The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
CROULPLANS
PERFECT ORDER
ELECTION DAY
Gives Detailed Instructions to
Police for Handling and
Care Of Ballots
LIQUOR is BARRED
FROM THE BOOTHS
0flicers Told Their Duty is to
Preserve Order and Not
Talk Politics

Police Commissioners Croul hal
completed his list OF rules for the po-
lice captains and patrolmen to be OBJ.
served on election day. Nov. b. Mr.
Croul saw Secretary Dever OF the city
election commission. and Judge Dur
Tee. chairman Of the county election
corImission, Thursday. after which he
announced the rules.
I'VE ara planning number OF re.
forms In the police system for this
election and expect to have everything
DOWN fine to avoid friction and insure
tie proper handling OF the ballot
boxes and the uncounted ballots,
said the commissioer
One OF the rules he impresses on
the oficers n to prevent the drinking
OF liquor In the election booths. A.
though the law prohibits the sale OF
liquor on election day, election officers
sow etimes !. take bottles into the
booths, with them and imbibe during
the tedious hours of counting. The
rulsA are as follows:
Each captain will detail one pa.
trclmAn for duty at every polling
hcient number Of men on reserve af
each station.
Every patrolman 80 detailed shall
deliver to the chairman Of the board
Of election inspectors sealed packages
certified by the election commissioned
70 contain q certain number of bal
lots and take said chairman's receipt
for same.
After the polls are closed the OF.
hcer win receive from the chairman
al the unused and spoiled ballots.
which, he shall carefully count and
give receipt for the same to the
chairman, marking on the sticker Oh
the state and county boxes the num-
bcr Of county ballots, and also mark
ing on the sticker on the city boxes
the number OF city ballots. He shall
tton place the straps around them.
which he must preserve from tho
boxes from the morning and deliver
IL. to Capt. MarQuardt at headquarters
barn, No. 62 Fort-st. east, together
with the poll book, the ballot boxes
and receipts for ballots.
Each captain shall see before the
paper boxes containing the original
ballots are. sent out In the morning
OF election that they have the pastors
on them for marking on the number
o. unused and spoiled ballots. 49,
He shall deliver to the city clerk
the key OF the booth, the register OF
elections and list OF electors, and un-
der NO circumstances must he receive
the keys or seals Of the ballot boxes,
or supplies, these remaining with tho
chairman OF the board.
THE law specifies that challengers
and witnesses have right In the
booths from the time to the opening
of the polls until the counting and
certifying and signing OF the Anal re-
turn OF the election, which when their
credentials are properly made out
must be recognized by the chairman
OF the board.
Requests Of chairman OF the board
wherein the election law is not violat.
ed shall be enforced by the officer In
. charge OF the polling booth.
candidates running for ONCE have
no more privileges than voters and
should the space In the booth during
the voting or during the counting be
iinlited on account Of the challengers
and witnesses. candidates as well as
voters may be excluded from the
booth.
"All officers are expected to pre-
serve order and take no part In any
political discussion. The deputy
superintendent shall remain at head
quarters during the entire day to give
instructions TO all officers and men as
to their duties should anything arise.
Captains OF precincts, their lieu
tenants and sergeants will circulate In
their precincts during the day. and
four inspectors will also be out TO
answer such questions as seem neces.
snry and preserve order, and after
the polls close and until the. ballots
are counted lieutenants and sergeants
win Walt all OF the voting booths In
their precincts from time to time to
render such advice az may be requir-
ed by the oficer In charge OF the
booth.
There shall be no electioneering
within 100 feet OF the booth
Under no circumstances shall In,
toxIcating liquor be allowed In any
booth, A copy of this order shall be
given every man on duty at booth.
Rv order OF the commissioner"