Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-10-27
"a, rafar OF fhe Democratic
Conservative EreeHftre
Committee.
HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC AND !
CONSERVATIVE STATE ExEcU-
TIvR COMMITTEE.

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TO TIE Democratic aud eonseTrdtire
clubs Of Mississippi:
Many persons entertain grave ap-
prehonsions that there will not be "a
fair count and return of the votes nj
the approAching election, Whether
these apprehensions be well founded
or not, il is still the part of prudence
that such steps rs are legal and prop.
err To be taken to insure 50 desirable a
result as "A proper counting and re-
turn of the ballots.
Under the law, the election at the
county seat of each county L. Ia be
held by the three Registrars. Tue
election AT the other voting precincts
is To bc held 10y inspectors appoint
eel by the Registrars, or in case Of
their failure to appoint, or In case
of the failure of the inspectors APP
pointed TO attend, then by the voters
of the precinct. [See Code 1871, PIP.
800 and SOL
The ballots polled at each precinct
(other than county scat, whcA tn"
election is ended are To be carefully
counted by the inspectors aud their
clerks, aud this certificate with the
tally-Shcets, ballots, poll book aud
ballot-box il TO be carried by one Of
the inspectors To- the Court House by
twelve (l2) o'clock on Thursday, or
second day after the election.
The Registrars aud their clerks
are then Ia assemble and compute the
results of tho election IN the county
and as soon as this j. done the reg
istrars, with their clerks, shall make
out aud give 10 the candidate Tor each
Office having the highest number oi
votes certificate showing the nun
Der OF votes cast for that office,
aud stating his plurality or majority
and that he Is thereby elected TO that
office. [See Code of ls7 5. 576and
All
The duties of the Inspectors and
Registrars are simply 10 count IN,
votes and certify the result. They
have no power or authority 10 enter
into any judicial investigation as "a
the legality OF the votes cast or upon
any other question upon which II una \
be supposed the result of the elec
ton j. To be determined. The Law
has provided other machinery fol
the determination of these questions
And although the statute directs
that the boxes and tally-sheets, etc.
from various precincts shall be sent
20 the court house by twelve O'Clock
Thursday, u refusal or neglect "a
comply with this provisions does not
authorize the throwing out of the
votes at the box. Ii is desirable
however, that the law should be lii.
orally complied with.
In view OF these provisions, re
commend TO the various Clubs 90 ap
point committee OF responsible aud
reliable men at each precinct Ia see
that there j. me- tampering with the
ballot-boxcs, and that said committee
also accompany the Inspectors "a
the court house aud see that the true
and proper returns are delivered in
due time. | also recommend that a
Committee of like men be appointed
at each Club to supcrintend the can.
wasting and counting of all the
returns, and that the proper ceruf.
cate be given To each person who
shall be elected.
The duties OF this last Committee
are specially important. Ii ~ the
duty of the Registrars. with their
Clerks, TO give the certificate of elec.
ton to the person having the highest
number of votes as soon "a the count.
ing and computation is finished, aud
this committee should see TO IL that
this duty, is, ia all cases performed.
As before remarked the condensation
of the election is not before the Reg.
istrars or Inspectors. Their duty i
Ia certify to the results as shown by
the actual count.
The importance OF seeing that GER
titicates of election are properly
given TO those who are elected will
be made manifest when il il remem-
bered that the persons having such
certificates are primd facie elected
and entitled 20 hold the office until
regularly unseated.
J. z. GEoR0R,
Chairman, etc.