The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-11

in good. substantial book, prepared for the
purpose the following particulars and in the
following order:
Date of registry, number, name, age resi-
u"hcc, occupation, ward or precinct. city OF
town, length Of residence in the parish anG
State, whether native born or uaturalZpd, il
naturallZed, when, where and how with thC
signature or mark OF the applicant, over which
sha4 De written or printed the oath required by
section tWenty-fOur of this act land in the event
OF the voter making his mark the supervisor OF
assistant supervisor of registration shall attest
the same.
Sec 26. Be if further enacted. etc That
should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits of the United States and
aftcrward become u citizen thorcof other than
by naturalization i'll the courts, then he shall
! make affidavit and set forth the circumstances
whereby he became a citizen, such as the ma
tral1ZatiOn of his father. on by his residence in
any state or Territory, when the same was ae-
qllired by OF ceded to the United States, or in
any other manner whereby, under the laws of
| the United States, he would become n citizen
| thereof; provided that affidaVits authorized to
be made by this act may be sworn to before the
| supervisor or assistant supervisor of registra-
t10n, but i'll 10 case or under any circumstances
| snall the supervisor or assistant supervisor of
| registration make any charge demand any
fee under penalty OF removal from office.
| Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, etc, That on
| the personal application of any citizen of tie
State claiming to be registered as a resident of
| the parish or ward and on due proof of citizen
| ship and residence i'll the manner prescribed
by TINS act the supervisor Of registration or as
slstant supervisor of registration of the ward or
| parish shall enter the full original and surname
| of the claimant in the registration book of the
parish or ward i'll which the claimant actually
resides, and the occupation and residence OF
every such person, and the name Of the country
in which he was born, shall be written therein
opposite the name of every such person. and in
addition to any other proofs that may be re-
4ulred under this act, every person who claims
to be registered in said election precinct shall
make and subscribe All affidavit before the said
supervisor of registration or assistant supervisor
of registration.
birth, his occupation and place of residence. mD
SecOnd-Ihat he is d citizen of Louisiana, and
VIII have resided in this State, on the day Of the
next election, the full period required by the
constitution to entitle him to the rights of an
elector, and that he is at least twentY-one years
of age.
Third-That he is Il resident of the election
precinct in which he claims to be registered,
and has no other place of residence, and the
said affidavit shall be in the form following, to-
wit:
IN the election precinct of the - par
ish; be it remembered, that on the - day of
, 49, IN the year IT,, personally came before
the supervisor OF registration assistant su-
pervisor of registration ofsad parish, who,
being duly sworn Tor afir1ned), doth depose and
say as follows, to-wit: My name. is -; was
ROrn and resde SRs at IF 1 0eeunftlSn atF on
town number street am a citizen of
Louisiana, and have been residing in the State
-; am now claiming to be registered in
ELECTION precinct, in the parish of -,
Tor if in city. or town. in the = ward of the
city of -, in which now reside; have no
other place of residence, and did not remove
to the said election precinct for the purpose of
voting therein but for the purpose of making it |
my PLACE of residence in pursuance of my law |
ful calling.
- and subscribed to this - day of -.
A: d., -, before me, -, supervisor of reg |
iStratiOn for the -.
The supervisor of registration or the assistant |
supervisor of registration shall write the. name
OF the claimant M in the proper places in the ati-
davit and fill the other blanks left therein with
the proper names, dates, words and figures, |
before the claimant swears to or subscribes the
same, and he shall sign his name to the iurat
and, If the claimant be All alien by birth he
shall make such proof in all cases, as is reGuired
by this act, that he has been naturalized con
formally the laws OF the United States; and if |
the supervisor of registration, the assistant
OF registration, shall SO require, the
claimant shall also prove his residence by two
qualified electors, as hereinbefOre provided and
upon the said affidavits and proofs being made
to the satisfaction of the supervisor of regstra-
ti0n, or the assistant supervisor of registration,
he shall register the name of the claimant on
the registration book as aforesaid
Sec. %. Be il further enacted. etc, That the
supervisor or assistant supervisor of registra- |
ton shall issue to every citizen, at the time he
is registered, a certificate exactly corresponding
IN number, name, residence. etc, with the or |
gnal registry, and the presentation of such GER
Eiticatc to the commissioners OF election shall |
DC full proof Of the facts therein contained and
Of the electors right to vote at the date of grant
ng such certificate. Such certificate shall be on
he same paper with the affidavit required i'm |
the preceding section, and in the following form,
% wit:
s. 81
This is to certify that tinsert the name and
native of dnsert the State and
parish or country OF nativity and citizen of
was duly registered, upon his per-
onal application by the mdersgned - of |
he gnsert parish or ward of city or town. as a
esident of the said parish or of the - elec- !
ion precinct of the said ward, on the day
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