
'ropo- oath, their acts sill never.
begood, ifthey actually hold
he ohce aud discharge its duties.
D. And any allure OF the Inspec-
ors TO mako the Registration nc \
'ording to the requirements Of the
will not yitiate the election.
provided only that NIL legal voters Z
lad an opportunity TO register, and Y
10 Illegal voters were allowed to
'egester.
q. So any failure or irregularlty
n the observance Of the statute as
0 the node and time Of canvassinr
he soics or making proper returns
rill not vis,atc the election. n,
And In short, 1t may be laid down 7,
. Az y ivsrsal rule, TIA; no failure n
any ohcer 10 di'chargc any duty y
equifed Of bin By the statute Ia !,
10 an election will have any
feet whatever to invalidate ii, pro.
ided nm election was actually held
! the time and place prescribed by
lw. and enough was done to render I