New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-07

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For dcfrayipg the expenses Of tie courts
of the United States, including the District
Of Columbia: for jurors and witnesses. and
expenses of suits in which the United States
are concerned. of prosecutions for offenses
| committed against the United States: for
the safe-keeping of prisoners: and for the
| expenses which NAV be incurred in the
| enforcement OF the act, relative to the
right of citizens to vote. of February TWEEN
| ty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy
| one, or any acts amcndatorv thereof or
| supplementary thereto, three million two
| hundred thousand dollars; of which SUN
| two hundred thousand dollars shall be avail
able for the expenses incurred during the
present fiscal year, the said act being here
| ny supplemented and amended so as to fur
ther provide as follows: THAT whenever. in
any county or parish, in any congressional
district, there Shall be ten citizens thereof
Of good standing who, prior to any re gistra-
ton of voters for an election for ReDresent-
alive in Congress, or prior TO any election
at which a REPRESENTATIVE in Congress- is to
be voted for. shall make known. in writing.
to the Judge of the circuit court of the
United States for the district wherein such
county or parish is situate. their desire TO
have said registration or election both
guarded and scrutinized, it shall be the
duty of the said Judge of the circuitcourt.
within not less than ten DAYS prior to said
registration or election. as the case may he
to open the said court at the most CON
venient point in said district: and the said
court, when so opened by said Judge, shall
proceed to appoint and commission. from
day to day, and from time to time, and un-
der the hand of the said iudpe. and nnder
the seal of said court. for such election dis
trct or voting precinct in said congress
sionai district, as shall in the manner herein
prescribed have been applied for. and 10
revoke. change or renew said apnoint
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 uarties. and able IA
read and write the English LANGUAGE. and
who shall he known and dnsiDnata6 as s11
pervisors of election; and the said conrt.
when opened by the said INDIE as rp0T1irpd
herein. shall tberefrOm and rhereaft .4r and
I'D to and including the dav following rho |
dav of the election. be always omen for sbe |
of business undcT +Ilis ary. and |
the powers and Jurisdiction hereby granted |
and conferred shall be exercised. an we'll in
vacation as term time: and "a Judge, sittin0 !
at chambers, shall have the same mowers }
and jurisdiction. including $he mower of
keeping order and Of Furnishing anv con
tempt Of his authority, as when sitfines in
the court: provided. that no cor1npusafion
shall be allowed TO the SUPERVISORS herein
authorized TO be Amounted. exceDt those
appointed in cities or towns or twenty thou.
sand or more inhabitants And no nnrson
son shall be apD0inted under This act AZ
supervisor of election who ia NOT AZ the
line of his appointment a qualified voter
If the county, parish, election district. or
voting precinct tor which he is appoinsed.
And no person shall be appoi, ted DEPUTY
marshal under the act Of which this is
who is not qualified voter at
he time of his apnointment. in tbe county.
parish, district or precinct in which his dU-
les are to be performed. And section thir.
cen of the act of which this is an amend.
nent shall be construed 20 authorize and
equire the circuit courts of fine ITnited
states in said section mentioned 90 name
md appoint. as soon as may be after the
,assage of this act, the commissioners pro.
-iGed for in said section in all eases in
which such amendments have NOT already
een made in conformity herewith And
he third section Of the act to which this is
4 amendment shall be taken and construed |
D authorize each of the ialgcs of che cir.
nit courts of the United States 10 desio-
ate one or more of the Judges Oh the dis ! ;
rict courts within his circuit to discharge
he duties arising under this act or the act
D winch this is an amendment. And the I
,ords ':any person" in section four OF the
ct of May thirty-frst, eighteen hundred ,
nd seventy, shall be held to include any I
Ulcer or other person having powers or Z
utes of an official character under this
st or the act to which this is an amend 2
ent; provided. that nothing in this sec.
on shall be so construed as to authorize
e appointment of any marshals or dep, | .
" marshals in addition to those hereto. /
re authorized by law: and provided fur. $
Ter, that the supervisors herein provided | z
r shall have no power or authority 10 t
axe arrests or to perform other duties
an to be in the immediate presence Of the /
ticers holding the election, and to witness
their proceedings, including the count s.
9 of the votes and the making Of a return o
ereof. And so much of said sum herein Il
as may be necessary for said
pplemental and amendatory provisions is 7!
reby appropriated from and after the u
E'or tI,a sTnrore ava ,,o;,4o,,o,,oo 80 49,, OF
It's transferred from the District of Colum- IL
/, ten thousand dollars Sc
For the compensation Of special counsel
d other legal services. and for incidental &c
penses in taking testimony, fees of wit ca
5ses and of commissioners in relation TO Pl
inns before the mixed American and 81
itish claims commission, twenty-five thou al