The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13

precinct therein III which be aatuallY resides.
Bel %, I'e u Further staefpa, edo That Ia case
ne right OF sny .ieIseh TO vote Ia challenged. The
V9iilnt ssignsrs NJ Eleetisn shall have The power
TO administer uahs or sfFtmatiens II all persons
uHsftnE TO vote, aud 10 examine such persons ttz
DER oath touahing their fighbtB vote al such slee.
htpt, ana In oil cases The Commissioners Ut
glsetieh shall appoint one OF their number 10
check on The iisE Of registered voters, aud sas
other 10 Receive khe votes, and shall, by the clerk
81 tine Of the eeinni ssibnsia, keep the list Of
voters abeys provided! and whenever vote IL
received, the Commissioner Of Alseiies Keeping
the cheek gu the list OF registered voters shall
mark the letter ~" opposite TO said name u,
said registered LIST. aud call aloud The name 81
the voter,
hHe 10, Bs u further enacted, ste., That any
pstsbn Offering to vote lii the ward ard precinct
ia which bis registration shows bis residences Ii,
be, on certificate af registration If they be tres
videa for Under the registration laws, which egf-
responds III number ard name with the written
or printed list Of registered voters furnished the
commissioners by the proper returning officer,
shall bs permitted TO vote, Unless 10 be proven by
the oath Of two credible Witnesses that such per-
sui ohsfinH TO vote has previously voted In the
sattie election, OF has obtained bis certificate OF
registration, II such be provided fur under the
registration laws. by fratd or IA not Tie person
WHOM, hs represents himself 10 be. And any per-
son Offering TO vote on A certificate of feeistfas
tion, II such BIO provided for under the fesiatfs
ton laws the name or which corresponds with the
though the number may be different from tbs
number OH saa list, such person shall be pat Upon
his oath. and II he shall dseafa on oat thai he
is The person TO whom The certificate was issued
ne herein provided, that he has no other eeftii.
cate on which he could vote, and that be has not
previously voted Iii the election then bsipg held.
he shall be allowed 10 spts. Should the name
and number on the certificate correspond with
the name aud number Oh the written or printed
list except that pne might give only All initial
letter and the other the full name. such person,
upon maRieg bath, ~ Aforesaid, shall be permit
ted to vote, pt'etiaed. the initial letter
does not Indicate maine different ffsm that
given by the voter when he effsrs TO vote.
provided, that no legal v6tsf who produces his
registration papers shall be denied thab right
because bis name has been accident
ally omitted from said list, ct Incorrectly written
or printed thereon. or Tile number II his asrtiis
cate Incorrectly set down. and the afidavit res
1ufsa by this section shall be III writing aud be
presented as part Of the returns to be Deposit
ed With The district slstk
HHd, a7 lie u further enacted. eie, That the
Commissioners of Election, or any citizen Of the
State, shall have the right TO require thai any
pefaan attempting to vote, shall be put upon his
6ath and male to declare whether he is the per-
son tegisieted. or whether be has voted At ANY
bthef polling place. and whether he IL duly
qualified eleetear OF the State. parish. ward and
precinct III which he effsfs 10 vote, and In case
such person makes q false OATH he shall he sub
isetsd 10 The penalties provided by Law for per-
Jury, and The aftldayits required by this section
shall be In writing, and shall be presented ~
part Of the returns 10 be deposited III the Office OF
the clerk Of The court,
HHd. 10. BE u further enacted, ete,, That whes
eyer knowing that he IL not qualified voter,
shall vote or attempt TO vote al any election,
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanar, and
Oh conviction thereof, shall be punished by aha
and Imprisonment Ill The dseft zion OF The court.
Eco, 10 De u further enacted, etc. Tbat wnei
ever shall, al any election. knowingly give two or
hall baaJi tnI
ton be fined hot ieaa than one hundred dollars,
o. imprisoned not less than three months, or
both, st the discretion Of the court.
BHd, 30 BE further saueted ete. That who's
sver shall use violence or Intimidation, or
RAISE Any tnmult or riot, Al any election la tbis
ataie. with design 10 inlnshoe Hndaly. or 10
ntimidate, everswe or interrupt the commission
era, or ANY other officers In the discharge Of thsIf
duties at tue election, or shall by Threats Or vies
ienee wiiuly attempt 10 eyefswe or Influence
undsly aay veter 80 ~ TO deprive him Of his
right 10 vote. shall, on conviction, be Imprisoned
not more than sit months, and ftaed not more
than i've hundred deara.
ABu. Ill. BE II further enacted etc,. That sny
person who shall vote or atteti pt 10 vote more
than once at the satna election. shall be deemed
guilty OF tniadsmeaaof, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine aud by i'm.
pfisonheat, nj the discretion Of the court.
hHe. %. BE u further eadefed, etc., That II
shal be the duty af the Commissioners Of IElaa.
tieh At each polling place 10 keep list Of the
persons voting a. such polling place, which list
shall be numbered from one 10 the end aud said
list 50 TO be kept aud numbered, M aforesaid,
shall be signed and sworn to aa correct by the
immediately on closing The polls
and before leaving the place or opening the bal.
let.b5t II no officer authorized to administer
eaths be present 10 administer The oath to the
" may be administered by any
voter. en- II no voter be present, by the commits
aoheta 10 saeA other. Immediately after taking
the oath, ne Aforesaid, the commissioners shall
proceed 10 count the Votes without moving The |
boxes from the room or place where the votes |
were received, and III the pr senee OF any voter |
or voters who may desire 10 he present. Two |
tally aheets shall be kept OF the count the tally
aheets shall have the tallisa marked In lines, |
from the beginning TO the end Of the page. and |
the total amount OF the taes shall be written III
H. nfes Immediately after the end Of the talles.
and In lettefa, 30 az 10 prevent any alteration |
thereof, and, after the count is completed |
The ballots counted shall be put back in |
The boz. which shall be ., immediately
AZ seon as the votes have been counted and the |
ballot.bex Healed. az above provided, the ao,n.
n,ssioners ahall make duplicate compiled state.
nents OF The hamee Of oil persons voted for, and
The offices for which they we're voted. The NUM-
Der Of ballots contained In the boz, The number
II ballots rejected. aud tho ieHsonH therefor.
These compiled statements shall be sworn 10 by
the commissioners, the oath TO be administered.
"a above provided for In this section, aud ono OF
heAe compiled statements, together with ono Of
he tally sheetH. the list Of persons voting, and
he ballot-bo1 containing the ballots shall BIO do.
ivered 10 the Cletk Of the District Court, in all
he parishes except Orleans, and to the Clerk OF
he Superior Criminal Court In tho parish Of Or.
cans. The other tally sheet aud compiled state.
mont OF the persons voted for shall be delivered
% the sheriff or other returning officer " each
PARISH. The said ballot. box aud list Of vaterH.
With one of the duplicate tally sheets and dup
Il r1nptiad n nj hall h6 1attvnfnd tw l
he commissioners to tho clerk Of tho court. ~
beve provided, and the other tally sheet and
compiled statement TO the sheriff. or other TO
arnlng officer, as provided in this act. 4,
SEQ. 80, BE II further enacted, eto.. That Ii
hall BIO the duty III tho sheriff of each parish TO
lave at each polling place deputy shorin, whose
uty II shall be TO attend the election, obey the
rdtrs OF tho commissioners aud attend tho
Of the ballot-bores aud duplicates