New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-28

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same manner as if they had been appointed
as provided for regular appointment OF
commissioners by this act. Any one of the
commissioners shall be authorized to adj
minister the oath to the other commission
ers. The commissioners of election for the
several wards in the city of New Orleans
shall be appointed by the Mayor and Ad-
ministrators Of the city of New Orleans.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the commissioners Of
election to receive the ballots of all legal
voters, who shall offer to vote and deposit
the same in the ballot box to be provided
. Tor that purpose, the commissioners shall
deposit the ballot Of each voter in the bal
lot box in the full and convenient view OF
the voter himself
SEC. ~. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in all cases the vote of the person offering
to vote shall be taken from the hand of the
voter by one of the commissioners OF cleo
| ton, and any commissioner Of election re-
.ceiying a vote from the hands of any per
son other than the voter, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeaDOr, and upon cOnyic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars. nor more than three
| hundred dollars and any person taking a
vote from voter for the purpose of hand
ing the same to the commissioner of cleo
ton, shall be deemed guilty Of a inside
| meanOr, and upon conviction thereof, shall
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Llfiod sIaiI m tho i't 70
danosit bis an 14ota in H. baIlo+ bnT Viii
his own hand.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any commissioner of election, constable,
police officer, or election officer, who shall
see any person taking from the hands of a
FoCef ms oallot Win lLIehV 10 pass IL 10 Ihe
com LnlsSiohors OF eieeiloL' VI aIUo.l Jung So
10 pass sucH oaiIo'' spaIi lotInw'I ~ atle ,s
such person ahI convey Mn aV ie9ot one
quarter OF n4il6 from Inc p9lls, anu htep
MN tnere under guard unliI Ine CLOSE VI
the poll nm
SEC IL BE II lurthef enacted ETC. lhat
the commissioners OF eiect!on snail preserve
order ana oecofufn al 'ho elecIloh' ana
shau commit TO prison. Of II al any pace
over one mile from the parish PRISON, 10 tile
CUSTODY OF an omcef' VINO shaIl convey Tue
prisoner 10 place a0 leasc q quarter . VI d
milo from the poIs, any dlsofueFiy person
or persons, tor q term not to extend beyond
the hour OF closing the polls; PROVIDED, ne
pc permitted 10 Note DeIofe oelng lihpIis-
| Oned. 1t shall be the duty OF the commls-
siOners OF election. or any OF them, to issue
warrant forthwith tor the arrest OF Such
person or persons, and the 0thcef MAKING
the arrest shall commit such person or per,
sons as ABOVE PROVIDED uhul the GIo5e ..
the polls. Such warrants may pc directed
to any sheriff, constable or pollce o1hcer,
and shall be executed immediately by such
officer. AS soon as practicable alter the
closing OF the polls, such person OF persons
| shall be brought before the proper naglS-
trate for examination, who shall proceed
forthwith to examine the case.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted, etc. That
it shall be the duty OF the COMMISSIONERS OF
election at each poll Or voting place TO Keep
| list OF the names OF The persons v0tm5 al
such poll or voting place, which list snail
be numbered from one 10 the ehu' anu sttiu
list OF voters, with tncir names anu mum
bers as aforesaid shall be slgned anu sworn
| 10 as correct oy the COMMISSIONERS ihtl0-
| dlattly on closing OF tue PoiIS, anu oe1ofo
| leaving the place, and before opening the
box Ii no Judge or lustlce OF tne peace or
| othef person au1hofIzeu ~ ADMINISTER SUcn
! oatn, pc present 10 90 80 IL may 10 "IIliN-
! lstered by any F0ter. Inc votes HhalI oV
| counted by the commissioners az eacn VOC
| ing place lmrnedlately altef GlQslhg tue
/ elecuon ana without moving fu6 poAeS
| from the place where Inc FoteS were Le'
ceiyed, and the counting mus6 DC Done III
tne presence Vi any o4SIaIuGr oi C13i"I ~
! VINO may Do present, 1ahy llSts 9hali oe
KEPT Oh Uho count; anu dlCec Clio ScunV t tno
oalIots counted 6ilall 9e pun PACK Into . Tue
Oe1 anu pIeSeT'eu unttt %lCeL tiio n4ro ~
VI Cue Gliiiiiiiti VI S0ui = S'9 'C ,-+
may DC, anu ~ til0 PallsH 'I "--o7'U
OfIeahS' tne com 81 Slec,lon' VI
any one " Cnein iot e@G Pui P" ~,
sildIl carry VBe poA anu ueItH q ~ ~ JIG
ch5ih " INC ul9'llo' Soul' |, w. Sl'l1 =
serve t!lJ saiL6 as sp"tS te4"i, 0o1ii ~ IL
Ihe PaIlSn o. CEletlS SnG Oo1 hn@It De W.
lNeIsu =" Ilo tl?l - Cno 'toC = 10
So4fV lol tlie pai5?ll " ~ "li'A az 81 ~
! "S hlih as d , S SllIGoVou' III,
SEC. ~ ho II iuFtneF eLldcteu' "ie'' AASt
10 case lne t ~ o. anS PeIson e. Io,s Is
Uuo VI ,I'l1
enalI nave po"sl w az 'li list: u"sno Gnu
"nlI ~ p9lsou2 , olol " '",J ~
any election conducted ~ 9 mem .i anu 10
examine sNch persons unuoL o"!n DouohiGS
t1 I !" VOC az sucn " an ~
aIl cases Une commissioners " o'GetIoH 'HaIi
appoint one Vi th6lt HulnoGl " Keep -" Ie'1
ora OF Ihe NoIefS curing ING e5ectiCn, anu
auolhet 10 feGelVV tlS Votes @!"' "l0Ho Yer q
Vote Is received, 1he colIlL5SSloIleL VI vice
non Keeping Une record Sliail c@il Cne nate
OF the Fotef aloud anu shall marx Inc 'e''e'
oPPosiIe 5al: ]. Hal4e On me tegoLu.
Of, of conIssnn
or.s ~ oIoo+io, ana Ctf,nars a+tan1inrr eI1nar
so We ~ ral';"+ra+;nn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
oF o1ao+io,, s5lIi Ia fraa from a1.ras+ am
;n, +La +irna Of ~aTip+ration or If tLe ravi-
sion If tLe rnois+r9tion or of h0ldino the
o1oo+;on or IN aoinIs to or rnturninp from
49, ,iIndo " ra,,?s+ra3io,1 Nv roll nr ?so+in1,
nIocP TnIoas he nv tbav shall ba CHARGED
Py-;+I ~, ltfT ,,In;sIotlo WITH 6oatb or
", ir; %, 81 pon;ten+iarv
'nl 81 i6 Do - fart1,ar anaa+ed arc vha+
al I,ronar ayna,,see incnrrad far the ronf OF
N.Y. ~ Ito, ,,]noos on5 +bo L;ro Of
t,Ir,'i+97ro onC I'm incidan+aI ovnnneaa nan-
asearv for bCIdinr the election shall nnon
,,Tssnn+o+ion NJ. a Gatailnd acoo7nt thereof