American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-08-01
Election Notice!

UNDER and by virtue of the
General Election Law of the State
of mississippi, a Special Election
will he held in the 9th Supervisor S
District of Madison County, on
Saturday, the 1st Day of August,
A. D. 1874,
within the hours prescribed by the
Election Laws of the State, and at
the following voting precincts, viz !:
CAMDEN AND BRECKvILLE. T.
at which time and place the quail
fed voters of said Supervisors Dis
trict will vote for
ONE SUPERVISOR
to fill the unexpired term occasion
by the resignation of VIM. Breck,
Esq, late Supervisor Of 9Th DIS
trict.
The following named persons are
hereby appointed to hold said Spe
cial Election, viz:
CAMDEN.
VIM. Lewis, John McMurtrav and
VIM. Becker, Inspectors +. ID.
Maxwell and \. Purviance, Clerks.
BRECKVILLE.
Joshua Lambert, +. w. Pratt and
J. s. Coulter, Inspectors; T.. j.
Tucker and Milton Ewing, Clerks.
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ARTICLE III
Regulations TO preserve Peace
and Order, and Facilitate Le-
GAL Voters at the Election.
367. All places for retailing
Intoxicating liquors, in the several
counties OF this Safe shall be closed
and no intoxicating liquors permit
ted to be sold, bartered. or given
away, or drank, at any store, tavern
saloon, restaurant. steamboat not
running, or wharfbOat at landing
or place of business therein, from
twelve O'Clock of the preceding un
til twelve o'clock of the succeeding
night of any general or special elec
ton; and all intoxicated rioters OF
dI>Or,lerly persons. disturbing the
peace by noise or violence in the city
town or place where the election
shall he held, shall be arrested
placed in Jail. or otherwise kept in
custody, (being permitted while ir
snch custody to vote, until the polls
shall he duly closed, or until they
are duly sober, quiet orderly peace
able AMI well behaved; and the reg
istrarS and inspectors Of the election
are hereby made coz SENATORS of the
peace at their districts and precincts
and all such cOnServatOrS of the
peace, sheriffS aud their Deputies
and all police officers appointed t6
guard or he present at the polls
and place of election, CITY marshal.
their deputies and all other police
and peace are required to faithfully
execute these provisions end Others
| to preserve the peace freedom and
purity of elections under the penal
ties prescribed undert he penal cole
| for any neglect of such dntirs; and
said registrars or inspectors shall
when necessary, call upon any and
all citizens to aid them i'm these t.
qnirements;-and all persons inform
ed of any neglect or violation O
these requirements shall give notice
to the district attorney, and Other
proper officers thereof. A space o
thirty feet i'm every direction from
the polls shall be kept open an(
clear of all persons except two chal
lengers of good ccnduct and hehav
ior selected by each party. to detec
and challenge ILLEGAL voters; and thu
voters shall approach the polls from
one directiOnline or door or paSsag'
and depart in ano'her as nearly OPP
pOsite as convenient. A copy O
this section shall be published an'
posted with the notice of any Specia
or general election.
s 1868 Electors shall i'm all case:
except in those of treason felony o
breach of the peace, he privileged
from arrest during their attendance
on elections, and going to and re
turning from the same.
| f. w. PRATT
President Board Registrars.