The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-09

in Il good. substantial book prepared for the
| purpose the following particulars and III the
| following order:
Date Of registry, number name, age. resi-
| dence, occupation, ward or precinct, city or
| town, length Of residence i'll the parish and
! state, whether native born or naturalizcd, if
! natnrafzed, when, where and how. with the
| signature or mark of the applicant, over which
| shall he written or printed the oath required by
section tWcnty-tOur 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. 2G. Be it further enacted, etc, That
should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits of the United States and
aftcrWa1u become Il citizen thereof other than
by naturalization i'll the courts, then he shall
make a1fidavit and set forth the circumstances
whereby he became a citizen such as the ma
tuIallzatlon OF his father, by his residence III
any State or Territory. when the same was aC-
quirrd by or ccded 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 registrI-
tlon, but in no case or under any circumstances
shall the supervisor or assistant supervisor of
registration make any charge or demand any
Zee under penalty OF removal from office.
See. 27. Be it further enacted, etc, That on
the personal application of any citizen of the
state claiming to be registered as Il resident Of
the parish or ward, and on due proof of citizen
ship and residence, in the manner prescribed
by this 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 i'll the registration book Of the
parish or ward Ill which the claimant actually
resides and the occupation and residence Of
every such person, and the name of the country
Ill winch lie was DOr1l shall be written therein
Wp0Sltc the name of every such person; and III
addition to any other proofs that may be re-
quIrcd 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 OF 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 ii 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 entitle him to the rights of an
ecctor, and that lie is at least twenty-One years
Of age
Third-That he is a 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 i'll the form following, to-
w.t.
In the-- election precinct of the -- par
ish: be it remembered, that OH the - day of
49, III me year personally came before
pcrvlS0rOf OF registration of said parish, who,
being duly sworn (Or attinned), doth depOse and
say as follows, tO-wit: My name is -; ! was
born and in tdsi@ the year oecuR4tion
town number --- street; am a citizen of
Louisiana, and have been residing in the State
ever since the day of T., in the year
the e-.--election precinct, in the parish of -,
(or if in a city or town. i'll the = ward of the
city of -, i'll 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
full calling.
- and subscribed to this - day of -,
A. D.. =, before me, -, supervisor of reg
istration for the
The supervisor of registration or the assistant
OF registration shall write the name |
Of the claimant in the proper places in the affi-
daVit, and fill the other blanks left therein with
the proper names, dates, words, and figures |
before the claimant sWears to or subscrbes the |
same, and he shall sign his name to the iurat; |
and, if the claimant be an alien by birth, he |
shall make such proof in all cases as is rcOIlired
by this act, that he has been naturalizcd con
formally the laws of the United States and if |
the supervisor of registration, or the assistant |
supervisor o. REGISTRATION shall SO require, the
shall also prove his residence by two |
qualified electors, as hereinbefOre provided and |
upon the said atfidavits and proofs being made
to the satisfaction OF the supervisor of registra-
tlOn, OF the assistant supervisor of registration,
he shall register the name of the claimant on
the registration book as aforesaid.
Sec. %, Be it further enacted, etc, That the
or assistant supervisor of registra-
ion shall issue to every citizen, at the time he
s registered, q certificate exactly corresponding
n number, name, residence, etc, with the or
gnal registry, and the presentation of such Ger
iticate to the commissioners Of election shall
De full proof of the facts therein contained and
If 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 in |
he preceding section, and in the following form,
% wit:
S. S.
This is to certify that (insert 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 undersigned, -, of |
he Gnsert parish or ward of city or town. as a
esdent Of the said parish or of the - cleo
ion precinct OF the said ward, on the - day
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