Year: 1872

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Finally Passed.


The following is the election


amendment to the sundry civil ap
/ preparation bill as it passed bOtI


houses and became law:


That whenever, in any country o.


parish in any Congressional district


there shall be ten citizens thereof oi


good standing who, prior 10 any
| registration of votes for an election


of Representative in Congress, .0i
prior to any election at which Rep
resentatiyeH IN Congress is To be w


ted for, shall make known in writ


ing to the Judge of the Circuit


Court Of the United States for the
district wherein such county OF


parish is situate, their desire to have


said registration or election both


guarded and scrutinize I, il shall br


the duty OF the said Ju.ige Of the


Circuit Court, within not less than


ten days prior t. said registration


or el .ctiOn, as the case may be, to


open the said court at the most


con venient point in said district;


and The said court, when SD opened


by said Judge, shall proceed to ap-


point and commission, from day to


daY, and from time to time, and un-


der the seal of said court, for such


election district or voting precinct


III said Congressional district, as


shall, in the manner herein pre-


scribed, have been applied for, and


To revoke, change or renew said ap-


pOintment from time to time, two
citizens, residents of said election
district or voting precinct in SAID
county or parish, who shall be OF
different political parties, and able
U0 read and write the English Ian
guage, and who shall be known and
designated as supervisors # -leci;oa,
ana the said court, when opened by
the. said Judge as required herein
shall, theTpfrOm and thereafter. and
up to and including the day follow
ing the day OF the election, he al


ways open for the transaction of
business under this act; and The
powers and jurisdiction hei cby
granted and conferred shall be exer-
cised, as well in vacation as in term
time, and a judge, sitting at cham
hels, shall have the same powers and
jurisdiction, including the power Of
keeping order and OF furnishing any
contempt of his authority, as wen
sitting iu the court: Frovided,
That no compensation shall be al.
lowed to the supervisors herein au-
thurized to be appointed, except
those appointed in cities or towns
OF twerty thousand or more inhabi-
tants. And no person shall be APP
pointed under this act as supervisor
of election whO is not at the time of
his appOintment-a qualified voter of
The county, parish, electi0n-aIstrict,
or precinct, for which he is
And no person shall be
Deputy Marshal under
the act OF which this Is amendatOrY,
who is not a qualified voter, at the
time OF his appointment, in the
county, parish, district, or precinct
in which hIs duties are to be per
formed. AuD section thirteen OF
the act OF which this is an amend
meut shall be construed to authorize
and require the circuit courts of the
United States in said section men
toned to name and appoint, as soon
as may he after the passage Of this
act, the commissioners provided for
in said section, in all cases in which
such appointments have not heen
made in conformity Herewith.
And the third section of the act to
which this is an amendment shall heI
taken ana construed to authorize
each of the Judges of the circuit
courts of the United States to de /
signate one or more OF the judges Of !
the district court within his circuit |
to discharge the duties arising un-
Ter this act or the act to which this /
IS an amendment. And the words 1
ANY person" in section four of the /
act Of May 81, 1870. shall be held to !
any offl-er or other pers.
having powers or duties of al official |
character under this act to which |
this is an amendment: Provided, !
That nothing in this section shall be
50 construed as to authorize the APP /
)ointment of any marshal or deputy !
in addition to those hereto
'ore authorized by law.


ASd pr vidsd further, That the su
Dervisor herein provided for shall
Iave no power or authority to make
arrests or perform other duties than
- he in the immediate presence Of
he officers holding the elections,
md to witness all their proceedings.
including the counting of the votes
md the making a return thereof.
And 50 much of said sum herein APP
as may be necessary for
aid supplemental and amendatory
is hereby appropriated
rom and after the passage OF this
Lct.