American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

IN accordance with law n General
L Election Will be held in Madison
county, on
Tuesday, Nou. 3, 1879,
for the purpose OF electing Electors
for President and Vice President of
the United States, and one Repre-
sentative in Congress for the 4th
Congressional District of the State
of Mississippi.
The said General Election Will be
held at the following precincts in
said county:
CantOn-twO boxes.
SharOn-One box.
Sulphur Springs-one box.
CansGen-One box.
Rreckviila-one box.
Calhoun StatiOu-Onc boe.
Madison Station-one box.
LiyingstOn-Oneb box.
VernOn-one box.
Central Academy-one box.
Special attention is directed to Article g.,
Section 367 of the Revised Code
SEC 367. All pieces for retailing intoxi-
eating liquors, in the several counties in
this State, shall be closed, and intox-
icating liquors permitted to be sold, bar
tered, or given away, or drank at any store
saloon, tavern, restaurant, steamboat, not
running, or wharfboat at landing, or
place of business therein. from twelve
o'clock of the proceeding until twelve
O'Clock of the succeeding night, of any
general or special election and al intox
icated rioters 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 (being
permitted while in such custody, to vote),
until the polls shall be duly closed, or I'M
til they are entirely sober, quiet, orderly,
peaceable and we'll behaved and the
registrars and inspectors of the election
are hereby made conservators of the pea.e
| at their precinct. and such conservators of
the peace shsriffs, and their deputies, and
all police officers appointed to guard. or
be present at the polls and place of cleo
toh, city marshals, their deputies, and all
other pc ice and peace officers are required
10 faithfully execute these provisions and
others to preserve the peace, freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalties
prescribed in the penal code for any ne
glect of such duties !; and said registrars
or inspectors shall, when necessary, call
upon any or all citizens to aid them in
these requirements and all persons, in
formed of any neglect or violation of these
| requirements, shall give notice to the dis
triet attorney and other proper officers
thereof. A space of thirty feet in every
direction from the polls shall be kept open
and clear of all persons, except two chal
lengeis of good conduct and behavior,
selected by each party, to detect and chal-
Ienge Illegal voters and the voters shall
approach the polls from one direction, line,
or door or passage, and depart in anoth IT,
as nearly opposite as convenient. A copy
Of this section shall be published and post
ed. with the notice of any general or spe
cial election
Special attention is also called to the
following Section 354, of the Registration
laws:
The Board of Registration, in all matters
pertaining to their Registration, shall he
conservators of the peace, and empowered
to arrest and cause to be imprisoned in
the county Jail when necessary, all persons
obstructiug or preventing their registra-
ton, intimidating, Threatening or frsudu-
lently contriving to prevent any person
entitled thereto from registration; creating
riots, disturbances qnarrels at the place
of registration, or otherwise interfering
Herewith. to prevent or delay the Regis
trars in the discharge of their duty, AMI
all such offences shall be punished as mis-
demeauors under the Criminal Code, and
said Registrars are empowered to call on
all Sheriffs, Cons,ables and their Deputies,
and all other Peace officers, and when ne
cessary, other citizens, to aid and assist
them in enforcing the laws and public
peace, and suppress disturbances and pre-
vent the offences enumerated and this
Section shall be published and posted with
every notice to hold its registration.
The Registration Books will
be opened at the court house in the
city of Canton for five days, Octo-
Der Doth, 30th and 31st; November
LIST and 2nd, for the purpose of re-
wishing the books and registering
those persons who have not already
done so.
IT. r. SMITH,
Il. j. CUNNINGHAM,
L. III. LUITWIELER,
Registrars.
Canton Oct. II, 1872. iw