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

4 CEC' DC IL IuEt16I enacted, ETC., 4QaL
| the supervisor of registration for each par
| ish throughout the State shall furnish to
| the commissioners of election at each poll
| or voting place within his parish correct
and duly certified list, written or printed,
! in alphabetical order, of all the registered
| voters, and the number of the certificate of
registration of each voter of the precinct in
which the poll or voting place may be sit
! uated, and it shall be the duty of the com
missiOners of election as soon as voter
| has deposited his vote, to erase his name
from said list. Any person, except the COM
! missioners of cleo who shall mark dis
figure or erase zart Of said list, shah
be Immediately & s2=tGand confined until
the close of the + 1t is made the duty
| of all supervlEs 5fregistration, commits
siOner 90 1eIe;Ei EllL3 cubic officers to en-
force tbs psGA , 71f. Il Jaeeti0n.
SEC. -. BE IT turtneT enacted, etc, That
the sheriff of each parish shall furnish to
the commissioners of election at each poll
or voting place within his parish a box
| sufficient to contain the votes to be given at
| such place. Such boxes shall be so bound
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 f FINISHED with a good lock and key.
| The expenses for such boxes, on the presen-
! tation BY the sheriff OF a specific account,
sworn by him to be correct, shall be paid
! by the city OF parish as the case may be-
| SEC. "A. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| all elections be held in this State to ill
any vacancies shall be conducted and mau-
| aged and returns thereof shall be made in
| the same manner as is provided Tor general
elections.
| SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| it shall be the duty of the Governor TO
| commission all officers elect except mem
| beers Of the General Assembly, the Governor
and the members of the police jury.
SEC &c. 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 regiStrat ton, which riot,
| tumult, acts of violence. intimidation and
| disturbance bribery or corrupt Influences
shall prevent, Or tend to prevent, a fair,
! free, peaceable 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
| turbance, bribery or corrupt influences Uc-
| cur on the day Of election, or Ot the super
! vision of registration of the parish, it they
!
vision of registration, to make on duplicate
| and under oath Il Slear 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 disturbances,
bribery or corrupt influences from register
ing or votingo which statement shall also be
cOIrOborated under oath by three respect.
able citizens. qualified electors OF the parish.
When such statement is made by q commits
sionPr of election or q supervisor OF regis
frationo he shall forward it in duplicate 20
the supervisor of registration OF the parish,
if in the city of New Orleans, TO the Secre-
tary OF State. one copy OF which. if made
to the supervisor of registration shall be
forwarded by him 70 the returning officers,
provided for in section two of this act, when
he makes the returns OF election in his
parish His copy OF said statement stall
be 50 annexed to his RETURNS of elections by
paste, wax, or some adhesive substance.
that the same can he kept together, and the
other copy the supervisor of registration
shall deliver 10 the clerk of the court of his
parish for the use of the district attorney.
SEC. u. Be it further enacted, etc, That
as soon as possible after the expiration Of
the time of the making of the returns OF the
election for Representatives. in Congress.
certificate of the returns OF the election Tor
such REPRESENTATIVES shall be entered ON
record by the Secretary Of State, and signed
bg the Governor, and a copy thereof sub
scribed by said officers shall be delivered TO
Tho person SO elected, and another copy
transmitted to the House of Representa-
tives of the Congress Of the United States.
directed to the clerk thereof.
SEC 3S. BE it further enacted, etc. That
in case of vacancy by death or otherwise in
the said office of Representatives in Con
gress between the general election, IL shall
be the duty Of the Governor by proclama-
ton to cause an election 20 be held accord
ing 10 law 10 fill the vacancy.
SEC. %. BE it further enacted, etc. That
in every year in which an election shall be
held for electors Of President and Vice
President OF the United States, such elec-
ton shall be held AT the time fixed by act
OF Congress.
SEC. 30 Be il further enacted, etc. That
whenever the seat OF any Senator or Rep
resentatiye shall become vacant, and there
shall be a session OF the General Assembly
then sitting, or TO be held before the next
general election, il shall be the duty OF the
Governor, within five days after such va
3ancy has come to his knowledge in any
credible shape. to issue his writ Of election,
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registration in and for the parish or par
shes in which such vacancy may exist.
whose duty it shall be within three days after
its receipt 20 give public notice that
an election viii De held to FIJI such vacancy
on q day to be named by them, which day
shall not be less than eight nor more than
fifteen days after the publication OF sUcl
notice, if such election be held during or
within fifteen days next preceding session
nE ba { taI,araI ASegty, = ly-.h 1t If 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-
sentatiyes, sheriffs, cOroners, clerks OF the
district courts and other officers if there
should be an equal number of votes given
fer 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. -. Be it further enacted, etc, Thar
the provisions of this act, except as to the
time of holding elections, shall apply in the
election of all officers whose election Is not
otherwise provided for.
SEC 80. Be it further enacted, etc. That
it shall be the duty of the Governor, al
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
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