American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-23
11aiIroo0 election.


l, WM. BIECK, President Of 49,
Board OF Supervisors of MadisOn
county, Mississippi. do hereby give
notice that "A vote of the qualified
voters of Madison county will he
taken at all the election precincts
of said county, on
Saturday, the 30ih day Of March, 1872,
on the question of Subscription
or No Subscription of the Bonds
of the County of Madison to the
New Orleans, jackson and Great
Northern Railroad Company to the
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars,
said Bombs to be issued to said
Company upon the completion of
twenty miles of their road North,
from Kosciusko:
And l do also hereby give notice
that in pursuance of an Order of the
Board of Supervisors, made on the
9th day of March, 1872, that vote
ct the qualified voters of Madison
county will be taken on the same
day, the 3OM day Of March, 1872, at
all the election precincts of Madison
county, on the question of Sub
scriptiOn OF No Subscription of
the Bonds of said county of Matli-
son TO the Vicksburg, Canton and
YazOo City Railroad Company to
the amount of Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars:
And hereby direct that the said
Election, OH the said day, be con-
Quoted in all things, in accordance
with the election laws of the State
of Mississippi, and under the gener-
al supeiintendence and direction of
the Bord OF Registration of said
county.
The attention of all persons is
hereby called to the following law,
which is required to be published
with Election notices
ARTICLE III.
Regulations to preserve peace and order
and facilitate legal voters at The
Section /. All places for retailing in
toxicating liquors, in the several counties
in this State, shall be closed, and no n
toxicating liquors permitted to be sold,
bartered or given away, or drank ct Any
store, tsvern, saloon, restaurant, steam
boat not running, or Mharfboai at IA isad-
ing or place of business tberin. from twelve
O'Clock of tue preceding until twelve O'Clock
the succeeding night, of any general or
special election and all intoxicated riot
ers or disorderly persons, disturbing .be
peace, by noise or violence, in the city,
Town, or place where the election shall be
held, shall be rested, placed in Jail, or
otherwise kept in custody (being permitted
while in such custody to vote,) until the
polls shall be duly closed, or until they
are eniirely scher, quiet, orderly, peace
able and well behaved and the registrars
and inspectors of the election are hereby
made couseryaiors of the peace at their
districts and precincts; and all ouch con-
SENATORS of the peace. sheribs and their
deputies, and police officers appointed TO
guard or be present at the polls and place
of election, city marshals, their deputies,
an all other police and peace officers, are
required to faithfully execu these provis-
ions, and others to preserve the peace,
freedom and puri,y nf elections. under the
penalties prescribed in the penal code. of
any neglect of such duties and said reg
> istrars or inspectors shall, when necessary,
: call upon any. or all citizens to aid them in
these requirements; aud all persons ia
formed of any neglect or violation OF the se
requirements, shall give notice to the Dis
trict Attorney, and other proper officers
thereof A space of thirty feet. in every
direction from the polls, shall be kept open
and clear of ali persons, except two chai-
Iengers CT good conduct and behavior. Sc
lecied by each party to detect and challenge
illegal voters; and the voters shall ap-
proach the polls from one direction, line or
door, or passage; and depart in anuthfS as
nenrly opposite as convenient. copy OF
this section shall 6e published and posted
with the notice of any general or special
election.
The hours for voting will be from o'clock
NJ. until O'Clock p. NJ. on the day of cleo
ion.
Legal voters will be allowed to vote in the
District in which they registered. upon exhib-
iting their registration papers.
The returns of said election will he made
to the Board OF Supervisors, at the Courthouse
in Canton on Wednesday. April 3rd 1872
The Board of Registrars OF the county are
hereby ordered to open the registry books OF
The county at Canton. five days before said
election, and keep them open tor three sue
cess.ve days.
WIN. BRECK,
President Board Of Supervisors
Whereas, The Board of Super
visOrs having notified the Board of
Registrars of the Special Election,
) ordered to be held in the County oil
Madison, on the
30M dag of March, 1872,
in reference to the subscriptions by
said county to the Capital Stock of
: the New Orleans, jackson s. Great
Northern Railroad Company, and
the Vicksburg, Canton and YazOo|
City Railroad, we do hereby give|
notice, as Re- istrars of said county,
that the said Election will be held.
on the day above designated, at the|
following places:
DISTRICT No. Canton.
= DISTRICT No. 2-Nernon.
DISTRICT No. 3-LivingstOn.
&" &c /" Calhoun Station
DISTRICT No. 4-SharOn.
DISTRICT No. 5-Camden.
:. . Breckvil
The Board of Registrars " i'll open
.heil Office at the Courthouse, i'll
the city OF Canton, on the
, 18th, 2GiA and 9th days Of March,
to give certificates of registration to
all persons qualified, who have not
vet received the same.
HENRY Il. SMITH,
, NJ. Ii. MCMICKEN, Registrars.
Z. I'll. LUITWIELER,
March s, 1872. I'd