American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

Section 367 of the Revised Code.
| SEC. 367. All pia ces for retailing intoxi
eating liquors, in the several counties il
this State, shall be closed, and no iltox
icating liquors penmitted to be sold, bar
tered, or given away, or drank at any store
saloon, tavern, restaurant, steamboat, no
| running, or wharfboat at . landing, o.
place of business therein, from nev
o'clock of the proceeding until tweIv,
o'clock of tho succeeding night, of any
general or special election; and all intox
| icated rioters or disorderly persons, dis
turbing the peace by noise or violence, il
the city. town or place where the election
shall be held, shall be arrested, placed 10
Jail, or otherwise kept in custody (beiue
permitted while in such custody, to vote)
until the polls shall be duly closed, or I'M :.
til they are entirely sober, quiet, orderly
peaceable and well behaved; and the
registrars and inspectors of the election
are hereby made conservators Of the pea.e
at their precinct. and such conservators of
the peace sheriffs, and their deputies, and
all police officers appointed to guard. or
be present at the polls and place of cleo
tioh, city marshaIs, their deputies, and all
other police and peace officers arc required
20 faithfully execute these provisions and
others; to preserve the peace, freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalties
prescribed in the penal code for any ne
glect of such duties and said registrars
or inspectors shall, when necessary, call,
upon any or all citizens to ard them in
these requirements; and all persons, in
formed of any neglect or violation of these
requirements, shall give notice to the dis
triet attorney and other proper officers
thereof. A space of thirty feet in every
direction fro n the polls shall be kept open
and clear of all persons, except two chal-
lengeis of good conduct and behavior
selected by each party, to detect and chal-
lenge illegal voters and the voters shall
approach the polls from one direction, line,
or door or passage, and depart in anoth n.
as nearly opposite as convenient. A copy
of this section shall be published and post
ed. with the notice of any general OF spe
cial election
Special attention is also called to the
following Section 354, of the Registration
laws:
The Board of Registration, iu all matters
pertaining to their Registration, shall he
conservators of the peace, and empowered
to arrest and cause to be imprisoned in
the county Jail when necessary, all persons
ton, illuminating, thre .tening or fraudu-
lently contriving to prevent any person
entitled thereto from registration; creating
riots, disturbances or quarrels at the place
of registration, or otherwise interfering
Herewith. to prevent or delay the Regis
trars in the discharge of their dn,y, and
all such offences shall be punished as mis-
demeanOrs under the Criminal Code, and
said Registrars are empowered TO call on
all Sherifs, Constables and their Deputies,
and all ether Peace officers, and when ne
cessary, other citizens, to aid and assist
them in enforcing the laws and public
peace, and suppress disturbances and pre-
vent. the offences enumerated; and this
Section shall be published and posted with
every notice to hold its registration.
~The Registration Books will
be opened at the court house in the
city of Canton for five days, Octo-
Der 10Th. 3Oth and 31st; November
LIST and End, for the purpose of re-
vising the books aud registering
those persons who have not already
done so.
81. r. SMITH,
r. j. CUNNINGHAM,
Il. III. LUITWIELER,
Registrars.
Canton, Oct, IL, 1s72.4w