The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-24

IN accordance with Article /, of the Elec-
j ton Law, sections 800 and 362, N Election
will be held in Kinds county, on the
5th day Of November. 1872,
for the purpose of electing
Representative in Congress for the
9TH Congressional District of MISSISSIPPI
pi; also,
dent of the United States.
One Justice Of tIHe Peace and One
Constable, in and for the First SUI
pervisOr's District.
Two COnS1abIeS for the Third Super
visor's District of said Kinds county.
The said election will be held at each pre-
cinct in the county, as follows:
First DistricI-Clinton-T boxes
Second observation-disclosures boxes.
BOlton-One box.
Brownsville-One box.
Third DIStrIct-Cayuga-O box.
Utica-One box.
Auburn-One box.
-Four tI DisIricf--Dry Grove--One box.
Raymond-Two boxes.
Fifth Districf-Jackson-T boxes.
g " Tcrry-One box.
6 Byram-One box.
Special attention is directed TO article three
election law, section one.
Section l. All places for retailing intoxica-
ting liquors, in the several counties Of this
State, shall be closed, and no intoxicating Ii
ouors permitted to be sold, bartered or given
away, or drank at any store, tavern, saloon,
restaurant, steamboat not running, or whi RI
boat at a landing or place of business therein,
from twelve o clock of the preceding, until
twelve o'clock of the succeeding night, OF
any General or Special Elections and all IN
toxicated, riotous or disorderly persons, dis
turbing the peace, by noise or violence, in the
city, town, or place where the election shall
be held, shall be arrested, placed In jail, or
otherwise kept in custody (beng permitted
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shall be duly closed or until they are entirely
sober, quiet, orderly, peaceebly, and well be-
haved, and the Registrars and Inspectors of
the election are hereby made conservators of
the peace at their Districts and precincts. All
such conseryators of the peace, sheriffs and
their deputies, and all police officers appoint
ed 10 guard or be present at the polls and
place of election City Marshals, their depu-
lies and all other police and peace officer, are
required to faithfully execute these provisions
and others to preserve the peace, freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalties pre-
scribed in the penal code of any neglect of
such duties and said Registrars or Inspec-
tors shall, when necessary, call upon any or
all citizens to aid them in these requirements;
and all persons informed of any neglect or VI
olation of these requirements shall give no
tice to District Attorney, and other proper Of
fcers thereof. A space of thirty feet, IN eve
ry direction, from the polls, shall be kept open
and clear of all persons, except two ehallen-
gers of good conduct and behavior, selected by
each party, TO detect and challenge illegal vO-
tiers and the voters shall approach the polls
from one direction, line or door, or passage,
and depart in another, nearly opposite as
convenient, A copy of this section shall be
published and posted with the notice of any
General or Special Election.
Sec. 2. Electors shall, in all cases, except
those of treason, felony or breach of the peace
be privileged from arrest during their attend
ance on the elections, and going 10 and re-
turning from the same
j. A SHORTER, JR.
L. c. FISHER
E. B. CHAPMAN
Board of Registrars for Kinds county.
Oct 1ST2td