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149 places, a sufficient number of copies of the provisions of this law imposing penalties for offenses against the freedom and purity of elections.

. 25. Be it further enacted, etc., That the State Registrar of Voters shall furnish to all supervisors of registration all printed blanks and instructions, in conformity with this act, which may be necessary for conducting elections and making returns thereof, which shall be printed by some person to be appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and paid for at the rates allowed for the State printing. The printing shall be measured and approved by the officers aforesaid, and the Auditor of Public Accounts shall issue his warrants therefor upon the State Treasurer only when so approved, in such sums as may be convenient, of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars each.

. 26. Be it further enacted, etc., That all elections held in this State to fill any vacancies shall be conducted and managed, and returns thereof shall be made in the same manner as (if) [is] provided for general elections.

. 27. Be it further enacted, etc., That the supervisor of registration for the parish shall conduct all city, town, parish or charter elections, which may be held in his parish, and forward statements thereof to the returning officers in the same manner and form as is prescribed general elections.

. 28. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Governor shall commission all officers elect, except members of the General Assembly and the Governor.

. 29. Be it further enacted, etc., That in any parish, precinct, ward, city or town, in which during the time of registration or revision of registration or on any day of election there shall be any riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences, at any place within said parish, or at or near any poll or voting place, or place of registration or revision registration, which riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, aimed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences, shall prevent, or tend to prevent, a fair, free, peaceable and full vote of all the qualified electors of said parish, precinct, ward, city or town, it shall be the duty of the commissioners of election, if such riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences, occur on the day of election, or of the supervisor of registration, or any assistant supervisor of registration of the parish, if they occur during the time of registration or revision of registration, to make in duplicate, and under oath, a clear and full statement of all the facts relating thereto, and of the effect produced by such riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences in preventing a fair, free, peaceable and full registration or election, and of the number of qualified electors deterred by such riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influences, from registering or voting, which statement shall also be corroborated, under oath, by three respectable citizens, qualified electors of the parish.

When such statement is made by a Commissioner of election or assistant supervisor of registration, he shall forward both copies to the supervisor of registration, immediately on the close of the election. The supervisor of registration shall forward one copy of