Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08
SEP MBER 8, 1876.
Duties Of Z. S. Marshals In the Elections.

Duties OF Z. S. Marshals In the Elections.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL TAFT's LETTER OF IN
sTRucTIoN.
The following are the instructions from
the Attorney General to United States Mar
shals regarding the coming elections
Sir The laws of the United States hay
ing made it my duty to exercise general d.
rection over the Marshals as to the manner
Of discharging their offices, have prepared
for their use this circular letter of instruc-
tons as to the coming elections, intending
the same also as reply, once for all, 10
numerous applications in like connection
from private citizens in various States.
In the present condition of legislation the
United States occupy position toward voters
and voting which varies according as the
election Is for State and other local officers
only, or Tor members of Congress and Presi-
Dental electors. In elections at which mem
bers OF the House Of Representatives are
chosen, which by law include elections at
which the electors of President and Vice
President are appointed, the United States
secure voters against whatever in general
binders or prevents them from full exercise
OF the elective franchise. extending that
care alike to the registration list, the act Of
voting and the personal freedom and security
OF the voter, as well as against violence on
account OF any vote he may intend to give a.
against conspiracy because of any that he
may already have given. The peace of the
United States, therefore, which YOU are to
preserve and whose violation YOU are to
suppress, protects. among others. the rights
Iulf ,~a,,ff md a
person who, by force, violates those rights
breaks that peace, and lders it your
duty to arrest him, and to press any riots
incident thereto, or that Il .ten the integ-
rity OF the registration OF ecti0n, to the
end that the will Of the Pc c in such cleo
ton may be ascertaned and take effect, and
that offenders may be brought before the
courts and punished.
Notorious events in several States which
recently and IN an unusual manner have
been publicly reprobated, render it a grave
| duty OF all marshals who have cause to APP
| prehend violation Of the peace of the
nlted StateS. connected As above with the
elections to be held upon the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November next, to be
! prepared to preserve and 10 restore such
| peace. As the chief executive officer of the
! United States in your district YOU will be
| held responsible for all breaches of peace Of
the United States which diligence on your
part might have prevented, and for the ar
rest and securing Of all persons who violate
that peace in any Of the points above emu
mera,ed. Diligence in these matters re-
qulres, Of course, that you be and continue
present in person, or by deputy. at all places
Of registration or election at which YOU have
reason to suspect that the peace Is threaten
ed, and that whenever an embodiment of the
POSSE conHf0tuS is required 10 enforce the
law, such embodiment be effected
You Will observe that the special dep
utie~ mentioned in section .02l Of the Re
yised Statutes have peculiar duties assigned
TO them, duties when otherwise % not be- /
long To deputy marshai-. such special
deputies can be appointed only in cities of
twenty thousand inhabitants or upwards. /
Bat the duties assigned 10 marshals and 1
their deputies by section 2,O32 OF other like /
statutes belong to all duly appointed depu- /
ties, whether they be general OF be special, /
within the meaning OF that and the preccd- /
ing sections Deputies TO discharge thi, |
latter class Of duties may be appointed I
20 any number, whatever, according 10
the discretion Of the marshal in all
states in which sheriff, have a sihilar pow
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