American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Railroad Glcftiolt.
TIPON THE PETITION of fifteen

X citizens, taxpayers, and legal
| voters of the colnty of Madison,
|, VIM. BRECK, President Of the
Board of Supervisors of Madison
county, Mississippi. do hereby give
notice thar a vote of the qualified
voters of Madison county will he
taken at all the election precincts
of said county. on
Monday, the Seth day at March. 1872.
on the question of 'SnbscTintion
or No Subscription of the Bonds
of the County of Madison to the
New Orleans, jackson and Great
Northern Railroad Company to the
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars,
said Bombs to be issued to SAID
Company upon the completion of
twenty miles of their road North,
from Kosciusko:
Aud do also hereby give notice
that in pursuance Of an Order Of the
Board of Supervisors made on the
9th day of March, 1872, that Il vote
OF the qualified voters of Madison
county will be- taken on the same
day. the 3Oh day Of March, 1872, at
all the election precincts OF Madison
county, on the question of 'Snb-
scliption or No Subscription of
the Bonds of said county of Madi-
son TO the VickShurg, Canton and
Yazoo City Railroad Company to
the amount of Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars:
And l hereby direct that the said
Election, on the said day, be con-
Quoted in all things, in accordance
with the election laws Of the State
of Mississippi, and under the genrr
a. super intcndence and direction of
the Bord of Registration of said
county.
The attention of all persons is
hereby called to the following law,
which is required to be published
with Election notices:
ARTICLE III.
Regulations to preserve peace and order
and facilitate legal voters at the
election.
Section l. All places for retailing in
toxicating liquors, in the several counties
in this State shall be closed, and no in>
toxicating liquors permitted to be sold,
Lar,sred or given away, or drank at any
store, tavern, saloon, restaurant, steam
boat not running, or wharfboat at land
ing or place of business tbern, from twelve
o'clock of the preceding until twelve o'clock
the succeeding night, of aay general or
sDecial election and all Intoxicated riot
ers disorderly persons, disturbing 'he
peace, by noise or violence, in the city,
town, or place where the election shall be
held, shall be arrested, placed il Jail or
otherwise kept in custody (being permitted
while in snch custody to vOte,) until the
polls shall be duly closed, or until they
entirely sober. quiet, orderly, peace
able and we'll behaved (; and the registrars
and inspectors of the election are hereby
made conservators of the peace at their
districts and precincts and all such con
SENATORS of the peace. sheri6s and their
deputies, and police officers appointed to
guard or he present at the polls and place
o: election, city marshaIs. their deputies,
an d all other police and peace officers, are
required to faithfully execn e these prcvis-
ions, and others to preserve the peace.
freedom aud purity of elections. under the
penalties prescribed in the penal code, of
any ueglec, of such duties; and said reg
istrars or inspectors shall. when necessary.
call upon any. or all citizens to aid them in
these requirements; ard all persons, lu-
formed of any neglect Or violation of these
requirements, shall give notice to the DIS
trict Attorney, and other proper officers
thereof A space of thirty feet, in every
direction from the polls, shall he kept open
and clear of all persons, except two chal-
leugers Of good conduct and bahavior. Sc
lecfed by each party. to detect and challenge
illegal voters; and the voters shall aP-
proacb the polls from one direction, line or
door, or passage; and depart in another. as
nearly opposite as convenient. A copy of
this section shall he published and posted
with the notice Of any general or special
election.
The hours for voting will be from o'clock
A.. until 6 o'clock p. N. on the day OF cleo
ton.
Legal voter. will be allowed to vote in the
District in which they registered. upon exhib-
iting MISREPRESENTATION papers,
The returns of said election will he mado
to the Boaf0o. Sues1lsAasss at the Courthouse
in Canton. on Monday Nascl% aonh[eS.
The Board of Registrars Of the county are
hereby ordered to open the registry books OF
the county at Canton. five days before said
election and keep them open for three sue
cessive days.
WIZ BRECK,
President Board Of Supervisors.
Whereas, The Board of Super
visors having notified the Board of
Registrars of the Special Election,
ordered to be held in the County of
Madison. Oh the
3Ofh day Of March, 1872,
in reference to the subscriptions by
said county to the Capital Stock Of
the New Orleans. Jackson & Great
Northern Railroad Company, and
the Vicksbmrg. Canton and YazOo
City Railroad, we do hereby give
notice, as Re- isfrars of said county,
that the said Election will he held,
on the day above designated, at the
following places:
DISTRICT No. 1-CantOn.
DISTRICT No. 2-VrrnOn.
DISTRICT No. 3-Livingston.
g {" Calhoun Station
DISTRICT No. 4-SharOn.
DISTRICT No. 5-Camden.
= I" Brtckville.
; The Bnrd of Registrars will open
.hpiI office at the Court hOlSe in