New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-29

| shall take the oath and perform all the ID
| ties of commissioners OF election IL the
| same manner as if they had been appointed
| rs provided for regular appointment OF
| commissioners by this act. Any one OF the
| commissioners shall be authorized TO sd
| minister the oath to the other commission
! ere The commissioners of election for the
| several wards in the city of New Orleans
shall be appointed hy the Mayor and Adj
| rnnistratOTs of the city Of New Orleans
SEC. 9 Be it further enacted, etc, That
| it shall be the duty of the commissioners Of
| election to receive the ballots of all legal
| votera, who shall offer TO vote and deposit
| the same in the ballot box to DO provided
| for that purpose, the commissioners shall
| deposit the ballot Of each voter in the bal
| lot box in the full and convenient vley ot
| the voter himself
| SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc. That
! in all cases the vote Of the person Offering
| 10 vote. shall be taken from the hand " HE
| voter by ono Of the commissioners Of cleo
| ton, and any commissioner of election re-
| ceiving vote from the hands of any per
| son other than the voter, shall be deemed
| guilty of 8 misdemtancr, and upon conYlc-
| ton thereof, shall be fined nos less than
! one hundred dollars nor more than three
| hundred dollars and any person taking
! vote from voter for the purpose OF hand
| ing the same to the commissioner Of cleo
| ton, shall be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
|
| be fined not less than one hundred dollars,
| nor more than three hundred dollars, pro
| vided that any voter shall have the right to
| deposit bis own vote in the ballot box 9th
| his own hand.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That
1 anv commissioner Of election, constable,
| police officer, or election officer vine shall
see any person taking from the banda OF q
voter his ballot with intent to pass it to the
|
20 pass such ballot, shall forthwith arrest
such person and convey him at least on2
! quarter Of mile from the polls, and keep
| him there under guard until tho close OF
| che poll.
| SEC ~. 8e it further enacted, etc, That
| the COmmi8si0nerEOf election shall preserve
| order and decorum at the election, and
shall commit to prison, or, IL at any place
| over one mile from the parish prison, to the
| custody Of an officer, who shall convey the
! prisoner to u place at least Il quarter OF g
| mile from the polls. any d!s0rdgriy person
or persons, for term not to extend beySnd
| the hour Of closing tho polls; provided, be
be permitted to vote befUre being impris
0ned 1t shall be the duty Of the commits
| sioncra Of election, or.any Of them, TO Issue
a warrant forthwith for tho arrest Of such
| person or persons, and tho officer making
| the arr6st shall commit such person or per
sons as above provided until the close Ut
! che polls. Such warrants l2aY Sa directed
! Cd any ghhritF constable or police Gtiir9r
| and shall be executed immediately by such
| officer IS SooE ga practicable after the
| closing Of the polls, such person or persons
| shall be- brought before the proper m@gIs
! tTate for examination, @ho shall proceed
| forth vith to examine the case.
SEC. 49, BE it further enacted, etc. ih@t
| it shall be the duty Of the commissioners OF
| election ut each poll or voting place to keep
lief nt lia NJ 8 al
such poll or voting place, which Use shalt
! be mum 6ered br0Hl one to the end; and SAID
| list OF voters, with their nam6H and num-
| bers as aforesaid, shall be signed and sworn
TO as correct by the commissioners Imme-
| diately on closing Of the polls, and before
leaving the place, and before opening the
box. IL ne Judge OF justice o. the peace, or
other person authorized TO administer such
oath, be present TO do 80 IL may % admin
istered hv any voter. The votes shall be
counted by the commissioners at each V2t-
Jog place Immediately after closing the
election and without moving the boxes
from the place where the votes were re-
ceived, and the counting must be d'ne IN
the presence of any bystander or citizen
who may be present Tally lists shall be
kept Of the count, and after the count the
ballots counted shall be put back into the
box and preserS6d unti after the next term
OF the criminal or district court. Ga the case
Orleans, the commissioners Of election, or
any one of them selected for that purpose,
shall carry the box and deliver it ~ the
clerk of the district court, Who &halI pre-
serve the same as above required; and in
the parish Of Orleans the box shall be de
livered to the CLERK OF the First District
Court for the parish Of Orleans. and be kept
by him as above directed.
SEC. H. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in case The right OF any person tc vote Ii
challenged, the commissioner OF election
shall have power to administer oatbs md
atfirfaatious 10 persons Offering "a vote ct
any election conducted 10y them. and to
examine such persons under oath SoGchng
their right to vote at such election, and in
all cases the commissioners OF election shall
appoint one of their number 20 keep rec
ord of the voters during the election, aud
another to receive the votes; enc, whenever
q vote is received, the commissioner OF cleo
zion keeping the record shall call tina name
OF the voter aloud, aud shall mark the letter
| V opposite said name on tho record.
SEC. b. Be it further enacted, etc, That
ali supervisors OF registration. commission
ers Of election and oticeSs attending super-
yisers Of registration, or commissioners
of election, shall be free from arrest dur
ng the time of registration, or OF the revl-
sion of the registration, or OF houing the
election, or in going to or returning from
! the place Of registration, or poll. or voting
place, unless he or they shall be charged
! with an Offerse punishable with death. 81
Imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
SEC IS. Be il further enacted, etc. That
| all proper expenses incurred for tho rent u!
| polling OF voting places. and the hiro "t
furniture. anQ for Incidental expenses nee
rssary for holding the election, shall. upon
| presentation of d detailed account thereof,
| duly sworn by che officer directed 10 pro
| cure the came be paid by the suthnrls!cs OF
| the CITY of New Orleans, or OF she parish,
! us the case may be, ia which the elections
are held
SEC II. Be 10 further enacted, etc, That
| no person shall be permitted to vote IT any
| election 10 be held in this State who has not
| been duly registered as - qualified voter. IL
accordance with law.
SEC IL. Be it further enacted. etc, Tina.
ANY voter shall vote III the parish wherein
he resides, except in the parishes OF Or
| leans and Jefferson. wherein he SHALL vote
10 the election precinct in which hs shall
be a registered voter.
SEC I9. BE IL further enacted, "te.. ThaS
all tho nance of persons voted for b. each
voter shall be vritten OF printed On one sick
nG on which the names OF the persons voted
fer, together with the Office for which they
aro voted for, shall be accurately specified,
and should two OF more tickets Do folded
together the tickets so folded ShaIl De re-
ecte6, provided that no person shall be al
lowed 20 vote for ward or municipal Offices
except in the gard or municipality In
which he resides. The commissioners OF
election ShaIl require every person Offering
tration. and when the vote OF such person
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