The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
CROUL PLANS
PERFECT ORDER
ELECTION DAY
Gives Detailed Instructions to
Police for Handling and
Care of Ballots
LIQUOR rs BARRED
FROM THE BOOTHS
Officers Told Their Duty is to
Preserve Order and Not
Talk Politics

Police Commissioner Croul has
completed his list OF rules for the po-
lice captains and patrolmen to be oe-
|, served on election day. Nov. s. Mr.
Croul saw Secretary Dever OF the city
election commission, and Judge Dur
fee, chairman OF the county election
commission, Thursday. after which he
announced the rules.
We are planning a 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 officers Is to prevent the drinking
OF liquor In the election booths. A..
though the law prohibits the sale OF
/, liquor on election day, election officers
sometimes take bottles into the
booths with them and imbibe durins
the tedious hours OF counting. The
rules are as follows:
Each captain will detail one pa
trolman for duty AT every polling
place assigned TO him and keep a suf-
ticient number OF men on reserve at
each station.
Every patrolman so detailed shall
deliver to the chairman OF the board
OF election inspectors sealed packages
ce titled by the election commissioner
10 contain a certain number OF bal
lots and take said chairman's receipt
FOR same.
After the polls are closed the Of
fcer will receive from the chairman
all the unused and spoiled ballots.
which he shall carefully count and
give a receipt for the same to the
chairman, marking on the sticker o.
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 the
boxes from the morning and deliver
10 Capt. Marquardt at headquarters
barn, No. 81 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
or election that they have the pastors
on them for marking on the number
o, unused and spoiled ballots.
HE shall deliver to the city clerk
tie key OF the booth, the register or
elections and list Of electors, and un-
der no circumstances must he receive
the keys or seals of the ballot boxes,
or eupplies, these remaining with the
chairman OF the board.
The law specifies that challengers
ant witnesses have a right In the
booths from the time to the opening
of the polls until the counting and
certifying and signing of the final re-
.urn 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 office have
no more privileges than voters and
should the space In the booth during
the voting or during the counting be
limited on account OF the challengers
ard 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 dergty
superintendent shall remain at head
quarters during the entire day to give
Instructions to all officers and men as
20 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.
sary and preserve order, and after
the polls close and until the ballots
IRE counted. lieutenants and sergeants
will visit all OF the voting booths in
their precincts from time to time to
render such advice as may be requir.
ed by the officer in charge of the
booth.
There shall be no electioneering
within 100 feet OF the booth.
Under no circumstances shall in.
toyicating liquor be allowed In any
booth. A copy OF this order shall be
given every man on duty at booth.
by order Of the commissioner"