New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-29
LAWS or THE STATE or LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
no. 89.
An ACE

tie freedom and purity of eleciOns; to pre-
I scribe the mode of making returns there
7 of; to provide for the election of return
! ing officers and defining their powers and
duties; to prescribe The mode Of entering
on the rolls of the Senate and House OF
Representatives; and to enforce article
! one hundred and three of the constitution.
| SGCTIoN !. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House Of representatives. Of the state
| of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
| That all elections for State, parlsh ana Jual-
| oial officers. members of the General AS
se,nbIv. and for members of Congress, shall
| ha held On the first Monday in November;
and said election shall be. styled the gen
| eraI elections. They shalt be held in the
manner and form and subject to She regula-
| tjons hereinafter prescribed, and no other
SIC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| five persons, to be- elected by the Senate
| from all political parties shall be the re-
| turning officers for all elections IN the State,
| q majority of whom shall constitute quo
| rum, and have power to make the returns
| Of all elections. In case OF any vacancy DY
| death, resignation, or otherwise, by either
| of the board, then the vacancy shall be
| flied by the residue of the board of re-
| turning officers. The returning officers
shall, after each election. before entering
| on their duties, take and subscribe 20 the
| following oath before judge OF the Su-
| preme or any district court:
I, A. H., do solemnly swear tof athrm)
| that | will faithfully and diligently perform
| the duties of q returning officer as pre-
soRibed by law; that will carefully ana
! honestly canvass and compile the statements
| of tho votes, and make e true and correct
return of the election. SO help me God.
Within ten days after the closing of tho
| election said returning officers shall meet
| in New Orleans to canvass and compile the
| statement of votes made by the comm 8
| siOners of election, and make returns OF the
election TO the Secretary OF state. Ihey
shall continue in session until such returns
! have been compiled. The presiding officer
shall, at ouch meeting, open, III the presouC@
of the said returning officers the state
ments Of the commissioners of election, and
the said returning officers shall, from sald
statements, canvass and compile the returns
Of the election in duplicate; one copy OF such
returns they shall file in the office OF the Sec
rotary Of State and of ono copy they shall
make public proclamation by printing in
the official journal and such other
newspapers SO they may deem proper, de-
cIaring the names of all persons and officers
I voted for the number of votes Top each
| person and che names of the Pera0Ds who
have been duly and lawfully elected. The
return Of the election thus made and pro
mulgated shah he prima facie evidenc" IN
All GOuIS VI yllHGLCD ilAu SVAHAO ~A ~ VA
officers until set aside after p contest
according to law, o$ the right of any person
named therein to hold and exercise the
Office to which ne shall by such return be
declared elected. The Governor shall,
within thirty days thereafter, Issue com.
missions to all officers thus declared elected,
who are required by Law TO be com
missl0ne6.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Il tIEtI
ing officers shall observe che following or
der: Yhav shall compile first the staJe-
ments SronB all polls or voting places at
which there shall have been taiP, Tree and
DeaceabIe registration and election. When
ever, from any poll or voting place, there
shall be received the statement OF any gu
peryisor of registration or commissioner of
election, in form as acquired og section
tweDty-siU Of this act, on affidavit Of three
or more citizens, of any riot, $uninIt :, acts Of
giOence, intimidation, armed disturbance,
bribery or corrupt influences, which pre-
vented, or Sended TO prevent, "a falr, Tree
and DeaCeable vote OF alb qualified electors
entitled TO vote at such poll or voting place,
such returning officers shall noe canvass,
cOunS OF compile the statement OF Notee
from Quch poll OT voting place until the
statements from all other polls or voting
places shall have been canyassed and COM
piled Che returning officers Shall then pro
coed Co investigate the statements OF not.
tumuIt, acts of violence, intimidation,
armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt lDttu-
ences at any such poll or voting place; ana
if fr0m She evidence OF such statement they
shall be convinced thas such yiot, tumult,
acts Of violence, intimidation, armed dr.
&urbance, bribery, or corrupt Influences dld
noe materially interfere with the purity and
freedoms Sf phe election at suCn poll or ECS'
ing place, or did not prevent sufficient
number Of qualified voters thereat from
Registering or voting 90 materially chang"
she YeBult OF che election, then, an4 MOT
stherwise, said returning officers shall can
ya8s aud compile the vote OF such poll or
voting place With shOse previously can
yassed and compiled hut if said returning
officers shall not be fully satisfied thereof,
il shall be Sheir duty 70 examine further
testimony IN regard thereto, and 10 Tins eat!
thew shall have power to send Tor perH0Hs
and papers. If. after such examination.
the said returning officers, shall be con
viuoed that said riot, tumnlt acts .!
violence intimidation, armc3 disturb
aHce. bribery or corrupt influences
did materialIy Interfere with the purity and
freedom Of the election at such poll OF
voting place, or did prevent sufficient
number of the qualified %leCt0rs thereat
from registering and voting 20 materially
change the Tesult of the election, then tn"
said returning officer shall not canvass or
compile the statement OF the votes OF huCh
poll or voting place, but shall exclude 1t
froIs their returns: provided, that any peg
son Interested in said election by reason %
heinp \ candidate SoP Office shall be allowed
q hearing before said returning officers upon
making application within the time SLOWED
for tho forwarding Of the returns OF SAID
election.
SEC. 3. BE 10 further enacted etc. That
elections for Representatives. IN General as
sembly shall be- held On the first Monday 0t
November, one thousand eight hundred and
seyentv-tvo, and eEery two yesrs ihereat-
ter, and all elections to supply the place III
Senators in che General Assembly, whose
term Of service shall have expired. shall
be- held at the same time as herein pro
vidcd fop the election of Representative.
SEQ 5. BE it further enacted, etc, That
all elections shsil be held in each parish ri
the several election polls or voting places
90 bo established az il heT6Insttes pre-
scribe8.
SEC. g. BE it further enacted etc. That
all elections shall be completed IL enc day.
and the polls shall be kept open az each
DOLL or voting place from the hour of slx IN
che morning until elk o'clock il the after-
noon.
SIC. ?. BE iS further enacted. etc. That
each parish IN the state, except the par
ishes Of Orleans and Jefferson, Is hereby
tiRcd as an election precinct, and the police
juries she'll direc: what number Of polls op
soting places shall be established in each
precinct; shall Ak the places of holding the
election, and appoint commissioners of eiec-
ton for each poll or voting place. FOE the
parish of Orleans. each ward OF the city
Os New Orleans shall constitute precinct
and the City Council shall fix the voting
places in each precinct. and appoint