New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-23

| TO which he may claim 70 nave been elecfeO.
from prosecuting his claim for such office
| before the courts Of this State, after the
! pYomulgation Of me election or tie CON-
missionlng Of his opponent.
| SEC. 81. Be j. further enacted. etc. That
1 as econ as possible after the expiration OF
| The tiue OF TIE making Of the returns OF che
| election for Representatives IL Coz gress, a
| certificate OF the returns OF toe election ior
such Representatives seal be entered OF
| record ny the Secretary OF state, ano
| signed by the Governor, and copy thereof
! subscribed by SAID Officers shall be delivered
| 70 the person so elected, ard another copy
transmitted 20 The House Of Representatives
: Of the Congress CT the United States, c.
| .ecteG 20 the Clerk thereof.
! SEC. %. Be il further enacted, etc. That
! whenever the seat OF any Senator o. Repre-
| sentative shall become vacant, and there
| shall pe session OF the General Assem- o,y
! then sitting. o. 70 De neld before the next
! general election, j: snail be the duty CT the
! Governor, within five days after such va
| csncv has cone 20 his knowledge il any
c-ed!.able ehape, TO issue BIS writ CT elec-
| ZION, directed TO the sheriff in and for the
parish or particles il which such vacancy
| may exist, whose duty it shall tie within
| .h-ee days after lis receip: 20 give public
| notice that an election viii De heid 70 Ill
| such vacancy OF a day 70 be named by him.
| which cay snal not he .ess thar eight nor
| more :Lan fifteen days after the publication
Ct sucn notice, # Eucn election De :!eiu
| during or within titee days Eext preceding
| a session Of The General Assembly; Dnc II
! not, then tie election shall De held not less
! tan twenty Dor more than thirty Gays after
! the pu ulicat;cu @. such notice. and shall be
| held aIC conducted. and the returns thereof
| made u The nGlLtr and 13cI provided by
| law Tor the genera! elections.
| SEC. It. BE u farther enacted. etc, That
| il snail re the duty Of the Governor, al
| leas: s.S weeks before every general esec-
.;oa, 10 ;ssue LIS proclamation giving notice
thereof wLicn snail De published z sre
| o1i;ctal journal % tie STATE. and copies
thereof forwarded 20 the Eerersl snerihs
aud police juries !rrcugho2. the State.
SIC. =. Be 4 further enacted. etc Tha.
no.ice c; every general election Eeld under
| lie provisions q this &C: sEs.! ue given a.
! least .hl::v DAYS ue-c-e rEe election ty Eo-
ices posted % u each PARISH AID ward; Q;
| il .aese re e. of-c.a. nsvs:ste: par!lsneG
! 4 tie r.-sh, hv publishing tie notice u
| sUcL raaer.
| SIC. IS. Ee :. farther erac.ed. ETC. Tia
| ne commissioners OF election shall, or tie
| day 0. elsc..cc, close al drinking saioCns.
! 0raushofs. giogge-ies, or places woe-e
! HONOR g sod ~ tie glass Or Dett-e. STU.
F.. a-ed in lie rgd.Ca c: NO niles 81 any pol
| Or vc..ug r.aot. AID said cONM.ssioce-s 0.
election shall have the power 70 call or any
| sLer.t, constable or loiice ctIcer 10 enforce
| Ills regulation. Il Euci. sheriff, Constable
| or poke officer snail -eiuse 20 obey al or
| der issued under cEe authority OF tnis sec-
| nor, tie commissioner Of election ElT-ns
! -he UrCer sEa.! summary arrest acu IN
| prison such eEe-.p, constable o. police Oh
! CO., Sec. iILpgis OF KENT LC- 20 exseEG BE-
| yonG tie hcu- Of clos.rg the polls. And
! such sheriff, constable o. police ctIce1 so .e-
tusirg 70 ctev kucE order stall De deemed
1 guilty. Of a M.sGene ano- Il otHce. and -poN
| conviction thereof snail &c punished Dv IN
! pIis0umeLc Tor a term Tot 10 exceed t.X
! n Ills. Lcr less .caE three moths. ana "
| a Ii-eot 10. Iuo-e than I've hi,LCred Gel
| lars. Los i-ss tran one EaACreG 0olla:s, a,
| It's discretion O. .ae court.
| SEC. 20. Be !. further enacted, e.c., Ina
| a. al general elections tie names OF al car
/, G:.a.es % &c vo.ec tcr IL TIE city D. New
| Orleans shall lie yc.--ec CT printed OF Gre
| ticket CT Sip CT pape-, and lie nuMoer &
| he ward aLC e-ec..oc i-ac!uc. IL vic ire
..cae- IS 20 De voted sra. ce printed o.
! written or tie outside thereof.
| SEC. %. Ee !. .uccIec enacted. etc. That
| sry civil officer CT otter person who 1La--
! assume CT pZeteoG 20 &C. = any capaci:v ss
| . commissioner OF other C-tcer of e.ec-40r
| &C receive c1 count woes. 20 receive re-l-Ls
| 9. ba..o- boxes, O. % co acy o-IaT &C.
! coward Re holding OK conducting elections
| O. the making returns thereof. II VIOLATION
| O.: g: contrary 20 re provisions OF tits sc.,
! stail he aeeLec cu.-.y OF a felony, and
! cpor Conviction thereof, shall be PUNISHED
o. .up-:soaueE. IL TIE peri,en,.s1- 1o-
! -e-n ~. 20 exceed ,a.ee years Lcc -es5
-har o-e year. ara ry the TO- exttec-ug
/ .h!4e hundred ao..a.s Tor -ess Ian oCe
| Hundred dollars.
SEC. .. Be = further enacted, etc. That
! ar ,ers0c OF ns-scLs VITO sha.l ous-rIc-,
y - ,.7.A ~ -
| .erce. abusive language 6. o.te- species Il
| intimidation, interfere w:.n commissioners
! 6: esc.lon, Q. with any person or persons
| Gu:y atpciL:cd 20 ezt:u:s orders u Inc
! commissioners ii election q The Gistl arge
| o. -heir C..its. shall! be deemed guilty ..
! rs. amor. AID CT Conviction -Ge-te-
t shs.l he pE1:sleG h t1e nc. eI-5eG.Ls
! ore thousand Co..a7s For less IMAM cne
| hundred GolIars, ard iv imprisonment -o-
! Z ps.ioi uo- eyceea.rg * n-o-:bs = y -s:S
+! Liar Cre Lor-r.
| SIC 3. Be :. further enacted exc, Iha-
| .nv persor o- persons w.o shall counsel,
! ..G. CCrc.Te a.. aue-, encourage CT !ar..ci-
! pa-e IN ally -.o:s. ,i;u-c.-s. acts OF y.0ltLte,
! !n-iu3ila.lon OF armed C;s-u1 oa-c5 a OF
, lear aIv pol or vo..rg place Ga arr cay
| Of election, sh.. pc deemed gu.ity u a
| IeiOLv. arG CT CONVICTION thereof sGa-i pe
| pun shed by 1ne rot exceeding I've Euc-
Gu "a.
! ia.s. and ~ iGp-IsOLa.eH. n the IeL-.ei--
lazy toc a period Loc exceeding Two years
| no- less than s-L McETLs.
| SEC. 80. Be- !. further enacted, exc. That
! any person VINO shall register, or cause 20
| b registered, Lis name, OK tua- OF any c-neT
| pe.son. as lera. voter, i. violation OF -aw,
| OF vote, tr induce or cause ano.Eer 20 vote,
! ia violation. o. -aw CT o. TIE const!cu.l0rE Il
! ,Tovisicn .E sucl cases LaGo anc pcoT-ded,
| shall be deemed guilty. 81 ie.ooE. and q
! conviction thereon. sEal. De '1unisaec ~
| ire CT Not mere .tan I'VE aunlreC Co-4G-s
| nor less than oCe h-LGTed dollars, ard ~
:upri.or.aen:. n .he Pen:-eL:iscy for 2
PERIOD 70: less .taE enc yeac anu -o- -cors
! .nan :t:ee -ea-s.
| SEC. 81: Be !. further enacted, etc, That
ar7pecso1 or persons WHO shall purchase,
! c. cause 20 De purchased, tie registration
| pap--s CT certificate Of registration OF any
person CAY registered according 70 law,
| shall he deemed gEl.ty OF felony, aEG, on
| conviction thereof. shall be punished y a
fire NO. exceeding five hundred dollars nor
less tran one hundred dollars, and ny iII-
p-i sonEeIt il ire Pen.-en:.ary for tern
% Io- .ess thai CHS year nor more saaL
| three yea-E.
| SEC. s.. Be- i further enacted, etc. That
| anv 1erson who shall vote, or atteNp. %
| vc:e, on any false OF frauGuler. paper, or
| certificate 81 registration :s:Ued 20 q PEI
| scr other cnan lie one voting, or attempt
! IL. 20 vote, On sad paper, or certificate OF
| registration. shall be deemed gliiry o. a
felony, and, OF conviction thereof, shall De
| pnuisLeG bv a Gle OF nc. less than oue
| Eu1GreG dollars, nor more than I've h-L-
dIea dollars, and by Imprisonment Il lie
! peni.ec-iary for term OF roo less taao SIX
| months, ror more .han three years.