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

parishes of Orleans and Jefferson shall eact
appoint, for his respective parish, one As
sistant Supervisor Of Registration for eacl
ward in the city of New Orleans, one for thu
City of Jefferson, one for the remaining
part OF the parish of Jefferson or
the left bank of the Mississippi
one for the remaining part of the same par
ish on the right bank of the Mississippi
river, and one for the right bank of Or
leans. The term OF Office Of such Assistan
Supervisors Of Registration shall not con
tinue beyond the day of the general election
aforesaid. Such Assistant Supervisor
shall have generally the same powers, ant
perform the same duties, subject to ths
direction of the Supervisor Of Registration
OF their respective parishes, as are hereiI
prescribed for Supervisors of Registration
and shall perform such other duties as are
hereinafter prescribed.
SEC. Ia. Be it further enacted. ETC., Tha
the officers appointed under this act, before
entering upon their respective duties. sha
severally make and subscribe an affidavit
before justice of the peace or some Othel
officer duly authorized to administer oatht
or afirmations, that they will perform theil
duties with fidelity, and will to the best O
their ability, maintain and protect tbs
rights of all qualified electors within theil
respective election precincts, and will ex
pose all attempts and combinations thai
that may come to their notice, to procure
the fraudulent registering of persons who
are not qualified electors, within theil
respective precincts, or to procure fraudu
lent votes to be polled at the succeeding
election, and shall also each take the oath
OF Office and of eligibility prescribed for
State officers.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha.
the supervisor of Registration tor each par
ish, except the parishes of Orleans and JEFF
ferson, shall open his Office on the first Mon.
day in September before each general cleo
ton. In the parish of Jefferson the Super
the first Monday in September before the
general election.
The Assistant Supervisors of Registration.
in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson,
shall open their offices in their
respective wards and localities on
the first Monday in September, be-
fore each general election, at such
places as the Supervisor of Registration for
the parish may designate. Said offices
to be registered or qualified electors until
the ninth day before each general election.
Each Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor
of Registration shall attend to his office for
the purpose of revising and correcting the
registry of voters, from seven O'Clock A M.
until twelve NJ, and from two O'Clock until
seven o'clock P. NJ, each day, from the time
fixed by law for the opening of the offices Of
registration until the close thereof.
SEC. 16. Be it further enacted, etc. That
each Supervisor Of Registration and Assist
ant Supervisor of Registration shall receive
as compensation seven dollars per day for
each day he shall discharge the duties of
his Office, from the time at which he shall
open his Office until the time when he shall
complete his statements of the election.
Each Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor
of Registration shall make out specific
account for his compensation, sworn to and
by him, which shall be appended
to an authenticated copy of his appoint
ment. Said account shall be examined, and
if correct, approved by the Governor, and
the Auditor of Public Accounts shall, upon
thereof, issue his warrant
upon the State Treasurer for the sum named
therein, payable out of any funds in the
State Treasury not otherwise appropriated;
Provided, that 10 Supervisor of Registration
shall receive any compensation for his
services until he has complied with the pro-
visions of this act.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
each Supervisor of Registration and Assist
ant Supervisor of Registration shall have one
clerk, who shall receive as compensation
five dollars per day for the time he is actu-
ally employed, not to exceed the length Of
time for which the Supervisor or Assistant
supervisor of Registration for the parish or
ward may receive pay.
SEC. IS. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
any Supervisor or Assistant Supervisor of
REGISTRATION who shall swear to false acz
count, shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
and upon conviction thereof shall be subject
to the pains and penalties by Law provided
Tor perjury.
SEC. XIV" [19l. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That it snail be the duty of
Of the Supervisor of Registration for each
parish, when be opens his Office, to take up
the registration book he has received from
the clerk of the District Court, and proceed
TO an lmme date revision Of the same, by
striking thererom the name of every per-
son known by him to have died or removed
rom his parish since the last previous reg
stratiOn, or whose death or removal from
he same shall be made known to him, sand
Upon the personal application of any quail
led voter, who shall be known by him to
nave moved into the parish since the last
previous registration, or whose removal
nto the same shall be or shall have been
made known to him, to add the names of
such voters to the registration book. In the
parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, during
he time the work of revision is going on,
he Supervisor of Registration shall visit,
IT cause to be visited, every dwelling house
Il his ward, and make careful inquiry if any
person whose name is on his list has died
" removed from the ward, and if so, he shall
axe his name therefrom; or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose. name
$ not on his list, and if so, he shall add the
anne thereto: and the Supervisor of Regis
ration shall in all cases ascertain by in
JURY upon what ground the person SO regis
cred claims to be a voter. Upon the COM
,letioa Of the revision of the list Of uualiedo
'oters, it shall be the duty of the Assistant
supervisors of Registration to make out list
n alphabetical order OF the qualified voters
n the ward, city, town Or precinct of which
le isl the Assistant Supervisor Of Registra-
ion, and opposite each Of said names state
whether said voter is or is not
louse keeper and if he is, the
lumber of his residence in towns where the
anne are numbered, with the street, alley or
curt IN which situated; and if in town
There there are no numbers, the name OF
he street, alley or court on which said
Iouse fronts; also the occupation of the
erson; and where he is not house keeper,
be occupation, place Of boarding, and with
7hom; where any person claims to be reg
stored by reason OF naturalization, he shall
Xhlbit his certificate thereof to the Super
isor of Registration; and in all cases where
he person has been naturaliZed, the name
hall be marked IN" and if the person has
emoved into the parish to reside since the
ast election, the letter r." shall be placed
pposite the name.
SEC. 90. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
efore each and every parish, city, town or
Yard election, other than the general cleo.
ions, the Supervisor of Registration for the
arish in which such election shall be held |
hall open the Office for the purpose of re-
ising the list Of registered voters by adding
hereto the names of all qualified electors |
7ho may have become such since the last |
evision of the registration, and OF striking |
herefrom the names OF all persons who may |