Show TO VOTERS AD Jl aldes DES hie lutali ch some hole some addice OF UTAH commission SALT CITY UTAH july 31 to the officers of and voters of ilah the utah being charged with registration and election in the territory alter due consideration have thought it advisable to make this public appeal to the registration officers judges of election and voters at the election to be held on the ath day of august nest the commission is desirous desi roua of laving as far as it has authority of law is determined to have a fair and impartial election that everything like fraud shall to put down that every lawfully registered voter in the territory shall have the privilege of depoi bia ballot freely as he wishes aad without intimidation and that none who are not legally registered shall be permitted to vote oo 00 matter what may be the circumstances the that judges of election in passing upon challenges at the polls shall do BO impartially and fairly rejecting none who are legally admitting none who are not keeping in that the presumptions of law are in favor of the elector until the contrary appears attention is respectfully called to the following section of the election law any person who shall distort or be cuilty of any riotous conduct at any election in this territory or M ho shall disturb or interfere with the canvassing of the vote or interfere with the making up of the returns or who shall interfere with any voter in the free exercise of the elective franchise shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor compiled laws of utah 1833 volume 1 page section fcc it 13 that prompt arrests be made for any violation of this statute in the interest of the commission further suggest that in all towns and cities that no person except the registrar or bis deputy judges of election the sheriff or his deputies alie states marshal or his deputies and such challengers not more than two as may be selected by each party shall be permitted to remain within one hundred feet of the polls and as far as practicable have it so arranged that but one voter shall approach the polls at one and the same time and that when one has voted be shall immediately pass beyond the limits fixed for approach to the polls the commission most earnestly invoke all good citizens of all parties to lend their influence in aid of a fair and honest elections that they frown and stamp upon all frauds or attempted frauds tending to unfairness of election ever keeping in mind the great truth that the power of the american people depends upon the purity of the ballot box the coni mission takes great pleas ore in bearing witness to the fairness in all elections heretofore held under the authority and management and great confidence looks to the same result in the approaching election the manhood of utah cannot afford to prostitute itself bv frauds in elections 0 L chairman |