New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-23

store Louisiana to her position in the
Union.
Any person who shall swear falsely to
any of the foregoing afidavts, or any clause
thereof, shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
and on conviction thereof shall be punished
as prescribed by law.
SEC. u. Be it further enacted, etc., That
1t shall be the duty of the supervisor of
Registration, in adding to the registry of
voters, to record in good substantial book,
prepared for the purpose, the names Of duly
Quallned voters residing in their respective
parishes. the following particulars and in
the following order: Date of registry, num-
Der. name. residence, occupation, ward or
precinct, length of residence in the parish
and state, whether native born, or natural
lied; If naturaiized, when and how, with
the signature or mark of the voter, and IN
the event of the voter making his mark, the
Supervisor OF Registration shall attest the
same.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc., That
should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits of the United States,
and afterwards become a 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 naturalization of his
father, or by his residence in any State or
Territory. when the same WAS acquired by
or ceded to the United States, or in any
other manner whereby, under the laws OF
the United States, he would become cti-
zen thereof; Provided, That affidavits au-
thorized to be made by this act, may be
sworn to before the Supervisor of Reglstra-
ton, but II no case, or under any circum-
stances, shall the Supervisor OF Registration
make any charge, or demand any fee, under
penalty OF removal from office.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, etc, That
on the personal application of any citizen Of
the State claiming to be registered as a resi-
dent OF the parish or ward, and on due
proof Of citizenship and residence, in the
manner prescribed by this act, the Super
visor OF Registration or Assistant Super
visor of Registration of the ward or parish
shall enter the full original and sur
name of the claimant in the registra-
ton book for the precinct of the
ward in which the claimant actually re
sides; and the names of all such persons
shall be alphabetically arranged IN said
books, and the occupation and residence of
every such person, and the name of the
country in which he was born, shall be
written therein opposite the name of every
such person. and in addition to any other
proofs that may be required under this act,
every person who claims to be registered in
said election precinct shall make and sub
scribe an affidavit before the said Supervisor
or Registration or Assistant Supervisor of
Registration setting forth:
Flrst-His name, the place and country of
his birth, his occupation and place of resi-
dence.
Second-That he is citizen of Louisiana,
and will have resided in this State, on the
day of the next election, the full period re-
ouired by the constitution to ent tie him to
the rights of an elector, and that he is at
least tWenty.one years of sge.
Third-That he is resident of the cleo
ton precinct in which he claims to be regis.
tered, and has no other place of residence,
and the said affidavit shall be IN the form
following, to wit:
In the election precinct of the
- parish -. Be it remembered,
that on the - day of -, in the year
=, personally came before the Supervisor
of Registration or Assistant Supervisor of
Registration Of said parish, ----, who,
being duly sworn Cor atfirmed), doth depose
ana say as follows, to wit:
Ny name is | was born at --,
in the year -. My occupation is
and reside at - Gf in city or town.,
number -, - street. | am citizen
of Louisiana, and have been residing in this
State ever since the - day of -, in
the year =. am now claiming to be
in the - election precinct.
in the parish of - Cor if in city or
town., in the - ward Of the city of
-, in which | now reside. | have no
other place of residence, and [ did not re-
move to the said election precinct for the
purpose of voting therein, but for the pur-
pose of making it my place Of residence, in
pursuance of my lawful calling.
and subscribed to this - day
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