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NEW oRLEANs ELECTION Law.
AN ACT Relative to Elections in the Parish Of Or
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NEW ORLEANS ELECTION LAW.
AN ACT Relative to EsetSns in the Parish of Or
SECTION l. Be il enacted BY the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in Gen
eral emblyconvened, That the election precincts
in the city of New Orleans as now established shall
be lawful election precincts, and shall remain I'M
changed until the Legislature shall otherwise deter
mine.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, &c., That in each
and every election precinct in the city OF New Orleans
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.
i SEC. s. Be tfurther enacted, &C., That one of the
polls in each precinct aforesaid except the Seventh
shall be known and designated as number one, and
the other as number two, and all the voters resi-
ding in each precinct aforesaid whose surnames begin
with any initial letter ranging from A. to K, both in
elusive shall only be entitled to vote at poll number
"one and all the said voters whose surnames begin
with any initial letter ranging from L. to ~ both in
elusive shall only be entitled to vote at poll number
"two.n
the three polls the Seventh Precinct shall be known
and designated as poll number one another poll
number two, and the third poll number three"
and all the voters residing in said precinct whose
to G.. both inclusive, shall only be entitled to vote at
poll number I" one,n and all the said voters whose
surnames begin with any initial letter ranging from FL
to N, both inclusive shall only be entitled to vote at
names begin with any initial letter ranging from o.
to H. both inclusive shall only be entitled to vote at
poll number i" three
SEC. 5. BE ii further enacted, &c., That the cert
fed list of voters which the Register of voters in the
city of New Orleans is required by law to furnish
to the Commissioners of Election in each precinct
shall be subdivided by the said Register into as
MANY lists as there are polls in each precinct and the
said Register shall furnish to the commissioners feec
ton presiding at each poll in each precinct certified
list in the 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
of Commissioners" to be composed of the Mayor Of
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
sioners 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, any
other officer whose election devclves upon the people,
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, Sc. That the At
torney General shall be eroticio President of the said
Board and its members shall be Secretary there
Of appointed by the said Board and majority of
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 them
may seem Nv I'fObtueu, tue stHS be
the Constitution and laws of this State, and of the
United States.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, Sc. That it shall
be the exclusive duty of the said Board Of Commits
sioners at least five days previous TO any election to
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 city
of New Orleans, and three commissioners of election
to preside at each precinct in that part of the parish
of Orleans on the right bank of the Mississippi river
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, Sc. That the two
citizens to be appointed by the Governor members of
said Central Board Of Commissioners, shall receive a
yearly salary of five hundred dollars each, payable
proportionately by the city of New Orleans and the
Police Jury of the parish of Orleans, on the right
bank Of the river and they shall before entering upon
the discharge of their duties take the oath prescribed
by the Ninetieth Article of the Constitution.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, &c, That it shall
be the duty of said Central Board of Commissioners
to designate the places Of holding the polls in the
several precincts in the parish and city of New Or
leans and assign to each poll in each precinct the
number by which it shall be designated and known,
and to make cause to be made, the necessary ar
rangements at each poll, for convenient approach to
the baot-box and easy egress therefrom, and so to
provide that the ballOt-box during the election may
be seen by the public and so that the voter may
see his ballot deposited therein.
SEC IL. Be IL further enacted, &C.. That the desig
nation Of the places of holding the polls, and the
bers by which the respective polls in each precinct
shall be known, shall be published by the sale
Board, in two daily newspapers, printed in the
| city Oh New OTletuSi anu sdlu stldl
be made in English and French, for ten days pre-
yious to any election, and all the expenses in
CURED for advertisements, and for making the ne
cessary arrangements at the polls shall be paid by
the city of New Orleans except that part incurred
, for the polls on the right bank of the Mississippi
river, which shall be paid by the Police Jury of said
right bank, and an account of said expenses signed
by the President and countersigned by the Secretary
of said Central Board of Commissioners, shall be su
fcient warrant to the proper officers of the city OF
New Orleans and the said Police Jury, to pay the
same; and it shall be the duty of the Comptroller and
Treasurer of the said city to pay the said account and
also of the said Police Jury to pay the said account
; for the said right bank.
SEC u. Be it further enacted, &c. That in case
any commissioner of election, appointed by sale
Board shall fail to attend the day of election, OF
shall refuse to act at any time after his appointment
then and in that event, the President of the Board
or in of his ABSENCE the Register of voters may
appoint substitutes to act in the places of those
failing to attend, or refusing to act.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, &C., That any
+ member of the said Central Board, Judge o.
Justice of the Peace, or the Sheriff or any OF hi
deputies, i9 hereby authorized to administer, to an,
commissioner of election the oath required by exist
, ing laws.
SEC. Ii. Be it further enacted, &c. That no grog
shop, place where liquor is Sold shall be used a
an election poll in the parish of Orleans, but the SAT-
Board is hereby authorized to use tor that purpos
any building belonging to the city Of New Orleans
. parish of Orleans, or if necessary, to rent prope
buildings for the OCCASION
| SEC. 10. BE u JWIheT PndCteG, Sc I[at tn
polls shall be opened at O'clock A. NJ and close
= at 4 o'clock p NJ.
t SEC. l6. Be it further enacted &C., That the Gov
# ernor shall by and with the advice and consent Of tn
Q Senate, appoint discreet citizen who has resided i
the State at least four years. whose duty it shall be
h supernend all elections held in the city of New On
leans and who shall be styled the Superintendent
{ Elections who shall hold his office for the term
Is two years, unless removed and who shall
ceivc annual salary of three thousand dollars
bic quarterly ont Of the Treasury. upon the
1t of the Auditor of Public Accounts, and one-haf
said salary shall constitute debt against and be pal
C by the city Of New Orleans in the manner hereinatte
mentioned.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, &C., That if an
person in the parish Of Orleans shall prevent or
tempt to prevent any voter from exercising his rgt
OF suffrage, by threat intimidation violence, or an
other unlawful means whether before during ele
e ton time, such person shall, on conviction thereo
be sentenced to not less than six months nor MOI
RI than three years Imprisonment, at hard labor, in tn
Penitentiary, and shall be forever deprived of h
right of suffrage. And if any persons in the paris
n of Orleans shall, during election, assemble
bine together for the purpose of driving voters fro
the polls preventing or obstctng voters in con
3 ing to returning from the polls, said persons shal
upon conviction thereof be sentenced to not less tina
( one nor more than five years imprisonment at ha1
labor in the State Penitentiary, and be forever d
prived of their right of suffrage. And any person