The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-23
Supervisor of Registration for the


/ Sec. 20. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That it
shall be the duty of every supervisor or assis-
tant supervisor of registration to issue to any
registered voter a duplicate certificate upon his
making affidavit that the origina has been lost
or destroyed. said affidavit to be made on the
back of the duplicate so issued.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
supervisor OF registration shall keep an index
book in which shall be entered, alphabetically.
the names of all registered voters, with the
number of their certificate.
Sec, 81. Be it further enacted. etc. That the
decision of any supervisor or assistant super
visor of registration on all questions of eras-
sure from OF addition to the registry and on all
questions relative to the registry of voters, shall
be final No parish or district judge shall in
terfere by writ of injunction or mandamus, or
other order OF court, to compel any supervisor
or assistant supervisor of registration to regis
ter, or prohibit him from registering any per
son any judge so interfering shall, uDOn con-
viction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less
than five hundred dollars, and Imprisonment for
not less than six months and shall be liable to
impeachment and removal from office ;provlded
that nothing herein contained shall be 80 con-
strued as to deprive any person Of any right of
action he may lawfully have against any sll-
pervisOr or assistant supervisor of registration
or any illegal or wrongful refusal to register
such person. and provided further, that should
the State register of voters or any supervisor or
assistant supervisor Of registration willfully
and maliciously. with intent to deprive any
citizen of his right of suffrage, he being enti-
tied thereto refuse to grant him registry and
certificate thereof, after he shall have complied
with the requirements OF this act, or If said
State register of voters, supervisor or assistant
supervisor of registration shall maliciously
erase the name Of any registered voter who il
really entitled to vote from the list or records
of registered voters with like intent he shall if
convicted, be deemed guilty of felony and be
liable to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a
term not exceeding five years, or to a fine not
exceeding FIVE thousand dollars, orto both; and
be likewise liable to private action at law by
the person injured for exemplary damages
See 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That any
supervisor or assistant supervisor of registra-
ton shall have power, while acting as such, to
administer Oaths and affirmations, to issue sub
penas to any person within his respective cleo
ton precinct requiring the attendance of such
person before him as a witness to examine any
person under oath respecting his own or the
qualifications of any other person as an elector
In said election precinct, and to direct the ar
fore him in his office.
See. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That every
person who shall be required by auy supervisor
or as @istant supervisor of registration TO prove
his residence III any election precinct may, in
addition to his own oath affirmation, be re-
quired TO prove, by the affidavit of two qualified
electors of the election precinct, whose names
are contained III the registration books, that
such person spersonally known to them, that he
is q bona tide resident of the election precinct,
and they verify believe that he is a qualified
voter entitled to vote at the next election.
Sec. "a. Be it further enacted, etc. That it
shall be the duty OF the supervisor of registra-
ton in each parish of the State, except the par
ish of Orleans within ten days after an election
to prepare and forward to the State register of
voters list OF the voters of his parish register
ed by him since the last opening of the books in
his parish, duly sworn to and certified by him.
and then TO redepOsit the registration books
with the clerk of the court of the parish, taking
his receipt for them, which receipt shall be for
warded to the State registrar of voters.
If any supervisor or assistant supervisor Of
registration shall refuse or neglect to perform
any of the duties prescribed by this Law, he shall,
upon conviction be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, andshall be sentenced for every such
Offense to pay fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to undergo an Imprisonment of not
more than one year, or either, or both, at the
discretion of the court
Sec. IS. BE 1t further enacted, etc, That the
Governor shall have power to remove any SUI
pefyls0r or assistant supervisor of registration
for failure refusal, neglect or inability to per
form the duties enjoined on him by law.
Sec. &c. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That when,