The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-13

publican ticket Allure memsers of IN. ~
p9bilcan party; They are the same persons
VINO constituted the returni NJ board in IS74
ana canNaSSed the election returns Of that
year. and OF whom Committee Of the house
OF reprsSs.n tatives OF the United states. com
posed OF MessIs. HOar, Wheeler, Fry. Phelps,
Marshall and Porter. after careful examination
oi its action, said: I'VE are constrained 70 de-
clare that the action Of the returning boarri on
the whole, was arbitrary, unjust and in our
opinion Illegal"
The vacancy in the board. occas,oned nv The
resignation of Oscar Arroyo in December IS74
has never been filed, although repeated appIi-
cations by the representatives IF the demo
crailc-conServative party of the state. and itS
candidates have been made 10 the board 10 nh
tue same. The foregoing committee of rh..
mouse OF representatives, commenting on the
lailUre 81 the board 10 II / the vacancy la 1874
when IL occurred, said: aYour committee
think the law as 10 the constitution OF The
boaru was not complied with" Ifthis view be-
have authority 10 act at all.
The entire clerical force appointed by the
votes east Il also republican, ana the board re-
fused an application TO appoint any clerk or TO
aiow amy person OF the opposite party 10 be
present 10 witness the compilcat on and even
excluded United States supervisors of election
uuCcr the act OF congress.
PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTION LAWS.
The laws of louisiana require a registration
OF voters every two years by officers appointed
by the governor of the state, the registration
10 commence the last Monday OF August pre-
ceding the general election in Noxember Tho
election law of the state contains the follow
ing provisions for conducting the election
making returns, etc to-wit:
$50. 26. Be il further enacted. etc that In
any parish, precinct, ward, city Or town in
which, during the time OF registration. or re-
VISION OF registration. or any dsv of election.
tEere shall be any riot, tumult, acts or Vio-
lence, intimidation ana dis urbance, bribery
or corrupt influences at any place within said
parish, or at near any poll or voting
place, or place of registration or revision Of
reglstiaiion, which riot, tumUlt, acts Of Nio-
lence, intimidation and disturbance. bribery
or corrupt influences shall prevent or tend To
prevent "A fair, free, peaceable and full vote Of
the qualified electors of said parish, precinct.
ward. city town, il shall be the fufy OF The
commissioners of election, If such riot turnulf
acts of violence, intimidation ana 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 ~
registration, or revision of registration 10
make in duplicate and under oath. clear and
tnll statement of all the facts relating thereto,
and of the effect produced by such riot
tumult, acts OF violence, intimidation
pIn, ,1 d1,S5gpcascei bri6ery or cor
free, peaceabe and full 7, gistration or election
ana OF the number Of qualified electors de-
TERED by such riots, tumult, acts OF violence,
Intimidation and disturbance, bribery or cor
rupt Influences, from registering or voting:
which statement shall also be corrOborated
under oath by three respectable citizens gUal-
lied electors Of the parish. When such State
meni il made by commissioner Of election,
or supervisor or registration, he shall forward
IL IN uNpllcdle the supervisor n registration
of the parish; if in the city of New Orleans. TO
The secretary of state, one copy Of which.
if made TO the supervisor Of regis
tration, shall be forwarded by him to
the returning officers provided .or in section
two of this act, when he makes the returns Of
election in his parish. His copy OF said state
nlent shall be so annexed TO his returns Of
election by paste, wax or some adhesive sub
stance that the same can be kept together. aud
'he other copy the supervisors Of registration
shall deliver TO the clerk of the court az his
parish for the use of the district attorney
sec. -. BE IL further enacted. etc. That IL
shall he the duty of the commissioners OF
election at each poll or voting place 10 kcepa
list Ofthe names of the persons voting AT such
poll or voting place, which list shall b. mum
voters. with their names and numbers -
aforesaid, shall be signed and sworn 10 as cor
rect by the commissioners Immediately on clos
ing ofthe polls and before leaving the place and
before opening the box. II no Judge or justice
of the peace, or other person authorized 10 adj
minister such oath be present 70 do 80. il may
shall be counted by the commissioners al each
voting place Immediately after closing the
election, and without moving the boxes from
the place where the votes were received. and
the counting must be done in the presence of
any bystander or citizen who may be present.
Tally lists shall be kept of the count. and
after the count the ballots counted shall be
put back into the box and preserved until
after the next term of the criminal or district
court, as the case may be; and IN the parishes.
except orleans, the commissioners of election,
or any one of them selected for that purpose,
shall carry the box and deliver Il 20 the clerk
of the district court, who shall preserve the
same = above required, and in the parish OF
Orleans the box shall be delivered 10 the clerk
OF the first district court for the parish of Or
leans. and be kept by him as above directed.
''Sec. 43. Be IL further enacted. etc. That inn
mediately upon the close of the polls on the
day OF election, the commissioners OF election
at each poll or voting place shall proceed 10
count the votes, as provided in section Is Of
this act. and after they shall have 20 co09ted
the votes, and made a list OF the names of ali
the persons voted for, and the number OF votes
received by each, the number Of ballots con-
tanned In the box, and the number rejected
and reasons therefor, duplicates OF such lists
shall be made out, signed and sworn 10 by the
commissioners of election of each pol and
such duplicate lists shall be delivered, one 10
the supervisor of registration of the parish.
and one 10 the clerk OF the district court Of
the parish, and in the parish of Orleans
TO the secretaty OF state by one OF
ali OF said commissioners in person. within
twenty-four hours after the closing of the
polls. II shall be the duty of the supervisors
of registration, within twenty-four hours az
ter the receipt of all the returns Tor the diner
ent polling places. to consolidate the returns
district court, andforward the consolidated re-
turns. with the originals received by him, 10
the returning officers provided for in section
two of this act, and said report and returns 10
be enclosed in an envelope of strong paper OF
cloth, securely sealed and forwarded by mail
He shall forward copy OF any statement as
TO violence or disturbance, bribery cOrrup-
ton, or other OffenSeS specified in section
twenty-six of this act, if any there be, togeth-
with all memoranda ana tally lists USED ia
making the count and statement of the vote.
Section declares that: "Within ten days
after the closing of the election said returning
officers shall meet in New Orleans Ia canvass
and compile the statements of votes made by
the commissioners OF election, and make re-
turns Of the election 70 the secretary OF state
They shall continue i'm session until such 1T
turns have been compiled. The presiding
officer shall at such meeting open, In the pre-
Sence of said returning officers. the statements
Of the commissioners of election, and the said
returning officers shall, from said statements,
canvass and compile the returns of the cleo
ton in duplicate; one copy of such returns
they shall file in the office of the secretary of
stale, and of one copy they shall make public
proclamation by printing In the official
Journal and such other newspapers they
may deem proper, declaring the names
the number of votes for each person and the