The Opelousas courier., 1868-10-17
Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry La, October H. 1868

November, A. D. 1868, If any such are
ordered held, and at any subsequent
election until otherwise provided for;
and failure of the Supervisors to furnish
such copies of registered voters, shall
subject each of such delinquent Super
visors to fine of not less than one hum
dred or more than five hundred dollars,
to be recovered for the use of the parish
in which the failure to perform the duty
occurred, to be sued for in the name of
the parish !; and it shall be the duty of
the District Attorney pro tempore of such
parish to institute suit wherever any such
delinquency shall be brought to his
knowledge by any member OF the Police
Jury or Commissioners of the Election,
who ought to have been furnished with
the copies aforesaid, or is known TO him
self, or that he has reasonable cause to
believe from other evidence to be true.
Sec. 16. Beit further enacted, etc., That
the Supervisors of Registration in each
parish of this State shall divide the
same into as many precincts, not to ex-
ceed the number now established by law,
as to them may seem advisable, and di-
rect what number of polls or voting
places shall be established in eachf pre-
cinct, and to fix the places. Of holding
thereof, and to, appoint Commissioners
for each poll or voting precinct.
Sec. II. Be II, further enacted, etc., That
I the Governor OF the State shall, previous
to any general election, appoint in each
parish of the State one Supervisor of
Registration, to whom the Clerk Of the
Court shall deliver the books of regis
tration delivered to him by the last Su-
pervisors of Registration, and he shall
receive the same and strike from them
| the names of the voters who have died
or left the parish, or become ineligible
for any legal cause, andyto add thereto
! the names of all those who have remov-
ed into the parish since the last egistra-
ton, or who were not then registered,
and those who have since come of age,
and generally to perfect the registration
of the parish, and they shall close such
registration nine days before the said
general election and furnish to the Com
missioners of Election of each voting
place or poll ltcopiesof the registered Vo-
ters of their precinct, and within ten
! days after such general election such
Registrars shall redeliyer to the Clerks
! of the Courts the books of registration,
with all the additions and amendments
I made thereto, as herein provided.
Sec IS. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the duty of the Supervisors
of Election in every parish of this State,
:, Except the parish of Orleans) to appoint
one or more suitable persons to attend
at each voting poll, whose duty it shall
be to convey the box to receixe the votes
to the place of holding the election, and
to deliver the same to the Commissions
of Election, and to attend the Commits
sioners of Election during the whole
| time of holding the election, and to obey
all legal orders of such Commissioners
/ in keeping order at Or near the polls
suppressing riots, or disorders Of any
kind. and to make all such arrests IA
may be ordered by the said Commission
ers. ANY person who may resist or op
pose such persons in the discharge o
} their said duties, upon conviction there
|, of, shall be punished, as is prescribed fol
resisting. an officer. ~ s-f....t
Sec. 19. BE it further enacted, ETC., Tina
! all acts and parts Of acts heretofore pass
] ed touching the registration of voters b'
and the same. are hereby repealed.
: Sec. 20. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., Tha
this act shall take effect from and afte
its passage. t"- - .st "..oS
; - fsigned1 mo~ CHAs. w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
[signedl OSCAR J. DUNN,
t Lieutenant Governor and President o
!, Is the Senate. t.aa saas .E zi5F
+, Approved septembe 2, 1868. "t 4 +
[Signed] II. c. MARMoTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
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# SD" 51.a &s's@.1@ Geo. E. BovEE,
r. sat 2-t'ts ~" Secretary of State.