The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12

await events at the hands Of the DemOc.
racy in Congress.
AS germane to the conversation thus
outlined, we herewith reproduce from our
files tho So.called Supervisors law which
tho Democracy are trying to repeal in
Congress;
SECTION POLL. Whenever in any city or
town having upward OF twenty thousand
inhabitants there IRE two citizens thereof,
or whenever, In any county or parish, In
any Congressional District, there arc ten
citizens thereof Of good standing, who,
prior to any registration Of voters for an
election for Representative or Delegate In
the Congress Of the United States, or prior
to any election at which q Representative
or Delegate to Congress Is to be voted Tor,
make known IN writing to the Judge OF
tho Circuit Court Of the United States for
tho Circuit wherein such city or town,
county or parish, Is situated, their desire
to have such registration or such election,
or both, guarded and s%crutinized, the
Judge, Within not less than ten days prior
to the registration, II one there be, or II
no registration DO required, within not
less than ten days prior 10 the election,
shall open the Circuit Court at the most
convenient point in the circuit,
"SEC. 2,0l2. The Court, when so opened
by the Judge, shall proceed to appoint and
commission from day to day, and from
time TO time, and under the hand of the
Judge, and under the seal Of the Court, for
each election district or voting precinct,
in such city or town, or for such election
district or voting precinct in the Congress
siOnal district, aS may DO applied in the
manner herein before described, and 10
revoke, change. or renew such appoint
ment from time to time, two citizens, resi-
dents Of the city or town, orol the election
district or voting precinct in the county
or parish. rho shall be Of different political
parties, and abletO read and write the Eng
fish language, and who shall be known
and designated as Supervisors otEleCtiOns,
"SEc, 20l7, The Supervisors OF Election
are authorized and required to attend NJ
all times and places ofhOlding elections Of
Representatives or Delegates in Congress,
and for counting the votes cast at such
elections; to challenge any votes offered
by any person whose legal qualifications
the Supervisors or any oil them may
doubt, 10 be and remain where the ballot
boxes are kept at all times after the polls
are open until every vote cast at such
time and place has been counted, the
canvass OF all votes polled wholly com
pleted, and the proper and requisite Ger
t~iticates or returns made, whether the Ger
~titicates or returns be required under any
law OF the United States, or any State
Territorial or municipal law, and to per
sOnally inspect and sCrutinize, from time
to time, Andat all times, on tho day Of elec
ton, the manner in which the voting i,
done, and the way and method in which
the poll.books, registry lists, and tallies
or check books, whether tho same are re-
quired by any law OF the United States
or any State, Territorial or municipal law
are kept.
CSC. 2,0lS. To the end that each candi
date fOrthe Office Of Representative or Del
cgate in Congress may obtain the benehi
OF every vote for him cast, the supervisor
OF Election are, and each II OF them Is
required TO personally SCrutinize, coun'
and canvass each ballot in their election
district or voting precinct cast, whatever
HluE ue tue lluOTseLnelt on lue uhIlOtJ ol
in whatever box it may have been placed
or found; to make and forward TO the
officer. who, in accordance with the pro.
visions Of Section POPS, has been des.
ignated as the Chief Supervisor OF the
judicial district in which the city or town
wherein they may serve acts, such Ger.
"tfiIiCates and returns Of all such ballots
as such officer may direct and require,
and to attach to the registry list any
and all copies thereof, and to any GER
t%iiicate, statement or return, whether the
same, or any part or portion thereof,
be required by any law OF the United
States, or Of any State, Territorial or
municipal law, any statement touching
the truth or accuracy OF the registry, orthG
truth or fairness OF the election and can,
rass, which the Supervisors OF the Elec'
ton, or either of them, may desire To make
or attach, or which should properly and
honestly he made or attached, in order
that the facts may become known"
Section 2OlO prescribes the position the
Supervisors shall occupy on the day OF the
election and during the canvass OF The
votes,