New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-23
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liable to private action at law by the person
| injured for exemplary damages.
| SEC a. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any Supervisor or Assistant Supervisor Of
| Registration shall have power while in ses-
| sion to administer oaths and affirmatioDs
to issue subpenas to any person within his
| respective election precinct requiring the
| attendance of such person before him as
witness; to examine any person under oath.
respecting his own or the qualifications OF
any other person as an eiectOr, IN said cleo
ton precinct, and to direct the arrest OF any
person for disorderiy conduct before him at
his office.
SEC. IS. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
every person who shall be required Dy any
Supervisor or Assistant Supervisor OF Reg
istrstion to prove his residence in any cleo
ton precinct may. in addition to his own
oath or affirmation, be required to prove,
by the affidavit of two qualified electors OF
the election precinct. whose names are con-
tanned on the registration books that such
person is personally known to them, that
he is Il bona tide resident Of the election
precinct, and they verify believe that he is
| qualified voter, entitled to vote at the next
election.
SEC. 36. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty of the Supervisor OF
Registration in each parish of the State, ex.
cept the parish of Orleans, within ten days
after an election to prepare and forward to
the State Registrar of Voters list of the
voters of his parish registered by him since
the last opening Of the books in his parish +,
duly sworn TO aud certified by him, and
then 10 redeposit the registration books
with the clerk of the court of the parish,
taking his receipt for them, which shall be
forwarded to the State Registrar of Voters
in New Orleans.
IF any Supervisor or Assistant Super
visor OF Registration shall refuse or neglect
to perform any of the duties prescribed by
this law, he shall, upon conviction. be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr, and shall
be sentenced for every such offense to pay
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
to undergo an Imprisonment not more than
one year, or either, or both, at the discre-
ton of the court"
Sec 81. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the Governor shall have power to remove
any Assistant Supervisor of Registration for
failure, refusal, neglect or inability to per-
form the duties eDjoined on him by law.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever there shall be vacancy in the
office of any Supervisor of Registration or
Assistant Supervisor of Registration, from
death, removal, failure or refusal to quality,
absence, resignation or other cause, the
Governor shall ill such vacancy by appoint
ment, or he may indicate some parish officer
to discharge the duties of such Supervisor or
Assistant Supervisor for the time being, and
such officer shall receive the same compen-
sation and have the same powers and
duties and be subject to the same penalties
as are prescribed tor Supervisors of Regis.
tration or Assistant Supervisors of Regis.
tration. AZ the case may be.
SEC. SO. Be it further enacted, etc., That
if any person, upon any false representa-
ton, or by the production of any forged,
false or spurious naturalization certificate,
or upon any such certificate not duly issued
according to the act Of Congress, shall
causeh name to be placed, or shall attempt
to have his name placed upon any book Of
registration for election purposes, or upon
any list of qualified electors, authorized or
required to be made by any law of this State,
or shall vote, or attempt to vote at any
election, every such person, on conviction
thereof, shall be adjudged guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment in the Parish Prison for term of not
less than twelve months: and every person
who shall aid or abet any other person in any
such false representation or attempt, shall,
on conviction thereof. be adjudged guilty of
misdemeanor and suffer the ike penalty.
SEC. 40. Be it further enacted, etc, That
if any person shall fraudulently alter, add
to, deface, or destroy any list of voters,
made out or posted, as directed by this act,
or any book Of registration, or tear down,
or remove the same from the place where it
has been fixed or deposited, with fraudulent
or mischievous intent, or for any improper
purpose, the person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding five hundred nor less
than one hundred dollars, aud by imprlson.
three months.
SEC. Al Be it further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the duty of the Supervisor of
Registration in every parish OF this State to
appoint one or more suitable persons to
attend st each poll or voting place, whose
duty it shall be TO convey the box to receive
the votes 10 the place of holding the cleo
ton, and to deliver the same to the Com.
missioners of Election, and to attend the
Commissioners of Election during the whole
time of holding the election, and to obey all
legal orders of such Commissioners in
keeping order at or near the polls,
any kind, and to make all such
arrests may be lawfully ordered by said
Commissioners. Any person who may re-
si5t or oppose such persons in the discharge
of their duties, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fne of not less than
for not less than three months.
SEC. AZ. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the Assistant Super
visor of Registration for each ward in the
cities of New Orleans and Jefferson, and in
the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, in
making out the alphabetical lists provided
for in section eighteen, to classify them un-
der the following heads, to wit:
First-Private householders. Under this
head the Assistant Supervisor of Registra-
ton shall make out an alphabetic list Of
the names, occupations and residences OF
all private householders residing in each
election precinct who are qualified electors
designating the residence by the number of
the house, and the name of the street on
which it may be located.
Second-Private residents. Under this
head the Assistant Supervisor of Registra.
ton shall make out an alphabetical list Of
the names. occupations and residences OF all
qualified electors in each election precinct,
residing actually at the time with private
housekeepers, designating the house By the
number. and street, as aforesaid.
Third Residents at and keepers of hotels,
taverns, boarding and lodging houses, ana
Under this head the Assistant
Supervisor shall make out an alphabetical
list of the names of all qualified electors in
each election precinct, residing at or keep
ing hotels, taverns, boarding houses, lodg-
ing houses or restaurants in said election pre-
cinct. designating every such hotel, tavern,
boarding house, lodging house or restau
rant by the number of TIE house and the
name of the street on which it may be To-
Gated: but he shall not place on said list the
a fixed residence in the election