The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-25


in a good substantial book OreDared for the
purpose the following Darticulorss and in thp
following order:
Date of registry. number. name. age. resi-
dence OccuDatio1 ward or nrpcinct .ity M
town, length of residence in tbe norish and
State whether native born or nafuralized. if
naturaIiyCtI when where and how Will, the
signature or mark of thr annlicant over which
shall be written or printed the oath required by
section twenty-fOrr of this act and in the event
of the voter making his mark the supervisor or
assistant supervisor of registration shall attest
the same
See 2G Be it further enacted etc That
should the applicant for registry have been
born without the limits OF the United States and
afterward become a citizen thOreof other than
by naturalization in the courts, then he shall
make affidavit and set forth the circumstances
whereby he became a citizen such as the na-
turalizati0n of his father IN. Nv his residence in
any State or Territory, when fhe same was ac-
qufred by or cedcd to thc United States or in
any other manner whereby undel. the laws Of
the United States, he would become a citizen
thereof: provided. that offdavits anth"rignd r.
be made by this act NAV be sworn to before IN"
supervisor OF assistant supervisor of registra-
ton ton but m in no case or under any circumstances
registration make any. change or demand anv
fec under penalty of removal from Office '"'
See. q. Be it further enacted ETC., That on
the personal annlicatiOn of anV citizen Of +En
State Claiming to be regstered @ as ' resident m of of
the parish or ward. and on dne nr0of Of riti1eu W
ship and residence in the manner prescribed
DN %
sistant s1nervisnr Of rpgistrati01 of tba word o,
parish shall enter the fill original and surname
Of the rIIimant in thc reristr9tion hoax Of the
parish or ward in which the claimant actnaIIT
resides and fhe occnnotion and rasidennn If
eyerv a,nh norson and tl,n zone of tha on,II+ NJ
in which he was horn shall hn Hrri+taI +horoiy,
opposite the name of every such person. and in
afditnn to onW ntbar nrSof +ht nHn1 t1l" h m m
@red nIe ID my hs art tUDi 5aG WAY 3e re-
to be registered in said election nrecinct shaIi
tHoITn AMI ShScro nT offiS"T+ hnfo H. 9ii;i ;i
Aithe anu SupscFipe an ahuaNlt be1ore the Salt
of reoistratiof N ''>' '''''' ~ - '1''-
FirSt-His name the nIace and co,,n+r,y of hio
hil.tb his nccnmatnn and NJ ocn Of HaSdnnon no i'
SpcOnd-That he is n citizen of Touision1 and
will have residei in thiS Stotn nr +ia 10 of H.
newt ciection the f1IiI nerind rnnmirad nv " the
constitution fo entitic him tn the riGhts IF IN
cIrctnr. and that he is at IaaS+ twnntTnna yaerr
Of aGr - wv ''''' Wv ~-''' VII" '''-'
Tbird-Tbat hr is y resident of tho alaction
precinct in which he claims tn he reGistered
and bns no othor niooo of nosi1a"na omS a. H.
soid afTidayit shall he in the foTn foIiouinr 10
Wit. ~ - "''7' ~
In thc- election nrecipct of tho - nor-
ish; be it remembered, that on the ID daV Of
- in the year -, personally came before
the Supervisor of redistribution or assistant su
npryisnr of registration ofsaid naTish WW' who
being duly sworn Tor attirmed}. doth depnse and
say as follows to-wit: NV name il =: was
born ut - in the wear my orcr1notion
is =. and 7 reside at Gf' in n titV or
town. number street; am a citizen of
Louisiana and have been resi,Iinsr in the state
ever since the day of - in the wear
=: I am now claiming to he Registered in
precinct, III the parish of,
(or if in city or town. in thn - ward Of the
city of -, in which now reside: I have no
other place of residence. and did not remove
to the said pIertion nrecinct for the Inrnose IF
voting therein but Tor the purpose, oi 1nikine il
nv place of residence in nlrsrlance Of Inv law
ful calling
- and subscribed to this day of -
istration for the
The supervisor of registration or the assistant
of registration shall write the name
of the claimant in the proDer places in the atf
dayit and fill the other blanks left therein with