American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19
ELECTION NOTICE.

IN accordance with law General
L Election Will be held in Madison
county, on
NoU. 5, 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 tho following precincts in
said county:
Canton-twO boxes.
SharOn-One box.
Sulphur Springs-one box.
Camden-One box.
Breckville-One box.
Calhoun Station-one box.
Madison StatiOn-One box.
LivingstOn-One box.
Vernon-One box.
Central Academy-one 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
icating liquors permitted to be sold, bar
tered, or given away, or drank at any store,
saloon, tavern, restaurant, stea mboat, not
running, or wharfboat at q 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 intex-
icated rioters 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 (beiug
permitted while in such custody, to vote),
| until the polls shall be duly closed, or I'M
til they are entirely sober, quiet, orderly.
peaceable aud well behaved; and the
registrars and inspectors of the election
| are hereby made cOnservators of the pea,s
| 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 police and peace officers are required
| 20 faithfully execute these provisions AID
others; to preserve the peace, freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalties
| prescribed in the penal code for any
| elect of such duties and said registrars
or inspectors shall, when necessary, cali
upon any or all citizens to and them il
| these requirements and all PERSONS. in
| formed of any neglect or violation of these
! requirements, shall give notice to the dis
triet attorney and other proper officers
| thereof. A space of thirty feet in every
direction from the polls shall lie kept open
aud clear CT all persons, exceD. two chai-
iengeis of good conduct aud behavior r.
| selected by each party, to detect and chai
.euge Illegal voters and the voter. shall
approach the polls from one di-eetion. line,
or door or passage, and depart in enoth n,
AS nearly opposite es convenient. A copy
of this section shall be published and post
ed. with the notice of any general or spe
CT al election
Special attention is also called to the
following Section 1854, of the Registration
laws:
The Board of Registration, Ia ell 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 traudu-
lently contriving to prevent any person
entitled thereto from registration; creating
riots, disturbances or quarreis AZ the place
of registration, or 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 Cede, M
said Registrars are empowered to call on
all Sheriffs, Constables and their Deputies.
and all other Peace officers, and when ne
cessary, other citizens, to aid and assist
them in enforcing the laws and public
peace, and suppress disturbances and pre-
vent. the offences enumerated; and this
Section shall be published and posted with
every 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 10Th. Both and 31st; November
LIST and End, for the purpose of re-
vising the books and registering
those persons who have not already
done so.
Fl. r. SMITH,
r. j. CUNNINGHAM,
E. II. LUITWIELER,
Registrars.
Canton, Oct. IL, 1872. 4w