The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-03
DON'T WANT SUPERVISORS.
The Election Managers Looking VI
the Law on the Subject.

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the Law on the Subject.
One of the managers of the elections for
next Tuesday says that he has found a sec
ton of little 26-The Election Franchise
section 2029,n that will make the United
States supervisors livery small potatoes
and few in a hill" He says that this sec
ton is the latest in the United States laws
governing federal supervision, passed June
10, 1872 year and four months later than
the other sections governing the powers
and duties of the supervisors.
What is itfn he was asked.
"Well, it virtually takes away all the
powers formerly granted f." he replied. "You
will find it on page 1873 of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States, which bears
the imprint Of tie government printing
office 1875" and is as follows:
SECTION 2029 The supervisors of election ap-
pointed for any county or parish in any congress
Sional district, at the instance of the citizens,
as provided in section POLL, shall have no author
ity to make arrests, or to perform other duties
than to be in the immediate presence of the Off
GERS holding the election, and TO witness all
their proceedings, including the counting of the
votes and the making of a return thereof.
Besides" said the manager, II shall de-
mand that the Supervisors show their Gre
dentials. | shall claim that under this sec
ton that all they have the power to do is to
look on, witness our proceedings, witness
the count aud witness our RETURNS npon the
same. That is ell the power they have.
They are not required to sign anything"
Another manager says: 81 see by the
statement of Chief Superv isor Beckett that
Judge Pardee has not yet appointed the
supervisors. That being the case, it il now
too late. The Revised Statutes of the United
States, title 26, section 2,0l1, says that the
circuit court shall be opened for the pur-
pose Of appointing supervisors not less than
ten days prior to the election. This not
having been done, it is too late to convene
the court for that purpose, as Friday of last
week was the last day the court could be
convened for the purpose"
1t is doubtful, the managers say, whether
under the statutes more than two super
visors can re appci nted, as the statute pro-
vides but for two in each voting precinct.
1t is held that there is but one voting pre-
cinct in Chatham county, with four boxes
under the superintendent of a sWperinten-
dent, and that there is no authority for the
appointment of two supervisors at each
box.
There seems to be little doubt that the
managers of the election will be guided by
section 2,029 of tho United States Revised
Statutes in dealing with the supervisors,
and copy of the section will be taken to
the polls for reference, and to show that
under the latest legislation upon the sub
ject. the powers and duties Of the supervis-
ors have been materially circumscribed
The section was discovered yesterday by one
of the managers VINO was determined to in
vestigate the law for himself to see how far
the power Of the government super
vsors goes and section 2,029 is the result
of his Investigations. To the body Of the re-
publicaus this section appears to have been
unknown, and it was thought that the super
visors would have more far reaching pow
ers under the statutory provisions of Feb.
1871