Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . r a citizen of this or any other State, tothe proper prosecuting officer, in order that such per-son may be indicted, pursued, and brought to jus-tice. While the State is able and prepared to enforce FLORIDA. 297 the laws, and to punish all who may violate thesame, whether such violation is the result of a pre-determined policy or of temporary excitement ori. nevertheless the people themselves mustfeel and accept their responsibility as men and ascitizens, and must aid in protecting their own inter-id the fair fame
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . r a citizen of this or any other State, tothe proper prosecuting officer, in order that such per-son may be indicted, pursued, and brought to jus-tice. While the State is able and prepared to enforce FLORIDA. 297 the laws, and to punish all who may violate thesame, whether such violation is the result of a pre-determined policy or of temporary excitement ori. nevertheless the people themselves mustfeel and accept their responsibility as men and ascitizens, and must aid in protecting their own inter-id the fair fame of the State, by an honest de-termination to see justice and good order prevail,and bv a hearty cooperation with the officers of the:i preserving the public peace, and in secur-ing a fair, free, and honest election. In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set myhand and caused the Great Seal of the State[l. s.] to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this 31st dav ofOctober, a. d. 1876. M. L. STEARNS, Governor of the Governor: Attest,SiiiiEL B. McLi>, Secretary of FLORIDA ARROWROOT (COONTIE) AND FRUIT. The election of the 7th of November passedoff without any disorder or disturbance of thepeace. The election law, enacted August 6,1868,provides for a complete registration of voters bythe county commissioners, and for the conductof the election by three inspectors at each poll-ing-place, appointed by the commissioners. Theinspectors are authorized to maintain goodorder at the polls and to enforce obedience totheir lawful commands during the election andduring the canvass and estimates of the votes,and if any person shall refuse to obey any law-ful orders of the inspectors, or by disorderlyconduct in their presence or hearing shall in-terrupt or disturb their proceedings, they maycommand any sheriff, or constable, or otherperson, to take such disorderly person into cus-tody and confine him during the election andcanvass. After the close of the polls the in-spectors are
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