The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-23

Aa.15,,2 SEPIENBE
may have given it, and that Il have caus
ed such certificate to be fled in the. Office
Of the Secretary of State, and that it has
been published inithei officiaE journal, &c
cording to. the requirements of. articl.
ninety1nine of the, Constitution, and &C
cordiug to the forms required by this Gen
eral Assembly, and that have either losl
or mislaid the certificate of the Secretar.
Of State showing the above facts. si'''' -
That taking and subscribing the; affila
Wits required by the preceding part,of thin
section shall not prevent the Registrars oI
Supervisors from receiving other evidence
showing that the party applying for regis
trationss. not entitled to register ,.and they
snail have a 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 evi
dence whether the party soapply ing is en-.
titled to register, 'sulJcct..to appeal to the
Board. of Registration, which Board shall
have power to hear and determine sucl,
appeals. ~~~yr~-ss~ ---s,r-a
That ifany person applying to register
claims to be relieved FROM the disabilities
contained in the second clause of,the afore-
said affidavit under the proviso stoarticle
ninety -nine Of the Constitution, he shall
be required to take and subscribe the fol
lowing Affidavit .astg,s4,.s,s J., Us
/ h, do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as
the case may be,) that prior to the first of
January, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,
I favored tho execution Of the laws of the
United States popularity known as the Re
construction Acts Of Congress. and openly
and active assisted the loyal men Of the
State in their efforts to restore Louisiana
to herposition..in the. Union. a 4iaR3 sd
Any person who shall swear falsely to
any of the foregoing afidavits, or any
clause thereof. shall be deemed, guilty Of
perjury, and on, conviction, thereof, shall he
pCnished as prescribed by law. s..,s,
/ SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That it
shall be the duty of the Supervisors to re-
cord in good, substantial book, prepared
for tle.purpose, the names Of all duly qnal
flied voters residing in theirrespoctive dis.
tricts; that the following particulars shall
BIO recorded, and in. the following order;
Date of registry, number, name, residence
ward or precinct. lengtho of residence in the
parish and State, whether native born O,
naturalized, with the signature or mark OF
the voter, and in the. event of the vote,
making his mark. the Registrar shall at.
test the some, and, the Board of Registra-
ton shall cause to be made duplicate CO
Ply of said registration, which shall be de.
posted in complete condition, before the
expiration of their term Of Office, in the. of.
fee of the Clerk Of the Court in each par:
ish, except the parish of Orleans, and the
original registration book shall be deposit
ted as soon as said registration is compile:
tedfin the Office Of the Secretary Of State.
SEC. z: Be It FURTHER ansdcted, ETC., That
every naturalised citizen shall BE required
to produce 3 certi6cate Of bis, naturaliza-
ton from the court in which no as1natn-
rallied and in the event sof, his having
been natnralised In any court Of this State,
and he has lost his certificate, Il. shall be
the duty Of the clerk 81 said. court to fur.
nish to such citizen, free Of cost, within
one week, q duly certified copy Of lis,nat-
uralization; and the clerk ofany court SO
refusing shall be liable to q fine Of not less
than twenty fveinor more than one hun
bred dollars, recoverable before any court
of competent jurisdiction. ee;,osag nj ~.
SEC. 8. Benit further enacted; etc.,, That
should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits of the United
States, and afterwards became d citizen
thereof, other than by naturalization in
the Courts, then he, shall make affidavit,
and set forth the circumstances whereby
he became a citizen, such as the naturali.
cation of his father, or by his residence IN
any State or Territory when the same was
acquired by or coded to the United States
or any ether manner whereby. under the
laws of the United States, heuwould be-
come a citizen thereof. Provided, That At.
fidavits authorized to be made by this act,
may be sworn to before tie 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. Bet further enacted, ETC., That
the Supervisors shall issue to every citizen
at the time els, registered, IA certificate
exactly corresponding in number, name,
residence, ETC., with the original registry,
and the presentation Of snch 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 certificates. ssI 1f sail
Sec. 10, Be it further enacted, etc., That
itshall be the duty of all Supervisors to
issue to any. registered voter, a duplicate
certificate upon his making affidavit that
the original has been lost or destroyed
said affidayits to be made on the back Of
the duplicate so issued.
SEC. H.. Be It further enacted, etc, That
the Supervisors shall each keep an index
book in which shall he entered alphabeti-