, 1879-03-12
BALLOT.BOX. PROTECTION.

Fnli Tc1t OF tho ,unlteI states Lava which
tho 1>en,ncrnt*fA Aro Dstnrmtned to strlko
frn,,t tltr stnt,.te-l'ooks.
SEC. 2,0t1. Whenever In any city or town
having upward OF 10000 Inhabitants there arc
Two citizens thcrcnf, or whenever, In auy coun-
ty or parish, in any Congressional District,
there are ten citizens thereof Of good standing,
who, prior to any repatriation Of voters for NIL
election for Representative or Delegate IN the
Congress Of the United States, Of prior to any
election Ut Which Representative or Delegate
to Congress Is to bo voted for, may make
known In writing to tho Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of the United States for tho circuit
wherein such city or town, county OF PARISH, Is
situntcd, t,lcir dcstru to have huen registration
or such election, or both, guarded antl scru.ta-
ntxcd, tho judge, Within not less that tcn days
prior to the rcgstratton, II ono there be, or II
no registration bc required, within hot less than
ten tays prlnr tU the election. shail opeu the
Circuit Court at the tnost GOnVrn!Gnt point IN
sEc. 20l2. Tile court, when SO opened by
the 3lstsgo, shall proceed to nppoitit n,nl COM
lnissaD from day to day, Mnd from time to time,
the seal OF tic coust, iur each election district
or votlHg prccinct fl, such city or tuSn, or for
such election district or vut!,lg precirct n thu
Congressional district, ns may ilave applied In
nEEclltUGlUlG NGsEllAEAs htlt4 " AEe
yoke, icl.algt, OF renew such appointment
from tifnn TO time, two citizens, residents
Of tho city or town, Of OF tho election district
or voting prscluct in tlle county or parish, rho
sttI 6s e du<re'ts ',oltiea! parties a1sd abto to
slAll bc known aud designated as Supervisors
SIC. a.0l7. The Supervisors ot Election arc au-
thorszca aud required to attend nt nl times aia
plaroA OF holding elections Of Representatives
>r 11,,tb R& in ftOnUrA44 uri fDr rnjntnr ahff
VOTES east at such electtona;. to challenge amy
votu offered by my person whose legal q1lallca-
lions tho Supervisors. or either Of i!iem, may
duubt; to be attl remain whetc The ballok.boxcs
nre kept at all tnrs after the pulls arB uprn ut,
til every vote east at suclt time nilh place has
tlcrn counted, the CANVASS Ut all VOTES rolted
wholly completed, atld tl.e propcr md requisite
certificates Ut returns made, whether tho ccrtit
the United States, Or any State, Tcrrtotinl, OF
municipal Law, MD to personally tnspect A1Itl
sryutInizc, fru1n tiuio to t1nc, n,Nl at all times,
OIL the dny Ut election, the manner IN which tho
vot,ns Is done. a11a Tue way nid @ mGtl'oa I,, IN
or chcrk-books, whether the same are required
By my law Of the United States, or any State,
Territorial. or municipal law, ure kept.
SEC 2,0ls. TO the end that each candidate for
gross tnay obtaln thu beautt of cycry vote for
hln, cast, tir Supervisors ot Election are, md
each Of them Is. required to personally scru-
tinlzc, count nsNl canvass rnct ballot IN thett
election district or voting prccincs east, whntey-
er tnuy ue tic Endorsement un tic ballnt, or III
whatever box 1t may have been psncea Or found;
to nlnku UNI. forward to tho oiitecr, who, IN sc.
Corsiance with tue provstous 81 Sec. @,625, has
becn designated rs tue Chicf Supervisor Ut thu
judicial district In which thu city or town ylere-
In they may serve, ncts such certificates mud re-
turns ot all such ballots as such o1llvcr may d.
rect uul require, nnti to nttach to th8 registry
list, md any nnI all coples thereof, and to any
certificate, statement, or return, whether the
sa1nr or my part Or portion thereof, bs required
By any law of the United statrs, or Of any Slste.
Territorial, or municipal Inv, any Abatement
tuuclling the truth or accuracy Of the registry,
or tic truth or fairness Of the election a,d sa1
either of them, ay dcsiro TO make or attncl,, OF
which should properly uni honestly bc nludo OF
attached, in order that the facts inny become
known. ...
Zee. 9,0l0 prescrincs the position the Super.
v[sors shall orcupy o,, the day Of election, and
uurlDs the cunYass OF tho votes.