Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-09-17
NO. 80.


s2id depaty commissioner shall fail %
have said ballots n the election pro-
ctncts AZ the pr0per time. 90. II there.
he shall fail 10 distribute tAe same. the
inspectors of election. or tho-~c % them
present AZ the election. shall provide
said ballots and srlerE some suitable
person to dissribute the same a.-Urssinx
20 las. Who shall take the oath required
10 b. taken hy The person - whCus the
said commissioner deliye-,>I said ballots.
20 b. administered b. any one os said
inspectors
>ec. 80. The Sheriffs % the several
co4ntieS in the STATE shall prccur~ for
their respective cOuaties a sufficient
number u voting cosn psartnsent<. shelves
and tables f0r the 80 Of electors. which
shall b. - arranged that it shall ~ I'm
possible foe one voter a. one table. shelf
90 compartment % SO another voter
Sho i preparing his ballot The num-
Der - surh voting shelves. tables 90
compartments. >haii not - lsS<
than oue for every ifp electors at each
voting vrrcsnct- EArh shelf. table ard
compartment shall - kept furnished
wtsh card 0f Instruction ps~te4 In each
con pArtnlent- 2nd proper supplies aHf
cunvenienrses for marking the balloss by
e9ectors.
So IL The deputy commissioners
having the oElcisl ballots saali remain
a. a pl1rs cenw~ni@ns ~ the table,.
shsivss AMI oc8 pa-tzlen;s fo- The Dis
sribGtion % ballots When requested
br each % the voters the deputy coz1-
ruiss5eners Aforesaid shall hsnd him an
osE-iAI ballot
SEC - oa receivfng hts halios the
vossr shall forthwith r. into one of ths.
voting c0ap4rtmenss. and shall prepare
his hallSs By marking With ink ia the
aprrOp~1&se margin o. ptace n cruSs Op-
F.ssts she name % the cazs4td2te % hts
caos-s- fox cs-h 0ffbos 10 ~ aiissl. - By
SLING IN the aaz1e u the czEsasdzts sab
stituted IN the blzak spacr a. provided
therefor. and ulzrsin< c-c-ss Opposite
theretS. ant Likewise = cross NJ op-
p.S@ate the answer - de@8rs-~ "a give ia
czs~ % an ele-rion Oa = coustifution4I
1ri~a3ment or osher question or nat
ter Before leaving The vosing shelf.
table - compartment. the vwtsr shall
fold hrS ballot without t5splayiz< tks
marks thereon. bas ~ that the SORTS
--oftlrizi ballot. folloued by the desi~-
nation OF the election Pr,--inst for
whfch the ballot j. prepared 4nd tbs.
date of the election shall be visible t.s
the Oci~ers % the election. lie shall
then cast his baIISs in the manner prs-
vitsd by las which shall be doae with
c1t gn1Gc delay, and the voter shall
then guit the said inrle-ss.i place A. som
a. be has voted No voter SHALL y.
allowed 10 ra-apy n voting shelf. table
90 compartment ALREADY o.oeEpie,i By
2a0sher voter. nor longer than ten
minutes IL other voters arr NJ. waiting.
n0r loa-er than Eve inmates IN eA-s.
other voters arr EaStiux No p%rs.oa
SHALL - allowed in the room in which
aid ballot boxes ov compartments.
tables and shelves are. exceps the or
GERS Of election ard the person dis
tributin< the ballots. and those ap-
pointed by the osf5eerS holding the
election TO aid them therein
SC II No person shall take Or rs-
move any bzlIo. f-on polling place b---
fore the close OF the polls /; auy voter
spoils ballot he may obtain others.
one as n time. not exceeding three IN
all. upon returning each spoiled one
Sec "a Any voter xAo declares 20 the
person % persons having the Official
ballots that By reason Of blindness or
other phy ysical disability he i unable 70
mark his b1llOs. shall upon request
secure the assistance Of said person or
one Of the election inspectors in the
marking thereof. and such person or
officer shall certify on the outside Of
said ballot that IL WAS marked with his
assistance and shall Ros otherwise give
information in regard to the sane
See Is IL the voter marks more
names than there are persons 20 30
elected 20 an Office. or IL for any reason
it il impossible 10 determine from the
ballot the voters choice for any Office
voted for, his ballot 50 cast shall not he
counted No ballot not provided IN ac-
cordance with this ordinance shall b
deposited or counted
Sec IL. ANY voter who shall. except
As herein provided allow his ballot ~
he seen by any person. or who shall
make q false statement ~ 80 his iaabEi-
ity 20 mark his ballos. or who shall
place any mark upon his ballot by which
il may be afterwart identified A. the one
voted by him or any person who shall
interfere or attsup; 10 interfere with
any voter when inside said inriosest
space Or when marking his ballot or
Eho shall ensteavor TO intzce zny voter
before voting 20 Sh0w hos he marks 80
has marked his ballot. shall he punished
By Hne Of not less than So. nor morn
than slO0. and the election ofzs-e-s shall
cause any person 50 doing TO be arrested
and earriet before the proper 0csrer OF
tribunal foe commitment and trial sc<
such ofense-
So Il. Any commissioner of election.
o. any Osher offer or perSoz Actinx A.
such. or performing election agty. who
shall SIlfully 0r kno~ingiy refzse -
fail 10 perform the duties herein re-
quired OF hin. OF EhO shall violate 4nr
provision Of this ordinance. shall -
guilty Of a miSfeueanor and - Szbieszs
to a fine Of not less than 80 nor naore
than sIe0. or TO imprisonment in the
county isil not less than ten nor r.ors
than ninety days. or both. AZ the 1isrre-
tion of the court
Sec Is The Legislature shall have
power TO en2ct laws on the subjects Of
this ordinance. necessary for its csSei@r-
CT. and not Inconsistent With its true in
tent and meaning After Jan 1. lsa*s.
this ordinance may be repealed Or
amended by the legislature but shall
not be amended 50 - 20 e1zsics with
any provisions Of this Constitution All
laws and parts OF laws in conHict ~ith
any Of the provisions OF this ordnance
are hereby annalled- and this ordinance
shall take effect and ne in force from and
after the fss day OF January, A-D- 1891
Sec 70. The boards OF supervisors Of
the several counties. and the municipal
authorities Of the cities and townsOf tho
State, are authorized % allow reasonable
compensation 10 O1icers for services IN
der this ordinance
A singular freak of nature has man
nessed itself at Saratoga Mrs Mary
Francis originally had very black eyes
and a beautiful head Of very black
hair. She Is about seventy years old
now, in good health. and rich widow.