The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-18
REPLY OF GOV. WELLS TO THE PR o.
TEST OF Mr.. ARROYO.

The public will see by the following quota
ton, cer6atim ct Ete,utin, from the whole sec
ton 26 of the act governing elections, thai
the statement furnished to the Clerk of thu
Court is duplicate original, and as such, wher
presented, has as much force as the duplicate
original to be furnished by the Supervisor,
and especially, too. when from any cause the
latter neglects to do so.
Section 26 Of the election law reads as fol
lows:
| That in any parish, precinct, ward, city or
town III which, during the time of registra-
| uon or revision OF registration, or any day
! OF election, there shall be any riot, tumult
| acts OF violence, intimidation and disturbance,
| bribery or corrupt influences, at any place
within said parish, or at or near any poll or
voting place, or place OF registration or re-
vision OF registration, which riot, tumult, acts
OF violence, intimidation and disturbance.
bribery Or corrupt influences shall prevent
OF tend to prevent fair, free, peaceable and
full vote Of all the qualified electors of said
parish, precinct, ward city or town, it shall
be the duty OF the Commissioners of Election,
if such riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimi-
dation and disturbance, bribery or corrupt
influences occur on the day of election,
or Of the Supervisor of Registration
Of the parish, if they occur during
the time of registration or revision
OF registration, to make in duplicate and under
oath clear and full statement of all the facts re-
lating thereto, and of the effect produced by
such riot, tumult, acts Of violence, intimida-
ton and disturbance, bribery or corrupt in
Huences, in preventing a fair, free, peaceable !
and full registration or election, and of the |
number Of qualified electors deferred by such |
Onfy nf al -.
and disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences, |
from registering or voting, ,cL;ch statement |
shall also be corroborated under oath by three |
respectable citizens, qualified electors of the |
parish.
When such statement is made by a Commits
sloner OF Election or Supervisor of Registra
ton he shall .for,,ard 1t IN duplicate to the
Supervisor Of Registration Of the parish, if in
the city OF New Orleans to the Secretary of
State, one copy Of ,rh;ch if made to the SUPER
visor OF Registration, shall be forwarded Ly
I'm to the returning officers provided for in
section of this act when ne makes his re-
urns Of election in his parish. His copy of
'did statement shall be SO annexed to his re-
urns OF elections by paste, wax or some ad-
leslve substance, that the same can be kept
ogether, and tie OTHER copy the Supervisor of
Registration shat deliver to the clerk Of the court
T his parish for the use Of the District .4ttor- i
ey" i,
Section 2, referred to above, speaks con.
nually Of this " statement" and further. 9
ection provides that whenever, from any v
oil or voting place, there shall be received
e statement Of any supervisor of registra- d
on or commissioner of election IN form as r
1usred by section 26 Of this act, on affidavit" g.
The same section provides that 1.-THE Re- 9;
rning Board shall have power to send for Il
rsons and papers when they shall not be r,
tisfied as to the facts Of tumult, riot, "etc.
And the whole third section concludes with
is proviso " Provided, that any person IN T
ested IN said election, by reason Of being can
late for office. shall he auo,ced heo,inq BE- ~
e said Returning Board, upon moking appli- Of Of
10" rithin the time for tie torua,,l;ay Of the de
,yns Of said election te
Now, in view Of the express terms of the -,
' regulating the duties and action of the an
turning Board, can any honest man deny ye
It a candidate armed Nth the duplicate CT
una! statementg the returns. fled IN the Clerks ~
&c OF has parish, in his hands, can be ignored ee
any special pleading OF the board in his Ne
nand to pass upon the returns which show ret
has been elected no
hey have express power to send for per- br,
s and papers, and it is their duty to hear ty,
party interested. lad
it is their duty to hear, it is their duty to ",
on and decide. Thus is scattered to the !
d the f1imsy answer of the Returning ger
rd to MIR. Arroyo's protest, prepared for me
H. doubtless, by the cunning lawyer at yea
r n1hnu