Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-08

not found on the list Of voters furnished by the
board Of registration, except on = certificate
furnished by the beard Of registration for the
purpose OF correcting clerical errors. Tho only
question that can be considered by the Judges
Il name IL found on the list, will be the Identity
Of the person assuming II, or whether he IL the
person he claims TO be, II satisfied OF this, tho
vote should be received II In other respects
proper. The supetlnten dents cannot 20 back,
In any case, Of the list Of voters.
THE vOTtNG FOR DELKaATH TO THE HOUSE, OF
REPRESENTATIVES, OF TUE UNITED srATEs.
THIS must be by ballot. The ticket may bo
printed or written, and must contain the name
VI the office and candidate, or person voted TOR,
II must be folded, 60 that the name OF the per.
son voted for cannot he seen. As soon as re-
celyed, the ticket must be deposited in the
ballotbo
ron MEMBER or HoUsE OF pELBaArEs.
This must be by ballot The ticket may be
printed or written, and must contain the name
u the office and candidate, or person voted for
Il must he folded, 30 that the name Of the per.
son voted for cannot be seen. As soon as re
celved, the ticket must DO deposited in the
ballot box
RECEPTION oP rtcKErs.
The law requires that O0e OF the superIntend.
ents shall receive the tickets. This duty may
be assigned to different superintendonts during
the course Of the election. The superintendent
who receives the ticket, on doing so, must call
| aloud the name Of tho person voting.
TIVE voTER's NAMR.
When the name Of person Offering to vote Ia
called aloud by the superintendent Nsslgaed to
that duty, another Of the superntende nts should
search for his name on the list OF voters IL
| found, II should DO 20 announced by him and al
once DO checked, or marked to Indicate that tho
person has voted.
DISPOSITION OF ruE TICKET.
The ticket should then 10 handed to the 70.
manning superintendent. who should deposit 1t
In the box, or this labor may he divided with tho
superintendent examining the list Of voters, OF
| receiving the ticket.
WRITING oF THE NANEs or VOTERS nv THE
CLERKS.
when the superintendent who receives tho
votes calls aloud the name Of the electOr, or
vote, the clerks must write down his name.
This must be done by each Of them, and not by
one Of them only. Separate lists Of the voters
must he kept by them. when they write down
the name Of the voter they must repeat the
| name before writing another. This Ia TO avoid
mistake, and to secure accuracy In their lists.
THE MANNER or OPENING AND COUNTING yOTFa
When the polls are closed, the superlntend.
thereof
| The clerks, when each ticket Is read must
write down In the form Of a tally an account
thereof. This will he done m what IL called the
taIly.llsL when all the votes are takon down,
they will he counted upon this list, and from ii
the returns will be made.
the RETURNa.
Two returns must be made out; one for Dele
| gate to the United States House OF Representa-.
lives, and one for member to the House Of Dele.
/ gates.
/ cast for each candidate. Care should he taken
correct.
THE TALLY. LIST AND RETuRNs.
| These the law requires to be furnished by the
| Governor. This will be done. There will be
| different tally.llsls; one for Delegate TO tho
| House OF Representatives Of the United States
and one for member Of the House Of Delegates
Of the Legislative Assembly.
| RETURNS.
| From the tallyllst so made out, the returns
/ will be made up. When the tally.llst Is com.
pleted, and the entire vote polled thus Ascer.
talned, the return can DO made out The re-.
| turns must be filled out with the aggregate
| number Of votes cast for each candidate, When
completed and signed and certified to, they must
/ be sealed 10 the proper envelope and directed
| TO the Governor. When the counting, tally.
lists, and returns are finished, the tickets must
be returned to the box from which they were
/ put IN II, with the tickets:
First. The list Of registered voters furnished
| superlntendents.
second. The lists kept by the clerks, certified
Third. The tally. list made out by them.
Fourth. copy OF the oaths Of the superIn.
tendents and Of the clerks.
| When these papers, with the tickets, are
placed In the box, II should be carefully locked
| aud sealed.
| CARK TO RE TAKEN INMAKINu Up THE RRTuRNs
Dare should he takon In making up returns
| correctly. Forty.elght hours is allowed by the
lak In which to make the returns; but It should
| be done as soon as possible. All the superin.
tendents, II possible, and In every case a major.
/ ity Of them, should accompany the sealed boxes
to the Office Of the Governor who will he In Ills
| office to receive them. II, In any case police
officers are desired, they viii bs furnished.
No Wrangling or contention should no allowed
| at the polls. Ths superintendent OF police will
issue orders to the force for their conduct on the
| day Of election, and an adequate number of Do
| llcemen will lie furnished to maintain order. II
= earnestly desired that everything shall he
HENRY u. Cooke
Governor Of the District Of Columbia.