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


| turns ssns III By ilis commissioners al HE sevz
Hfal polling Places To make public pr elanat0
u the Fsault, aud 10 make dHs RETURNS thereof 10
tbs seefetAfy oil State In compiling the returns,
II the sheriff ef other returning olIleef sheald
change Of refuse 70 compile the returns from any
polling place. Ut should taaks 4 falss tabulstiuH
81 the returns, he shall be deemed guilty OF 4
felony, and, on eenvietien thereof shall be faed
moi less than Ave hundred dollars. and iHipsaoi,s
cd Oh hard labor not less than two or more than
Eve years.
asd Do, ys II further saaeisa. sie.. THAT II
shall bs the duty q The returning eleef n saeh
tinsd BY the, clerk Of court ID whose 1iFiee The
baetsbas IL deposited. 10 bs correct. He shall
t5fwafd enc Of these returns immediately by
mail te the Secretary Of State, be shall deliver
the other two tp the clerk, sns Of which the clerk
shall At once forward 10 the Secretary OF state.
ard the either he aha Ole aud preserve ID bis 6tfies
u any returning officer shall fail neglect of res
fuse TO make Out, forward Of depesit Tie returns
as Aforesaid, hs shall bs deemed guilty OF
felony, asd on conviction thereof, shall be pun.
ished by fine III not less tkaii One Thousand dol
Lars aud not more than three thousand dollars,
aud be Imprisoned III The pehitsntlafy at hard la
Dor, not leas than i've nor mots than i've years.
aud lie shall lose thereby ipso faats his nfee and
be thereafter Ineligible 10 any plIlaa, The clerk
Of the court shall. II called tpea by ahy person,
deliver certified eops u the tfiplidate statement
file1 with him,
BED 80, ne II further enacted, ete., That IL
shall be the duty VI the Heotstafy If State. or III
his default the Stale Auditor, not less than ten
nor more than twenty days after The day Of hold
ing 81 election. 10 begin The compilation Of the
rathfhs, and ~ soon as pbssbis thereafter he
shall complete tie compilation III the returns.
aud shall publish IN Tie sfIiaial Journal The
pan,es Of al The candidates voted for, the Office
for which each was voted for, and the number of
votes actually east for each 40 shown by the re-
turns. aud shal declare that HE person receiving
The greatest number Of sotes east for The effee
for which such PERSON was candidate has been
duly elected, II the Heefstsfy of state on the
stale Auditor should willfnly neglect or refuse
TO compile the returns Of election, and Bbbsh
The result ss above provided OF II he should
willfaly neglect or refuse 10 eetint any vote as
shown by the returns, Or should erase, alter or In
any nisht,st change any return OF election from
aiiy patiah or ptlng Place, lie shsll be deemed
guilty OF felony. aud upon conviction thereof
shall be pueiahed by tine Of not less than one
thousand dollars and by imprisonment At hard
labor tor not lesa than seven nor more than ten
years.
FHe. 10. DO u further enacted. etc., That IL
shall be the duty Of the Governor, not tsss than
thirty days after each general election, TO isHne
commissions 10 all Bffiesfs shown by The sempiia
ien Of the returns as above provided for. b have
been elected, except Governor OF Lieutenant
Governor and members nf the General Assembly.
sse, IL. Ne u further enacted, ete., That as
soon az possible after The expiration Of the time
for making sia returns Of the election for Repre-
ssntativss III Congress, the Governor jointly with
The Hserstary Of State aud Judge Of one Of The
district courts Ut the state, shall proceed 10 sseer
tain the number 81 votes cast for each candidate.
~ shown by The returns from each parish ID the
respective Congressional districts. The Beefstafs
Of State shall enter on record certificates, show
Ing The person who received the greatest btitus
her Of votes actually cast. signed BY the a6vers
nor, and q copy thereof subscribed ~ aforesaid,
shall be delivered TO The PERSON tbus sseeftaiasa
10 have been elected, and another copy tfanss
mittsd to the House ef Representatives ef the
Congress Of the United States directed 10 the
glafk thereof
aEe, a. De u further eadatea, d,e,. That IL
all be the dnty Of The Secretary Of state, vf ne
may be, the state Auditor, 10 transmit to The
CLERK of the House 81 Representatives of the
last General Assembly, list Of the names Of
such persons, NJ according 10 The returns FROM
the several parishes, shall have received the
greatest number Of votes for The Office Of Repre-.
ssntatives, as The case may be- Ia tile respective
parishes. or representative districts. aud IL shall
be the dnty Of The said Clerk TO plaes the names,
go furnished, upon the roll Of the House.
Bro 10. Dc Il further eadofsa, tte., That III
all elections for senators, Representatives,
judges. shehfIs, eeronsfs, clerks Of district
courts, and other officers, II there should be an
equal number Of votes given for two Or more can.
ddates for the same office, the election for sueh
returned TO the people In the parish. ward, pre-.
eihot or dlsttiet, 40 the CASE may be, public mo-
tioe Of ten days to be first given ia the same
manner - In general elections.
HHus 44t 5e W IWHisf fWHGtaA, Pto 4HAt any
clerk Of court. ct other PERSON. who shall willfay
alter. falsify. erase, destroy. or in any manner
change the return from any parish or preoinef,
shall be deemed guilty Of felony. aud, on e6iiz
vietioh thereof, shall be fined not leas than one
Thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than
enc year, nor more than seven years. In tho penia
tsntiafy. At hard Labor.
she. d., he II further enacted. etc.. That The
clerks OF the several courts with whom electi6n
returns are fled shall preserve such returns unz
til the time Of the succeeding general election.
and the returns 10 fled with the Bseretafy u
State aud clerks Of courts shall be ftirnd faeie
evidence Of The result, Of the election In the par
iAh for which the returns we're made.
Hfo. do. lie Il further snd6ted ETC.. That oil
Laws, or parts OF laws, In conflict or inconsistent
with this aot and all laws on the aabjsot Of cleo.
tins, excepting those relating 10 the contrasting
Of elections. be aud the same are hereby re-
pssled.
tsigned) LOUIS BUSH.
speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(signedl LOUIS A. Willy,
Lieuteaant Governor and President OF the Senate.
Approved April IL, 1877.
(sigaed) FRANCIS 4, NICHOLS,
Governor of tho State Of Louisiana.
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