The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-21
The following resolution was adopted b
the Advisory Board upon this subject:
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Office State Registrar Of Voters, :
New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1874.

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New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1874.
(Circular No. 5.
TO Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors o
Registration:
In consequence Of the following resolution o
the Advisory Board of Registration, viz:
" ROOMS ADVISORY BOARD, |
"New Orleans, La, Oct ], 1874.
tfCol VIM. Wright, State Registrar OF voters
Sir am instructed by The Advisory Board
80 transmit the following resolution this day
adopted, viz:
Supervisors OF Registration throughout the
State be instructed to permit the United States
Supervisors OF Election to make lists OF all per
sons who may have been registered the same t.
be done without impeding registration and public
notice be requested to that effect.
Il have the honor to be respectfully.
"(Sgned) Z. A. BURKE,
Secretary of Board"
Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors of Reg
1stration hereby instructed to extend all facl
tiles to the United States Supervisors of Election
10 enable them to comply with the above resoll-
ton, and allow such list to be made by both
parties as will verify the correctness of the regis
1ration, wherever the same can be done without
delay to, or interruption OF, the proper work Of
their Offices. WIN. WRIGHT,
State Registrar Of Voters.
true copy:
WALTER s. Lone,
Chief Clerk state Registrar Of Voters:
foreIgn-born colored men entitled to registra-
tion without due proof Of their naturalization I'M
der the laws of the United States.
To this reply. that they are not SO entitled.
Until July IA, 1870, there was no way provided
by which such persons could become citizens of
the United States. On that day an act APP
proved (see page 256, 16t hU. s. Stat.), extend
ing the benefits OF the naturalization laws to
"aliens of African nativity
The same proof OF naturalization should be re-
CURED of the colored alien born is required OF
tle white allen-born. Their is no distinction in
favor Of q either race as to naturalization.
You inform me that Mr.. William Casey was a
citizen of the Republic Of Texas before annexa.
ton, and ask what course he shall take to secure
registration.
let him offer proof Of citizenship Of Texas at
ther tie named. That entities him to all rights
as united States citizen, precisely as if hs was
born in the United States.
One who has served term in the penitentiary
has no more right to register than one under
age II the Supervisor registers HIM he violates
State and United States law and can be prose-
cuted crminaly.
The United States Supervisor or any citizen
has right to challenge such registration,
day. II such party votes, representations
should be made in the shape of afidavits to go
before the Returning board, after failure every
where else: =.
As to the case of John Monneriahn, of
Twelfth Ward, who has lost his naturalization
papers, am Of opinion that his only course to
secure registration will be to send for a duplicate
cert ticate OF the judgment of the court that de-
creed him to be citizen
That Will be the best evidence of his natlra!i-
cation at all events; and if he wishes to guard
against future trouble. let him record has juclg-
saena OF naturalization here. His affidavit that
such Judgment was rendered, does noy
1'rore that it was rendered.
United States Commissioner Byrne asks Mr.,
Mari to refer him to the law authorizing United
States Commissioners to take evidence Of natur-
Allied citizens who have lost certificates, with
view to voting on such affidavit
There is no such law. The parties who have
lost their papers must send for certified copies.
You inform me that the United States Super-
visor for the Twelfth Ward, New Orleans. adj
Sises you that one Robert Smith, having applied
for registration, claims to be twenty-one years
old, and the State Assistant Supervisor refuses
him {the United states Supervisory the privilege
Of examining the applicant as to his age and of
insisting on proof OF the fact
Sec. OF the Federal Act Of February %, 1871,
{p. 4S4 United States Statutes,) gives the United
States Supervisor the right to challenge" per-
sons Offering to register. This right is simply
that of demanding proof.
The claim of the United States Supervisor is
justified by the act referred to.