Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-03
Reform BiIls.

0fIeped in tue Senate as substitutes for
/ tAoee Fr1~svled, relating to the subjects
ofrI{,4ratioh, election, printing and
the assessment and collections of the
|taxes. These bills have been carefully
pfeImred by Senator John Ray, and
t&en object u TO avoid the objection
fable features Of the em bills on. the
same subjects, which have aroused Nd
strong and deep an opposition and
hostility among the people, and pro-
voked the discomfort and excitement
Viii have lbeen manifested through
Outthe State against the sdmiIistra.
ii.,nTa pw State GOveplInFlt. \ i
We propose tO give 4 erirsofy WSiew
OF tivpsr ibillw in the orsler ut their-ian-
pcrtancc s's'd INTEREST to the people. .
| lsT-THE REGISTRATION BILI..
| The prominent features of this bill
l,are as follows:
L. 'Nhe abolition or the office Of State.
Registrar and the transfer 0f his ia
ties to tile SECRETARY al State. who il
given an; ad.liti0;r,l, clerk te leriari,,
These fnnctiOns., The State Registrar,
or Secretary OF State acting as such,
aid the supervisors. Of registration,
shall keep public offices, d where all
registrations kliallil'e carried on, and
certitcatrs gts,htesl. {.,.,,, IA
=. In the country, the police .juIies
OF tile, several parishes are vested with
the power bf appointing SUPERVISORS vt
registrations, Twin, mast have ipsi.lttl
one year consecutively and immediate.
y next prscallng their aippiutnest
III the parish for which they arr ap-
point.d-tlitir term Ut Office to In. two
years. All the ~ gistr.,tion ikoks arr.
Ia lie delivered TO these SUPERVISORS,
whn arg to supervise the same, and
continue the registration IN the city
OF New Orleans, The Mayor, by aud
with the consent and advice of the
Council, shall appoint one supervisor
! tor each ward. These APPOINTMENTS
MUST he. Ina.le two months before any
general election.
5. The supervisors MUST oben their
offices at the courthouse in the conn.
try PARISHES forty days before any
general election, and in the parishes
of Orleans lind Jefferson sixty days
before the election, giving die notice
thereof, and Keeping their offices open
for the registration Uf voIpfs, until the
ninth day b~fOte the election, IN 81.
J, A. A careful and critical revision is
To be made of the registration by the
SUPERVISORS, SO aus to exclude all dead
pen sOns, or those who have removed,
and TO make out clean list of the
lawful Voters. ,,.i 81,
The Supervisors and State registrar
are made liable, Penalty AMI in llama
grs, for any unlawful exclusion of u
citizen from rrgistration,, but the OBJ
jectiunable FEATURES in the old law,
prohibiting the courts from issuing
wits OF n,a;l,iaInas and injunction
against them are retained. The re-
main'ler OF this bill relates co various
matters OF form aud detail, wl.i,.l, are
quite ton numerous and complicated
in the final action ON the bill. '''-
2DATuE ELECTION BILL.
1. The police juries of the parishes
are charged with laying oil the pre-
cincts, and bSing the voting piarrs,
anil apinintIng the commissions. In
New ORLEANS eac;. ward is male "a pre-
cinrt, and tin. Uity Council is ,.atLoril
EEL To nix rie voting places. 3st'f i's'ii.'
2. Every p0ll must have tire CON
in:s~ion-rS, who must have resided
twelve months next precesliDg IN the
parish.
s. Lists of all the voters s.rs!l h.
made ont by the Commissioners, and
sluly certiGrd iDmr,liAt~ly oa The civs
ing OF the polls. The votes shall IL
counted by tlp olnuaissiuriers IT eSs.b
voting ps.s.r immediately after closing
the election and wit;~,it rnOving the
lMxes from the g,lNee, and the su,,nf
ing must iw dune in, the prfgM.ns,e oi
amy lystanler or citizen who may
y isl, to I9. present. Tally lists s;sail
l~ kept Of the cnnnt, anil ais.r the
count the iEallOss counted si<sis tn put
bark into tls.sis'x and prr~rs~J anti
after the next, term OF the criminal Oi
district cO.rt ~ the case may tw, and
in the parishes, txcepf OfIeAris, the
aeiss!y sheriff shall carry The tr,x Anu
deliver IL Ito the slerk Mthe ali strict
e,n,rt. who shall preserve the san,r u.
a!m'sr Iriui'ssl; and la the parish OF
Orleans tia. iox shall be delivered Ia
the registrar of voters, and be kept by
him a. aisa,e directed. =
re L commissioners are to lR sup.
rlisy! ty ilsr SUPERVISORS with lists VI
the yo;sss in their l,lvrinctx, anu it !.
made their dnty to erase the names 0I
the voters III THEFT. ballots are receiyesl
! 1.-THE fssurIss, with the rally lists
nmn's'fand-, etc, are To i,e made ~, IN
ltwcniy. E,ur. hours alter closing, the
polls, and delivered to the parish
Judges in the country, and the Stxre
ltary of St,nein New Orleans ~ +
Many other provisions aye also made
tn SECURE peaceful elections and insure
y fair and full vote, and honest return
Thereof. go (" nm" hNH