The daily gazette., 1879-12-30
FIFTH EDITION.
Supervising Regtssrations.

Recently the following petition from
citizens In New Castle county asking for
the scrutiny Of the registration OF voters
IN this district has been presented TO
Judge Mckannan Of Philadelphia:
"1o the Hon. Vim. McRannan, Judoe
Of the ". =. Circuit Court Of The
District Of Deiapars:
iR:--The undersigned citizens and
qualified voters of the county of New
Castle, la the congressional district of
Delaware, hereby make known
10 you their desire to have the reg
estration OF voters for the election of n
Representy tion In Congress OF the United
States for the said district, which
election is 10 be held ON Tuesday,
End OF Nov. next. SCI ullnized
said registration to be made
by the Assessor OF the respective hun
dreds, the Levy Court OF said county.
and the Clerk Of the Peace OF said coun-
~, aud Is TO be begun on the first of
January, 1880, by said Assessors, to be
completed by the Levy Court in the
months OF February ard March, 1880,
and duplicates Of said assessments or
registration are TO be- furnished by the
Clerk Of the Peace to the collectors OF
taxes during the months of April and
May Of said year.
The undersigned, therefore, pray your
Honor To open said Circuit Court al the
city OF Wilmington, In SAID district, and
to appoint and commission Supervisors
of said registration for the following
hundreds and election districts. (Here
follow all the districts Of the couut;.j
Washington Hastings, Horace w.
Cause, Anthony Higgins, ii. q McI.ear,
George w. Bush, George w. Stone, Geo.
q. Lobdell, X. L. Warner, Preston Lea,
Henry Mendenhall.
A similar petition was presented from
Kent county, aud signed by the follow
Ing: Geo. II. Fisher, Isaac jump, viii
son j.. Cannon, Sam'l L. johnson,
Beniah Watson, ii. w. Cannon, James
Pendewill, n. B. Snitbeis, George V.
Massey aud others.
In view Of the petitions, Judge Nc
kennan has assigned and commissioned
Hon. +. q. Bradford, District Judge, to
perform and discharge all the duties i'm
posed upon the Circuit Couit with re-
gard TO the petition by the Revised
Statutes OF the United States.
Under the law IL will be the duty Of
the Chief Supervisors Of Elections,
Joshua l.. Valentine, Esq, who was ap-
pointed In 1870, TO receive sugg stions AZ
to who are proper persons TO act as
supervisors OF the registration and to
present them te the court for appoint
ment and confirmation.
The course is likely 10 cause a good
bit Of talk, as 1t is the first time anything
OF the kind has ever taken place here.
II is known that the Republicans have
had the natter under consideration for
some time past.
The law under which the petition is
offered, and in accordance with which
the appointments will be made, Is as fol-
lows:
Revised Statutes of the United States,
Sec. POLL "Whenever in any city or
town, having upwards OF 10000 inhab-
tants there are two citizens thereof, or
whenever in any county, or parish
in any congressional district there
are ten citizens therereof of good
standing, who, prior TO any regis
tralion of voters for an election of
Representative or delegate iE the Con-
gress of the United States, or prior TO
any election at which Representative ti
or delegate In Congress IL ~ he voted for,
may make known in writing to tho
Judge OF the Circuit Court of tue United
Sta.es for the circuit where IN such city
or town, county or parish is situated
their desire TO have such registration, or
such election, or both, guarded and
scrutinized, the judge within not less
than ~ days prior to The registration II
one there be, OF II no registration be- re
quired, within not less than 10 days prior
to the election shall open the Circuit
Court at the most convenient point In
the circuit.
Section 20i2 The court whenso open.
cd by the judge shall proceed TO appoint
| aud commission from day to day and
from time 10 time and under the seal oi
| the court for each election district and
aud voting precinct in such city or town
or FOR such election district or voting
precinct IN the congressional district a.
may have applied for in the manner hei q
inbefore described and to revoke or re
new such appointment from time to time
two citzens, residents OF the city or
town or Of the election district or vot
| Ing precinct In the county or parish, W ho
shall be of different political parties and
who are able to read and write the En-
| glish language ami who shall be known
aud designated as ''supervisors OF cleo
| TONS"
Sections 2Ol3, 2Oi4 and 2Ol5 are unim
pOrtant and section 20l6. which IL giveI
below In the only one which bears upor
the matter, 1t describes the duty of the
supervisors.
Section 2Ol6-The supervisors of elec
tions, 40 appointed, are authorizes an,
required To attend at all tim, and place.
nxed for the registeration OF voters, who
| being registered would be entitled Il
vote for u representative or DELEGATE IL
Congress and to challenge any person
Offering TO register; to attend at all timel
and places
when the names of registered voter
may be marked for challenge, and u
cause such names registered, ,'as they ma,
deem proper, to be No marked; TO max,
when required the lists of either of then
AZ provided for in section 2026, and veri.
fy the same; and upon any account an,
at any umo, when in attendance upoI
the duty, herein prescribed to PERSONAL,
inspect, and scrutinize such registeratioI
and, for purposes Of identification, t,
affix the signatures to each page of til,
original list and of each copy OF any sucl
list Of registered voters at such time
upon each day, when any name may b.
received, entered or registered and II
such manner AZ will in their judgemen
detect and expose the improper O
wrongful removal therefrom or the ad
fitIoR to of any name.
Judge Bradford received the petition
given above ana the commission to ap
point the supervisors from Judge Nick en-
nan yesterday.
A similar petition will be presente
from Sussex County In few days.