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

their eseljets, al ibs precinct ii which they are 10
act ths. commissioners and eiefh fvf each pre-.
glnet shall be appointed BY shs police tntlss q
ana shall BIZ selected ffoin urp9slhg political
parties. provided there be sufficient number Of
each political party resident ~ the several pre-
uinets competent 20 oil said eless We sali ps,.
ta,issoness and eleik shall be appointed NJ least
fifteen days prior 10 An eleetieB ard the said aps
peihtmsHts shall By published st once In the ptg-
| aeediAgs ii The pvlies Jury. The commissioners
and eef. shall before entes,as ,,lon shs as
| By article one hundred Of The eonstitbfi 6h. the
| oath 10 be administered by the ahatiH pr bis
deputy. III BY shy other ullser qualified by Law 10
administer 6sths, ana II no stieh officer be pres
| ant The commissioners shall administer the cath
| 30 each other, 49,
Hhe. IA, he u further enaetsd, to-, That
| In csss no commissioners shall have beeti ap-
pointed or II none OF those who have been epa
pointed be- present, within one .bouf after tie
| tinie Atea faf opening The polls. the pefs9ns
present shall hold meeting and elect three
commissioners 10 preside at the election shehla
any ule pf the commissioners appointed be pres
| emit, he shall appoint another, and both ieHsther
shall appoint tbfd, aud the commissioners 90
appointed shall take The oath and perform al the
duties 81 uuir baissonsfs Ut Election. III the sas
| manner ~ II they had been appointed ~ above
provided by the police jury, No election shall be
Initiated by failure 10 open The polls by the time
prescribed by law, unlsss y be proven bafofs =
court oil competent iutisaietiab. on contest,
| deprived VI their vetes 10 have changed the re-
| suIt If The election,
| aHe, Ii. lie u Further enacted, etc. That the
commissioners aud clerks OF election ih the parish
| Of Orleans shall be appointed by The efIleer III
charge ef The general registration pf The city of
New Orleans, ten days bsfore the tihie fot held
| Ing The election. and their appointment sha be
published AT lsast Sin days before The election
| They shall have been residents twelve months
| nefi pfeeedina their appointment Of the ward aud
pteeinet wherein they are appointed If pfat tisas
| BILE, and always residents and qualified voters Of
| the ward fef which they are appointed. IN the
general registration Of The oily Of New Orleans
10 sppant them, the Mayor Ut the said city shall
appuiat the said commissioners aud clerks, and
shall give public notice Of the same. II shall be
| the daty III the eilieef making the appointment
10 tfansiait copy OF The Hat TO the civil sheriff
Of the parish Of Dflsshs, who shall netifs
the said commissioners and clerks 81 thef
appointment, al the expense Of the city
Election appointed a. aforesaid fail to attend,
| within an hour OF The Tins bxea FOR the
opening af the polls, or Il being present, refuse
b act, those present shall app9ht the other
commissioner or commissioners, II Hene NJ said
commissioners or clerk attend, IL shall be the
duty Of the officer III charge VI the general regis
| tfatien. or, ~ the case may be, the Mayor, to
| supply their places, The commissioners and
eleth shall, before entering upon the discharge
Of their duties, take the oath prescribed by article
one hundred VI the cons titutteh. administered by
ths civil sheriff or HE deputy, or by any other
officer authorised by law to administer osths, at,d
II no such officer be present. the commissioners
shall administer tbs oath TO each other.
HHe 10, Ne q further sndeied. ete.. That the
aeefetsfy Of State shall furnish to the returning
oeer Of each parish. at the expense u the State,
4 sufficient number Of blank tally lists and re-
tafns fef each polling place In The respective par
ishes. and for the ttpeats returns OF The return
ing ahesrs All the blanks re aforesaid shall be
delivered to said returning officers not less thar
each returning eiIieer shall furnish the necessary
blanks TO the Commissioners Of Election Ia his
parish.
NEG, N. BE IL further enacted. etd.. That IT
shall be The duty Of the registering tiieer OF each
pafish. including UfeHns 10 deliver 10 The Hhefif1
or other returning officer Of each parish at least
tweht, .f6ur hours before the day aud tins fixed
for the opening Of the polls thereon, list u the
voters registered for each precinct and polling
paee the list shall be In alphabetical order, shall
e8ntaih the number Of The registration of each
voter In the election precinct where the polling
place Ia situated. and shall be certified by the
registering officer 10 be correct and 1t shall be
the duty Of the Commissioner Of Election 10
erase the name Of each voter who has voted from
said lisb any registering officer who shall neglect
fall or refuse 10 perform the duty above imposed
Of furnishing the list az aforesaid for any PEE
einet, shall 10 punished by Hns not eas than I'VE
hundred dollars. and imprisonment Of not less
than three months al the discretion OF the court |
sHe, ta. lie q nfftef eadeted. ete,. That II
shall be The duty Of the sheriff or proper return
ing officer Of each parish. 10 provide y suitable
ballot box at the expense OF the pafish for each
polling place In said parish. such boxes shall be
bound With iren bands 10 that the came saanet |
DO opened except b.. the lock, and such boxes
shall be furnished with good ioeM aud key the |
coal thereof TO be paid for by the city or parish
IA the On Q may be, upon presentation OF sworn
aud specific account therefor. II shall be the |
duty of the sheriff or returning officer 10 cause
ta be delivered TO the Commissioners Of Election
~ each polling place In his parish city by seven
o'clock In the forenoon On tho day the election Ii
to be held, the ballet boxes "a aforesaid and also
the Lat Of registered vetefa ~ provided for In |
the act. along with The blanks for tally sheets |
aud compiled statements. and In deianlA Ut which |
delivery of ballot box. lists and blanks the Gn,.
mIsHieners aha ba authorized 10 provide ballot |
box aud proceed 10 hold the election conforming |
~ near as possible TO the provisions OF this aet
any ahefiH or returning otiter whore duty 1t is |
b. deliver the ballot box and Hat Of Registered |
voters ~ well AZ blanka TO the Commissioners OF |
Election, vt each polling place. who shsll neglect,
fail or refuse 20 deliver the ballot box list oil |
registered voters or blanks phall upon conviction
thereof be fiped not leas than one thousand dol
larp. aud imprisoned not less than six months NJ
the discretion OF The court,
nEd. 10. be II further enacted, etc.. That In !
case the Commissioners OF Election are not eup-
piled with 4 list Of registered voters, ballot.
box, or blank returns and tally lats, II shall.
nevertheless. be their duty TO hold the election,
keeping record Of all persona who vata, stamp.
ing or marking the certificate Of registration If
such be provided for under the registration laws
Ct all who vote, IN the manner required by law.
The failure to farnish tho ballot.box tails lists
and blanks required by law shall subject the par.
teH 40 failing to the punishmt nj provided for by
this act, but phail not vitiate tho election unless
IL be proved on contest that sufficient number
Of electors we're thereby deprived Of their votes
to have changed the result Of the election, or
unlaas II be shown that II Ia impossible 10 decide
what candidate received the ms joriiy of votes at
the polling place where the election has been