The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-31
SUPERVISORS. INSTRUCTIONS.
omciai Circular Issued By Francis Fen

oficial Circular Issued By Francis Fen
tress, Chief Supervisor,
The following instructions have been is
sued by Francis Fcntrcss, chief super
visor for West Tennessee, toall the election
supervisors appointed by him;
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 80, 1883.
Sir-At the election for which you have
been appointed and commissioned one Of
the supervisors. you are by the laws OF the
United States authorized and required TO
attend and remain on the day Of election
ut the place Of holding the election in your
voting precinct, from the time the polls
are opened at Q o'clock, am, until they
are closed at o'clock, pm, and also to
remain with the ballot box until the
counting Of the votes is fully completed.
=. IL is your duty under the Ia tow chal-
lenre any vote offered by any person
whose legal qualifications YOU may doubt,
and TO be and remain where the ballot box
Il kept at all times after the polls are
opened on election day, until every vote
cast at the election in your voting precinct
has been counted. and until the canvass OF
all votes then and there polled is fully COM
plctcd, and until all the proper requisite
certificates aud returns are fully made out
md signel, no matter under what law
such certificates and returns are required.
a You are required by law 10 personally
. inspect and scrutinizc, from time 10 time
and nj all times on the day OF the election,
the manner In which the voting Is done.
and the way and method In which the
poll books are kept.
To the end that each candidate for the
office Of representative In Congress may
obtain the benefit OF every vote cast for
him, you are under the law required 10
personally scrutinizc, count and canvass
each ballot cast Ia your election district or
noting precinct, whatever may be the
Endorsement upon the ballot, or in what
eser box II may have been placed or
fonnd, and 20 make and attach 10 any GER
tIhcaie, statement or return, by whatever
law required 20 be made, any statement
souching the truth or fairness OF the cleo
tion and canvass YOU may desire 10 make
/. OF attach, or which should properly OF
honestly be made or attached In order that
The facts may become known.
The better 10 enable YOU 90 discharge
your duties, you are by the laws Of the
United States authorized and directed on
The day OF election In your election dis.
trict or voting precinct, 10 take. occupy
and remain In such position, from time q
time. whether before or behind the ballo'
box, rs will In your judgment best enable
Won 10 see each and every person Offering
10 vote. and as will best conducc 10 YOU
t-rutinizing the manner In which the vot
ING IA being conducted; and at the closing
OF the polls for the reception of votes yot
arc required 10 place yourself in such posi-
tion In relation to the ballot box, for th,
burmese OF engaging In the work Of can
wasting the ballots, ~ will enable yol
fully 10 perform all the duties In rcspcc
10 the canvass enjoined upon You a
supervisor of election, and IL Il iurthe
your duty under the law 10 remain II
such position In relation TO the ballot box
and in relation 60 the ballots cast, unit
every duty In respect To such canvass, Ger
tiicaios, returns and statements has beet
wholly completed.
II In the election district or voting pre-
oincl for which you have been appointe'
superyisor you are not allowed to exefcis
and discharge fully and freely and with
Oct bribery, solicitation, interference
hindrance, molcslation, violence or threat
thereof on the part OF any person, all th
duties, obligations and powers conicre
upon you by law, YOU will make PROM
report unuti nuill 70 me- MlAillh Nfh way
after the DAY Of election, OF the mannC
and means by which YOU were not 10 a
lowed TO fully and freely exercise and dii
charge the duties and obligations require
and Imposed upon you as such superyis'
al election.
Under the laws Of Tennessee every pc
son entitled to vote NJ the coming elcctio
for member Of Congress must be twent!
one years of age, citizen OF the Unite
states and Of the State Of Tennessee, q re
ident Of the State for twelve months m
of the county wherein ho may oncr b
vote for six months next preceding the ds
Of election; and all voters are required
vote in the civil district OF ward in whiC
they reside, except officers holding ele
tons. who may vote where they are 20 q
gagged.
The election laws Of Tennessee are su'
M 20 enable you without difficulty 10 pc
sonally scrutinizc, count and canvass oa'
ballo, cast In your election district or "
ing precinct; they provide that the cour
ing Of the votes shall not commence un
tho polls have been closed, and that VIII
Tho election II finished the returning OF
cor and judges shall, In the presence
such Of the electors rs may choose 10
tend, open tie box and read aloud I
names OF the persons which shall appe
In each ballot, and that the clerks at