The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-19

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4 DIXlklS Ot Xk4E DkExk1Ns
The sheriff is the returning officer in
each parish, except when o candidate.
| 1T in his duty
no give pubIicn0tice. for thirty days,
of every election.
| NO ,lrovifie ballot box for each poll
\ ing place, and to have the same dellv-l
1 cred to the commissioners 0f electiOn
lat each polling place. ly seven O'Clock
"A. NJ. on election day. with the list OF
reaistered voters, and blanks for tally
sheets, and for compiled statements;
under d penalty of fine mt less than
une Thousand dollars. and imprisonment
mot less tkan six months.
no have u deputy sheriff at each poll
ling place. who shall attend the election,
obey the orders Of the commissioners
of election, md attend the transmission
tyf the bsillut boxes, and commissioners
| duplicate letnrns to the clerk of court, j
and the duplicate retnrns to the sheriff i
No repair to the courthouse within
forty eight honrs after closing the polls.l
and there, in the presence of ut least
| two witnesses, and sUf ms many others rs
may attend, TO compile stherst.lrns sent
lin by the comnaissioners of election at
the several polling places, TO nuke pub
llic proclamation of the result, and to
make due RETURNS to the Secretary OF
State. III the sheriff, or ether RETURN
| ing officer should change or refuse to
compile the returns from amy polling
place, gor make q false tabfiati0n of the
returns. he shall, on conviction. be
fined not less ltlansfiye hundred dollars.
and he imprisoned. ut hard lahornot less
than Two nor more than five years.
| To make ont tripIicate returns, to be
certified to be correct by the clerk OF
court in whose office the ballut box is
aepositesi; TO mail one of these returns,
with the tally siistsfrom Embellishments.
iiimmediatt.ly to the Secretary of State,
aud TO deliver the other twoto the clerk
of court. who shall forward one of them
to the Secretary of State, and file and
preserve the either in his office. "A fail-
lure, neglect, or refusal. by amy return
\ ing officer, to make out, forward, orde-
4 post, che returns tas aforesaid, il pun
4 jishable by fine of not less than one
4 Thousand dollars md ne,t mere than
4 three Thousand dollars, and by impris-
sonnlent in the peniiantiary not less than
\ two nor mere than five years, and by n
ljloss, ipso Ji,cto. Of his Office, md by flu
4 tnre ineligil,iiity to any office.
4 In case the sheriff is o candidate, the
parish, recorder shall be the returning
officer for the Office for which the sheriff
isl candidate.
A DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
IA
A Before entering upon the discharge
4 of their duties the commissioners of
A election, and theirclerks. shall taketlie
oath prescribed by article one hundred
A ,f the constitution. which shall be adj
II ministered by thesheriH, or his deputy
\ Or ny any other officer qualified Eby law
Ito administer soHths; mid il mo snch Of
4 ficer shall be present, the commission
Il ers shall administer the oarh TO each
n othar. IIiis oath ii rs follows:
Il III IA. B ldussoleMnly swe,,r iior .af-
i firm) that i accept lthecivila and political
i equality of all men. md agree not to
Il attanspt to deprive may person, or per-
u sons, on account of race, color, or pre-
II vions condition, of any political Of civil
i right. privilege Or Immunity enjoyed
II Ibs any other clsss of men; Tint 4 will
support the Constitution and laws al
1.-The United States, and the Constitution
and laws f this Stute: and that 4 will
II faithfully md impartissliy tlischargennd
perform all the duties siscnmhentso me
MS commissioned III election, or clerk
ssSf commissioners of esecfion) accord
"a ing To the hest sof my ability and under
u standing. SOlhelp me God. 4"