, 1876-04-16

FuE NAYon'a PROCLAMATION.
Tbs Msyor has issued his proclamation o1der-
Ing the closing of saloons on e!ection-day. Tho
City-Hall will be closed On that day. It is to be
hopsd that the Mayors order Will be more fully
observed than it has been heretofore On similar
occasions. The proclamation reads as follows
WHEREAS, There il to be election held In the City
a Chicago IN Tue.d.y April II ls ls7s; u. .nd c
fhe Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, ls74
athat no spirituuus, malt, rinous, OF Intoxicating
huos sh. b. sod o. sEon ~. s~a' .se1e ane nouor
sold Or given away; b open upon any general q
special slscaon-day within ous nile Of the psee of
Therefors. /. Harvey D. Co1yin, Mayor Of tho City
1t Chicago, do hereby order that al saloons bat-rooms,
places where epu1uona, malt. sinuos of tutousas-
tE Liquors xrs sold given Away at retail in tbs Clty
cf Chicago bs closed Ad kept cloaed On Tuesday tho
18th day Of April Of 1876, until tho polls shall b
epsed and that violations Of said law ahAu be punish
ID according to the proyiNoua thereof.
H. D. Co1v1K, H2yeF-
TEE POLICE.
The following general order to the police wRs
yesterday issued:
!. GENERAL OaDIR No. I'll On Tuesday uext-
election -l2y-the Captains will detail sufficient nuIn
their respective precincts to preserve the pescs knd
enforce good order. The men detAiled for duty at
sach vo.angplace ahal be placed IN charge Of sone
patrolmnn who is thoroughly competent to discharge
such dutiea bu: the Sereeants 2ud roundAmn will be
used for that purpose Is far as their nrznbar will
permit.
10 work act in the interest Of political party fur
thur tha to vote II please for whom be may pease
tee1 the aw to eve-y citizen Of the United States
and IN the exercise Of such right every citizen must be
protected. It H. therefore, Of the Mghe7t iportsnee
That good order b maintained At every vodngFioco
Tbs policemen will arrest promptly any person or per
dsorderly disturbing The peace Or using loud
q bostezoua language tending to provoke ofeaen o.
tn peAca Ut any voting place, and also any person
agsnst whom there may be sufficient evidence OF
fraudulent OF Illegal voting.
5. Captains will send to this oface On tne morning
of etct!oo-dzy the naues Of parolmen detailed for
duty each Of the votingpscea End also the name
af the officer in command also tho number o3 men
rnand ut The polls viii send the result Of the vote to
thu ot1ce II soon counted on tho blanks hare
With furnished for that purpose.
polls b. two chalcngcrs and one tallyman for each
party They will be recognized by omctA badges
which they viii wesI and officers wan see tnat s tne5
specve uttes subject the orders Of the judges Of
election. By urde1 uf tho City MarEhal
IL c. H10KET,
General Superintendent.
SHIFTING UP SHOP.
Tho following insurance aRenta have agreed
to close their oihcss all day Tuesdsy. in order
to allow themselves SUD employees to vote, aud
do all that is in their power to secure an IN
Critcheu Il Co., A. g. Van Schaick, Goodwin i
Pssco, Miller i Drew, Fibher Bros, Wit
kovsky; 4 o1sld., H.: J. Tiffany & ce;,
8. Munger L. Co., r. n. Hosmer i Co., II,
L. Pottle. Geo ". Montgomery. Wm. Warren q
Co., " Barrett. @. Fl. Case, J. J. Lewis, Fred
8. James, R. J6mith & Co., Traders 1ns. Co.,
Farmer. Atkins g. Co.. Ducat Lyon, Moore
James, Agerts, ". q. Cunningham Co., Dav't
i ReQua. ''.'
The Board Of Trade yesterday sgreed to i'd
dourn over election-day.