| OCR Text |
Show By Tolcraph.l Agreement to Preserve Peaee In Sew York. New York, 7. The following agreement, agree-ment, made to-day and published this morning, affords good evidence" of the desire of all parties for peace during the election : -.New York, Nov. 7, 1870. For the purpose of securing harmonious proceedings pro-ceedings between the authorities of the United States on one hand, and those of the State and city of New l"ork on the other, at the election on the 8tli inst., it is agreed as follows: No nerson who has registered his name i to be prevented by arrest fnin voting, if, after being challenged and questioned question-ed and cautioned, he persists in taking the statutory oath, unless one of the inspectors in-spectors knows he is not entitled to vote. After voting any elector may be arrested arrest-ed for any offense against the laws. Second: The United Slates Supervisors Super-visors are to ho present from the opening open-ing of the polls until the completion of the canvass, ami have full opportunity to witness the eanvas and to attach to every certificate of the result of the canvass any statement Ih'-y may desire, and they shall not be arrested before completion for any ulloied oH'en.-o. nor then except on process. Third: The Inspect,!-- of Election are to bo protected from the opening of the poll until the eonipli-lion of the canvass, and not be arrested before the completion ol the entire canvass for any offense, nor then except on process. pro-cess. Fourth: The Deputy Marshals and members of the police force are to cooperate co-operate in good faith in preserving order and giving effect to the above expressed understanding. Fifth : If it is the opinion of un Supervisor, or Inspector of Election, that any Deputy Marshal or policeman at the polls fails to cany out in good faith the above understanding, he shall cause tin fact to be reported to the United States Marshal, if the complaint com-plaint be against a Deputy Marshal ; and to the Superintendent of Police, if the complaint be against a policeman. police-man. Signed. Noah Davis, United States Attorney; Attor-ney; Gr. II. Sharpe; United States Marshal ; A. Oakey Hall, Mayor of New York ; J. S. Bosworth, President of the Police Commission ; E. W. Stoughton, Counsel. It is stated that a-great number' of suspicious names having been observed on the registry, circulars were prepared and transmited, by careful carriers, for the purpose of ascertaining if fraud had been committed, and that upwards of five thousand wore returned return-ed "not found." Vacant lots and lumber yards are said to mark the spots from which these registrations were made. |
