The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-17
REGISTRATION AND NATUkAAlAA'
TION.

The committees on registration and natur-
-,,;.o.;o, Of the State Central and Parish Com
.oittees now meet daily at their respective
headquarters
p~o,,,nt ranorts should be made to the secre-
4ary of either committee OF all Vioa1ions u
law. fraudulent registration, or refusal 10
register persons entitled thereto.
The following extracts of legal opinions oy
". R. Whitaker, Esq, attorney OF the CON-
nittees, are published for information. Re
a,sal Of super aisors or assistant supervisors to
conform thereto should be promptly reported:
The Assistant Supervisors have no right TO
retain naturalization papeIs under any clrcuM-
stances. They have no right to inquire into the
circumstances OF naturalization, lnto the e'l
1ence on which the naturalization was MADE or
10 90 behind the seal OF the court ana signature
" The ASH ,tapt Supervisor who retains the nat
uralized papers should be arrested for larceny at
once. 4
Relative to the case of --, have to say
that If he is naturalized, if his papers have seal
Of court and signature OF clerk if he can be lden-
tifed as the party to whom the certificate was
issued and If he has resided twelve months IN
the State and ten days in the PARISH ne Is emu,
tied to registration, whatever he may nave
answered to unauthorized questions by the
assistant supervisor or any one else
Even II he obtained naturalization improperly,
he is naturalized citizen, entitled TO register
and vote, II the Othef requisite Aanicu "oo'o "Ao
not wanting.
There is no such thing as going behind the
naturalization certificate for any cause, IL IL Is
properly signed and sealed. BY this l mean
Simply. that it certifes to Judgment which
registration and election officers cannot set ASIDE.
The following resolution was adopted by
Che Advisory Board upon this subject;
ResoIred. That when assistant supervisors q
registration refuse to register natnranzea CIV.
yens on the ground of their exhibiting 1raudueht
naturalization papers, 1t is ther auty ,,r
cants and for that purpose at once 10 ME salo
papers in court, to be used as evidence, Dut tha'
IN no other cases can the said assistant supervis'
ors withhold sad papers rom sald appitcauts ~
the said papers.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Office State Registrar OF Voters, I
New Orleans, Oct. q 1874.
TCircular No. s.
To Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors o.
ReGistration:
Tn conseouence of the following resolution o.
The Advisory Board of Registration, VIZ:
ssRooMs ADVISORY BOARD, [
"New Orleans, La, Oct. ], 1874
esCol. VIM. Wright, State Registrar OF voters:
0Siy-I am instructed by The Advisory BOARD
to transmit the following resolution this Ga!
"Resciced, That the Supervisors and Assistant
Supervisors Of Registration thT1agnG9a te'
Supervisors OF Election to make lists OF all per
sons who may have been registered the same e
be done without impeding registration and publl
notice be requested to that effect a.,
.fSioned1 Z. A. BURKE,
Secretary of Board
superyisors and Assistant Supervisors OF Reg
istration are hereby instructed to extend all facl
tiles to the United States Supervisors OF Election
20 enable them to comply with the above resolu
.+ion. and allow such a list to be made by bot
PARTIES as will verify the correctness OF the regis
ration wherever the same can be done withou
delay to or interruption Of She R TG1ef TTrk
State Registrar Of Voters.
WALTER 8. LONG,
Chief Clerk State Registrar Of Voters; =.
Your letter of this date is at hand, You ask
fore gn-born colored men are entitled to gistri
tion without due proof Of their naturalization III
der the laws OF the United States. 49,,
To this reply. that they are not so entitled
by which such persons could become citizens
the United States. On that day an act was al
proved (see page 256, i6t hU. s.. stat.), extent
ing the benefits OF the NATURALIZATION laws
The same proof o. naturalization should be r
uured Of the colored alien born as is required
the white alien-born. Their is no distinction
favor Of either race as to naturalization.
You inform me that Mr.. William Casey was
citizen of the Republic Of Texas before annex
ton, and ask what course he shall take to. secu
Let him offer proof Of citizenship of Texas
the time named That entities him to all RICH
. as United States CITIZEN precisely as If he WI
Torn in the United States
One who has served term in the penitential
has no more right to register than one una
age If the Supervisor registers HIM he vlolat
State and United States law and can be pros
cuted criminally. .,.
has a right to challenge such reSistratlo
and the right to challcng such vote on electit
day. If such a party votes: representation
should be made in the shape OF affidavits to
before the Returning board, after failure ever
where else: 4.
As to the case of Jno. Monner, John, !.
Twelfth Ward, who has lost his naturallzah
papers, / am Of opinion that his only course
secure registration will be to send for duphca
cert ticate of the iudgme Of the court that d
creed him to be citizen.
That will be the best evidence of his natura
cation at all events; and if he wishes to qua
against future trouble. let him record his Juo
men. of naturalization here. His affidavit tn
such Judgment was once rendered, does n
prore that it was rendered.
United States Commissioner Byrne asks A
MARI to refer him to the law authorizing Unit
States Commissioners to take evidence OF natl
al zed citizens who have lest certificates, will
Giew to voting on such affidavit
There is no such law. The parties who la
lost their papers must send for certified copies
You inform me that the United States Sup
visor for the Twelfth Ward, New Orleans,
yises YOU that one Robert Smith, having appll
for registration, claims to be twenty-one yes
old, and the state Assistant Supervisor refu:
him 1.-THE United States Supervisory the privile
OF examining the applicant as to his age and