New Orleans Republican., 1872-10-31

For folding documents and material tor
the same, eight thousand dollars.
For labor, eight thousand dollars:
For miscellaneous items, eight thousand
dollars; furniture and repairs, hVe nun
dred dollars; for fuel, oil, and cotton waste
for heating apparatus, one thousahu uoii"l'
for the current fiscal year. r,-
For the expenses of the Joint Select Golh-
mittee on alleged outrages IN the southern I
States the sum of one thousand Iot4 H'An-
dred and sixty-three dollars anu "enIy-
five cents, said sum to be carrleo I9r ti Ihe
purpose to the contingent 1uh3 Oh the
Senate. ,l,r.r,1-
Foq alefraying the expenses % en@ eongrs
of the SJuited States including She DlstrlcI
of Columbia; for Jurors and witnesses, and
o1-nansos of suits in which the United States
are concerned, Of prosecutions tor oHenseS
committed against the United States; for
the safe-keeping of prisoners; a8d foF The
expenses which may be incurred III the
enforcement Of the act, relative 80 the
right Of citizens to vote. OF February lWen-
ty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one. or any acts amendatOry thereof or
supplementary thereto, three anillion two
hundred thousand dollars; OF which sum
two hundred thousand dollars shall be ayal4-
able for the expenses incurred during She
present fiscal year, the said act beng here
by supplemented and amended so as to fuF-
ther provide as follows: "That whenever, in
any county or parish in any congressional
district, there shall be ten citizens Thereon
of good standing who, prior to any IeglStra-
ton of Voters for an election tOr Represent
ativ6 in Congress, or prior to any election
at which a Representative in Congress Is to
be yoted for shall make known, IN writing,
TO the Judge of che circuit court Of the
United States for the district wherein such
county or parish is situate, their desire TO
have said registration OF election HotA
guarded and scrutinized, it shall be the
duty of the said Judge of the circuit court,
within not less than ten days prior to said
registration or election, as the case may be,
to open the said court at the most con
venient point in said district; and the said
court, when so opened by said judge, snail
proceed to appoint and commission, from
day to day, and from time to time, and un-
der the hand of the said Judge and under
the seal of said court, for such election dis
trict or voting precinct in SAID congress
siOnal district, as shall in the manner herein
prescribed have been applied for, and to
revoke, change or renew said appoint
ment from time to time, two citizens, resi-
dents of said election district or voting
precinct in said county or parish, who shall
be of different political parties, and able to
read and write the English language, and
who shall be known and designated as SUI
peryisOrs of election and the said court,
when opened by the said judge as required
herein, shall, therefrom and thereafter and
up to and including the day following the
day of the election, be always open tor the
transaction Of business under this act and
the powers and jurisdiction hereby granted
and conferred shall be exercised, as well III
vacation as term time; and Judge, sitting
at chambers, shall have the same powers
and jurisdiction, including the power OF
keeping order and OF Furnishing any con
tempt of his authority, as when sitting III
the court; provided, that no compensation
shall be allowed to the supervisors herein
authorized to be appointed, except those
appointed in cities Or towns or twenty thou
sand or more inhabitants. And Hp person
son shall be appointed under this act as
supervisor of election who is not at the
time Of his appointment qualified voter
of the county, parish, election district OF
voting precinct for which he 10 appointed.
And no person shall be appoi ted deputy
marshal under the act OF which this Is
amendatory, who is not qualified voter az
the time of his appointment, IN the county,
parish, district or precinct IN winch his du-
ties are to be performed. And section thlr-
teen of fhe act of which this is an amend
ment shall be construed to authorize and
require the circuit courts ct the United
States in said section mentioned 20 name
and appoint, as soon as may be alter the
passage of this act, the commissioners pro
vided for III said section, III all cases an
which such appointments have not already
been made in conformity Herewith. And
the third section Of the act to which th6s is
an amendment shall be taken and construed
to authorize each Of'the juu, of the cir
euit courts of the United States to desig-
nate one or more Of the judges Cd the dis
trict courts within his circuit 20 discharge
the duties arising under this act or the act
to which this is ar amendment. An6 the
words ANY person in section four OF the
act of Nav thirty first, eighteen hundred
and seventy, shall be held to include any
officer or other person having powers or
duties of an official character under this
act or the act TO which this is an amend
ment; provided, that nothing in this sec
tiOn shall be so construed as to authorize
the appointment OF any maTshals or dep
ATTY marshals in addition to those hereto
fore authorized by law; and provided fur
ther, that the supervisors herein provided
for shall have 40 power or authority to
make arrests or to perform other duties
than to be in the immediate presence Of the
officers holding the election, and t0 witness
all their proceedings, including the count
ing of the votes and the making Ob % return
thereof And so much st said SUM herein
appropriated as may be necessary fOE said
supplemental and amendatory provisions is
hereby appropriated $rodD $Htd aSteS She
passage of this act.
8or the support ana maintenance 0f con
victs transferred from the District od C02Gm
bia, ten thousand dollars
Bor the compensation of special counsel
and other legal services, and tor Incidental
expenses in taking testimony, Gees OF wit
nesses and OF commissioners lD relation 10
claims before the MIXED American and
I
sand dollars.
For defiaying the expenses Of defending
claims undeg the convention with Mexico of
fourth July, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, to be expended under the direction Of
the Attorney General, ten thousand dollars
For payment of the necessary expenses
incurred in defending suits against the Sec
retary OF the Treasury. Oh his agents, tor
the seizure of captured OF abandoned prop
erty; and for the examination Of witnesses
in claims against the Enited States pend
ing Id any department.; and for the defense
of the United States in the Gourt of Claims,
TO be expended under the direction of the
Attorney General, thirty Thousand dol
lars, no part of which shall be paid 80 az
t0rneys OK counselOrs az baw tNT YTUf%S-
sional services, for appearing and assisting
in the trial of causes in the supreme. cir
cult or district courts OF tile United Stateso
or Court 81 Claims; and that the Attorney
General make report to Congress ct the end
of the fiscal year of the manner Of che ex-
penditure OF this fund, and to wAo!A and
tor what purpose paid.
For this sum, or so mucis thereof as may
be necessary, to be expended under the
direction Of the Attorney General ia the de
lection and prosecution O$ crimes against
the United States, fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses TO be incurred i'll the prose
cution and collection Of claims due the