The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-17
ELECTION NOTICE.

Tn accordance with Article /, of the Elec-
j ton Law, sections $50 and So, an Election
viii be held in Kinds county, on the
Sth day OF November. ns79.
for the purpose of electing
9TH Congressional District Of MISSISSIPPI
Eiec1@rs for President ana Vice Presi-
| dent of the United States.
One Justice of the Peace and One
Constable, in and for the First SUI
pervisor's District.
Two COms1sa bhes for the Ihlrd super
visor's District of said Kinds county.
The said election will be held at each pre-
cinct in the county. as follows:
First Dfstrfct-Clinton-Tw boxes.
Second DistricI-Edwards-T 70 xes.
Boiton-One box.
:. Brownsville-One box,
Third DisGrict-Cayuga-O b' y.
=. Utiea-One box
Auburn-One box.
-Four Ih DIstrfct-Dry Grove-0ne box.
Raymond-Two boxes
Fifth DistricI-Jaekson-Three boxes.
% =" Terry-One box.
Byram-One box.
Special attention is directed 70 article three
election law, section one.
Section L. All places for retailing intoxica-
ting liquors. in the several counties of this
State, shall be closed, and no intoxicating IL
ouors permitted to be sold, bartered or given
away, or drank, at any store, tavern, saloon,
restaurant steamboat not running, or wha RI
boat at a landing, or place of business therein,
from twelve o clock OF the preceding, nntll
twelve o'clock of the succeeding night, OF
any General or Special Election; and all IN
toxicated, riotous or disorderly persons, dis
turbing the peace, by noise or violence, IN the
city town or place where the election shall
be held, shall be arrested, placed in jail, or
otherwise kept in custody (being permitted
while in such custody to votel until the polls
shall be duly closed, until they are entirely
sober, quiet, orderly, peaceebly, and well be-
haved, and the Registrars and Inspectors OF
the election are hereby made conservators Of
the peace at their Districts and precincts. All
such conservators of the peace, sherlhs and
their deputies, and all police officers appoint
ed to guard or be present at the polls and
place of election, City Marshals, their depu-
ties and all other police and peace officer, are
required to faithfully execute these provisions
and others, to preserve the peace, freedom ana
purity of elections, under the penalties pre-
scribed in the penal code of any neglect OF
such duties and said Registrars or lnspec-
tors shall, when necessary, call upon any or
all citizens to aid them In these requirements
and all persons informed ofany neglect or vi
oIation of these requirements shall give no
tice to District Attorney, and other proper Of
fcers thereof. space of thirty feet, IN eve
nv direction, from the polls shall be kept open
and clear of all persons, except two challen-
gers of good conduct and behavior, selected by
each party, to detect and challenge illegal yo-
terS; and the voters snail apPfodCu the PVliS
from one direction, line or door, or passage,
and depart in another, as nearly opposite as
convenient, A copy of this section shall be
published and posted with the notice of any
General or Special Election.
Sec 2 Electors shall, in all cases, except
those of treason, felony or breach of the peace,
be privileged from arrest during their attend
ance on the elections, and going to and re-
turning from the same.
j. A. SHORTER, ia.
l.. c. FISHER,
Z. b. CHAPMAN,
Board of Registrars for Kinds county.
Dot IL 1S72td