American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-30

NoteIS VI the county Vi MdulSOn,
l, WIN. BROCK, President Of the
Board of Supervisors of Madison
county, Mississippi. do hereby give
notice that a vote of the qualified
voters of Madison county will be
taken at all the election precincts
of said county, on
Saturday, the 3Oth day of March, 1872,
on the question of Subscription
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 Bonds to be issued to said
Company upon the completion of
twenty miles of their road North,
from KOsciuSkO:
And | 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 a vote
OF the qualified voters of Madison
county will be taken on the same
day. the 30h day Of March, 1872, at
all the election precincts OF Madison
county, on the question OF Sub
scription or No Subscription of
the Bonds of said county of Ma,ii
son TO the Vicksburg, Canton and
YazOo City Railroad Company to
the amount of Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars:
And L hereby direct that the said
Election, or the said day, be con-
ducted in all things, i'm accordance
with the election laws Of the State
Of Mississippi, and under the gener-
al superintendent 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 i n
toxicating liquors permitted to be sold,
bar.ered or given away, or drank at any
boat not running, or wharfboat at a land
ing or place of business therin, from twelve |
O'Clock of the preceding until twelve O'Clock |
the succeeding night, of any general or
special election; and all intoxicated riot
ers or disordefiy persons, disturbing the
peace, by noise or violence, in the city, |
town, or piac. where the election shall be |
held, shall be arrested, placed in Jail, or
otherwise kept in custody (being permit, ed |
y, Ito snfh to.yv tn \ hal
polls shall be duly closed, until they
are en'ireIy 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. sherifTs and their
deputies, and police officers appointed to
guard or he present at the polls and place
of election, city marshais, their deputies.
an all other police and peace officers, are
required to faithfully execn'e these provis-
ions, and others ; to preserve the peace,
freedom and purity of elections. under the
penalties prescribed in the penal code. OF
any neglec, of such duties and said reg
isrrars or inspectors shall, when necessary,
call upon any, or all citizens to aid them in
these requirements; and all persons, in
formed of any neglect or violation of these
requirements, shall give notice to the Dis
'iitt httofuCy, hhu Piopci
thereof A space of thirty feet, in every
direction from the polls, shall be kept open
and clear of all persons, except two chal-
lengers of good conduct and behavior. se-
lected by each party to detect and challenge
illegal voters; and the voters shall aP-
proach the polls from one direction, line or
door, or passage; and depart in another, as
nearly opposite convenient. A copy of
this section shall be published and posted
at e |
election.
The hours for voting will be from 8 o'clock
\. NJ. until 6 o'clock p. NJ. on the day of cleo
ion.
Legal voters will be allowed to vote in the
District in which they registered, upon sxhib-
ting their registration papers.
The returns of said election will he mado
o the Board OF Supervisors. at the Courthouse
u Canton on Wednesday. April Bird 1872.
The Board of Registrars of the county are
hereby ordered to open the registry books of
he county at Canton, five days before said
election. and keep them open for three sue
essive days.
WV. BRECK,
President Board Of Supervisors.
Whereas, The Board of Super
'isOrs having notified the Board of
Registrars of the Special Election,
,r.lered to be held in the County of
on the
3Oth day Of March, 1872,
n reference to the subscriptions by
aid county to the Capital Stock of
he New Orleans, jackson & Great
Northern Railroad Company, and
he Vicksburg, Canton and YazOo
lily Railroad, we do hereby give
Otice, as Reg istrars of said county,
hat the said Election will be held.
III the day above DESIGNATED at the