The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-26
The Registration Law.


resently passed by the Legislature.
We commend it to the attention
of our, readers, because every per-
son desiring to vote at the next
election viii be subject to its pro-
visions, and be compelled to take |
one or the other afidavits which
itprescribes. The large majority |
OfappIicants viii have to make |
aaaAidayit, the form of which is
given in the law, and which re-
produce here: - 81 1Fafass
81 -. do solemnly swear for
afifm, as the case may be- that I
am twenty one years of age, was
born Tor naturalized. as the case
may be, J. in, the United States,
and am subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, and have been a resident
Ofthe State of Louisiana since the
49, day of --, and a resident of
this parish since the 49, day of
-@---, and that lam not disfran-
cliised for any of the causes stated
in the first paragraph of article
niaety-nine OF the Constitution of
this State. "a r.. yvamHxr.
And [ do further sOlemnly swear
Tor affirm as the case may be,)
that | did not hold any Office civil
or military, for one year or more,
under the organization styled "the
Confederate States of America =
that / never acted as leader of
guerrilla bands during the late
rebellion; that 1 never, in the adj
voeacy of treason, wrote or pub
lished newspaperarticle or preach
ed sermons during the late rebel
lien; that / never voted for and
signed an ordinance of session in
any State. = = 85aa@s 5f&
The acknowledgements referred
tom the. FIRST paragraph of the
above affidavit, are those worked
by interdiction, or by conviction
ofany felenious offense. The last
paragraph isdispensed with in the
case of persons who file a certifi-
cate of recantation with the secre-
tary of State, and have the same
published in the official Journal.
Those who desire to relieve
themselves under the proviso of
Art. 80 Of the Constitution may do
so by making and subscribing the
following AFFIDAVIT:
I, 1888, do solemnly swear Tor
affirm, asthe case may be,) that
priort g tue krst of January, eigh-
tee hundred and sixty eight, /
favored the execution of the laws
ofthe United States popularity
known assthe reconstruction acts
ofCoa gross. and openly and act
lively assisted the loyal men of the
State In their efforts to restore
Louisiana to her position in the
UaiOsl.a saa gs.ahes
Behind this affidavit, or behind
the certificate aaed with the Sec
retary of State, the supervisors, or
registrars, are not permitted to
inquire. A toall other affidavits
that is to say those which es.
tablish the general right of the
voter to register-the registrars
are invested with quasi judicial
functions. They may refuse reg
istration in spite of such affidayits
at their own discretion, provided
they can show, by other testimo
ny, that he is not qualified; but
they are not invested with the
right of cross-examining the appli
can't himself, This point should
be carefully considered by the reg
iStrarS on the one had. and by cit
liens on the other---the affidavit
ofthe applicant can beinvalidated
only by testimony; that testimony
must be given by other persons
and that registrars have no righ
to cross-examine the applicant
Nevertheless this power is dan
gerous implement in the hands o
violent or unprincipled partisans
ltmay be used in such a maRnel
asseriously to embarrass thevoter
and NAV hn an ahasod nc m offoo