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VIEW ORLEANS ELECTION Law.


NEW ORLEANS ELECTION Law.
AN ACT Relative to Elections in the Parish Of Or
leans.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the State Of Louisiana in Gen
erm assembly concerned. That the election precincts
in the city of New Orleans, as now established shall
he Lawful election precincts, and shall remain I'M
changed until the Legislature shall otherwise deter
mine. I
and every election precinct in the city Of New Orleans
as now established there shall be two places for hold
ing the polls except in the Seventh Precinct in which
there shall be three places for holding the polls.
SEC. 3. Be itfttrtter enacted, &C. Tbas one Of the
polls in each precinct aforesaid, except the Seventh
shall be known and designated as numher one" and
the other as number two" and all the voters resi-
ding in each precinct aforesaid, whose names begin
with any initial letter ranging from A. to r., both in
elusive shall only be entitled to vote at poll number
one' and all the said voters whose names begin
with any initial letter ranging from L. to H. both in
elusive, shall only be entitled to vote at poll number
"two."
| SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, &C., That one of
the three polls in the Seventh Precinct shall he known
and designated as poll number one, another as poll
number 9. two, and the third as poll number "three
and all the voters residing in said precinct whose
surnames begin with any initial letter ranging from A.
to Co. both inclusive shall only be entitled to vote at
poll number "one,'' and all the said voters whose
surnames begin with any initial letter ranging from H.
to ~ both inclusive sha! only be entitled to vote at
poll number "two and all the said voters whose
names begin with any initial letter ranging from 0.
to h. both inclusive, shall only be entitled to vote at
| poli number % three"
SEC. 5. Belt further enacted, &C., That the certi-
fed list of voters which the Register Of voters in the
city of New Orleans is required by awto furnish
| to the Commissioners of Election in each precinct
shall be subdivded by the said Register into as
many lists there polls in each precinct and the
said Register shall furnish to the commissioners cleo
ton presiding at each poll each precinct certified
list in the manner required by law of all the Vo
tiers entitled to vote at each poll respectively.
| Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, &C., That Board
of Commissioners is hereby created in and for the
parish Of Orleans to be styled The Central Board
the city of New Orleans the Register of Voters of said
city, the Attorney General of the State, and two ct
zens of New Orleans, who have resided in the State
at least five years, to be appointed by the Governor
and the term of Office of said citizens SO appointed
shall be two years, unless sooner removed; and it
shall be the duty of said Central Board Of Commits
soners to appoint all the commissioners OF election in
the parish Of Orleans, to preside at any and every
election held in said parish for all State parochia or
municipal officers, or Judges members OF Congress or
any officer OF the United States Government, or any
other officer whose election devolyes upon the people
SEC T. Be it further enacted, &c. That the At
torney General shall be erecoP of the said
Board and one OF its members shall be Secretary there
Of tobe appointed by the said Board and majority
the members of said Board shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business and they are hereby
authorized to adopt such bylaws and rules as to then
may seem fit Provided, the same be consistent witt
the Constitution and laws Of this State and of thu
United States.
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, &c. That it shall
a be the exclusive duty of the said Board of Commits
sioners at least five days previous to any election t.
be held in the parish of Orleans or the city of New
Orleans, to appoint three commissioners OF election
to preside at each poll in each precinct in the cit,
of New Orleans and three commissioners OF election
to preside each precinct in that part OF the parish
of Orleans the right bank of the Mississippi river
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, &C.. That the two
citizens to be appointed by the Governor members
said Central Board Of Commissioners, shall receive
yearly salary of five hundred dollars each, payable
proportionately by the city of New Orleans and thu
bank of the river and they shall before entering upo
the discharge of their Duties take the oath prescribe
by the Ninctieth Article of the Constitution.
l. SEC TO- Be it further enacted &C., That it sha
$ be the duty of said Central Board of Commissioner
v to designate the places of holding the polls in tn
several precincts in the parish and city of New o.
l. leans and assign to each poll in each precinct, tn
number by which it shall be designated and know
. and to make or cause to be made, the necessary a
" rangements at each poll for convenient approach
t, the ballotbox and easy egress theretrom and so
provide that the ballotboN during the election ma
in be seen by the public and so that the voter ma
- see his ballot deposited therein.
Sec. IL. Be ii further enacted, &c., That the d
signaton of the places holding the polls, and the nnI
n beers by which the respective polls IN each preein
VI shall be known, shall be published by the 81
Board in two daily newspapers, printed in tt
n city of New Orleans and said publication sha
o. be made in English and French, for ten days pr
vious to any election, and all the expenses i
,g CURED for advertisements, and for making the
B. cessary arrangements at the polls, shall be paid
e. the city of New Orleans, except that part INQUIRE
for the polls the right bank of the Mississippi
river, which shall be paid by the Police Jury of sal
" right bank, and account of said expenses signe
by the President and countersgned by the Secretar
OF said Central Board of Commissioners, shall be
- icient warrant to the proper officers OF the city
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same; and it shall be the duty of the Comptroller an
Treasurer of the said city to pay the said account
also of the said Police Jury to pay the said aecour
m for the said right bank.
SEC. H. Be it further enacted, &C., That in cas-
y any commissioner of election, appointed by sal
r. Board shall fail to attend the day of election
shall refuse to act at any time after his appointment
then, and in that event. the President of the Boart
" in of his absence, the Register of votes ma
appoint substitutes to act in the places of those
IN failing to attend, Or refusing to act.
u SEC. Ii. BE it further enacted &C., That an
member of the said Central Board, or Judge {
Justice of the Peace, Or the Sheriff or any OF h
deputies, i, hereby authorized to administer, to an
commissioner of election, the oath required by exis
Il ing laws.
On SEC. IA. Be itfurther enacted, &c., That no gro
VI shop place where liquor is sold, shall be used
an election poll in the parish of Orleans, but the sa
en- Board is hereby authorized to use tor that purpo
" any building belonging to the city of New Orleans
parish of Orleans, or if necessary, to rent propt
bindings 1of 1ne OcCaslOn
l. SEC. Is. Be it further enacted Sc, That tn
b polls shall be opened at O'clock A. NJ, and close
ef at o'clock, P. NJ.
RI SIC. l6. BE It further enacted, &C., That the Go
ernor SHALL by and with the advice and consent of Il
Y Senate appoint discreet citizen, who has resided
y the State at least four years. whose duty it shall be
superntend all elections held in the city OF New 0
g. leans and who shall be styled the Superintendent
: Elections who shall hold his office for the term
two years, unless sooner removed, and who shall I
ceivc an annual salary of three thousand dollars pay
III bic quarterly out of the Treasury upon the warra
te of the Auditor of Public Accounts, and one.hat
! said salary shall constitute debt against and be pa
s. by the city of New Orleans in the manner hereinatt
mentioned.
oh SEC II. Be it further enacted, Sc, That if al
ne person in the parish of Orleans shall prevent,
r. tempt to prevent any voter from exercising his rig
of suffrage by threat, intimidation, violence,
oh other unlawful means whether before during ele
tie ton time, such person shall, on conviction there'
a; be sentenced to not less than six months mo
~ than three years Imprisonment, at hard labor, in Il
~ Penitentialy, and shall be forever deprived of
ei right of suffrage And if any persons in the pari
X of Orleans shall during election, assemble col
D. bine together for the purpose of driving voters fro
the polls, preventing or obstructing voters in COZ
cni6 sbo