Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-02
Deputy Marshals Appointed.

day The following are the instructions to the deputies
 UNITED STATES MARsHAL's OFFICE,
 District of Connecticut.
 HARTFORD, October 30, 1880.
 The following instructions are issued with reference to the election to be held in the city of New Haven, on the 2d day of November, 1880:
 Every deputy marshal will be provided with badge and with commission signed by the marshal
 Such deputy marshals have, among others, the following duties and powers
 They are.to attend at the places of election and canvass, and there preserve order.
 They are authorized to arrest, without war rant, in the following cases, when the act is committed in their presence:
 l. When any person votes or attempts to vote in name that is not his own name, or votes or attempts to vote more than once, or votes in an election district where he does not reside, or if of foreign birth, votes, or attempts to vote, without having been duly naturalized.
 It should be noted, however, that unless the deputy has a warrant he cannot arrest, on election day, for an offence committed on registration day, even though it was then committed in his presence. If a person reg ister illegally, he may, however, be arrested on election day without warrant if he at- tempts to vote
 9 It should be fragrant case in which an election officer should be arrested without a warrant while in the actual performance of his duties. Such an arrest should only be made last resort, where obvious fraud IS persisted in and repeated after remonstrance As, however, a fraud in counting the ballots, if not stopped while in process of execution, may accomplish it's object beyond practical remedy, an arrest of an election officer with out warrant should be made without hesita- tion if he is found, during the counting of the votes, to be engaged in any illegal act which could have an effect upon the canvass. Mere trivial and formal irregularities not affecting the canvass may be left for punishment after an arrest by warrant.
 3. If any person induces or compels any officer of election to receive an illegal vote, or to refuse to receive legal one.
 f. If any person induces an officer of cleo tion to give false certificate or statement in writing in respect to the election.
 D. If any inspector of election shall refuse to put a challenge lawfully made, or to mark any name for challenge when requested so to do by any citizen.
 6. If any person, inspector or otherwise, places illegally ballot in any box.
 z. If any inspector of election refuses to receive the legal vote of citizen on the ground that some one has before voted in that citizens name. The right of the citi- zen to vote is not taken away if some one has wrongfully voted on his name; but he should give convincing evidence of his iden- tity.
 S. If any person allows ballots to be put or remain in the box before voting com mences, or puts any ballots unlawfully in the box.
 9. If any person, by force. or threats, or bribery, flinders or delays, or attempts to hinder or delay, a citizen from voting
 10. If any one flinders or prevents free ingress to, and egress from, the room in which the election or canvass is going on, unless the room is already full of those au- thorized to be there, to wit: inspectors, poll clerks, marshals police in uniform, and, during registrating or voting, electors who are in line, and duly authorized watchers and challengers.
 II. If any officer makes or attempts to make, any false certificate or return in regard to the number of ballots.
 12 In connection with the canvass, the offence especially to be guarded against is the intentional miscounting of votes. When this is clearly attempted, the deputy marshal should be prompt and energetic in the dis charge of his duty.
 13. If person purposely interferes with deputy marshal, when the latter is execu- ting any writ, or is attempting to arrest any person for any offence committed in his presence, or if any person attempts to res cue any person arrested by any deputy mar shal
 14. If any person shall hinder or molest, or aid or abet in hindering or molesting, any deputy marshal in the discharge of his du ties.
 It is not to be understood that the above embraces all the offences for which deputy marsha1s may arrest the offenders without warrant.
 The marshal and his general deputies may, when resisted in making an arrest, or in the performance of his or their duties, call on all bystanders to assist, and they must so do or are themselves liable to arrest. All persons arrested whether with or without warrant, must be at once taken before United States judicial officer, with the witness to the offence Persons arrested under a war rant must be taken before the officer who is- sued the warrant.
 These powers of the deputy marshals are to be prudently but energetically exercised. It should be remembered that the object of the law is: First, to secure to every person entitled by law to vote the free exercise of his vote second, to prevent voting by any per son not so entitled; third, to secure fair count and return of the votes actually cast.
 So long as these objects are not interfered with, or wilfully attempted so to be, no ar rest without judicial warrant should be made for any trivial infraction of the law nor should any arrest be made unless the evi- dence of crime is reasonably conclusive. Care SuOu1u D0 IohSu uOG GO SuDSG1buG0 u0E6 Op1n- ion for facts evidence of facts.
 Unless otherwise notified, deputy mar shals will be expected to be present at the places of election in the district to which they are assigned on election day from a. m. to the final completion of the canvass.
 respectfully invite all persons to make known, in writing, immediately to this office, any instances of official impropriety on the part of deputy marshals which may come to their personal knowledge.
 And in order that those intending crime may be forewarned, and offenders secured, I request all citizens of all parties to assist the United States officers in enforcing the proper observance of the acts of Congress relating to elections; and call upon all cit izens, and upon all civil and municipal au- thorities, to cooperate with the officers of the United States, in securing an honest vote, an honest count and satisfactory election, regardless of party results.
 JOSEPH D. BATES, U. s. Marshal.
 VOTE FOR GARFIELD AND PROTECTION.