New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-22

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or place where liquor is sold by the glass Of
bottle, which is open contrary to the pro
visions of the foregoing section within tn
limits therein prescribed, may III writing
order any police officer or constable to seiz
any such liquors, or any carriages or vessels
containing the same, or any booths or tentE
erected within said limits for the purpose o
exposing such Intoxicating liquors for sale
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
the constable or police officer to whom suci
orders shall be delivered shall thereupOi
seize all such liquor carriages, vessels ant
materials of any such tent or booth, anC
hold and detain the same until tWenty-fOul
hours after the close of the election; theI
to be delivered on demand to the owner OF
the person from whom they were taken, OF
the payment of ten dollars for the safe
keeping of said articles.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
if these effects be not thus demanded, the
same shall be sold at public auction by the
police officer or constable making the seiz
ure; and the proceeds of such sale, after
deducting costs of sale and safe-keeping,
shall be paid to the owner of the articles
sold or the person from whom the same
were taken.
SEC 80. 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 it
shall be the duty of the commissioners of
election to require every person whose
name appears on the registration books to
prove his identity if required by the com
| missiOners of elections; 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 a misdemeanOr and
| n thereof hp ar TD0
| 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
viction 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 a court, or deputy of any such
court, or any other person shall atfiX the
seal OF office, to any naturalization paper,
or commit the same to be affixed or give
out, or cause, or permit the same to be given
out. in blank whereby it NAV be fraudu-
lently used, or furnish a naturalization
certificate to any person who shall not have
been duly examined and sworn in open
court, i'll the presence of some of the Judges
thereof according to the act of Congress, or
shall aid in, connve at, or in any way permit
the issue of fraudulent naturalization GER
titicates he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
or if any one shall fraudulently use any
such certificate of naturalization, knowing
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 .misdemeanor, |
and either or. any Of the persons, their
aiders or abettors, guilty of either of the |
mlsdemeanors aforesaid shall, on convic- |
ton. be fined in sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars and imprisoned in the |
Penltentlerc tor period not exceeding
three days.
SEC. al. BE il further enacted, etc, That
if any person, on oath or affirmation in or
before any court in the State. or officer au-
thorized to administer oath, shall, to pro I
cure - certificate OF naturalization for him
self or any other person, willfully depose,
declare or affirm any matter 10 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
tlhcate 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
uicntly obtained, to take immediate meas
urcs fOr recalling the same for cancellation;
amt any person VIII" shall vote or attempt
70 vote on any paper Sc obtained, or who
shall in any way aid in, connive at, or nave
any agency whatever IN the issue, circula
zion or use Of any fraudulent naturalization
certificate shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanOrs and, upon conviction thereof,
shall undergo an imprisonment in the Peni-
Tertiary for not more than two years and
pay fine not more than one thousand dol
lars and one thousand dollars for every
such 0tfense. or either. OF both, at the dis
erection OF the court.
SEC. Il. BE it further enacted, etc, That
It all general elections the names of all can
tidateS 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
he ward and election precinct in which the
ticket is to be voted for shall be printed or
written on the outside fold thereof.
Sec -. Be it further enacted, etc, That /
upon the close of the polls on
he day OF election, the commissioners of
he election at each poll or voting place t
hall proceed to count the votes, as provided {
n section thirteen of this act, and after !
hey shall have so counted the votes and {
made list OF the names of all the persons {
'oted for, and the offices for which thew !
we're voted for, and the number of votes a
eceived by each, the number of bal G
OTIS contained in the box, and the number {
eJected, and the reasons therefor, duplicates | S
i such lists shall be made out, signed and Y
worn 20 Dy the commissioners of election | i
I each poll, and such duplicate lists shall il
e delivered, one to the supervisor of reg
'tratlon OF the parish. and one to the q
Jerk OF the district count of the parish, and +
I the parish OF Orleans, to the Secretary q
State. by one or all such commissioners =
I person, within twenty-four hours after y
ne closing OF the polls. 1t shall be the du. Fl
: OF the supervisors of registration, with. "
! twenty four hours after the receipt OF al! :
le~ returns tor the different polling places p
} consolidate such returns to be certified .
' correct by the clerk of the district "
)urt and forward the consolidated return. | -
18th the originals received by him to the p.
7tuEnlng officers provided f0r in section ~
NO OF this act, the said report and return. ~
be enclosed in an envelope Of strong :,
aper or cloth. securely sealed and for ~
arded by mail. He shall forward a coDv NJ
any statement as to violence or disturb ~
nee, bribery or corruption, or other ofFeuses ~
'eclhed IN section twentE-six of this act. II
any there be, together with all memo -
nda and tally lists used in making the f.
'unt, and statement of the votes ~ n;
SEC. H. Be it further enacted. etc. That VI
shall be the duty of the Secretary of -,
ate to transmit to the Clerk of the Housa al
Representatives and the Secretary of tbe y" 20
mate of the last General Assembly list 20 20
the names of such persons as, according ~
the returns shall have been elected to ~
Their branch of the General Assembly. 80
ID 1T shall DE the duty Of the said Clerk cf
ID Secretary to place the names of the W;
representatives. and Senators elect 81 fnr In -,
'hed upon the roll of the House and of
senate, respectively; and those Renra- 49,
natives and Senators whose names are A.
placed by the Clerk and Secretary no ~