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Show TUE UTAH tOJIlIISSIO.V. Keinft for Immediate lorwardlng of Elcrtlon Kfturn Kcncml nrciitai1. Tho Utah Commif'ioh tent o-t the following yeterdiy to the differ ent registration ofilccrs. Salt Lake Cm, Jul , ls0. Regidrahon PJfccr, Cuunlj' Deak Sib. You are hertb re-queste-d and directed to Instruct the judges of election of your various precincts, to forward the returns of the AugU't election to this oBice immediately after the otc is canvassed can-vassed This Is important. By order of the Commbsion. Yours repectfull , Elijah Sell-s. Secretary. IIE.MK.1L CIRC17LAK BOSSCEU. It has also rei"4ied tlie following general circular OincEoxim: Utah CojiMitoN, Salt Lake City, July 20, li0. The Utah Commliou, In vieti of theapproaehicti election on the -UhofAugu-t next, deems it rrojier toreKiue tlie follouing circular, h uedJuly31,lb59. To the Opoeriof Beetim andl'uterM of I tab lcmlory The Utah Commission being charged with the duties of registration registra-tion and election in the Tcrritorj, afterduc consideration have though: it adviiabie to mike this public appeal ap-peal to the registration officer, ju Jges of election aud voters at the election to be hild on the Itli di of August nexL Ino Conimtaiou is lie-irou of having, and, so far as it lias authority author-ity b law, is determined to liavu a fair and impartial election; that everything like fraud shall be put tlown, that ever lawful! rcgi tercd voter in the Trritor shall have the privilege of deioiting his ballot freely, as he wishes and vt ithout ith-out intimidation, and tuat none who are not Iegall registered shall I permitted to vott.no matter what ma be the circuni-tauces. Ihe Commission suggest that judges of election in passing upon challenges at the lolls shall do so impartially and falrlv, njeetlug none who are legal) quail tied, ad milting none w ho are not, keetlng in miud mat the presumptions of law are In favor of the elector until thecontrar is shown. Attention is respectful! called to the follow Ing section of the election law "An person who shall disturb or be guilt of an riotous onduetat an election in this Icmtor, or J w ho thill di'turb or interfere with! the making of the returns or who shall interfere with an voter in the free cxercL-e of the elective franchise shall be dtemedgulltv of a misdemeanor "Compiled Iaaof Utah, 1SSS, vol 1, 1'. , sec. JoC. It is suggested that proiuj t arrests lie nude for any v io!-tion of this statute. In the Interest of fiirnc- the Commission further uggests that, in all tow lis and cities, that no person per-son except tiie county registnr or his de put, judges of election, the sheriff or his diaities, tlie Uuited states nnrshal or his deputies and such challengers, not more than tw o, as ma be wlectedb eaeh arl,l-c permitted to remain within 10) feet of the jwlls at one time, aud tnat when oue has voted he shall immediately imme-diately par lie ond the limit fixed for approach to the jki11 and net return re-turn The Commission mo't earnestl invol es all good citizens of all (attics (at-tics to lend their influence in a!d oi i fair and honest election, that the frown ami stamp upon nil fnudsor attempted frauds tending to unfairness unfair-ness it the polls, or in the returns of tlie election, ever keeping in mind the great truth that the freedom of the American jieople depends largely large-ly upon the purlt of the ballot box. The Commitsioiitakesjtrcat picas ure in beiring witness to the fairness fair-ness In all elections hereto'ore held under IU authont and matugc-ment, matugc-ment, and with reat confidence looks to the same result in the approaching ap-proaching election Tlie nnnhood of Utah cannot afford af-ford to prostitute it-elf ! frauds in election. (,. L Gout Kit, Chiirman Ltah Cuiumission. |