New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23

the commissioners of election at each pol
or voting place within his parish correc
and duly certified list, written or printed
in alphabetical order, of all the registered
| voters, and the number OF the certIhcate O
registration of each voter of the precinct II
which the poll or voting place may be slt
| uated and it shall be the duty OF the com
| missiOners of election, as soon as Y0tel
has deposited his vote, to erase his name
from said list. ANY person, except the com
| missi0ners OF election, who shall mark, dis
figure or erase any part OF SAID list, shai
be Immediately arrested and confined unit
the CLOSE of the polls. 1t is made the duty
of all supervisors of registration, commits
sioners of election and public officers to en-
force the penalty of this section.
SEC, % BE it further enacted, etc, That
the sheriff of each parish shall furnish tC
the commissioners Of election at each pol
or voting place within his parish boz
| sufficient to contain the votes to be given al
| such place. Such boxes shall be SO bouno
| with iron bands that the same can not be
opened, except by the locks, without break
| ing such bands and such boxes shall each
| be FINISHED with a good lock and key
! The expenses for such boxes, on the presen
| tation by the sheriff of specific account
| sworn by him to be correct, shall be paid
! by the city or parish as the case may be:
| SEC. "a Be it further enacted, etc, That
| all elections be held in this State to I'LL
any vacancies shall be conducted and man
! aged and returns thereof shall be made in
! the same manner as is provided tor general
| elections.
SIC, IS. Be it further enacted, etc. That
! it shall be the duty of the Governor to
| commission all officers elect except mem
| bers of the General Assembly, the Governor
| and the members of the police jury.
| SEC 26. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| in any parish, precinct, ward, city or town
| in which during the time of registration or
revision of registration, or on any day OF
| election, there shall be any riot, tumuLt
| acts of violence, Intimidation and disturb
ance, bribery or corrupt Influences at any
place within said parish, or at or near any
poll or voting place. or place of registra'
ton, or revision of registration. which riot,
tuInuIt, acts of violence, Intimidation and
disturbance, bribery or corrupt Influences
shall prevent, OF tend to prevent, a fair,
free. peaGeable and full vote of all the quail
flied electors OF said parish, precinct, ward,
city or town, it shall be the duty OF the
commissioners of election if such riot, tu-
multi, acts of violence. intimidation and dis
turb8nce, bribery or corrupt influences oc-
cur on the day of election, or of the super
vision Of registration OF the parish, If they
occur during the time of registration, or re-
vision Of registration, to make on duplicate
and under oath s. clear and full statement
of all the facts relating thereto and of the
effect produced by such riot, tumult, acts of
violence, intimidation and disturbances,
bribery or corrupt influences in preventing
a fair free, peaCeable and full registration
or election, and of the number Of qualified
voters deferred by such rios, tumult, acts
Of violence, intimidation and disturbance,
bribery or corrupt influences from register
ing or voting, which statement shall also be
corr0b0rated under oath by three respect
able citizens, qualified electors of the parish.
When such statement is made by De commits
siOner OF election or supervisor OF regis,
tration, he shall forward it in duplicate to
the supervisor of registration Of the parish,
if in the city OF New O.leaEs, to the Score
tary Of State. one copy OF which, II made
to the supervisor OF registration shall be
forwarded by him to the returning officers,
proyid d for in section two Of this t,When
he makes the returns of election IN his
parish His copy of said statement shall
be so annexed to his returns of elections by
paste, wax, or some adhesive substance,
that the same can be kept together, and the
other copy the supervisor of registration
shall deliver to the clerk Of the court of his
parish for the use OF the district attorney.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, etc, That
as soon as possible after she expiration of
the time of the making Of the returns OF the
election for Representatives i'll Congress, d
certific ate of the returns of the election for
such Representatives shall be entered on
record by the Secretary of State, and signed
by she Governor and copy thereof sub
sCribed by said officers shall be delivered to
the person so elected. and another copy
transmitted to the House Of Representa-
tives of the Congress of the United States.
direCSed to the clerk thereof.
SEC. %. BE it further enacted, etc, That
in case Of vacancy by death OF otherwise III
the said office Of Representatives in Con
gress between the general election, 1T shall
be the duty OF the Governor by proClama-
ton to Cause an election to be held accord
ing to law to fill the vacancy.
SEC. %. b. it further enacted, etc, That
in every year il which an election shall be
held for electors of President and Vice
Pre-iden OF the United States, such cleo
ton shall be held ut the time fixed by act
of Congress.
SEC 30 Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the seat of any Senator or Rep
restntative shall become vacant. and there
sh Ill be a session of the General Assembly
then sitting, or 80 be held before the next
general election, il shall be the duty OF the
Governor, within five days after such va
cancy has come to his knowledge IN any
credible shape, to issue his writ Of election,
directed to the supervisor or supervisors of
registration in and for the parish or par
ishes in which such vacancy may exist,
whose duty itshaIl be within three days after
it's receipt to give public notice that
an election will be held to fill such vacancy
on day to be named by them, which day
shall not be less than eight nor more than
fifteen days after the publication of such
notice, if such election be held during or
within fifteen days next preceding a session
Of the General Assembly; but, if not, then
the election shall be held not less than
twenty nor more than thirty days after the
publication of such notice, and shall be
held and conducted, and the returns thereof
made in the manner and form provided by
law for general elections.
SEC 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in all future elections for Senators, Repre-
sentatives, sherifs, eoroners, clerks OF the
district courts and other officers it there
should be an equal number of votes given
for two or more candidates for the same
office, the election for such Office or Offices
thus not filled, shall be again returned to
the people in the parish or district as the
case may be, public notice OF ten days to
be first given in the same manner as in the
general elections.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the provisions Of this act, except Is to the
time of holding elections, shall apply in the
election Of all officers whose election ID not
otherwise provided for.
SEQ. 80. Be it further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the duty Of the Governor, at
least six weeks before every general cleo
ton, to issue his proclamation giving notice
thereof, which shall be published in the
official journal Of the State, and copies
thereof forwarded to the several supervi-
sors of registration throughout the State.
SEC. "a. Be it further enacted, etc, That
notice of every general election held under
the provisions of this act shall be given at
least thirty days before the election by no.