The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-18

ever there shall be n vacancy in the office Of any
supervisor OF registration or assistant super
VISOR OF registration, from death, removal, fail
ure or refusal to qualify serve, absence, res
lgnation or other cause the Governor shall fill
such vacancy by appointment, or he may des-
lSnate some parish oiheer to discharge the dlI-
ties OF such supervisor or assistant supervisor
for the time being, and such officer shall receive
the same compensation and have the same DOW.
eIs and duties, and be subject to the same pen
alties as are prescribed for supervisor of regis
tratlon or assistant supervisor of registration,
, as the case may be. &@S
! Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., Thatif any
pers 'n upon any false representation, or by the
production of any forged, false or spurious na
turaliZatiOn certificate, or upon any such Ger
tticate not duly issued according to tho acts of
Congress shall cause his name to be placed, or
shall attempt to have his name placed upon any
/ book OF registration for election purposes, or
upon any list of qualified electors authorized or
required to be made by any law of this State, or
shall vote or attempt to vote at any election,
every such person on conviction thereof shall be
adludged guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall bo
sentenced TO Imprisonment in the parish prison
for term of not less than twelve months; and
every person who shall aid or abet any other
person in such false representation or attempt,
shall on conviction thereof be adjudged guilty
of "a misdemeanor and suffer a like penalty.
Sec. SO; Be it further enacted, etc, That if any
person shall frauduently alter, add to, defaC0
or destroy any list of voters, made out or posted
as directed by this act, or any book of registra-
ton, or tear down any poster or notice, or re-
move the same from the place where it has been
fixed or deposited, for any improper purpose,
the person offending shall be deemed guilty
OF a misdemcanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars, and
by Imprisonment for not more than twelve nor
less than three months, at the discretion OF tho
court.
Sec. &c. Be it further enacted, etc, That it
shall be the duty of the supervisors of rrgiStra-
ton in every parish of this State to appoint one
or more suitable persons to attend at each poll
or voting place, or precinct who shall have the
power OF constabies during the time of election,
and of counting the ballots cast, and whose duty
it shall be to convey the box to receive the votes
to the place OF holding the election, and to de
liver the same to the commissioners of election,
and to attend the commissioners of election dur
ing the whole time of holding the election and
obey all legal orders OF such commissioners in
keeping order at or near the polls, suppressing
riots or disorder of any kind and to make all
such arrests as may be lawfully ordered by said
commissioners; any person who shall resist or
oppose such persons i'll the discharge of their
said duties. upon conviction thereof shall be-
punished by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars, and by imprisonment for not less than
three months. That the person appointed as
cOnstableS under the provisions of this section
shall be entitled to and receive as compensation
ill full for such services the sum of five dollars
per day for time not exceeding three days, to
be paid by the parish in the same manner, and
upon the same vouchers as is prescribed for the
payment of the clerks of Ofsupervisors or assistant
Supervisors OF registration of the parish.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, etc, That tho
State registrar of voters shall cause new and
complete registration to be made in every parish
and precinct in the State prior to the next geIt-
eral election, and shall cause d new and com
plete set of books to be furnished throughout the
State prior to the general election to be held i'll
November, 1874, and all persons are hereby pro
hlblted from voting throughout this State upon
any certificate Of registration issued prior to tho
year 1874.
Sec. Al. Be it further enacted, etc, That all
laws or parts OF laws contrary toGr inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, and all laws Oh
the same subject matter be and the same arc
hereby repealed, and that this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
GSgned) CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(SgneD c. C. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved July "a, 1874. F..
(Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State.