New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-04

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Mr.. Jewell, of Orleans, asked for a sus.
pension of the rules to put the bill on it's
second reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
On motion of Mr.. Jewell the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs.
Senate bill No. IS. an act to repeal an act
relative TO the publication of judicial ad-
| vertisements in the French language. an.
proved February 81, 1866.
Mr.. Lynch asked for a suspension Of the
rules 10 put the bill on its second reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read by its title.
| Mr.. Lynch asked for a further suspension
OF the rules in order that the bill might be
considered engrossed for its third reading.
The rules were suspended.
| Mr.. Lynch asked that the rules be SUE.
pended and the bill read third time.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read by its title.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch the bill was
passed finally and adopted by its title.
Senate bill No. rs, an act to repeal sec.
tions one and four of an act relative to iu-
dicial advertisements, approved March u,
1865, was next called up.
Mr.. Lynch asked for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
Mr. Lynch asked that the bill be consid-
cred engrossed, and the rules suspended in
order to put the bill on its third reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read third time by its title.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch the bill was
passed finally and adopted by its title.
Mr.. Campbell asked for suspension Of
the rules to call up Senate bill No. 40, an act
relative to work and improvements in the
city of New Orleans.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
Mr. Bacon asked for further suspension
of the rules to put the bill on its second
reading.
The rules were suspended, and the bi
read by its title.
Mr. Bacon asked for further suspension
to put the bill on its third reading.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
read by its title.
On motion OF Mr., Bacon the bill was
passed finally, and adopted by its title.
SPECIAL ORDER or TIE DAY.
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill No. 81, ma
jority report of the Committee on Registra-
tion, an act to create a Board of. Rcgistra.
ton.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following sub.
stitute for section four, which was taken up.
SIC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said BOaEd Of Registration or the supervisors
so appointed by them as aforesaid, for each
parish shall require every person, before
he is registered as o voter, to take aud sub
scribe any Of the following afiidavits as the
case may require, and any member of said
Board OF Registration or any supervisor is
hereby authorized to administer said oaths:
!, -----, do solemuly swear Cor affirm. rs
the case may be,) that | am tWenty.one
years OF age, was born Cor naturalized, as
the case may be,) in the United States, and
am susject to the Jurisdiction thereof, and
have been resident Of the State of Lou
lsiana since the ---- day Of --, and q
resident of this parish since the - day Of
-----, and that | AN not dlsfranchised for
any of the causes stated in the first para
graph Of article ninetynine OF the Constitu.
ton of this State.
And l do further solemnly swear Cor affirm
as the case may be), that did not hold any
Office, civil or military, for one year or more
under the organization styled 1.-THE Confed |
crate States OF American that never regis. |
tered myself as an enemy of the United |
States; that never acted as leader of guer. |
riila bands during the late rebellion; that |
never in the advocacy of treason wrote or
published newspaper articles, or preached |
sermons during the late rebellion; that |
never voted for and signed an ordinance of |
secession in any state.
The last paragraph of the above affidavit |
shall be dispensed with, where the person |
applying for re- ,stration shall produce and |
exhibit to the registrar or supervisor the Ger. |
tihcate ofthe Secretary of State, showing that |
he has relieved himself from the disability |
contained in the clauses of said affidavit |
by voluntarily writing and signing a certti- |
cate setting forth that he acknowledges the |
late rebellion to have been morally and po.
litically wrong, and that he regrets any aid |
and comfort he may have gwen it, and
showing that such certificate has been filed |
in the office OF the Secretary of State and !
been published in the official journal ~ is
required by article ninety-nine of the con.
stitutiOn, and the act OF this General As.
sembly prescribing the requisite forms Of |
such certificate, snd the registry and publ. |
cation thereof, and if the party applying for
registration has lost or mlslaldsueh Certif-
cate of the Secretary Of State, he shall be
required TO take and subscribe, in lieu
thereof, the following affidavit:
l, --, do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as
the case may be) that l have voluntarily
written and signed a certificate setting forth
that acknowledge the late rebellion TO have
been morally and politically wrong, and
that regret any aid and comfort may have |
given it, and that l have caused such Ger.
tliloate TO be filed in the office of the Secre-
tary OF State, and that it has been pub.
lished in the official Journal ACCORDING 10
the requirements Of article ninetynine Of
the Constitution, and according to the
forms required by this General Assembly,
and that have either lost or mislaid the
certificate of the Secretary Of State show
ing the above facts.
That taking and subscribing the afidayits
required by the preceding part OF this sec
ton shall not prevent the registrars or su.
pervisors from receiving other evidence
showing that the party applying for regis
tration is not entitled TO register, and they
shall have a right TO examine under oath,
to be administered by themselves or other
authority, any witness to prove
any fact pertinent to the right of any one
to register and shall decide from tho evil
denoe whether the party so applying is en-.
titled 10 register.
That If any person applying 10 register
claims TO be relieved from the disabilities
contained in the second clause of the afore.
said affidavit under the provisO to article
Of the constitution, he shall be
required to take and subscribe the follow
ing affidavit:
1, -, do solemnly swear Cor affirm,
as the case may beg that prior 10 the first of
January piUbfapn hundred and sixtv.aiuht