New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-11

ence Committee this afternoon, and passed by potn
Houses It is SO far modified from the original az TO
provide only for Federal Supervisors TO be present at the
election 10 witness the voting and the counting OF inc
ballots The supervisors have power OF arrest and no
right TO challenge voters:
That whenever In any county OF parish IN any
Congress district, there shall be ten citizens
thereof of good standing who, prior to any
in Congress or prior to any cleo
lion at which Representative in Congress IS TO be yoISd
Circuit Court Of the United States for the district wherein
such county parish is situate, their desire 70 nay
nized il shall be the duty OF the said Judge OF te Ce
Court within not less than ten days prior to sald
Court al the most convenient point In said disrc aud
the said Court, when opened by said judge b1a pro-
from time 10 time; and, under the hand OF the salu
Judge, and under the seal Of SAID court ior suen
as shall the manner herein prescribed, have been a
piled fOr and to revoke, change, or renew sld appoint
time to time. two citizens, residents OF sia
election district voting precinct IN sad county OF par
sb who shall be OF different political parties, and able
10 read and write the English language, and who sha
be known and designated rs Superysore OF ElecllOh
And the said Court when opened by the said Judge as
reGnired herein shall thereom and thereafter and up
20 and including the day following TIE day OF the eec
lion he always open for the transaction OF business
nder This act: and the powers aud Jurisdiction hereby
granted and conferred shall 10 eXeIcsCd as We IN va
cation as IN time and Judge sitting at Chambers
shall have powers aud jurisdiction, including
the power OF Keeping order and Of Furnishing any con
tempt Of MS authority as When tuhS IN uiS tOu
vided that compensation shall be allowed 10 inc gu
pcryisOrs herein authorized TO be appointed, except
those appointed in cities towns OF 10000 or more IN
habants and person shall be appointed under thls
act as Supervisor of election who Is not at the time or
his appointment qualified voter OF the county, PARISH
election district voting precinct Tor which he is ap
pointed; and no person shall be appointed deputy mar
shal under the act OF which this is amendatOry who is
not qualified voter at the time OF his appointment In
the county, parish, district precinct in which hls
duties are to be performed.
And Sec. 10 of the act of which this is amendment
shall construed to authorize and require the Circuit
Courts of the United States in said section mentioned to
name and appoint as may be alter the passage
Of this act tile Commissioners provided for IN said sec
ton, in ali in which such appointments have not
already made in conformity herewith. And the
third section OF the act to which this Is an amendment
shall he taken and construed TO authorize each Of the
Judges Circuit Courts OF the United States TO
designate one or OF the Judges OF the District
Courts within his circuit TO discharge the duties arising
under this act or the act TO which this is amendment
And the words, "any person. in section OF the act OF
May 81 1870 shall be held TO include any Ocer or other
person having powers duties Of official character
under this act the act 10 which this Is an amendment
Provided that nothing in this section shall be so CON
struod authorize the appointment Of any marshals
or deputy marshals in addition TO those heretofore
authorized by law; and provided further, that the
SUPERVISORS herein provided for shall have power
authority make arrests, or TO perform any other duties
than be in the immediate presence OF the officers
holding elections and 10 witness all their proceed
ings, including the counting OF the vote and making OF
the return thereof.
And so much Of said sum herein appropriated as may
necessary for said supplemental and amendatOy
visions is hereby appropriated from and after the pas
sage OF this act