Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-01
ELECTION SUPERVISORS.

Appointments by Chief Supervisor
Beckett-Their Duties and Powers.
United States Commissioner Isaac Beck
EFT, Chief Supervisor of Elections for the
Southern District of Georgia, has made
the following appointments as supervisors
of election for Chatham county for next
Tuesday:
Precinct Box No. Jordan F. Brooks,
DEM; VIM. II. ATtsOn, Rep.
Precinct Box No. 2-Michael Hanley,
DEM; Charles COllman, Rep.
Precinct Box No. John r. Hamlet.
DEM; VIM. Fl. MOrrelI, Rep.
Precinct Box No. 4-JacOb j. Abrams,
DEM; Charles FlemOns, Rep.
The general powers and duties of Su-
pervisOrs are contained in the Revised
Statutes of the United States, as follows:
THE Supervisors of Election are authorized
and required to attend at all times and places
Tor hOidlng elections of Representatives or
delegates in Congress. and for counting the
votes cast at such elections: to challenge anv
vote offered by any person whose legal quail
hcations the Supervisors or either of them
may doubt; to be and remain where the bal
lOt-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 completed. and the DrOper
aud requisite certificate of returns made,
and to personally inspect and scru-
the day OF election, the manner in which the
voting Is done, and the way and method in
Wh-ch the poll books, registry lists and tallies
or check books are kept.
1.-THE Supervisors of Election are and each
of them is required TO personally scrutiniZe
count and canvass each ballot in their election
disrfIct or voting precinct cast, whatever may
be the lnGorsement upon the ballot, or IN
whatever box 1t may have been plaCed or
fOund; to make and forward to the officer
who, in accordance with the provisions OF sec
ton 2923 has been designated as the Chief
Supervisor of the judicial district in which
the city or town wherein they may serve
acts, such certificates and returns of all such
ballots as such officer may direct and re-
qulre.
"The better 10 enable the Supervisors of
Election 10 discharge their duties they are
authorized and directed, in their respective
election or voting preciHcts on the
daY OF election, To take, occupy and remain in
such position, from time to time, either before
or behind the ballOt-bOXes, as viii. in their
Judgment, best enab.e them to see each per
son Offering hlm- elf for registration or offer
ing 10 vote, and as VIII best cOnduce to their
scrutlnlZine the manner i'm which the regis
tratIon anO voting Is being conducted: and at
the closing Of the polls for the reception of
votes, they are required TO place themselves
IN suca position, IN relation to the ballot
boxes, for the purpose Of engaging IN the
work Of caEvassing the ballots, as will enable
them to fully perform the duties in respect to
such canvass provided herein, and shall there
remain until every duty IL respect to such
canvass, certificates, returns and statements
has been wholly completed.
THE Supervisors of Election appointed for
any county or parish in any Congressional
district, at the instance OF ten citizens,
shall have no authority to make
arrests, or to perform other duties
than to he in the immediate presence of the
officers holding the election, and to witness
all their proceedings, including the counting
Of the votes and the making of return there