New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-03
NOTICE,


STATE OF LOBIsiA1Ar b
Office of State Registrar of Voters and
Supervisor of Registration, Parish of OrleaDR s
New Orleans, La, November 2, 1872
TVHE ATTENTION OF L PARTIES con
h cerned is called to the folio wing provisions as
an act to regulate the conduct and maintain tho
freedom and purity of elections etc, approvs8
March l6, 1870, viz:
SEC, Al Be it further enacted, etc, That tho ST.
perVlsors OF registration, or commissioners of eleS-
ton, shall, on the day of election, close all dr7fls-
ing SALOONS, dram shops, grOggeries, or PlastsB
Wnere EquOr is sold by the glass or bottle, situated
within a radius of two mi es of any poll or voting
place. And sand supervisors, or commissioners a
election, shall have the power to call on any sheriE.
constable or police officer to enforce this regulation
II such sheriff, constable or police OtASAs
shall refuse to obey any order issued "a
commissioner or supervisor giving the order shall
summalily arrest and imprison such sheriff, coz
stable or police officer, such Imprisonment not to
extend beyond the hour of closing the polls, ARgt
such sheriff, constable or police officer so refusing
to obey such order shall be deemed guilty of n EiS-
demeanor III office, and upon conviction theEaaE
shall be punished by Imprisonment for a term nos
to exceed six months, nor less than three months,
and by a tine of not more than $500, nor less tha1a
500.
SEC. AZ. Be it further enacted, ETC., That Ebe
Governor, any justice OF the peace, alderman.
mayor, Judge, or any State officer who may be pres
ent at, or have knowledge of any drinking sslot23-
dram shop, groggery, or place where liquor is sCAa
by the glass or bottle, which is open contrary to
the provisions of the foregoing section, within tAB
limits therein prescribed, may, in writing, order
my PolSS NhISCI "a CpiiSbdLlG W Seize any S22EAa
liquors, OF any carriages or vessels containing tAga
same, or any booths or tents erected within sasll
limits for the purpose of exposing such into1iGa8
ing liquors for sale. q
SEC. 43 Be it further enacted, etc, That the'cou.
stable OF police officer to whom such order SHAH As
delivered, shall thereupOn seize all suCn liaH3T-
carriages, vessels, and the materials of any slEgy
tent or booth, and hold and detaln the same unti1
twentv-four hours after the close of the eleGtiaa,
then to bo delivered on demand to the owner or
the person from whom they were taken, on thH
payment OF ten dollars for the safe keeping of BajG
articles.
SEC. At. Be it further enacted, etc, That if these
effects he not thus demanded the same shall be sn3&
at public auction by the police officer or constable
making the seizure, and the proceeds # such safe
after deducting costs OF sale and safe keeping, shalt
be paid to the owner of the articles sold or the pay
son from whom the same were taken.
SEC. "A. Be it further enacted, etc, That no nsE-
son shah give, sell, or barter any spirituous or IN
toItcating liquors to any person on the day of Else
tom and any person found guilty of violating tbsa
provisions of this section shall be fined in a sum Oh
not less than : 100, nor more than $500, WhiG2.
shall go to the school fund.
And l hereby gtvenotice, that the sections of sad
act above reeited will be rigtdly enforced from &
A. NJ. until p. N on MONDAY, November 4, 1877
the.day of the general election.
P. B.. BLANCHARD,
State Registrar of Voters and Supervisor of Regis
i~stration, Parish of Orleans. no2 81