The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-11-02
Duties Of Eseefi0n Ofzicers nm
I40zaisfana,
9,,rowy.,s m THE gHEgrFF.

4 Z
4 1t is his duty
no rive.gaI l,lienotice. Tor thirty days,
/ of every elat.tinn.
/ 10 J,rovitle u ballot b0x orAach poll
l3inr pL,ce, andIstn hsse the same dtliv-
/ ,ered to the commissioners s3 st:iectlun
ut eacl, polling place, by seven O'Clock
4 a.. Al, enn ,electionrd day. with fhe llsI .l
Registered voters, and blanks 5or thlt!
Sheets and for complied statements;
under a penalty of fine mt less than
| one thousand dollars. and1mprlsunmenf
mt less than six months.
To huyt, ii deputy sheriff at eaell poll
ing ,,la~e. who shall attend the electioi,
i .,l,ey the orders of the commits 4loners
/ of satavfipu. and attend the transnilssloii
/ of tie is,lit,t boxes. md commissioners
4 dupliaate returns TO the clerk OF court,
! and the duplicate returns to tfeSberiH
4 To sppair 10 the courthouse within
4 forty eight hours after closing tise1,oiR.
ana there. In the presence of ut lenss
4 1.-Two Witnesses, and of us many Others as
ia.,y attend, 30 compile the retusns sent
/ in by che commissioners of eiet.fR,n OF
the several polling places, to lniske pub
| lie proclamation of the result, and 40
make due returns to the Secretary oil
State. 1ftthe sheriff. or s,tlier RETURN
! ing officer should lGhange or refuse TO
lcompile tile returns from amy polling
| l;lace. or msslSe Il false tabuiatiun OF tlIe
lretnrns. he sshah,. on conviction. he
1 fined not less !thnn FIVE lftinflred duAnrs.
and he imprisoned ut hard iahE not less
than ltwuanur muEe than i've Years.
TO make out triplicate retnrns, TO be
certified to he correct by fhe clerk of
court mi whose office the ballot box is
| slepesitea: to mail ene nf these rehurns.
with the tally ,ists from whichit issnattes
lsimmeCiittely to the Secretary at State,
and to deliver the either twotethe clerk
of ceart, who sh,sll forward one;os them
| to the Secretary ~ State, and Ele and
preserve Che uthes III his Office. "A fail
luse, neglect ,i,r refusal. by any retnrn
ling aiiicei, tolnfsse emit, forward, de
| psysit. tile returns ~ aforesaid. - pun,
ijishshle ny Ane Us NIT less thin R,iit
| Thousand dollar and nsst n,se than
three Thousand dollars and i,y irni,ris-
onn,eAt mtnepeniitlitiary n.,t iesssthnn
two nor iIa,,reG than i've yeurs. and ly u
loss, spso 5ta.t,t. ,,f hl~ s,iiiee. ifna by In
| tnre ils..llgilniity t. any afiice.
! 1ilsessse- tile sheriff IL a candidate. the
parish sexs,rsler slli,ll he the returning
| gificer FIR the.uiliee for which tilesliefif
| is Candidate.
! III
] DrglEs OF rnE COMMISSIONERS OF
isnaazrIuS.
/ Before entering upon lfiie discharge
election. and tlelr clerks, shall like the
es,fll prescribed rs article an+ hnntirsd
of this, constitution. winch si.;lli he s.si
administered hvsihe sheriff ar his ,ieassy
tnr l,y any other officer qualified l,y inv
/ to administer tHttl,s; aud If lis st4eh If
| sfic-r shall he present, the eu,niArssian-
/ ,.iss sl.sili ;.,lmiiiistsr the sa.th ii, each
sofliey This ,sftii il ms f,illows
/ II ca. u d.. 's,,lrmuly swear Tor ,d
! firm that 4 aeceptsthedisilana pdlitiesii
.an4iity 0fasll .nlen, iinsl .;.,s..,e nut To
i attempt ia, deprive i,stsan.sssg per
soals. IN accounted frlce, sssllnl ~ PIKE
sviolis condition. uf any gp,,lities,lnr civil
fright. privilege ar ilanannity enjoyed
hs any other seksss Of melt; That ! will
hsnppsrt the Constitution and laws at
the United States mud thelL CONSTITUTION
land lanstnf this STATE: anti That 1 will
TAI ilfniiy andiimpaffially discharge and
perform all the sliati.sincnuibrnt an me
as--tcummissioner.,,f election, ar clerk
l.uf commissioners az n. eetloil) --aseortl-
ling to the best tot my ability andiinsles-
standing. So help me tse,d. =
4 1tis the tlniyeaf the commissioners
II To efss.t from the list sof regist erred