The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-13
How and When the Vote is Counted in
- Louisiana.

The anxiety of the public to know when
and how the vote is to be counted in Louisi-
ana is natural. From an article in the New
York World on another subject we copy
the following paragraphs. Let it be pre-
missed that an act Of Congress provides that
the Governor OF each State shall inform the
presidential electors OF their election, and
that KELLOGG the villain is the Governor
who is to perform this duty in Louisiana.
We now quote from the World:
Louisiana has said in her statutes that
elections for these electors "shall be held
and conducted il the manner and form
provided by law for general State cleo
tions," excepting the day. She has pro-
yided, we believe, that the elections shall
be presided over in each precinct by three
commissioners, to be appointed by the SUI
pervisors OF registration, who are selected
and commissioned by the Governor. The
" commissioners count the votes and make
returns thereof, which returns the % super
yisors," within two days after the voting,
must, at the courthouse Of each parish, in
the presence OF two witnesses, compile (not
COUNT, publicly proclaim, and declare them
to the Secretary OF State.
The statute then directs, respecting presi-
dental electors, as follows: ..-'
"SECTIoS 1926. Immediately after the
recent of a return from each parish, or on
the fourth Monday of November, If the re-
turns should not sooner arrive, the Gov
ernor, in presence OF the Secretary Of State,
! the Attorney General, district Judge OF
the district in which the seat OF Govern
ment may be established, or any too Of
them, shall examine the returns and dSCer-
tain therefrom the persons who shall have
been duly elected electors.
"SEcTIoS 2S27.1 One OF the returns from
each parish, endorsed by the Governor, shall
be placed on file and preserved among the
archives Of the Secretary of State.
"SEcTIoS 1928. The names of the per
sons elected, together with copy OF the
returns from the several parishes, shall
forthwith be published in the newspaper or
papers in which the laws Of the State may
be directed to be published" j
From the brief summary OF the law it will
be seen that the Governor of Louisiana has
practically in his hand tue receiving, count
ing, and returning Of all votes, and the de-
termination OF the persons made electors.
He creates the "ReturniIg Boards" and
from his decision in the final entertainment,
il the Attorney q eneral agrees, there does
not appear to be any appeal either to court
or jury, as in the case Of other State Of
ficers. -. y 90 III; IT! -
II the commissioners of election OF any
precinct certify to the Governor that the
election was interfered with by violence,
threats, or force, or intimidation, the GOV
ernor SHAH notify the Judge Of the district,
who shall hold an; inquisition, and II he GER
titles to the Governor that the election was
invalidated by reason Of unlawful acts, the
Governor may disregard the returns. 81.
The reader will see for himself, that the
Radical rascals have the whole afairin their
own hands. II their courage il equal to
their yillainy they will cause trouble in the
entire Union.