Speech #640214352

To make. in any city or town having 20.000 inhabitants or upward. at any time between the Tuesday five weeks preceding the day of any election at which a Representative or Delegate in Congress is to be voted for and the day of election. a thorough and effective housetohouse canvass of the whole or any portion of any election district or voting precinct which they shall be directed by the chief supervisor of elections to visit and canvass . to ascertain by inquiry at any dwelling. building. or other place of abode in any such election district or voting precinct which they may be required to so canvass the name. age. nativfty. term of residence in country. State. city. county. parish. district. or precinct. and other qualifications as a voter of every male person therein residing . to make full report. in writing. to the chief supervisor of elections of all answers and information obtained by them in response to their inquiries so made. and upon the completion of their work to file their reports with said chief supervisor. " Twelfth. To make. in any city or town having 20.000 inhabitants or upward. when required by the chief supervisor. a ist of all such persons as shall be naturalized in any court therein. the date of their naturaliza. tion. whether as a minor or otherwise. with the residence of such persons. their place of nativity. and the name and residence of their witness. and for such purpose shall have at all times access to and the right to examine the original affidavits or applications presented or which have been presented to said courts and there filed. Such lists so made shall be filed in the office of the chief supervisor. " Thirteenth. To inform all voters who may inquire of them in what box any of their ballots should properly be placed and to prevent. as far as possible. the depositing of any ballot in -the wrong box. "Fourteenth. To observe and scrutinize the manner in which naturalizations are being made and to aid the court in the matter of preventing fraudulent naturalizations and for these purposes to have at all times free access to all rooms whiere such proceedings are being conducted. "The provisions of this subdivision to apply only to such discreet or special supervisors as shall. from time to time. be directed and detailed by the chief supervisor of elections for this particular duty. in cities or towns having 20.000 inhabitants and upward. save that when a chief supervisor of elections shall have reason to believe that actual fraud or erjury has been. is being. or is about to be committed in the matter onaturalization in any particular city. town. village. or other place having less than 20.000 inhabitants. he shall take measures to ascertain the facts and expose and prevent the same. and in so doing may detail such supervisors of election as he may select to aid him therein. and such supervisors shall have all the power and authority conferred upon supervisors In citiesof 20.000 inhabitants and upward. "Hereafter all votes cast for the office of Representative or Delegate in Congress shall be counted. canvassed. certified. and returned in the manner hereinafter provided. and any State. Territorial. or municipal law or ordinance in so far as it conflicts herewith is hereby annulled. "It shall be the duty of the State. Territorial. or local election officers in each election district or voting precinct In the United States whose duties are similar to those who are generally known as inspectors of election or as canvassers. and who will hereafter be referred to herein as inspectors of election. to count and canvass the ballots cast for such office in the manner provided by the laws of their respective States or Territories. as made to apply to the election district in which they are serving. save that in the belowmentioned particulars the methods herein set forth shall be followed. and no other. "The counting of all such ballots shall be by tens and shall be begun and continued. as follows. until completed : "The counting of such ballots shall begin by one of the inspectors of election counting out 10 ballots and carefully examining each name on each of said ballots.