The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-02
Secretary of State.


] mo. 90
AN ACT TO DEFINE MORE FULLY THE POWERS AND
| DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION AND
| SUPERVISORS THEREOF FOR THE REGISTRATION
OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE.
SECTION l. BE enacted By the Senate aud
| House Of Representatives of tie State of Lo,sj.
ana il General Assembly Convened That
1t shall be the duty of the Board of Registration to
compile series of rules, together with trans.
| Crypt or the constitutional, naturalization, and
other laws pertaining TO the qualifications of eec.
tors upon which said rules shall be based. and
cause the same TO be printed in pamphlet form at
an expense not exceeding the regular legal rates
Tor stale printing; and said board shall cause ten
copies to be sent to each Board of Supervisors In
the various parishes and districts n the State for
| the guidance Of said supervisors in making said
registration, said copies shall be forwarded with
oth,r books, etc., forthwith to the Supervisors of
SEC 2. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That said
Board of Registration shall immediately after en-.
tering upon their duties proceed to provide all
necessary books and stationery of substantial
qualities and suitable sizes appropriately ruled and
printed at rates not exceeding the legal rates un-
der the State printing laws, and as fast as said
books and stationery can be procured the same
shall be sent to the Supervisors of Registration in
each parish and district by the most feasible mode
OF conveyance at the expense of the State.
FEC. 3. BE Il further enacted, etc., That said
Board Of Registration shall authorize the SUPER
ylsors OF Registration in the parishes of Orleans
and Jefferson to employ, for each of the municpal
districts Of the city Of New Orleans and for the
right bank of the Mississippi river and parish of
Jefferson, two competent clerks, at salary not
exceeding three dollars per day, during the time
the registration is going on, at the expense of the
State.
Sec. 4. Be ii further enacted, etc.. That ma.
Jorlty OF the members present at any meeting of
the Board of Registration or Supervisors of Regis
sraton OF any of the parishes districts as afore.
tald, snail constitute quorum for the trans
them.
SEC. 5. Be Il Jfiuthe,. enacted etc., That the
Supervisors of Registration appointed by the gov.
ernor 10 open the registration books for revision.
shall be allowed salary of five dollars per day
ior the time they are employed in said revision in
SEC. 6. BE IL .ft,1le1. enacted etc.. That sajd
Board OF Registration shall approve all bills for
tne expenses OF the foresaid books, stationery.
the same. subject to the approval of the gov.
ernor, to be paid out of any fund not Otherwise
appropriated from the treasury.
SEC. z. BE . further enacted, etc., That all
laws or parts or laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed and this act to take effect from
and alter the date OF its passage. ... |
(Signed) CHks. w. LOWELL. |
Speaker of the House of representatives..
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
Approved September 10, 1868.
tSigned) II. c. WARMorH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.