The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-02
ATTENTION !...voTERs!

!, Tho Republican State Centr.
Committee gives notice that as mer
bers Of Congress are to be voted fc
at the election to be held on M0NDAl
# November 4, 1872, the said election wi
= be held under the provisions of th
= Acts of Congress approved May 81
d 1870, February %, 1871, and Jun
b 10, 1872, known as the enforce
ment act.
= Under the provisions Of thos'
E laws, any citizen illegally refused
registration may recover before tn
United States Courts $500 from TIN
registrar refusing him; and sucl
officer is subject to a fine not ex
+ coetling $500, and Imprisonment fo1
three years, or both.
Any registrar who knowingly ani
wilfully inserts fraudulent names or
> the register list is subject to tho
same penalty.
i Any legal voter whose name is
refused by the registrars can de.
mand to vote on the day Of election,
Notwithstanding such refusal, and
the election officer refusing to re-
ceive his vote, after legal proof is
offered, shall forfeit to him the sum
Of five hundred dollars, an<l shall
also be fined not to exceed five hun
dred dollars, or be imprisoned not
exceeding three years, or both.
Any election officer making a false
count or fraudulent return, shall be
fined not exceeding five hundred
dollars or be imprisoned not cx-
ceeding three years, or both.
All porsons}indering or obstruct-
ing the registration of lawful voters,
or procuring fraudulent registre-
tion, or voting fraudulently, or pro-
curing others to vote fraudulently,
or procuring false counting or
fraudulent returns of election, are
subject to the same Denalties.
These penalties can be enforced
by summary process in the United
States courts, on information, by
the United States District Attorney,
the costs Of prosecution being borne
by the United States.
It is tho intention of the State
Committee to have these laws
strictly enforced.
All legally qualified voters, whose
names are refused or stricken out
of the registry list by the registrars,
are invited to- communicate with the
Executive Committee.
All persons cognizant of fraudu-
lent names inserted in the registry
list arc particularly requested to
furnish information of the facts to
the same address.
After tho election, information is
solicited with regard to illegal voting
or fraudulent action on the part of
election officers.
1t is especially important that
committees of not less than ten citi-
zens should be formed in every
election division to scrutinize the
registry lists, watch the polls on
the day Of election and keep ~, ex-
act account Of each person voting
and their color.
The State election law provides
that all votes cast at a general elec-
ton shall he upon one ballot, and
shall be put in one ballot-box, in
the presence of the voter. The
committee ask to be promptly in
formed Of any infringement Of these
provisions.
The committee earnestly urges
every Republican in the State to do
everything in his power to preserve
and maintain peace and order at
the polls. Should any attempt at
violence be shown on the part OF
any one, let the voter attacked or
interfered with quietly apply to the
United States Marshals, who will
be ut the polls. The government Of
The United States is fully able to
protect its citizens, and such pro-
lection win be afforded.
S. B. PACKARD,
President State Central Committee.
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