The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

nr-r1,ss or rHE sHuKTFF.

III is his duty
TO give piiliIicnotice. for thirty dilys,
of every elerslon. !,
no provide a ballet box for each poll !
ing place, and to have the same ideliF-
ersf, to the commissioners Of election
Mt each polling place. l'y seven o'clock
Al. NJ. on election dry. with the list suf
rea;s.erpai voters. aud blanks for tally
sheets. and far compiled statements;
under n penalty OF a fine u u less thar
one ,thnusanil dollars. ,lndimprlsonment
moi less fl,an six inaIIsiis-
To have a deputy sheriff ut EACH poll
ING place, WHO shall attend the election,
s,hes the uYllers of the conimls lpners
OF .e,ecfion, and attend. the itrans,aission
,,if the ballet boxes. and commissioners
duplicate Iesuyns TO tlie clerk OF court,
and tine fluulicase returns tpthe sherlh
To ye,n,ir TO the courthouse within
forty sight hours after closing the polls.
ana there, in the presence of mt least
two wituesses. and of aS many Others as
may attend, To compile the returns sent
in bv the commissioners of elecslun at
the several pulling piaces. to maseflniD-
lie prscianation of the result, and TO
make due returns to the Secrstary OF
State. Iftlle sheriff, on Ether retilrn-
ing officer should changeur refuse Id
compile thelretErns from any psiiilDg
lllace. or nuke a false ts,bnlati0n OF the
returns. he shall, on conviction, Ire
fined nat less shan FIVE hundred dsdlaFs.
and lie im,risoned ut hard labar moi less
than two nor more chan five years.
10 tI9
certified to he correct by the clerk OF
court in whose office the ballot box rs
Ildepesised; to mail one If these retnrlis,
with thetally lists from whichl rs masit,
TO the Secretary 81 State,
ANA to deliver file other Two esthe clerk
of cn,,rt. who shHll forwardoneuf them
to tLe.s;acfetaiw .,f State, and file aud
lpreserve the other liz his office. A fall
i,re, neglect, or refusal, by any letnrn-
llipg officer, tomake out. forward, or De-
Iposit, the returns as aforesaid, is puil-
| jsliillile by.a fine of ntlf less Than Ole
Thousand dol mrs aud net More tlaii
three Thousand dollars. and ~ inipris-
onntcnt in tllep eniieatiaiy not less than
two nor mere than iise wears, ana by !.
loss. ipso Yfacto, ,uf his Office, and a,y fu-
.tnfe ineiigii,;iity 10 any ,uHice-
Iii case the sheriff Is q tcantldate, the
parish recorder shall be the rettlsniiig
officer for the Office foriH.iiich the sherlf
is u candidate.
4 iii.
Dum1Es OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
4 ElEcrIoS.
/ Bes,,re eniermg tipon ne discharge
It,f stheir duties Tile commissioners u
,elncfion, and ltl,air clerks, shall sakesat
H.oath lrescribesl ,i,y article t,n.s hundred
N Tile constitution. which Shall he nd
\ .n,i,iisiereda, y the sheriff. ar his Del MY
or DIV any other officer qualified l,y iaM
Ito administer ioitths; saissl II No sueii ID
fcrr .shnil De present, the commission,
lees Shall administer the siith ~ sesis;i
lccsiIef. Ills, ,iitii il, as ielloMa.
4 I'm II y do salemn v ,sMenr ssar it
Aiiaml that Z iiccersf,leieivi unl pssiffiea
degussily ~ all men, iiuld i,Gf.se MT IS
attempt tualetriNe Ysliy ..,rrsa''. or per
sons, on aecMsntof race, coI''r. or zee
viousscpnyliti,sn of any rali.ieideririv
lfigllf., privilege or inlnsaniiy .,pla,syet
lii,y any other s,itss Of men; thai ! vii
n .s,a,purt tile Constitution md lass ~
1.-the United .Stst.es, and The Censfitssaiol
and ilawssst.f itlsis State; and ftiiHt i vii
.llfaislifuliy andin;msfif;,.y sslisehagg ..,sIi,
l,aerfsrin uli the iiasincnnihentstn IN
las eommissiona III election, or slerl
lot commissioners al eincfius) accord
Z ling 40 the hes. III nly,sai,l,itrsana al,asr
stauding. 80 help me Gnfl. z
Eli Itis the dufysof tie commissioners
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