The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-16
Laws Of the State of Louisiana.
PUBLISHED By REQUEST.
No. 1885,
An Act

| Ion VI Inc same; 10 prescribe certain duttG
! 1or the sections OF the cemeteries Of New Or
! leans; 10 prescribe certain penalties for th
violation Of this law, and to provide for a new
registration OF the qualified voters of the State
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate ant
House of Representatives of the State of Louis
lana i'll General Assembly convened, That The
Governor, by and with the advice and consen
OF the Senate shall, upon the passage of this act
ana every two years thereafter, appoint q per
| son to be known as State registrar Of voters
who shall hold his office for two years from The
date of his appointment.
sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the
said State registrar Of voters, before entering
upon the duties of his office, shall take and sub
scrDe 10 the oath required for State offers, and
| give bond, with good and solvent security, ia
| tne Governor OF the State, In the sum Of ten
| thousand dollars, for the faithful performance
OF the duties Of his office.
! Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
salary OF the State registrar Of voters shall he
| three thousand dollars per annum, payable
| monthly out of the State treasury upon his own
warrant. He shall have one chief clerk, who
SNAIL Ill the absence or disability to perform his
duties Of the State registrar of voters. exercise
all his functions and discharge all his duties for
| the time being, and shall receive salary of 1f-
Teen hundred dollars per annum, payable month
! ~ out OF the State treasury upon his own war
rant approved by the State registrar OF voters
The State registrar of voters shall have one as
slstitnt clerk who shall receive q compensation
OF twelve hundred dollars per annum, payable
monthly npon his own warrant approvedby the
State registrar of voters
See l. Be it further enacted, etc That the
State registrar of voters shall keep his office opcn
every day IN the year, Sundays and legal hol-
days excepted, until further provided. The
State registrar of yOterssh with 1hr apnrOyal
OF the Governor, rent suitable office in the city
OF New Orleans, at rate not to exceed one hun
dred ana ftty dollars per month, payable month
~ out OF the State treasury. upon the warrant
OF the State registrar of voters, approved by the
Governor. The State registrar of voters shall
rent or hire snch offices III the city of New Or
leans as may he necessary for the registration
of "a riEb nF
OF which he shall give due notice to The Admin
tstrator of Public Accounts of the city of New
orleans; all accounts for rents herein provided
for shall be made i'll detail, giving the time OC-
cupled and the amount of rent per month, which
account shall be certified under oath bv the
state registrar OF voters as true and correct and
the Administrator of Public Accounts OF the
city OF New Orleans, upon presentation of any
such account, shall issue his warrant upon the
ADMINISTRATOR OF Finance, payable out of the
nrsC funds that may come into the treasurv
Sec. S. Be ltfurther enacted. etc, That it shall
be the duty of the sexton Of each cemetery of
the parish OF Orleans to deliver on or before the
fifth day OF each month, nt the office of the State
registrar OF voters a list of the names, ages and
late residences of all males over tWenty-One
years of age who have been inferred In their re-
spectiTe cemeteries during the preceding MONTH
and In the event Of any such sexton failing or
neglectlng so to do he shall be liable to q fine of
seventy-fiVe dollars, to be recovered before any
court OF competent jurisdiction, for the benefit
OF the Charity Hospital and it shall be the duty
of the State registrar of voters to prosecute any
sexton failing to comply with the provisions Of
this section.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That It
shall be the duty of the State registrar of voters
to erase from the list of registered voters the
names OF all persons reported by the sections of
the several cemeteries of the parish of Orleans
as deceased, and the names of any persons who
shall be proven in the manner hereinafter es- |
tablished to have been fraudulentIy reristerpd |
in said parish.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted. etc, Thatit shall
be the duty or the state registrar of voters to |
cause to be furnished for each parish. at the ex-
pensc OF the State, all books, blanks, papers sta
tionery, etc, as may be necessary TO enable the |
of registration to properly perform |
their duties In conducting the registration and !
elections in proper and uniform manner; all |
accounts for books, blanks, stationery. etc so |
shall be paid upon presentation OF the
warrant Of the State registrar of voters. apprOv-
ed by the Governor, out of such specific appro-
priati0n as may be made therefor, by the State
treasurer
Sec. s. Belt further enacted, etc, That it shall
be the duty OF the State registrar of voters to
submit to the General Assembly each wear with
IN ten days after the commencement of its ses-
sion, q full and detailed report of the work of
registration for the past year. showing rbe nnm- |
per registered, the number of native and foreign
Dorn, how many sign their Names and such !
,ther particulars as may be desirable for the in |
ormatton OF the General Assembly, and to this
md it shall be the duty of all supervisors and
assistant supervisors of registration to make !
md furnish to the State registrar of voters such
'eports, returns and statistical information as |
le may deem necessary and require from them |
md they shall not receive any compensation !
Until they shall have complied with the provis-
Ons Of this section.
Sec. 9. Be It further enacted, etc. That upOn
he passage Of this act the registry books for the
PARISH Of Orleans shall be deposited in the office
II the State registrar OF voters, and the registry
looks for each of the other parishes In the State
hall be deposited i'll the office of the clerk of the
district court of the parish and said clerk shall
leliver the books to the person who may be mp
pointed supervisor of registration for the parish
Wien so requested; and during the time the
aid registration books shall remain in the cus-
ody Of said clerk he shall be respOnsiblefor their
afe keeping, and shall not permit the name nf
NY person to be added to or erased from, the
lists of said registered voters, under penalty
# five hundred dollars for each offense, recov-
aoe nsbaf neIE9 any t6 GO eoE t be Gt rsdc
ther half to the school fund of the parish.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted. etc. That the
Governor shall within two months previous to
ny general election, appoint in each parish of
he State except the parish of Orleans, one gu
ervfsOr OF registration, who shall hold his office
or one year from the date OF his appointment.
The clerk of the court shall deliver to ksuch sr-
ervisor OF registration the books received hy
im from the last supervisor of registration. {
Sec. H.. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That it
hall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ion OF each of the parishes of the State appoint
d rs aforesaid to cause to be registered every {
llalited elector i'll their respective parishes | {
1ithOut expense to the elector. Said supervi- |
Ors are hereby authorized and required to go I
rom place to place, besides keeping the neces-
ary offices and to render every facility to the |
ualifed electors, and to take care that all who
Fe qualified to vote shall be registered. All ex-
enses for the rent of registration offices in each
arish under the provisions OF this section shall
o paid by the treasurer of each parish upon the
Tarrant of the supervisor of registration Of the
arsh, and the expenses of transportation with I
the parish for the supervisor Of registration | i
is clerks, books stationery, etc, shall be paid I
y the parish treasurer upon presentation of | Y
pecihc account, sworn to by the supervisor Of I
9gistratiOn. - t
Sec. -. Be it further enacted, etc, That sixty
ays previous to any general election the Gov
rn0r shall appoint one assistant supervervisor 1
registration for each ward III the city of New q
rleans. one for the part of the parish of Jefer-
ln ON the left bank of the Mississippi and one
lr the remaining part Of the said parish on the G
ght bank Of the Mississippi river. The term e
office OF such assistant supervisors of regis '
'ation shall not continue beyond ten days after t
ny general election. Such assistant supervisors t
hall have generally the same powers and per- t
,rm the same duties as are herein prescribed @
" supervisors of registration, and shal perform G
duties rs are hereinafter prescribed. g
Sec. Is. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the L
Ulcers appointed under this act, before entering +
pom their respective duties, shall seVerally S
le peace or some other officer duly authorized e
administer Oaths or affirmations, that they t
ilperform their duties with fidelity, and will, a
the best OF their ability, maintain and protect T
le rights of all qualified electors within their 8
sspective election precincts, and will expose
Il attempts and combinations that may come C
their notice to procure the fraudulent regis a
,ring of persons who are not qualified electors b
ithin their respective precincts or to procure j.
fraudulent vote to be polled at the succeeding o
ection, and they shall also each take the oath -
office and eligibility prescribed for State Off
,rs, one copy Of said oath or affirmation shall c
5 deposited in the office of the Secretary of II
tate and duplicate thereof fled in the office
the State registrar of voters; provided, that q
D supervisor of registration appointed under 8
lis act and no clerk Of such supervisor Of regis
alton shall be eligible for any office at any e
ection when said officers officiate. r
Sec. Il. Be it further enacted, etc., That the s.