The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-23

! in good, substantial book. prepared for the
purpose, the following particulars and i'll the
following order:
Date of registry, number, name, age, resi-
dence, occupation. ward or precinct city or
town, length of residence in the parish and
State, whether native born or naturaliZed if
! natllrallZCd, when, where and how, with the
| signature or mark of the applicant. over which
| shall be written or printed the oath required by
section twcnty-four of this act and in the event
| of the voter making his mark the supervisor or
assistant supervisor OF registration shall attest
| the same.
| Sec. &c. Be it further enacted. etc. That
/ should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits of the United States and
| aftcrward become Il citizen thOreOf ether than
| by naturalization i'll the courts, then he shall
| make affidavit and set forth the circumstances
| whereby he became d citizen. such as the ma
| turaization Of his father or by his residence in
| any State or Territory, when the same was ac-
! qulred by or ceded to the United States, or in
! any other manner whereby, under the laws of
| the United States, he would become a citizen
thereof; provided, that atfidaVits authorized to
! be made by this act may be sworn to before the
| supervisor or assistant supervisor OF registra-
| ton, but i'll no case or under any circumstances
! shall tile supervisor or assistant supervisor of
| registration make any charge OF 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 resident of
the parish or ward, and on due proof of citizen
ship and residence, i'll the manner prescribed
by this act, the supervisor OF registration or as
SlSltul OI registration OF the Wafu or
papsh shall enter the full original and surname
OF the claimant i'll the registration book OF the
parish or ward in 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-
qilred under this act, every person who claims
to be registered i'll said election precinct, shall
make and subscribe an affidavit before the said
supervisor Ot registration or assistant supervisor
of registration.
First-His name, the place and country of his
birth, his occupation and place of residence.
Second-That he is Il citizen of Louisiana, and
will have resided i'll this State on the day of the
next election, the full period required by the
constitution to entitIc him to the rights of an
elector and that he is at least twenty-One years
of age.
Third-That he is a resident of the election
precinct i'll which he claims to be registered,
amt has no other place OF residence, and the
said affidavit shall be in the form following, to-
wit:
III the election precinct of the - par
l5h; be 1t remembered that on the - day OF
the superyisorof registration or assistant SUI
pervisorof registration 0fsaid parish, who
being duly sworn Tor affrmedJ, doth dcpose and
say as follows, to-wt My name is =; was
is and / reside resi- ga at If If in n'fUhty'oT aty or
town number - street; | am a citizen of
Louisiana, and have been residing in the State
-; am now claiming t to be Registered q r in in
election precinct in the parish of -,
city of -, in which now reside; I 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
full calling.
= and subscribed to this -- day of --,
A D.. -, before me, -, supervisor of reg
The supervisor Of registration or the assistant
supervisor OF re$istration shall write, the name
of the claimant in the proper places in the affi-
davt, and Till the other blanks left therein with
the proper names, dates words. and figures
before the claimant swears to or subseribes the
same, and he shall sign his name to the illrat
and, if the claimant be an alien by birth, he
shall make such proof, in all cases. as is required
by this act, that he has been natIlralized con- I
formally the laws of the United States; and if
the supervisor Of registration, or the assistant
supervisor of registration, shall so require, the
claimant shall also prove his residence by two
upon the said affidavits and proofs being made |
to the satisfaction of the supervisor of registra-
tiOn, or the assistant supervisor of registration,
he shall register the name of the claimant on !
the registration book as aforesaid.
See. %, Be it further enacted, etc. That the |
supervisor or assistant supervisor of regiStra- |
ton shall issue to every citizen, ut the time he |
is registered, certificate exactly corresponding
i'll number, name, residence, etc. with the or |
ignal registry, and the presentation of such ccr-
titicate to the commissioners of election shall |
be full proof of the facts therein contained and |
of the electors right to vote at the date of grant
ing such certificate Such certificate shall be on |
the same paper with the affidavit required in |
the preceding section and i'll the following form,
to wit:
Is. s..
This is to certify that finsert the name and |
a native of Gnsert the State and |
parish or country of nativity and citizen of |
Louisiana, was duly registered, upon his per !
sOnal application, by the undersigned, -, of |
the Gnsert parish or ward of city or town. as I
resident of the said parish or of the cleo
ton precinct of the said ward, on the - day |
of ----, ammo dOmini--.