New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-26

a false oath, he shall be liable 10 the pains
and penalties Of perjury prescribed by law.
SEC. % Be it further enacted, ETC., Inat
the supervisor of registration for each par
ish throughout the State shall furnish 10
the commissioners Of election at each poll
or voting place within his parish a correct
| and duly certified list, written or printed,
in alphabetical order, of all the registered
voters, and the number of the certificate OF
| registration Of each voter of the precinct III
which the poll or voting place may be sit
uated and it shall be the duty OF the com
missioners Of election, as soon as voter
has deposited his vote, to erase MS name
from said list. Any person, except the COM
missiOners OF election, who shall mark. dis
figure or erase any part of said list, shall
be Immediately arrested and confined until
the close of the polls. 1t is made the duty
Of all supervisors Of registration, commits
sioners of election and public officers to en-.
force the penalty of this section.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc. That
! the sheriff OF each parish shall furnish to
the commissioners Of election at each poll
or voting place within his parish box
| sufficient to contain the votes TO be giTen at
! such place. Such boxes shall be 40 bound
! with iron bands that the same can not be
] opened, except by the locks, without break
ing such bands, and such boxes shall each
| be furnished with a good lock and key.
| The expenses for such boxes on the pre8cn-
| cation by tbs sheriff of specific account,
sworn by him to be correct, shall be PAID
| by the city or parish as the ease may be.
| SEC. 81. Be It further enacted etc, That
! all elections be held in this State 20 til
| any vacancies shall be conducted and man
! aged and returns thereof shall be made in
! the same manae: as Is provided toT general
| elections.
| SEC. IS. Be it further enacted. etc. That
| il shall be Hhe duty of the Governor to
| commission al! officers elect except mem
bers of the General Assembly, the Governor
and the members Ofthe police jury.
! SEC. 70. B.. il further enacted etc, That
in any parish, precinct, ward, city or town
! in which during the time of registration or
! revision ct registration, or on any day OF
| election, there shall be any riot, tumBlt,
| acts Of violence, intimidation and disturb
ance, bribery or corrupt influences, at any
| place within said parish, OF at or near any
| poll or voting place, or place OF gegistra'
| ton or revision OF registration, which riot,
| tumuIt, acts Of violence. intimidation and
disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences
! shall prevent. OF tend to prevent, e lair.
free, peaceabe and full vote of al the quail
flied electors OF said parish, precinct, ward,
city OF town. it shall be the duty of the
commissioners OF election if such riot TT
multi, acts OF violence. intimidation and dis
turbance. bribery or corrupt influences oc-
cur on the day of election, or of the super
vision Of registration of the parish, If they
occur during che time Of registration or re-
vision OF registration. TO make on duplicate
and under oath * clear and full statement
of all the facts relating thereto and OF the
effect produced by such riot, tumult, acts OF
violence, intimidation and disturbances,
bribery or corrupt influences in preventing
q fair, free, peaceabfe and full registration
or election. and ct the number OF qualified
voters deferred by such rios, ruuult, acts
OF violence, intimidation and disturbance,
bribery or corrupt influences from register
ing or voting, which statement shall also be
eorrobOrate6 under oath by three respect
able citizens, qualified electors Of the parish.
When such statement is made by commits
siOner of election or q supervisor OF regis
trati0n. he shall forward il in duplicate to
Che supervisor OF registration OF the parish,
if in the city Of New Ocleans, 90 the Se3re-
t3ry Of State. one copy OF which, II made
to the supervisor OF registration shall be
forwarded BIZ him to the returning officers,
provided for IN section two of this act, when
he makes the returns Of election in his
parish. His copy OF said statement shall
be SO annexed to his returns OF elections by
paste, wax. or some adhesive substance,
that the same can be kept together. and the
other copy the supervisor of registration
shall deliver 70 the clerk of the court OF ais
parish tor the ;!sc of the district attorney.
as soon as possible after the expiration of
the time 81 the making OF the returns OF the
election for Representatives. in Congress, y
certificate OF the returns of the election for
such Representatives. shall be entered on
record by The Secretary OF State, and signed
by the Governor, and copy thereof sub
scribeG 10y said officers shall be delivered TO
the person SO elected, and another copy
transmitted 70 the House of Representa-
tiyes OF the Con Scess Of the Cu:teI States, |
directed ~ the clerk thereof.
SEC. %, Be il further enacted, etc. That
in case Of vacancy by death or otherwise IN
the said office OF Representatives III Con
gress between The general election. IL shall
be the duty o. the Governor By proClanla-
tion to cause al election to be held accord !
ing to law 10 FIJI the vacancy.
SEC. -. BE il further enacted, etc. THAT
in every wear in which an election shall he
held for electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, such c!ec-
ton shall be held at the time fixed oy act
OF Congress.
SEC. 49, Be Il further enacted, etc. Tina:
whenever the seat OF any Senator or Rep
resentatlye shall become vacant. aud there F.,
shall be e session Of the General Assembly |
then sitting, or 70 be held before che next
general election, il shall be the duty o. the
Governor. within five days after such va |
Gancy has come to his knowledge in anE !
directed TO the supervisor or supervisors OF !
registration 10 aud for the parish or par
ishes in Rhicn such vacancy may exist, |
whose duty il shall be within three days after |
its receipt to give public notice that E.
an election vii. he held 90 fill such vacancy |
on day 10 be named by them, which day |
shall not be less than eight nor more than !,
fifteen days after the publication of such |
notice, if such election be held during or |!
within fifteen Si9VS ~ nTpcn1InG a session /
of the Genera Assembly; but if not, then !.
the election shall be held not less than
twenty nor more than thirty days after the !
publication OF such notice, and shall be |
held and conducted, and the returns thereof |
made in the manner and form provided by !
law for general elections.
SEC. 81 Be it further enacted, etc. That !
in all future elections for Senator'S Repre- !!
sentatves, sherifs, CorOners, clerks OF the /,
district courts and other officers il there |
should be an equal number of votes given !
for two or more candidates for the same |
office the election for such office or offices .
thus not tlled, shall be again returned to |
the people in the parish or district as the |
case may be, public notice of ten days to |
be first given in the same manner as il the |
general elections.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc. Thar
the provisions of this act, except as to the
time of holding elections, shall apply in the
election of all officers whose election is not
otherwise provided for.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted, etc, That |
il shall be the duty Of the Governor. at
least six weeks before every general cleo
ton, TO issue his proclamation giving notice
thereof, which shall be published in the
official journal of the State, and copies
thereof forwarded 90 the several superyi-
sors of registration throughout the State.