The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-11-17


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ss ~ IA the presence q the ~
q NJ b rSfn lssg ofacers the staSe- ~
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sSSss - la fetarning Officers small, ~ -
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ri sssss s,sss c6py 81 euch returns they - =.
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n procaa matiOn, by printins N Wy !. !.
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~. I. .ss.,as 81 all persons and Ofnceif
49, - tlnss number Of votes for each
D 49,, 4, and ths names of the persons
s...s sss,s.,sra voted for, the number o.
s.ss.srS ~ each person, and the names 9,
3 ~ ;,srs,,na who have been duly ana
siaWiisily elected. $. !, ,a
- s1,i,o vt,ts,rus OF the election thus mace
II 81, s,,.,,r ,livatefi shall be prinsG Jacse
IA MI courts of justice ana pc
D ssse:ail civil officers, until set ASIDE.
y a Ter 4 contest, according 70 laW, ~
1 tho right Of any person naineu ..5
b &, hold and exercise the ONCE 70 W. ....a
I. ia shall, BY such return, pc us s'';.h;u
Il ~ 8. "a .r,isIr shall, Wlthih
81, Is, Il i.S. ass.ter, issue commits
Il .,.s,,s n, q officers thus declared electeu
8 sl ho are required by law to be commls-
sy ssection provides, that in such cam
IA .s..s II, consolidation, the returning
Z 80 80 Is .,sarve, the following
,s.s.4. compile first the
....,.,,,,an q from all the polls or voting
4 Z, nlaces at which there shall nave Deeh
An. Tree and peaceabie registration any
election. !,
Whaneyer from any poll or voting
W t.,s,re shall be received the state
,,so,,t 81 any supervisor OF registration
-. c,,,n missioner Of election In form as
= ,.,,,,,re.l by section 26 OF this act, on
asRdav;t t,f three or more citizens, VI
80, riot tumult, acts OF violence, ln-
M,,,datinn. armed disturbance, bribery,
- ct influences, which prevented,
X tended to prevent u fair, iree anu
,.aaceahle vote of all qualified electors
entitled to vote, at such poll or voting
Mace. such returning officers shan no
canvass, count or compute the sIs.e'
ments Of votes from such poil OF vo.,.ii
~,,aca until the statements from all othe
s,..,ls or voting places shall have beer
ps,n,,,,as.ad and complied. The IL
..,rninp officers shall then procee
- Investigate the statements OF RIO
tnmult. acts Of violence, intlmioaVlo'
arn,ei disturbances, bribing or corrui
...srorces Mt any such poll or votii
..,.oa and if from the evidence of sue
statement they shall be convinced IN
such riot, tumult, acts OF viotence, :
timidation, armed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
or corrupt influences did not maeerla
interfere with the purity anu iie a.;
w 80 election at such poll or voti
.,,aoa ar did not prevent a sumcie
i,mnober of qualified voters thereat m
,aer,sterinp or voting to materia
I..s.. the result of the eiectlc
tha,, and not otherwise said retucn
nesca,.s shall canvass and compile
,ta nj such poll or voting place W
those previously canvasseu ana g
,;Ied /. but if said returning ON
Y Shall not be fully satisfied thereo
shall be their duty to eSaIh.ne iui'
sa,,;,nony in regard thereto, ana
this end they shall have power TO
for persons and papers.
~ after such examination, the
ot,,rn;np officers shall be conYll
that said riot, tumult, acts OF Vioie
s...;,,,;iation. armed disturbances,
,s..,, or corrupt Influences, did ma
III Interfere with the purity and
.1nSo Of the election of such poll or
mo place, or did preventa sum
,,n,nber of the qualified electors
of from registering ana vo.sns -
terially change the resul. "a .no :.
t;nn then the said returning OF
.....s1a mt canvass or compile the
ss.,,t az the votes OF such poll or
vi -, Int shall exclude 1t nom
a.s.,,,,s. nroyitled that any perst
.,..s.s,as, in said election by reast
,ns.,s. ! "a ndidate for Office shall
,n,.,..d q hearing before said retu
ss i.,sn ,t.aktng application
s..s, due, allowed for the torWa
Of the rctutiis of SAID e.ec..o ~, s,a