New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-13

first, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to
June first, eighteen hundred and sixty nine,
that of a fOurth-class clerk in the Fifth
Auditors Office, one hundred and fifty dol
lars, or 50 much thereof as may be Heces-
saryo
For folding documents ana material for
the same, eight thousand dollars.
For labor, eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eight thousand
dollars; furniture and repairs, five nun
bred dollars; for fuel, oil, and cotton waste,
for heating apparatus, one thousand uohdES
for the current fiscal year. r.,.Co.
For the expenses Of the Joint Select Com
mittee on alleged outrages III the Soutnern
States. the sum Of one thousand FOUR nun
dred and sixty-three dollars and twenty
five cents. said sum to be carried for the
purpose 10 the contingent fund OF the
Senate. nrcr.nx.
For defraving the expenses Of the courts
of the United States, including the District
of Columbia; for Jurors and witnesses, and
expenses Of suits in which the United States
are concerned, of prosecutions for Otfenses
committed against the United States; tor
the safe-keeping OF prisoners; and tor the
expenses which may be incurred in the
enforcement Of the act, relative to the
ty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, or any acts amendatory thereof or
supplementary thereto, three million two
hundred thousand dollars, Of which sum
two hundred thousand dollars shall beavail-
able for the expenses incurred during the
present fiscal year, the said act beng here
by supplemented and amended so as to fur
Their provide as follows: THAT whenever, IN
any county OK parish, in any congressional
district, there shall be ten citizens thereof
| of good standing who, prior to any fegistra-
ton of voters for an election for Represent
alive in Congress. or prior 20 any election
| at which a Representative in Congress is to
| be voted for, shall make known, IN writing,
TO the Judge of the circuit court of the
| United States for the district wherein such
| county or parish is situate. their desire 20
| have said registration or election both
| guarded and scrutniZed, it shall be the
| duty of the said Judge of the circuit court,
! within not less than ten days prior to said
| registration or election, as the case may be,
to open the said court at the most con-
venient point in said district; and the said
! court, when so opened by said judge, shall
! proceed to appoint and commission, from
| day to day, and from time to time, and I'M
der the hand of the said judge, and under
| the seal of said court, for such election dis
| trict or voting precinct in said congress
! siOnal district, as shall in the manner herein
| prescribed, have been applied tor, and to
! revoke, change or renew said appoint
| ment from time to time two citizens, resi-
| dents of said election district or voting
| precinct in said county or parish, who shall
| be Of different political parties, and able to
read and write the English language, and
who shall be known and designated as SD
! pervisors OF election; and the said court,
| when opened by the said judge as required
| herein, shall, therefrOm and thereafter and
up to and including the day following the
| day of the election, be always open tor the
! transaction Of business under this act; and
| the powers and jurisdiction hereby granted
and conferred shall be exercised as well in
vacation as term time; and a Judge, sitting
at chambers shall have the same powers
and jurisdiction, including the power of
keeping order and of Furnishing any con
tempt of his authority, as when sitting in
the court; provided, that no compensation
shall be allowed to the supervisors herein
authorized to be appointed, except those
! appointed in cities or towns or twenty thou
| sand or more inhabitants. And no person
son shall be appointed under this act as
! supervisor of election who is not at the
! time of his appointment qualified voter
| of the county, parish. election district, or
voting precinct for which he is appointed.
| And no person shall be appOinted deputy
| marshal under the act OF which this IS
| 40 80 ~ lie ,,,noi,1tme,t in tho co1ntv
TIa,.;sI 1is+rn+ ~, procinnt in which his in,
P"Li@I, 10 49, fPlE 9J sao+ia ~
IN ~ az II ~ 20 ~ tr%nb Al i an amend
| ment shall be construed to authorize and
| require the circuit courts of the United
| onI onnoirt 9s soon "a NAV he after the
| passage OF this act the commissioners pro
TiGe1 for in said section In All cases in
Trbic6 eTch annoin+1nnnte have NOT aIrpad V
| bepn made in conformitv Herewith. And
the third section Of +he Act IN which this is
an amandment shall he taken and construed
! to authorize each of the Judges Of the cir
! cult courts Of the United States to desig-
nate one or more of the Judges of the dis
trict courts within his circuit to discharge
the duties arising under this act or the act
| to winch This Il an amendment And the
words ..any person" in section four Of the
act of Nav thirty-first. eighteen hundred
and seventy. shall be held to include any
officer or other person having powers or
duties of an official character under this
act or the act to which this is an amend
ment: provided. that nothing in this sec
ton shall be so construed as to authorize
the appointment OF any marshals or dep.
uty marshals in addition to those hereto
fore authorized by law; and provided fur
Their that the SUPERVISORS herein provided
for shall have no power or authority to
make arrests or to perform other duties
than to be in the immediate presence of the
officers holding the election, and to witness
all their proceedings, including the count
inc of the votes and the making of return
thereof And so mucb of said sum herein
appropriated as NAV be necessary for said
slDplfmental and amendatory provisions is
hereby appropriated from and after the
reassare of This act
For the support and maintenance Of con