The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-02
80. IsgiG' bs1ANi ACT oT6a ,os
IL. amend sections seven. eight and seventy

10. Is1iil bc1AN ACT eTGa ,os
10 si9enld "a sectl9ns seven, eight and seventy
OF an act entitled an act TO regulate the
~ Couduct and maintain the Freedom and
Purity of, Elections; to prescribe. the
mode OF making the returns thereof; t.
provide for the election of Returning Off
GERS andldefining their powers and duties
20 prescribe the lnode of entering upou
the rolls oithe Seuilfe and III euets o f Rsp
y resentttlves, and to enforce article lt3 ,oi
= the Constitution JI5 IT SN4il
Sectlon l. be it1eIiaeted Iby the Senate
and House OF Representatives. of the State oi
LOrusianRin GeIiera, AssembIy eoIffeRed
That SO much of section OF, act No. 9S, oi
the session 6f 1872, approved Noyem6er 20
tSt2 5esndis hereby amended SO az TO read
as follows,
! .iAt eaSa parish falthe state! eSScepti tie
parishes of 0rle9As and, Jefferson, is hereby
rXed rs an election precint, and the assistant
abd bdthtiaSsistant siipetvisor iof- registration
shall direct what number of poIls shall be
established III EACH precinct, Shall fix the
place OF Holding the. aleetion and ssippoint
coInnTlfssISpners . Of election for each. poll or
voting pltce- 81 iBiA.T .r1fflHI
Epr rhe parish Of Orleans, each ward in
the city of New Orleans shall constitute an
election precinct, and tie State supervisor
of Registratiol shall fix the voting places in
each precinct, and appoint commissioners
to. hoid the eiection for each voting place -
h For the parish of Jefferson .thens shall lie
two election precincts, oife ON each side of
the Mississippi river, ttlie reeinct on eacai
side embracing that portion of the, parish on
tho same side of the river. h4Stsi ~ 20
), The assistant superEisergof registratim
for the parish of Jefferson, shall fix the num-
Der of voting places ana appoint the COM
lnissieners OF. electioni provided, that there
shan De at least one voting precint for every
parrish, except the parrish z OF Orleans; for
each lqstiee !, e; 9f the peace, ward +, a6t a.ah
See. =. Belt furtlier enacted &c, That
section Sof act No. Iss of the stsssiontof IS7a.
approved 10th of November, 1852, be re-el.
.i0tedias follows. kAiHsis.i't iGfl31s.IFi
:. That the election at;Noting eor rolling
places shall be presided, over by three com
nlissiorers of election residents of tlFep:IrisiI
for at least twelve. months next precading
the day OF election, who shall be appointed
az provided for nIsection uie of this Act 10
Secs, BE it further enacted, &c. That
any person duly appointed commissioner Of
election, and dply qUtifed blythe State su
perylsor of Registration, or any assistant
snfiervisor Of reeisti1stieif, who Shall f;riit6
attend the election aRdrperferm the duties
OF commissioner as herein provided, except
ia.ease of Sickness shall fof4eit the SUM Iof
SlVU, to the parish, to- be recovered heff0re
any court OF cbrIpeteht itir1sdiction at suit Of
the parish, obe pruseentedbt the district
attorney,or district attorney pro temp0re
who arehefebytlir TO prdeeed to col.
l9ct such fine when it shall be .brUugf1t TO.
their knowledge -
Sec, 4, Be il further enacted, &c, That
all laws Ur parts Of LAWS IN conffTct with this
act be and tiie same are hereby repealed.
and that, this act shall take effect from and
after It's inlssaaeitl ui..n OF D0IIfhsfJg
(Signed.l CHAS. w .LQWEhL, ed
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
tSignedl -----t --tt:c. ANTOINE,
LIT: Goyeraor and Prgsidenpof itheS Sehate
A, truecopy: -.
oi0wsafWEEks, Asst. Secretary of State
u Mod erW IL tssstf ham tFgf
Received in the office of the Secretary of
Safe F february 4, 1873. if;sle'tts 1l SFf9i
The foregoing act haxing been presented
10 the Governor OF tbeState of Louisiana for
his approvaE and not ha Wing been Returned
by hIarto the holiseof the 9 enersE Assembly