Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-16

presendeptisI electors and United States
senator's, 1t has urqusstioned power &c
make al necessary laws 20 ascertain
whether their election has been frsudu
ilent or not, and to refuse to recogaiz:
any election procured by fraud. In &C.
lcordsnce vita these views have pre-
pared the following bill TO be introduced
into The next Congress-, and hereby sub,
nit IL through ycur columns for the ma
lure consideration and deliberate jldg-
ment Of sll peace loving citizens who de-
sire 20 avert al possibility OF another clVi!
wer, JOHN &. CHALMERS.
An act to enforce the fifteenth emeEd-
ment TO the constitution Of the United
States:
Be 1t enacted, that whenever leo voters
In any congrassiora! district Wlere al
election is to be held Will make snd file
with the clerk of the House CT R2presen-
tsiGves Of the United States sn ,fiiavtv
stating that they believe that on account
Of rsce prejudice the election will not be
fairly held by She state officers, i. shSll be
held by United States i:ers, ss hereto
fora provided. The clerk 81 the
House Of Representatives shsil appoint zc
many commissioners CT election for each
ccuuiy In the district IS there are candi-
date5 for Congress, ns follows: One
supporter Of each candidate, to be nomi-
Latsd by himself or by the ,xecutiTe com.
nit.se otth's party, apd Sppoin.ed By the
clerk. But II any candidate or party f1ile
or refuses 20 ask for O commissioner the
CLERK RhaIl appoint some suitable person
10 represent such candidate, and If he re-
fuaes 90 set the commissioner or cpmm!s-
sion who accept shall go forward and
perform sill the duties hereinafter pre-
ecribed.
The commissioners shall establish their
headquarters at the county sest, or il
there be two, then st the county seat Of
tee first court district Of the county, and
| shall mike publication Of the time and
places OF holding such election, conform.
lug as near as possible to the stste Laws,
and shsIl provide euitable stationery aud
houses and everything necessary for hold
ing sn election, and shsll furnish each in
spector with printed copy Of this set
and Sc !esss ten days before hold.
irg al election the commissioners
shall meet and each one shall
appoint sn inspector, Gad esch in
spectcr shall sppoint one clerk and one
peace officer for each voting precinct in
the county; and, In case OF the death or
removal Of any commissioner, inspector,
clerk or peace officer, others may be ap-
pointed In the same manner SIS the
originals, except that In tEse
Eny inspector appointed refuses
to serve, the inspector who &C.
cepts may sppoint another to represent
the other party CT psrtleF, aid Ii NJ lone will
sccspt, may proceed to appoint all the
necessary clerks, and with them hold the
election. When the polls are opened,
proclamation thereof shall be made pY
one CT tne:peccs cfiicsrs. The clerks shall
be provided with psper e1fi3ient to con-
tain the nEneS OF all the voters, and shall
write the names Of ese1 candidate st the
head Of each voting list. AS each voter
cones up he shall be asked and answer
distinctly for whom he votes, and the
clerks Shall write mis- name on the igt
under the ntme CT the candidate for
whom ne vOteE, aId each CLERK shall mum
Der and call ca. distiDetiy how msny
voter The last vote makes for his candi.
GATE. II any voter is challenged, ths
clerks ahsh write challenged" af:ershfet
name, bus ne shall be peEpBssS$
90 vote without delay, SD AEQ4a
gTess must decide in case OF = -
t@5s WHISTLER the vote Vas legal Qg#ot;
Gn3 the pills must be kept opan xfthouEl
Sti5UZrmsps u4Mi 81 have voted Who sT5T
present and desiring to vote. When the
polls nze cloeeG the inspectors ard clerks
shall IN Wrisirg sum up the number OF
votes for eSCa cnndldGte a5d at once pub
licly proclaim the sane. The clerks and
Inspectors shsll Sign and certify each vos-
lag ltst kept GY the clerks and the
cumming up Of the result made
BY tRems2.Yes, tud shall put the
sane into bgx prepared for tbs! pnt-
pose sud securely lock End ssGl /. mp, Gld
TWO Cftn9 inspectors or clerks OF opposite
parties shall t.ke aud deliver the box to
TIA commissioners of election as soon SO
practicable. As soon Rs the boxes ara
received the commissioners OF elsction
shall canvass the returns and make @
statement in writing OF the NUN bsr OF
votes for esGh candidate in that county
s7d publicly proclaim the same and shall
then transmit by yaail to the clerk
Of the House Of Representatives
one copy OF thu list Of voters
and the returns from each voting place
in the county, sscurely wrapped and
sealed and the Enforcement Of one Of the
commissioners that they are election re-
turns shall be sufficient to transmit the
same by mali free Of postage. The other
lists OF voters and ell other papers re-
csived from each precinct shall be kept
by the commissioners for two years,
securely locked in the boz, unless they
are ordered 20 produce the same IS evil
dence in case OF contes. over the cleo
ton. AS soon as all retarns from
such congressional district are re.
ceived BY the clerk Of the
House Of Representatives he shall make
q tsbulsted statement of the total vetss
cast fer each candidate for Congress, and
shall issue certificate OF election to the
one having the highest number CT votes
and place his name on the roll OF
the house, and shall preserve ttAfs,
rapers ard returns concerning sthe3
election in his ofice. But AheJ
name Of nos man shall be llsceaSos3
the roll. Of tee House i. fhiavits tssel
made that his elechon was procuSsd u
any intimidation Of voters until CoASsfi
shall decide thst question.
Sec. 2. Be i: further enacted, x that |
WHENEVER presidential electors arctic be |
voted for in any Congressional district |
where the election is to be held as herein |
provided for, there shall be one sddi- |
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