The sun., 1878-03-20
TIlrEETCRNlNG BOARD CASE
rur yyNT or THE IOIIST iNd SO-
pRIuE COrRrs DECISION.
.,..,o, Set Free ON "a Techuicaiity-
,x.,, ,hr court said the Information
ssn,,,l Have Contained - Consolidate"
s..,.rs,,. The Sherman. Matthew Letter

NIW ORLEANS, Marcn III S'i" !"
with thctoxt of the supreme Courts decision
In the Anderson case. with the cxcepuoh VI
ibos, unris which are unimpor,ant.
ON the prisoners objection that the torG'u
document WIS not public record, the court
held n follows;
IN. nfrucc charged in the Information II
ur,ring and publishing as trura certain altered
puhlic record IA to the returns from the
parish Of Vernon. as shown Ivy inc
ori,,innl returns of said election made NY thc
gupervisor Of Election. Whenever forgery oil |
mn instrument or the uttciing OF a forged IN
.,ru,or, ia charged. and the instrument has a |
lerul definition An meaning that is to say has
ccr,niu ehara t,rstics or qualities impaired to |
II bv nw-it is not nccdful to set it forth in the
inf,rmntion with minute precision. because the
general or legal term 10y which it IL known
sum ,irntly drsignates the Kind oil IN
strumcnt meant. Thus. bond or
will Is nm instrument known to tho
lnw and tho law dictates what shall pc
known and held To- be n bond or Will. Bnt
when "a stntut' provides for an instrument not
known to- tho law hitherto, or. IN other WORDS
creates AM impresses upon it certain features
peculiar to- itself. forgery cannot ho conmlueh
by making a false statutory ono in form not
provided hy the statute. or though il be 50 like
The genuine one MS to deceive most persons
ani the uttcrng of such false and altered in
stru,ncnt would no, be- punished.
"Vndrr our statute II l. only necessary to act
out the purport OF any instrument, or to dcs'g-
nntc II hv name If it is usually known 10y one
in an Indictment for forging. utering. ana SO
forth hut in order to bo forgery. the instru-
mcnt thus SGT out and CHARGED to he ieiohi-
oualv made must be Of such charae-
ter that. II genuine. 1t would ,n,n, I've evl,
donce OF the. fat 1t recii,s. The ins,rumvnt
must bc such that when forged II d9's OF hhy
tend to prejudice the rights OF another or. ns
nut by Bishop i nus, ri'mSr appI"r ,ra 3n W. wdalI ,@
Srr sway mTs' ,nrnE i a Of T efl"ctnr TI T' fraud
" The instrument charged ~ the amended n
iormGiGn az hsyms t|n o yacs S IN nu the parsH
Of Vernon mndr hy the supervisor 81 ketls,ra-
ton. The statute nown"rc gives To tnls cohsni-
idnind statement any efficiency or value n evil
drnce OF the result of the election: nor docs !
anywhere direct or permit i to ns prrnnd prn
returning on 'crs are not required TO use H.
Tho Instruments or documents they arc re-
turns Of tho Commissioners. aud from
them and them alone they must connie
Supcryso of Registration is OF SO lttl" account
that it, preservation among the arrhv"ssr OF
clerk Of the court Is not shed with
a duplioat'. rs he is. with dun ,i,ate
is no onlrer wio is authorized hy law TO- give II
certified copy Of IT for Use IS evidence or Tor any
correct and this appear-to IT, have boon required 50
That il riuy hn known tp CONFORM io IN" dupn-
~ Of tUmmlSSi n"f~ returns III MS ''lll''
and nit-r it is 50 certified the supervisor trans
rlts 1t % the returning ON "rs along with the
original returns sent him ly tne OorlillsSl.n-
ers and from the latter alone they compile the
Ii the Supervisors Of Registration Of every
parish in the state should alter and forge evrry
rons iiidatsd statement Of votes made 10y each
one rrsp-ctively.ani transmit them thus altered
officrr- should '-anvns- aud compile the votes ~
the siatut" quires.uot from thrsf con 'lldAtri
Statements hut from the unHierod tpmmis-
slonrrs returns no injury would lr suffered 10y
any individual or hy the BODY polite. Inc Sp-
perviSor'S consolidated stat n"ni j. not mad,
ty the statute the basis Of the final canvass ami
conpilutinn Of the vote. Us the original returns
M. Comm isSioncrs are: andh &C. ihr aitrra,
ION nnd forgery of an g, them, tho returns Of
thrComm --ionerS remaining unai"rrd. woul'
not change the result oi the e'r'u"h III any
r. constitute forgery. the forged instrumcn
must Dee ON" which. II genuine. may inlur" an
other: and IN must appear either rom th'
,,.,i ~ matter ni,u,.is ih rpirom Foruu..h
that appear, iu the information, the insirum"n
WAS a t4hiiDu par1uu. or oi - eject l"r-'rl
cannot h'rr. ioat' doi ii,und the lne prih ill
rtrum.nt. II suun.".--ury foru> IT, say whctl Il
the cons I,dHt"i returns Z" itr SMl,t ,tNtsvr "
X gisirHton without tNr 'lrlk 'rrt 'a'r - y
l. not "A ui.lil. record ~u- pt h' ui forgery. !
Is sum '.-n' 10 remalb tni ihc mr. ou red u
evidence les me- tAr instrument tN- uN'ifh 90 90
winch a- lorrO a il charged upon u" dr,cn lnn'
After rHuNi ti.n a m Won IN arrest ul lu,l X
mrit was made. h"cuu~r II Was moi 'lihrg'd IL
III" in.ormatinn, cih"r ~ D. "iiE E.h"l l,iM "
a. ann eMdcl. thn' ia. uu"r.nE Dr wl '-AnG ,
9c Ma. "la "f' a G, dcfSludat fSd i"'', IN p' AM
Vii ,nl ,npar.ty. ciih-r as one Of Ii
returning erers OF r any r"PA,i,Iy S,ne. ,,i t,
only laNr been committed IN al ON 20
So S1% I ,sla op.r'r or oa hg @gy @5i, To- # il ra az
dent thai the ut"ring ani publishing hy
priyai" p"rson. or hy q p'r-"n ~ "ny puhl
pti ..'ii ,,.' ''1ni in'tt htvr nmr"i or fraud
any opo Nnino-' lnl ioNr ir1sid 1n's Of ,
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