New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23


commissioners by this act. Any one of the
commissioners shall be authorized to ad
minister the oath to the other commission
ers. The commissioners Of election for the
several wards in the city of New Orleans
shall be appointed by the Mayor and Ad
miniStrators of the city of New Orleans.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the commissioners OF
election to receive the ballots of all legal
voters. who shall offer to vote and deposit
the same in the ballot box to be provided
for that purpose, the commissioners shall
deposit the ballot Of each voter in the bal
lot box in the full and convenient view OF
the voter himself
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc. That
in all cases the vote of the person offering
to vote shall be taken from the hand OF the
voter by one of the commissioners OF cleo
ton, and any commissioner of election re-
ceiving vote from the hands OF any per
son other than the voter, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon conVlc-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more than three
hundred dollars; and any person taking a
vote from d voter for the purpose OF hand
ing the same to the commissioner OF cleo
ton, shall be deemed guilty OF ml8de-
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined not less than one hundred dollars,
nor more than three hundred dollars, pro
vided that any voter shall have the right TO
deposit his own vote in the ballot box with
his own hand.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any commissioner Of election, constable,
police officer. or election officer, who shall
see any person taking from the hands OF
voter his ballot with intent to pass 1t to the
commissioners of election, or attempting so
to pass such ballot, shall. forthwith arrest
such person and convey him at least one
quarter Of a mile from the polls, and keep
him there under guard until the close OF
the poll.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the commissioners of election shall preserve
order and decorum at the election, and
shall commit to prison, or, II at any place
over one mile from the parish prison, to the
custody of an officer, who shall convey the
prisoner to place at least q quarter of d
mile from the polls, any disorderly person
or persons, for q term not to extend beyond
the hour of closing the polls; provided, he
be permitted to vote before being impris
oned. 1t shall be the duty of the commits
siOners of election, or any of them, to issue
@ warrant forthwith for the arrest of such
person or persons and the officer making
the arrest shall commit such person or per
sons as above provided until the close OF
the polls. Such warrants may be directed
to any sheriff, constable or police officer,
and shall be executed immediately by such
officer. AS s0on as practicable after the
closing of the polls, such person or persons
shall be brought before the proper magis-
trate for examination, who shall proceed
forthwith to examine the case.
SEC Is. Be it further enacted etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the commissioners of
election at each poll or voting place to keep
list of the names of the persons voting at
such poll or voting place, which list shall
be numbered from one to the end; and said
list of voters, with their names and mum
bers as aforesaid, shall be signed and sworn
to as correct by the commissioners imme
diately on closing of the polls, and before
leaving the place. and before opening the
box. If no Judge or justice of the peace, or
other person authorized to administer such
oath, be present to do so it may be admin
istered by any voter. The votes shall be
counted by the commissioners at each vOt-
ing place Immediately after closing the
election and without moving the boxes
from the place where the votes were re-
Geived, and the counting must be done in
the presence of any bystander or citizen
who may be present: Tally lists shall be
kept of the count, and after the count the
ballots counted shall be put back into the
box and preserved until after the next term
of the criminal or district court, as the case
may be, and in the parishes, except
Orleans, the commissioners of election, or
any one of them selected for that purpose,
shall carry the box and deliver it to the
clerk of the district court, who shall pre-
serve the same as above required; and in
the parish of Orleans the box shall be de-
liveTed to the clerk of the First District
Court for the parish Of Orleans, and be kept
by him as above directed.
SEC. H. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in case the right of any person TO vote Is
challenged, the commissioner of election
shall have power to administer Oaths and
affirmations to persons offering to vote at
any election conducted by them, and to
examine such persons under oath touching
their right TO vote at such election, and IN
all cases the commissioners OF election shall
appoint one Of their number to keep d rec
ord Of the voters during the election, aud
another to receive the vOteBi and, whenever
q vote is received, the commissioner OF cleo
ton keeping the record shall call the name
of the voter aloud, and shall mark the letter
V opposite said name on the record.
SEC. Is. B8 it further enacted, etc. That
al! supervisors OF registration, commission
ers of election, and officers attending super
vsers Of registration, or commissioners
of election, shall be free from arrest dur
ing the time Of registf0GOn, or OF the revi-
sion of the registration, or of holding the
election, or in going to or returning from
she place OF registration, or poll, or voting
place, unless he or they shall be charged
with an offen8e punishable with death, or
imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all proper expenses incurred for the rent of
polling or voting places, and the hire of
furniture, ana for incidental expenses nee
essary for holding the election, shall, upon
of 0f a HatajlaH TIaTpnf
duly sworn by the officer directed to pro
cure the same, be paid By the authorities of
the city of New Orleans, or of the parish,
as the case may be, in which the elections
are held.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That
no person shall be permitted to vote at any
election TO be held in this State who has not
been duly registered as qualified voter in
accordance with law.
SEQ. l8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any voter shall vote in the parish wherein
he resides, except in the parishes of Or
leans and Jefferson, wherein he shall vote
at the election pr8cincs in which he shall
be registered voter.
SIC. 10, Be it further enacted, etc, That
all the names Of persons voted for by each
voter shall be written or printed on one tick
ct on which the names of the persons voted
for, together with the Office for which they
are voted for, shall be accurately specified,
and should two or moro tickets be folded
together the tickets so folded shall be re-
ieGted, provided that no person shall be al
lowed to vote for ward OF municipal offices
except in the ward or municipality in
which he resides. The commissioners of
election shall require every person offering
to vote, to exhibit his certificate Of regis
tration, and when the vote of such person
is received the commissioners of election
shall write on or stamp on such certificate
or affidavit, the word "voted, /" and the date
of the vote, which shall be signed by one Of
the commissioners, and any person being