, 1876-10-22

TIE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT INVOKED
70 PROTECT THE PURITY OF TIE BALLOT
BOZ.
Three petitions we're handed to the United
States Circuit Court Clerk Bradley late on Fri
day afternoon, and yesterday fled With Judge
Drummond, asking him to appoint Super
yisors Of election - to look after the Congress
siona1 Elections in the three districts, in which
Cook County is embraced, In conformity With
the provisions OF Secs 2,0u and 2,012 Of the
Revised Statutes.
Following is the petition in the case Of the
First District:
United States Of America, Northern District OF
United States Circnlt Court, Northern District OF
illinois: In the matter Of the appointment Of
Supervisors Of Election for the First Congressional
District Of the State of Illinois.
To tho Honorable Thomas DrunH70nd, Judge OF
soiJ u Court: Your petitioners, c. n. Cnloerxon'
J. l.. cnstes Isaac Rowland, and A. Gibbs,
respectfully represent and show INTO your Honor,
lhat they citizens in good standing Of the City
District Of Illinois
That the City Of Chicago is city OF more than
Co. eco inhsbitants, and your petitioners reside IN
citE, known and designated rs the Third Ward,
the sane being embraced in and forming part OF
:he Fist Congressional District Of said State OF
That said First Con9rcssional District embraces
within its limits the First, Second Third, Fourth,
Fifth, and Sixth Wards Of said City Of Chicago.
Towns Of Hyde Park, Lake, Lyons, riverside,
Ler1ont, Palos, Worth, Calumet, Drland, Bremen,
Thornton. Rich, and Bloom, in said County Of
Cook and The whole OF the County OF On Page, all
n the Statc and Northern District Of Illinois.
That the several wards above mentioned, to-
sether with tue said towns Of Hyde Park and Lake,
are each subdisided into voting. precincts. Here
loio% the number Of The Precincts in each ward
Ths. on The Tth day Of November next A. D.
ls1t the same being the first Tuesday after the
hfst Monday Of said month, there will be aD elec"
non q one representative to Congress Of the
United Statcs, within and for said Congressional
District under and in pursuance OF the provisions
o. q chap OF Sec. rs Of the Revised Statutes Of
The United States and III accordance with the pro-
Ss!ons OF Sec. of an act Of the General Assembly
Of The Stale Of Illinois, entitled IAN act to appor-
Ten tie State into nineteen Congressional Districts
and provide for Tie election Of Representatives
therein, approved March Is, 1877, in force July
!. 1872.
That in md By the provisions Of m act Of the
" An act for the registry Of electors to prevent
fraudulent voting" approved and enforced Feb.
10. l5G5. it is among other things in substance @
7otete Of said State Of Illinois prior to the said
election hereinbcfore referred to- and TINT the per
sons having III charge Buch registration. commonly
shall "a Tuesday Of thc week preceding sneh
be-, 1876, meet in their respective cleo
holains 1e he polls Of election for the purpose Of
revising, correcting and completing the rcgstra.
ton liss; and for this purpose in cities they shall
meet 1T 8 o'clock in the morning and rem1in IN ees-
sion until o'clock in the evening, and in other
districts they shall meet at o'clock in The morning
and remain in session until O'Clock III the after
noon
Your petitioners further represent and show nnto
Jour Honor that they desire to have such registra
and election guarled and scrutinized to tue end
to Congress Of tie United states in said First Con-
g-e.sional District on said election day may be had
In consideration of the premises, therefore,
}qus Petitioners being Iezidens ane N
that your Honor will appoint a1d commission sai -
able persons Supervisors of Electton 10. esn o!
H. voting precincts IN safa fiTsf ~ sees
aud 2. 012 Of the Revised Statutes OF sne tnI.e1
states; snd that such Supervisors wnen aPpoIHleaa
ana commissioned may Be 1nst1ae;fat anu nerfor1
each and all Of the duties imposed npon snem as
such Supervisor BY law, and % pros1aeu y Sss
lois to 2. 0l9. both inclusive OF tne 7e'Aheo
Statutes OF the United States.
tssned} c. u. Culbestson. u: W; t5"aa, a,...a, ~
Enstus II. Eddy, Il. n. MasheE, T. Il. Psttelson'
'. Fitzpatrick. J. T: I2Ennmt J: t. - cna,e1. aen1.
Isaac Rowland, A. Gfbbs, KIRK Hawes OF eoun"
sel. Sidney Smith Of counsel.
State Ut Illinois, Cook County, se.: ): Il: us
Ter, being sworn on oath. says that ne y ons
OF the aboye-naued petitioners, has heard tne
foregoing petition read knows the contents there
o. and that the matters therein stated are trae 20
j. f. CUsT-E.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 2o'n
Cay Of October, 1879. KInk HAwEs,
Notary Public
4 similar petition in the case OF the Second Dig
fset Is signed iy u. E. Dickson, Lewis x; Dyer
d D.. Jennings ANDREW Pea1son- A. = henoes-
9qa Albert r. Barnes, Charles F. GuIznet, -. =.
pat, ppatskln, John r Anderson, Theodore b. "eils'
In tse eass si tbs Third District like petition