American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-02
ELECTION NOTICE.

n accordance with law a General
L Election Will he held in Madison
county, on
Tuesday, Nor. 3, 1872,
for the purpose of electing Electors
for President and Vice President of
the United States, and one Repre-
sentative in Congress for the 4th
Congressional District OF the State
of Mississippi.
The said General Election will be
held at the following precincts in
said county:
CantOn-twO boxes.
SharOn-One box.
Sulphur Springs-one box.
Can:den-One box
Breckville-oneb box.
Calhoun StatiOn-One box.
Madison StatiOn-one box.
LivingstOn-One box.
VernOn-One box.
Central Academy-oneb box.
Special attention is directed to Article 3,
Section 3s7 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 367. All places for retailing intoxi-
eating liquors, in the several counties in
this State, shall be closed, and no iutox-
ica;ing liquors permitted to be sold bar
tered, or given away, or drank at any store,
saloon, tavern, restaurant, steamboat, not
running, or wharfboat at a landing, or
place of business therein, from twelve
o'clock of the proceeding until twelve
O'Clock of the succeeding night, of any
general or special election (; and all intox-
icat cd RI
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 10 custody (be ing
permitted while in such custody, to vete),
until the polls shall be duly closed, or I'M
til they are entirely sober, qniet, orderly.
peaceable and well behaved; and the
registrars and inspectors of the election
are hereby made cOnservators of the pes.a
at their precinct. and such conservators of
the peace sheriffs, and their deputies, and
all police officers appointed to guard. or
be present at the polls and place of cleo
tiOh, city marshals, their deputies, and all
other pc ice aud peace officers are required
70 faithfully execute these provisions and
others; to preserve the peace, freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalties
prescribed in the penal code for any ne
eject of such duties and said registrars
UT inspectors sudii, WueH necessary, CHl',
upon any or all Citizens to aid them in
these requirements; and all persons, in
formed of any neglect or violation of these
requirements, snail give notice to the dis
triet attorney and other proper officers
thereof A space of thirty feet in every
direction from the polls shall be kept open
and clear of all persons, except two chal-
lengeis of good conduct and behavior
selected by each party, to detect and chal
ienge illegal voters ; and the voters shall
approach the polls from one direction, line,
or door or passage, and depart in anoth IT,
as nearly opposite as conveni.nt. A copy
Of this section shall he published and post
ed. with the notice of any general o spe
ci al election
Special attention is also called to the
following Section 354, of the Registration
laws:
The Board of Registration, iu all matters
pertaining to their Registration, shall be
conservators of the peace, and empowered
to arrest and cause to be imprisoned in
the county jail when necessary, all persons
obstructing or preventing their registra-
ton, intimidating, threatening or fraudu-
lently contriving to prevent any person
entitled thereto from registration; creating
riots, disturbances or qusrrels at the place
of registration, otherwise interfering
Herewith. to prevent or delay the Regis
trars IN the discharge OF their duty, AMI
all such Offences shall be punished as mis-
demeanors under the Criminal Code, and
said Registrars are empower to call on
all Sheriffs, Constabes and their Deputies,
and all other Peace officers, and when ne
cessary, other citizens, to aid and assist
them in enforcing the laws aud public
peace, and suppress disturbances and pre-
vent the offences enumerated and this
Section shall be published and posted with
everv notice to hold its registration.
The Registration Books will
be opened at the court house in the
city of Canton for five days, Octo-
Der both. 3Oth and 31st; November
LIST and End, for the purpose of re-
vising the books and registering
those persons who have not already
done so.
III. r. SMITH,
II. j. CUNNINGHAM,
e. III. LUITWIELER,
Registrars.
Canton, Oct IL. 1872 4w