Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-02


visor OF Elections, is taking every means to
guard against the perpetuation of fraud at
the impending election, and to that end
has issued instructions to all his deputies
in an explicit manner of their duties and
powers. Principal among the instructions
are the following:
SOME POINTED INSTRUCTIONS.
THE Supervisors will attend at their
election precincts at the time of holding the
election for Representative in Congress
They are required to challenge any vote
offered whose legal qualifications the Su-
pervisors or either of them shall doubt.
The Supervisors will remain where the
ballot box is kept at all times after the
polls are open until all the votes cast shall
have been counted, and they are required
personally to inspect and scrutinize the
manner in which the voting is done and
the way and method in which the poll-list
and the tallies are kept. to the end that
each candidate for the Office of Representa-
tive in Congress shall obtain the benefit of
every vote for him cast
The Supervisors are required to take
and remain in such positions as will, in
their judgment best enable them to see
each person Offering to vote, aud as will
best conduce to scrutinizing the manner in
which the voting is being conducted, and,
after the closing of the polls, the Supervis-
ors will occupy such positions, in relation
to the ballot-box, for the purpose of can
wasting the ballots, as will enable them
fully to perform the duties imposed upon
them in relation to such canvass, and are
required in their respective precincts, to
personally scrutlniZe, count and canvass
each ballot cast, and make ont a certificate
of the return of all such ballots, showing
the whole number of votes cast for each
Representative in Congress, and forward
the same to the Chief Supervisor within
three days after the election.
THE Supervisors of Election are author
lied, in pursuance of Section 2022 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States, in
the absence of the United States Marshal
and his general and special deputies, to
keep the peace, preserve order at such
places of registration and election, prevent
fraudulent conduct on the part of any Off
Ger of election, and Immediately either be-
fore or after registration, to arrest and take
into custody, with or without process. any
person who, in the presence of the Super
vlsors of Election, commits or attempts to
commit any of the acts or offenses prohib-
tied herein, or who commits any offense
whatever against the United States.
In the event the Supervisors of Election.
or either OF them, ere not allowed to exer-
else and discharge fully and freely, without
interference, hindrance, violence or threats
thereof on the part OF or from any person
or persons, each and every of the duties of
such Supervisors, they will make immedi-
ate report to the Chief Supervisor of Elec-
tons in the manner and means by which
they, are either of them, was not allowed TO
fully and freely exercise and discharge the
duties and obligations required and i'm
posed upon said officer. The Supervisors
will report upon the conduct OF the registra
ton and of the election"
THE RIGHTS OF SUPERVISORS.
Some questions having risen respecting
the right of Supervisors of Election to make
inquiries at private houses and as to resi-
dents being compelled to answer them,
Supervisor Holland has notified all bis de-
puties that under Section 1928 of the United
States Revised Statutes, any person who
refuses to answer or gives false Information
during the progress of any verifcation OF
any list of the persons who may have regis
tered or voted is guilty of an offense pun
ishable by Imprisonment for thirty days, or
a fine of 800, or both. is only, however
when Supervisor suspects that all is not
right, that be will investigate. The Super
yisors are now at work verifying the regis
tration.-S. +. Call.