New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-25
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To Define more fully the Powers and Duties
OF the Board OF Registration aud Super.
! vsors thereof for the Registration of the
Qualified Voters of the State
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
| House OF Representatives of the State of
Louisiana in Gen raj Assembly convened,
That it shall be the duty Of the Board of
Registration to compile series of rules
together with transcript of the censtlu-
uonal, naturalization, and other laws per-
tanning to the qualifications of electors
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 State printing: and said Board
shall cause ten copies to be sent to each
Board of Supervisors in the various parishes
and districts in the State for the guidance
OF said Supervisors in making said registra-
tion, said copies shall be forwarded with
other books, ETC., forthwith to the Super
Visors of Registration.
&c. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
said Board of Registration shall immediat-
ely after entering upon their duties proceed
to provide all necessary books and station
cry of substantial qualities and suitable
sizes appropriately ruled and printed at
rates not exceeding the legal rates under
the State printing laws, and as fast as said
books and stationery can be procured the
oaHiS eudll De stut 10 the supervisors OF
registration in each parish and district by
the most feasible mode of conveyance. at the
expense Of the State.
SEC B. Be it further enacted. etc. That
said Board of Registration shall authorize
the Supervisors OF Registration in the par
lshes OF Orleans and Jefferson to employ, for
each OF the municipal 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. A.. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
a majority OF the members present at any
meeting of the Board of Registration or +,
Supervisors of Registration Of any of the |
parishes or districts as aforesaid, shall CON
stitute quorum for the transaction of any |
business that may come before them,
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
the supervisors of Registration appointed |
oy the Governor to open the registration |
books for revision, shall be allowed salary
OF nye dollars per day for the time they are
employed in said revision in each of the
parishes.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. etc. That
SAID Board of RegistratiOn shall approve all /
bills for the expenses of the aforesaid books.
stationery clerk hire, ETC., and shall draw
the warrants for the same subject to the
approval of the Governor, TO be paid out of
any fund not otherwise appropriated from
the treasury.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed, and this
act to take effect from and after the date Of
It's passage. isf
(Signed) CHAS. ". LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved September 10, 1865.
(Slgned) Il. @. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy;
GEO. E. B0YER,
Secretary of State. !