New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22

organization styled 'the Confederate States
OF America that never registered myself
as an enemy of the United States; that
never acted as leader of guerrilla bands
during the late rebellion; that never In
the advocacy of treason wrote or publshed
newspaper articles or preached sermons
during the late rebellion; that never voted
for and signed an ordinance OF secession 10
any State.
The last paragraph of the above affidavit
shall be dispensed with, where the person
applying for registration shall produce and
exhibit to the Registrar or Supervisor the
certificate of the Secretary of State showing
that he has relieved himself from the disa-
bility contained in the clauses OF said atfi-
davit, by voluntarily wiring and signing q
certificate setting forth that he acknow-
ledges the late rebellion to lave been
morally and politicslly.wronS, and that
he regrets any aid and comfort ne may nave
given it, and showing that such certidcate
has been filed in the Office OF the Secretary OF
State and been published in the othcial
journal, as is -equired by article, ninety
nine of the constitution, and the act OF TINS
General Assembly prescribing the requisite
forms of such certificate, and the registry
and publication thereof, and ii the party ap
plying for registration has lost or lnisiald
such certificate of the Secretary OF state,
he shall be required to take aud subscribe
in lieu thereof the following affidavit:
l, -, do solemnly swear (or athrlil, as
the case may be) that I have voluntarily
written and signed a certificate setting forth
that l acknowledge the late rebellion to
have been morally and politically wrong,
and that regret any aid and comfort may
have given it, and that have caused snch
certificate TO be filed in the office OF the
Secretary OF State, and that it has been
published in the official journal, according
to the requirements of article ninety nine
of the constitution. and according to the
forms required by this General Assembly,
and that / have either lost OF mislaid the
certificate of the Secretary Of State showing
the above facts.
That taking and subscribing the affidavits
required by the preceding part of this sec
ton shall not prevent the Registrars or SD
pervisors from receiving other evidence
showing that the party applying for regis
tration is not entitled to register, and they
shall have right to examine under oath, to
be administered by themselves or other
competent authority, any witness to prove
any fact pertinent to the right Of any one
to register, and shall decide from the evil
dence whether the party so applying is enti-
tied to register, subject to appeal TO the
Board OF Registration, which Board shall
have power to hear and determine such ap'
peals.
That if any person applying to register
claims to be relieved from the disabilities
contained in the second clause Of the afore.
said affidavit under the proviso to article
ninety-nine of the Constitution, he shall be
required to take and subscribe the follow
ing affidavit;
T.. do solemnly swear Cor affirm, as
the case may be,) that prior TO the first of
January, eighteen hundred and sixty eight,
| favored the execution of the laws OF the
United States popularly known as the re-
construction acts of Congress, aud openly
and actively assisted the loyal men of the
State in their efforts to restore Louisiana to
her position in the Union.
Any person who shall swear falsely to any
of the foregoing affidavits, or any clause
thereof. shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
and on conviction thereof shall be punished
as prescribed by law.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the supervisors to
record in good and substantial book pre-
pared for the purpose the names of all duly
qualified voters residing in their respective
districts; that the following particulars shall
be recorded, aud in the following order;
Date Of registry, number, name, resi-
dence, ward or precinct, length of residence
in the parish and State, whether native born
or naturaliZed, with the signature or mark
of the voter, and in the event of the voter
making his mark the Registrar shall attest
the same, and the Board of Registration
shall cause to be made a duplicate copy of
said registration which shall be deposited in
complete condition, before the expiration of
their term of office, in the Office of the
Clerk of court of each parish, except the
parish of Orleans, and the original regstra-
tion books shall be deposited as soon as
said registration is completed in the Office of
the Secretary OF State.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
every naturaliZed citizen shall be required
tn nrn1unp a HprfifCatp Of his ngtura1iYa.
ton from the court in which he was
naturalized: and in the event of his hav.
ing been nAturalized in any court of this
State, and he has lost his certificate, it
shall be the duty of the Clerk of said
court to furnish to such citle2, free of cost,
his naturalization; and the clerk of any
court so refusing shall be liable to fine of
not less than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars, recoverable before any
court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC s. Be it further enacted, etc, That
should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits of the United States,
and afterward became citizen thereof,
other than by naturalization in the courts,
then he shall make affidavit and set forth the
circumstances whereby he became citizen
such as the naturalization of his father, or
by his residence in any State or territory
when the same was acquired by or eeded to
the United States, or any other manner
whereby, under the laws of the United
States he would become a citizen thereof:
Provided, That affidavits authorized to be
made by this act, may be sworn to before
the Supervisors, but in no case, or under
any circumstances, shall the Supervisors
make any charge, or demand any fee, under
penalty of removal from office.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
the Supervisors shall issue to every citizen
Oh 1n mn ha ia 1.noriatara6 aortfHnaAa
actly corresponding in number, name, resi-
denee, etc. with the original registry, and
the presentation of such certificate to the
Commissioners of Election shall be full
proof of the facts therein contained, and
Of the electors right to vote at the date of
granting of such certificate. ta st
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
1t shall be the duty of all Supervisors to
issue to any registered voter duplicate GER
tihcate upon his making AFFIDAVIT that the
original has been lost or destroyed, said affi-
davit TO be made on the back Of the duph>
cate soissued. afs.e
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Supervisors shall each keep an index
book, in which shall be entered alphabet
ically the names Of all REGISTERED voters .
with the number of their certificate; and
also similar index book TO the names of all
persons refused registration, with proper
reference to the folio or number Of the same
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
on or before the fifteenth of December, 1855.
said Board of Registration shall pre-
pare and submit a full and complete report
OF the cost and expenses Of said registra.
ton, number Of votes registering in each
parish, and any information that they may
deem proper at their next meeting Of the
General Assembly. ==s=-=
SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said Board of Registration on the ex.
piration OF their term of Office shall deposit
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