New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-28

1 VI any uI4uh1LS SdIOuL,
| hottlo, winch is open contrary to the pro
| visions of the foregoing section within the
| limits therein prescribed, may IN writing
| order any, police officer or constable TO seIze
| any such liquors, or any carriages or vessels
| containing the same, or any booths or tents
| erected within said limits for the purpose OF
| exposing such Intoxicating liquors tor sale.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the constable or police officer to whom such
| orders shall be delivered shall thereupOn
| seize all such liquor carriages, vessels and
materials of any such tent or booth, and
tshold and detain the same until tWenty-tour
1 hours after the close OF the election; then
| to be delivered on demand to the owner or
| the person from whom they were taken, on
| the payment of ten dollars for the safe
| keeping of said articles.
| SEC. So Be it further enacted, etc, That
| if these effects be not thus demanded, the
same shall be sold at public auction by the
| pOkce officer or constable making the selz-
ure; and the proceeds OF such sale, after
| deducting costs of sale and keeping,
| shall be paid to the owner of the articles
| sold or the person from whom the same
| were taken.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| no voter, whose name is registered ac-
! cOrding to law, shall be challenged at the
| polls on any question Of residence, but 1t
| buall 10 lu0 uutN VI lI4O GOLuASSAohSAS ~
| election TO require every person whose
name appears on the registration books to
| prove his identity if required by the com
| missiOners of election; and any commits
sioner of election who shall receive a second
vote on the same day, by virtue of the
same certificate of registration, and any
person who shall offer TO vote a second time
upon any certificate of registration, shall
! be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
| on conviction thereof be fined or imprisoned,
| or both at the discretion OF the court, but
| the fine shall not exceed one hundred dol
! lars in each case, nor the imprisonment one
| year, and the like punishment shall, on con
! victon, be inflicted on any commissioner OF
| election who shall neglect or refuse to make
| the Endorsement required as aforesaid on
| the said registration certificate.
SEC. 40. Be it enacted, etc, That If any
! clerk of court. or deputy of any such
| court, or any other person shall attix the
| seal Of office, to any naturalization paper,
| or commit the same TO be affixed, or give
| cut, or cause, or permit the same to be given
| out in blank whereby it may be fraudu-
| lently used, or furnish a naturalization
| certificate to any person who shall not have
| been duly examined and sworn in open
| court, in the presence of some OF the Judges
| thereof according to the act Of Congress, or
| shall aid in, connive at, or in any way permit
the issue OF fraudulent naturalization GER
tifcates he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
| or if any one shall fraudulently use any
such certificate of naturalization, knowing
I it to have been fraudulently issued, or shall
vote or attempt to vote thereon, or if any
one shall vote or attempt to vote on any
certificate of naturalization not issued to
him, he shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and either or any Of the persons, their
aidcrS or abett0rs, guilty OF either OF the
misdemeanors aforesaid, shall, on conyic-
| 4iVNlH IN nf "a n Or M
thousand dollars. and imprisoned in the
PeDitentiary for period not exceeding
three days.
SEC. al. Be it further enacted, etc, That
il any person, on oath or affirmation in or
before any court i'll the State, or officer au
thorized to administer oath, shall, to pro
cure a certificate of naturalization for him
self or any other person, wlilfuliy depOse,
declare or affirm any matter to be facted,
knowing the same to be false, or shall, in
like manner, deny any matter to be fact,
knowing the same TO be true, he Shall be
deemed guilty Of perjury, and any GER
titicate OF naturalization issued IN pur-
suance of any such deposition or affirmation
shall be null and void; and it shall be the
duty Of the court issuing the same, upon
proof being made before it that it was fraud
ulentlE obtained, to take immediate meas
ures for recalling the same for cancellation;
and any person who shall vote or attempt
TO vote on any paper so obtained, OF vino
shall in any way aid IN, cOnn1Ve at, or have
any agency whatever III the issue, circuIa
ton or U5e Of any fraudulent naturalization
certificate shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeapOrs and, upon conviction thereof,
shall undergo an Imprisonment in the Peni-
tertiary for not more than two years and
pay a fine not more than one thousand dol
lars and one thousand dollars for every
such OffenRe, or either, 0y both, at the dis ,
erection Of the court
SEC. - Be it further enacted, etc, That
at all general elections che names of all can
didates to be voted for in the city of New
Orleans shall be written or printed on one
ticket or slip of paper, and the number Of
the ward and election precinct in which the
ticket is 10 be voted for shall be printed or
written on the outside fold thereof.
SEC. 43. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Immediately upon the close of the polls on
the day Of election, the commissioners OF
the election at each poll or voting place
shall proceed to count the votes, as provided
in section thirteen of this act, and after
they shall have SO counted the votes and
made list of the names of all the persons
voted for, and the offices for which they
were voted for, and the number of votes
received by each, the number of bal
lots contained in the box and the number
rejected, and the reasons therefor, duplicates
of such lists shall be made out, signed and
sworn to by the commissioners Of election
of each poll, and such duplicate lists shall
be delivered, one to the supervisor of reg
istration of the parish, and one to the
clerk OF the district count Of the parish, and
in the parish OF Orleans, to the Secretary
OF State by one or all such commissioners
in person, within twenty four hours after
the closing of the polls 1t shall be the du-
ty Of the supervisors Of registration, with
in twentv-four hours after the receipt of all
the returns for the different polling places
to consolidate such returns to be certified
as correct by the clerk of the district
court and forward the consolidated returns
with the originals received by him to the
returning officers provided for in section
two OF this act, the said report and returns
to be enclosed in an envelope Of strong
paper or cloth, securely sealed and for,
warded by mail He shall forward copy
of any statement as to violence OF disturb
anCe, bribery or corruption, or other otfenses
specified in section twenty-siX of this act, |
if any there be, together with all memo !
randa and tally lists used in making the |
count and statement of the votes.
SEC. Al. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
it shall be the duty of the Secretary OF |
State to transmit to the Clerk of the House |
Of Representatives and the Secretary Of the |
Senate of the last General Assembly list |
OF the names of such persons as according |
to the returns, shall have been elected to |
either branch of the General Assembly; |
and it shall be the duty of the said Clerk
and Secretary to place the names of the
Representatives and Senators elect so fur
nished upon the roll of the House and of
the Senate, respectively; and those Repre-
sentatiYGs and Senators whose names are
so placed by the Clerk and Secretary, re-