American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-16
Railroa0 election.

~ citizens, taxpayers, and legal
voters Of the csanty of Madison,
], WIN. BREeE, President of the
Board Of Supervisors Of Madison
county, Mississippi. do hereby give
notice that a vote Of the qualified
voters Of Madison county will be
taken at all the election precincts
of said cousty, on
the 3oth day Of March, 1872,
on the question of Subscription :
OF No Subscription Of the Bonds
of the County Of Madison to the
New Orleans, jackson and Great
Northern Railroad Company to the
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars,
said Bon.ls to be issued to said
Company npon the conspletion of
twenty miles of their road North,
from KoseiAsko:
And l do also hereby give notice
that in pursuance of an Ch'ler Of the
Board of Supervisors. made on the
9th day of March, 1872, that a vote
OF the qualified voters of Madison
county will be taken on the same
day, the 30th day Of March, 1872, at
all the election precincts OF Madison
county, OIL the question of Sub
scriptiOn OF mo Subscription of
the Bonds Of said county of Matli-
son 10 the Vicksburg, Canton aud
YazOo City Railroad Company In
tue amount of Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars.
And hereby direct that the said
Election, on tue said day, be con-
dueie+i in all things, in accordance
with the election laws of the State
of Mississippi, and under the gener-
al super inrendence and direction OF
the Bord OF Registration OF said
county.
The attention of all persons il
hereby called to the following Law.
which is required to be Published
with Election notices
ARTICLE III.
Regulations to preserve peace and order
and facilitate legal voters IT The
election.
Section l. All places for retailing iu-
toxicatinR liquors, in the several counties
in this State, shall be closed, and no n
toxicating liquors permitted to be said,
bartered or given away, or drank at any
store, tavern, saloon, restaurant, stesm-
boat not running. or whaIfhoat at n land
ing or place of business therin. from twelse
o'clock Of the preceding until twelve o'clock
the succeeding night, of any general or
special election and all Intoxicated riot
ers or disorderIy persons. disturbing Tho
peace, by noise or violence, in the city,
town, or place where the election shall bs
held, shall be a rested, placed i'll Jail, or
otherwise kept in custody (being permitted
while in such custody TO yote,) until the
polls shall be Only closed, or until they
are entirely sober, quiet, orderly, peace
able and we'll behaved and the registrars
and inspectors of the election are hereby
made eonseFvafOrs of the peace at their
districts and precincts and all such con-
SENATORS of the peace. sherihs and their
deputies, and police Ulcers appointed TO
guard or be present at the polls and place
of election, city mayshals, their Deputies,
an all other police and peace officers. arc
required TO faithfully execu e these prOvis-
ions, and others to preserve the peace,
freedom and pnrity Of eleclions. under the
penalties prescribed in the penal code, cf
any neglect Of such duties and said reg
isrrars or inspectors shall, when necessary,
call upon any. or all citizens 10 aid them in
these requirements; and all persons, in
formed of any neglect Or violation of these
requirements, shall give notice to the Dis
trict Attorney, and other proper officers
thereof space of thirty feet, in every
direction from the polls, shall be kept open
and clear Of all persons, except two chal-
lengers Of good conduct and bahavior. Sc
lected BY each party TO detect and challenge
illegal voters; and the vOt .rs ahail sP-
proach the polls from one direction, lineor
door, or passage; and depart in another, as
nearly opposite as convenient. copy oil
this section shall be published and posted
Al -T PAl
election.
The hours for voting will be fren 3 O'Clock
A. NJ until o'clock P. NJ. on the day of cleo
ton.
Legal voters will be allowed to vote in the
District in which they registered. upon eAhib-
iting their registration papers.
The returns of said election will he niado
to the Board o Super .isors, at the Courthouse
in Canton. on " Wednesday. April Bird. 1874 \
The Board of Registrars OF The county are
hereby ordered to open the registry books Of
the count, at Canton. FIVE DAYS before said
election. and keep them open tor three sue
cessire days.
President Board OF Supervisors.
Whereas, The Board of Snper-
visors having notified the Board of
Registrars of the Special Election,
ordered TO he held in the County of
Madison. on the
30th day Of March, 1872,
in reference to the subscriptions by
said county to the Capital Stock of
the New Orleans, jackson 4 Great
Northern Railroad Company, and
the Vicksburg, Canton and YazOo
City Railroad, we do hereby give
notice, as Res istrars of saiG county,
that the said Election will be held.
on the day above designated, at the
following places:
DISTRICT No. Canton.
DISTRICT No. 2-VernOn.
DISTRICT No. 3-Livingston.
50 Calhoun Station.
DISTRICT No. sharon.
DISTRICT No. 5-Camden.
:. :. Br.ckville.
The Board of Registrars " i'll open
.hriI office at the Court huuse, in
the city OF Canton. on the
2jtk, 26th and oath days Of March,
To give Gel tificates of registration to
ali persons qualified, who have not
yet received the same.
HENRY Il. SMITH,
Nj. Il. MCMICKEN. Registrars.
+. II. LUITwIELER,
March ), 1872. til