New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-27
POLITICAL NOTICES.


The Republican State Central Committee gives
notice that members of Congress to be voted
for at the election to be held on MONDAY, NOVem.
Der d. 1872, the said election Will be held under the
provisions of the acts of Congress approved May 81
1870, February 49, 1871 and June TO- 1872 known as
the enforcement act.
Under the provisions of those laws. any citizen
illegally refused registration may recover before
the United States courts $500 from the registrar
refusing him; and such officer is subject to a fine
not exceeding $500, and Imprisonment fop three
years, or both,
ANY registrar who knowingly and willfuly in
serts fraudulent names on the B6Sstq Int is sub
ject'to the same penalty.
Any legal voter whose name is refused by the
glstrars can demand to vote the day of election,
notwithstanding such refusal, and the election
officer refusing to receive his vote after legal
proof offered shall forfeit to him the of five
hundred dollars, and shall also be fined not to sx-
coed five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding three years, or both.
ANY election officer making q false count or
fraudulent return, shall be fined not exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceeding
three years, or both,
All persons hinderng or Obstvucting the regis
tratiOn OF lawful voters, or procuring fraudulent
registration, or F9JlhS IfauduiehtIy, or procuring
others to vote traudulently or procuring false
counting fraudulent returns of election, are sub
jeCt to the same penalties.
These penalties can be enforced by summary pro-
cess in the United States courts on information,
by the United States district attorney. the Of
prosecution being borne by the United States
1t is the intention of thu State committee 60
have these laws strictly enforced.
All legally qualified voters, whose names are re-
registrars are invited to communicate with the
executive committee.
All persons cognizant of frsudulens names in
serted in the registry list particularly request
ed to furnish information of the facts to the same
address.
After the election, information is solicited with
regard to illegal voting or FRAUDULENT action the
part of election officers.
1t is especially important that committees of not
less than ten citizens should be formed in every
election division to sCrutinize the registry lists
watch the polls on the day of election and keep an
exact account Of each Qerson voting and their
color
The State election law provides THAT all votes
cast at general election ehall be upon ballot
and shall be put in ballOt-box, i'll the presence
of the voter. The committee ask TO be promptly
informed 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 at
tackled or interfered with quietly apply to the
United States marshas, vino Will be at the polls.
The government of the United states is fully able
to protect It's citizens, and such grotecton viii be
afforded.
S. B. PACKARD,
President State Central Committee.
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