The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-23

the duty of all supervisors to issue to any registered
. voter duplicate certificates upon his making aif
lavit that the original has been lost or destroyed
said affidavit to be made the back OF the duplicate
e so issued.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc. That the Super
vsors shall each keep an index book nwhich shall be
= entered alphabetically 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 be-
fore the fifteenth of December 1863 that said Board Of
Registration shall prepare and submit a full and COM
pee report OF the cost and of expenses of said regis
ration number of votes regsterngn each parish, and
Iany information that they may deem proper at the
next meeting of the General Assembly
1 SEC. I3. Bel further enacted, etc., That the said
Board of Registration, the expiration of their term
Of office, shall deposit in the Office of the Secretary of
State all books and records pertaining to the said Reg
I istrars.
S SEC. Il. Be it further enacted, etc. That the ex-
penses authorized to be incurred by this act shall be
paid out of the Treasury of the State upon proper
vouchers, duly certified and approved byo the Board
| Of Registration.
SEC. To- Be it further enacted, ETC., That the reg
israton of the of this State shall be closed nine
4 days before the first Monday Of November A. D. 1868
and it shall be the duty of the Supervisors OF Regisra
ton in every parish in this State make and fur
OF Itle registered voters eACn
election precinct and polling place of each parish to
the Commissioners of Fiction i'll each precinct poll
ing place. TO be used at the election elections be
held in November, 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 Supervisors fine of not less than
one hundred or more than five hundred dollars be
recovered for the of the parish i'll which the failure
TO perform the duty occurred be sned for in the
n he itsbon n thol l,,fy, thal
rct Attorney pro tempore of sach parish institute
any such suit whenever 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 himself, that he has reasonable cause to
believe from other evidence to be true.
SEC. Is. Belt further enacted ETC., That the Super
vsors OF Registration in each parish Of this State shall
divide the same into as many precincts, not to exceed
the number established by law, as to them may
seem advisable, and direct what number of polls or
voting places shall be established in each precinct and
to fix the places of holding thereof, and to appoint
Commissioners for each poll or voting precinct
SEC. II. Be it further enacted etc., That the Gov
ernor of the State SHALL previous to any general cleo
ton, appoint in each parish of the State one Supervis
or OF Reglstration to whom The Clerk of the Court
shall deliver the books of registration delivered him
by the last Supervisors of Registration, and he shall
receive the and strike trem them the names of
the voters who have died left the parish Or become
ineligible for any legal cause and to add thereto the
names of allthose who have removed into the parish
since the last registration who were not then reg
lstered, and those who have since come of age, and
generally to perfect the reg gstraton of the parish and
they such registration nine days before the
said general election and furnish to the Commissioners
of Election of each voting place poll copies of the
registered voters OF their precinct and within ten days
alter such general election such Registrars shall re-
deliver to the Clerks of the Courts the books of regis
tratio, with all the additions and amendments made
thereto as herein provided.
SEC. IS. Be it further enacted etc. Thatit shall be
the duty OF the Supervisors of Election in every parish
OF this State, Except the parish of Orleaus appoint
one or more suitable person to attend at each voting
poll whose duty it shall be to convey the box to re-
ceive the votes to the place of holding the election
and to deliver the to the Commissioners of Eec-
lion, and to attend the Commissioners of Election dur
ing the whole time of holding the election, and to
obey all legal orders of such Commissioners iii keep
ing order at the polls, suppressing riots or
disorders OF any kind, and make all such arrests as
may be ordered by the said Commissioners ANY per
son who may resist oppose such persons in the dis
;haFSe OF their SAID duties, upon conviction thereof
ha be punished is prescribed for resisting an Of
icer.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted etc, That all acts
md parts OF acts heretofore passed touching the regis
ration OF voters be and the hereby repealed
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, etc, That this act
hall take effect from and after its passage
(signed) CAS-. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Slgncd) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved September 4, 1865
(sisned) H. c. WARMoTH,
Governor Of the State of louisiana
GEO. L. BOVEE
-s Secretary of State