The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-08-31

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44O, United States Statutes at Large, as
amended and modified by the more re-
cent supplementary act, passed just
prior to the adjournment of last session
of congress. The law is intended to
secure Il fair election OF representatives
to congress, but it's provisions are Spe-
cialIy made applicable in terms to all
state, county or municipal elections of
officers, where the names Of candidates
appear on the same ballots as those Of
candidates for congress.
sUBsrA ANCE OF THE LAW.
Section (amending section 20 of the
act of May 81, 1870. P'orision against
f,'aud, neglect, etc.--1f, at any registra-
ton of voters for Il representative or Il
delegate in congress, any person shall
knowingly attempt to register in the
name Of any other person, or frauClu-
lently register, or attempt to register,
not having Il lawful right to do so; or
do any unlawful act to secure regis
tration for himself or any other person;
or, by any unlawful means, prevent
any person, having a right to register,
from duly exercising such right; or
compel, or induce by unlawful means,
any officer Of registration to admit to
registration any person not legally en-
titled thereto; or Interfere with any
officer of registration in the discharge
of his duties, or induce him to violate
or refuse to comply with his duty; or
if any such officer shall wilhully regis
ter any voter not entitled to reGiStra-
ton, or refuse to register any person so
entitled; or if any such officer or other
person whose duty it is to perform any
duty III relation to such registration or
election, or to ascertain or announce
the result, or to give any evidence in
relation thereto, shall knowingly neg
lcct or refuse to perform his duty, or
violate the same, or do amy act unthor-
lied by law relating to such registra.
ton or election, or the result or evil
dencc in relation thereto; or if any per-
son shall advise any voter, person or
officer to do any act hereby made Il
crime, every such person shall be deem
ed guilty of Il crime, and shall be liable
to prosecution and punishment there
for, as per nineteenth section of act of
May 81, 1S7O--tiVc hundred dollars fine,
or imprisonment for three years, or
both, and costs of prosecutions; prOVi
tlcd, that every registration made TN
der the laws of any state or territory,
for any state or other election at which
such representative or delegate in con-
grcss shall be chosen, shall be deemed
to be Il registration within the mean
ing of this act, Notwithstanding the
Same shall also be made for the purpose
of any state, territorial or municipal
election.
SEC. > Gas amended in June, 1922.
Supervisors of E1ccfion.--Whcnc in
any county or parish in any congress-
ional district, there shall be ten citizens
thereof, of good standing, who, prior
n St OF
ton for representatives in congress, or
prior to any election for such rcprrScn-
tatives, shall apply i'll writing to the
Judge Of the circuit court of the United
States for the district in which said
county or parish is situated, to have
said registration or election both guard
ed and ScrutiniZcd, it shall be tho duty
of said judge, within not less than ten
days prior to such registration or clec-
ton. to open his court at the most CON
Vcnicnt point in the district; and said
court, so opened, shall appoint and
commission from day to day and time
to time, under the judges hand and
seal of the court, for each election dis
trict or voting precinct in said congress
ional district, as shall have been APP
piled for, and to revoke, change or re-
now the appointments from time to
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election district or voting precinct, and
qualified voters thereof, of different po-
litical parties, and able to read and
write the English language, who shall
be known and designated as supcrvi-
sors of election. Said court shall re-
main open up to and on the day follow
ing the election, for the transaction of
business under this act, and its powers
and jurisdiction shall be exercised as
we'll in vacation us i'll term time, and
| its Judge sitting in chambers shall have
the same general powers as when sit
ting in court
SEC. !. D'HicS gf Supervisors ri it@Jis
H'utir,,S.-Thc supervisors of election,
and each of them, arc authorized and
required to attend at AL times and places
fixed for the cgiStration of voters, and
to challenge any person offering to reg
istcr; to attend when the names of reg
istcrcd voters may be marked for chal-
tcnge, and to cause such names aS they
shall deem proper to be marked; to
make, when required, the lists provided
for in section -; to personally inspect
and ScrutiniZc such registry, and, for
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