The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-10-26

denial of the right to vote to citizens who
80 offered to vote, oraocount Of race, colo'
OF previous condition of servitude, such
suit or proceeding may be instituted in the
Circuit or District. Court Of the United
States of the circuit or district in which
such such person resides. And said cir
cult or district court shall have, concur
rently with tho State courts, jurisdiction
thereof so far as to determine the rights Of
the parties to such by reason Of the deni-
al of the right guaranteed by the fifteenth
article amendment to the constitution of
the United States. and secured BY this act
Approved May May 81, 1870: u,
[ Aegl.cA11or FOE azolsraAr1os.
Parish Of -, Oct, 1872.
Mr.. --, Supervisor of Registration for
the Parish Of -,
Sn-Whereas, general election is to be
held on the fourth day of November next
for presidential electors members of Con-
gress State and other officers, la citizen
of the United States and of the State Of
Louisiana. and for the past ten days and
more resident Of the parish of-which
parish by law is made separate precinct
for election purposes, do hereby offer to
take and subscribe any and oaths and
perform any and all acts required by law
to have my name inscribed upon the regis
tration and polling books of said parish;
and in the presence of-and-,wh have
hereunto subscribed their names as wit
nesses. do hereby, in my own proper per-
son, and in writing, offer to do any and all
acts made by the law of the State Of LOU
isiana, and the rules framed hereunder
prerequisite to qualify or entitle me to vote
ut said election.
This effort is made in order to secure to
myself the right to vote without registration
in the event Of impeachment at your hands
as secured to the citizen by the third Sec
ton Of an act entitled An act to enforce tha
right Of citizens Of the United States to vote
in tho several States OF the Union and for
other purposes, passed by Congress and
approved May 81, 1s72,'by which section
if the effer above made is by any wrongful
actor omission on your part not carried
out it is declared to beapertormacce of the
act, and confers title to vote as though
the offerer had been permitted to perform
such act and subjects you not only to an
action Of damages, but also to fine or i'm
prisonment for a misdelnesnor. Your at
tention is respectfully called to the law
above cited, ana you are hereby informed
that l shall claim the benefit Of said act to
its fullest extent.
Signed and delivered in presence Of.
FORM or FIRST AFFIDAVIT AND CERTIFICATE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of --,
On the --- day Of October, 1872, !, -,
presented myself at the Office Of the super
visor OF registration for The parish Of,
located at -, in said parish, and during
the legally established Office hours, and Of
fsred in writing to perform oil acts by law
made prerequisite to qualify myself for
voter, and WAS unable to obtain registra-
ton from said supervisor Of registration,
and thereupon left with him. the said su-
pervisor, the original offer in writing, Of
which tho foregoing is truo and correct
copy.
further state that am citizen of the
State, and for more than ten days resi-
dent of the said parish Of --.
Signed and sworn to in presence Of.
Subscribed and sworn to this -- day
Of, 1872, before me. --.