The Jersey City news., 1903-10-31
ELECTION ORDERS
Chief Murphy Issues Police
! Regulations for Next
Tuesday. :
PERFECT FREEDOM FOR VOTERS
No Member of the Force to Be
Excused From Duty and
All to Wear Uniform.

The following roder has been promul-
gated to the police force by Chief of Po-
lice Murphy for their guidance and in
struction as to their duty on Election
day
Precinct Commanders will be held
strictly accountable for the preservation
of the peace. the protection Of all citizens
who are entitled to vote to exercise their
right of franchise, and the full enforce
ment of all election laws.
The usual custom of sending the bal
lot boxes, stationery, etc., will followed,
as will be the system of sending in the
result of each one hundred votes.
No officer or member of the force will
be excused from duty from 6 P. NJ. on
Monday until s. A. NJ on Wednesday
following election. All members of the
uniformed force shall be in full uniform
when upon the street from A. NJ until
midnight on election day.
Return roll call of the platoon on post
will take the election matter to the polls
will be at A. NJ. Election morning The
platoon will take the election matter to
the polls and be relieved at Z A. M. by
theAother platoon.
and be relieved at Z. A. NJ by the other
platoon.
Policemen ON election day must refrain
from in any way interfering with voters
except strictly in the performance of
their duty.
Following extracts from the election
law are strictly quoted and will be strict
ly in the performance of their duty.
Following extracts from the election
law are quoted and will be strictly en-
forced. Ballot box must be in plain
view of the voter and the authorized
agents of candidates.
Only persons allowed inside railing in
polling place are the election offices and
those voting.
Only persons allowed to remain in the
polling room, outside therail are those there
to vote, the candidates and the authorized
agents who have been appointed in writ
ing by the County Board of Elections for
that particular polling district.
The decision of majority of an elec-
| ton board is final
During the counting of the voter any
proper person has te right to be present
provided the polling place be not too
crowded.
! ! At the finish of the count policeman
will accompany the ballot box to the
City Clerks Office.
The law prohibits liquor being brought
into a polling place.
1t is violation of the law to hinder
or delay any yeter in the preparation
of his ballot, t remove or destroy ony of
the ballots or pencils from the booths, or
lty destroy or remove from the polling
place any official envelopes.
1t is violation of law to induce per-.
son to vete to offer him money, or any
valuable thing, or to offer to give Office
or employment in consideration of vote.
/ It is violation of law to obstruct the
entrances to any polling place or to cleo
tioneer or loiter within one hundred feet
of a polling place.
Should policeman on duty at polling
place have occasion to make an arrest,
the poHcemn who accompanies wagon for
prisoner, will remain at the polls until
the other officer comes back.
This order will be read to each platoon
and then posted in the sitting room.
By order Of
BENJAMIN MURPHY,
Chief of Police