New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-30
Opinion OF Mr.. @. RoaellagO

Sew ORLEANS, November .. 1872.
GsyR q3eniamin f. Flanders, Mayor, and tie az
mil strators of the city of New Srlesna
04ENTLEMEN-YOu request my opinion on
Che question whether the certificate Of b 7
Blanchard, State registrar Of voters end
supervisor OF registration Of the parish Of
glrleans is o sufficient authority TO entiRle
Che MayOr and Administrators elect 30
@uaIify and enter on the discharge Of the
G|uties Of their respective otfices$
CHAT certificate is as follows:
STATE OF GoSrs;sss. ,
6)fhCe State Regis rRr OF Voters.
Neg Orleans, R0vamt@r " S67S'
Sos z. q @ta
DEAR SIR--Ip reply 70 youR qequeSg OF
Ghis date l have the honor to inform you
Chat from the most reliable sources OF infor-
9nation accessible to this office, the vote for
Che Office Of Mayor Of the city of New Or.
geans, cast in this parish at the general
. election Of the fourth instan& WaR 90 fol
eoBs:
g. 4. Wilt received 2389G 9otssS II. L.
Wish received 1884 votPR.
emo sir very respectfully
b. P. BLANCHARD.
&t&2p Registrar OF Voters, and SupeEEisoS
Of Registration, Parish of Orleans.
OF ia perfectly clear that this certificate
GRoes not entitle the Hon. /. q. Wiltz to
Gnter into the Office of Mayor. Mr.. Blan-
Ghard has no authOEityo officially. to jssgs
ouch certificate.
This election tooR place Under enc Haw
approved on the sixteenth March, 1870, enc
&itled ian act to regulate the conduct and
20 maintain the freedom and purity OF cleo
&ions; etc." the fifty. third and fifty fouTth
Elections Of which provide "that Immediately
GIpon the close of the polls on the day of
election thecOmmissioners of election at each
SoJl or voting place shall seal the ballot-box
Dy pasting slips of paper over the key hole
@nd the opening in the top thereof and
Fastening the same with sealing wax, on
SRhieh they shall impress zeal, and they
shall write the names of the commissioners
can the said slips of paper; they shall forth
@Fith convey the ballOt-box so sealed to the
office OF and deliver said ballot box to the
supervisor of registration for the parish,
GghO shall keep his office open for that pur-
0use from the hour of the close of the cleo
Sion until all the votes from the several
gpoIls or voting places Of the precinct
Ghal have been received and counted. The
supervisor of registration shall immediately
eIpon the receipt of said ballOt-boR note its
condition and the state of the seals and
Gasteninge thereof, and SHALL when in the
Greseuoe OF the commissioners of election
GGnd three citizens, freehOlderB of the parish
For such pOll or voting place, open the bal
lot box and count the ballots therein, and
fuake list of all the names of she persons
and offices voted for, the numbeB Of gUtes
for each person, the number of ballots ia
Che box, and the aumber of ballots rejected
eand the reason therefor. Said statement
Ghall he made in triplcafe, and each copy
Shereof shall be signed and sworn TO By the
commissioners Of election of the poll and
by the supervisor of registration. As soon
as the supervisor of registration shall have
Gnade the. statement above preceded for for
each poll in his precinct or parish, aud it
ahal have been sworn to and subscribed as
above directed, the supervisor OF registra
dion shall inclose in asa envelope Of strong
qBaper or cloth, securely sealed, enc copy of
cgu6h statement from each POLAND one copy
ouf the list OF persons voting aS each poll,
And one copy of any statements as to sic
hence or disturbance, bribery or corruption,
CT other offenses specified in section twenty
RiRe Of this act, if any there be, together
with all memoranda and tally lists used in
n che count and statement Of the
. I'd shall send such package by mail,
md plainly addressed, 10 the Gov.
the State. The supervisor Of |