American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
4 NJ DE n,
BRECKNILLE.

At which time and place the quail
flied voters of said county will vote
For one Governor for the State OF
Mississippi, to hold his office for foul
az years;
For one Lieutenant Governor fOl
the State of Mississippi, to hold lis
office for four a. years;
For one Secretary OF State for the
State of Mississippi to hold his Office
for four ~ years;
| For one Treasurer for the State O!
Mississippi, to hold his office for !oul
a. years;
For one Auditor of Public Ac
counts for the State of Mississippi
to hold his Office for four az years
For one Attorney General for the
State of Mississippi, to hold his of
flee tor four az years;
For one Superintendent of Edu
cation for the State of Mississippi
to hold his Office for four Al years
For one District Attorney for the
14th Judicial District, to hold his
office for four a. years;
Three members of the Legislature
to represent Madison county in the
House of Representatives, tc hold
their offices for two years.
One Sheriff for two years;
One Chancery Clerk tor four years;
One Circuit Clerk for four years
One Treasurer for two Years
One Assessor of Taxes for two
years;
One Coroner and Ranger for two
years;
One Surveyor for two years
One Member of the Board OF Su>
perviSorS, two JUSTICES of the Peace,
and two COnstableS, for each Super
visor's District Of said county, to be
voted for by the qualified voters of
the respective Supervisors District.
IEXTRACTI
Regulations to Preserve Peace and Order and
Facilitate Legal Voters at the Election.
367. All places for retailing intoxicating
liquors, in the several counties of this ST ate
shall be closed, and no IAt"Xic.t ting liquors per-
mitted to be sold, BATTERED, or given away. or
drank, at any store tavern. saloon, restaurant,
steamboat not running. or wha:f5oat at a landing
place ct business therein. from twelve o'clock
of tine preceding until twelve O'Clock at the
ceeulnp night, Oh any general OF speC'dI
and all intoxicated rioters or Gisordery persons
disturbing the peace, by noise Or violence, in g
city, toyn place where the election shall e
held. shall be arrested, placed III jail, otherwise
kept lii custody, (belng permitted, while in such
custody to vote,) until the pills shall he duly
closed, until they are daily sober. quiet, order
" peaceab!e, and we'll behaved aud the regi-.
trirs and inspectors oil tie election are hereby
m de conseryatofs OF the peace at their districts
and precincts and all such cCnseryators Of tie
peare sLerlffS and their deputies. anu all D. l.
officers appointed 10 guard or te present at h
polls and place of election. city marshalS. their
deputies and all other police and peace officers,
arr. required faithfully execute these provisions
end others to preserve the peace. freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalties prescribed
in the penal code for any neglect OF sCch duties
and said registrars Or inspectors shall, when
necessary, call upon any aud all citizens to aid
them in these requirements; and all persons IN
formed oil any neglect or violation OF these
qu,rements, shall give notice TO the district tor
ner, and other proper officers thereof. \ space
of thirty feet, in every direction from the polls,
shall be kept open aud clear of all persons. ex
cept two challenge7s OF good conduct and heha
vior selected bv each party. to detect and cfal-
len ge Illegal voters; and the voters shall approach
the polls from one direction line, or door, or pas
sage and depart in another, as nearly opposite as
A copy of this section shall be pub
lished and posted with the notice OF any general
or special election.
}6S. Electors shall in all cases. except in
those of treason, felony. or breach al the peace,
be privileged from arrest during their attendance
on elections, and going to and returning from
the same.
E. w. PRATT. J
W. c. WALKER. Registrars.
NATHANIEL, JEFFREY,1