The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-27

| mat taxing ana subscribing the amoaVlts re-
CURED by the preceding part OF this section shall
not prevent the registrars or supervisors from re-
eeiviDg other evidences showing that the party
applying for registration is not entitled to regis
/ ter. and they shall have right to examine under
| oath, 10 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 evidence whether the
party SO applying Is entitled TO register.
Subject to appeal to the Board OF Registration,
which board shall have power to hear and deter.
mine such appeals. -.-
Thatif any person applying to register claims
to be relieved from the disananes contained IN
the proviso to article nlnetynine of the coastitu
ton, be shall be required to take and subscribe
the following affidavit
| l., do solemnly swear Tor 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 popu-
larry known as the reconstruction acts of Con-
gress, and openly and actively assisted the loyal
of the State in their efforts to restore Lousi.
| ana to her position In the Union.
Any person who shall swear falsely to any OF
the foregoing affdavits. or any clause thereof,
shall De deemedVuflt OF perjury, and on convic-
law.
SEC. 6. Be Il further enacted, etc., That it
shall be the duty Of the supervisors to record in
good, substantial book, prepared for the purpose,
the names OF all duly qualified voters residing in
their respective Districts that the following par
ticulars shall be recorded, and in the following
order: Date of registry, number, name, residence
ward or precinct, length of residence n the parish
and State, whether native born or natura lized
with the signature mark of tho voter, ond IN
the event of the voter making his mark, the regis
trar shall attest the same, and the Board of Regis
tration shall cause to be made duplicate copy
of said registration, which shall be deposited in
complete condition, before the expiration Of their
term Of once in the office Of the clerk Of court in
original registration book shall be deposited az
soon as said registration is completed in the Office
of the secretary of state.
SEC. T. Be Il further enacted, ETC., That every
naturalized citizen shall be required to produce
certificate Of his naturalization from the court in
which be was naturalized, and in the event Of bis
having been naturalzed 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 citizen, free of cost, within one
week, duly certified copy of his
naturalization, and the clerk of any court so re.
fusing shall be liable to fine of not less than
twenty FIVE nor more than one hundred dollars,
recoverable before any court of competent juris.
diction.
SEC. 8. Bet further enacted, etc.. That should
the applicant for registry have been born without
the limits of the United States, and afterwards
became a citizen thereof, other than by nsturali-
cation in the courts then he shall make affidavit
and set forth the circumstances whereby he be-
came citizen, such as the naturalization Of his
father, or by his residence in any State or terri
tory when the same was acquired by or ceded to the
United States, or any other manner whereby, I'M
der the laws OF the United States. he would be.
come citizen thereof. ProUided, That affida.
Wits authorized TO be made by this act may be
sworn TO before the supervisors, but in case or
under any circumstances shall the supervisors
make any charge or demand any fee, under penalty
OF removal from Office.
SEC. 8. BE further enacted, etc.. That the
supervisors shall issue to every citizen, at the time
be is registered, certificate exactly correspond
ing in number, name, residence, etc., with the
original registry, and the uresentation of such
certificate 10 the commissioners of election shall
be full proof of the facts therein contained and
OF the electors right to vote at the date of grant
ing Of such certificate.
SEC. TO- Be u further enacted, etc., That it
shall be the duty Of all supervisors to issue to any
registered voter, duplicate certificate upon his
making affidavit that the original has been lost or
destroyed, said affidavit to be made on the back |
of the duplicate so issued.
SEC. IL. BE ii further enacted, etc., That the |
supervisors shall each keep an index book in |
which shall be entered alphabetically tle names |
OF all registered voters with the number of their
certfcate and also a similar index cook to the /
names of all persons refused registration with |
proper reference TO the folio or number of the
same.
before DE aFteenth Of December, 1865 that 81 said
Board of Registration shall prepare and submit
full and complete report of the cost and of ex.
penses Of said registration, number of votes regis.
tering in each parish, and any information that
they may deem proper at the next meeting of the
General Assembly.
Sec. ID. Be Il further enacted. etc., That the
Board OF Registration on the expiration of
term of office, shall deposit in1the ofica of
c-etary of state all books and records per-
the said registrars.
Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the
horiZed to be incurred by this act
out OF the treasury of the State,
'chers, duly certified to and ap.
4 of Registration.
Tier enacted etc., That the
'ers of this State shall be