The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-02

ever there shall be vacancy in the Office of any
supervisor of registration or assistant super
visor of registration from death, removal, fail
nre or refusal to qualify or serve absence. re-
ignation or other cause the Governor shall fill
such vacancy by appointment, or he may dcS
ignatc some parish officer to discharge the dII-
ties OF such supervisor or assistant supervisor
for the time being, and such officer shall receive
the same compensation and have the same pow
erS and duties, and be subject to the same pen
altles as are prescribed for supervisor of regi-
| tratl0n or assistant supervisor of registration,
! as the case may be.
Sec. ST. Be it further enacted, etc, Thatif any
person upon any false representation, Or by tl,,
| production of any forged false or spurious na
| turalizatiOn certificate, or upon any such Ger
titicate not duly issued according to the acts OF
! Congress; shall cause his name to be placed, Or
| shall attempt 10 have his name placed upon any
! bO0k OF registration for election purposes, or
upon any list of qualified electors, authorized
! required to be made by any law of this State, o.
! snail vote or attempt to vote at any election.
every such person on conviction thereof shall b,,
adiudged guilty of q nisdemeanor, and shall b.:
! sentenced to imprisonment i'll the parish prison
for a term of not less than twelve months; ami
every person who shall aid or abet any Other
person in such false representation or attempt,
shall on conviction thereof be adjudged guilty
OF a misdemcanOr and suffer a like penalty.
See. 80. Bolt further enacted etc, That If alIv
person shall fraudulently alter, add to, deface
or destroy any list OfVoterS, made out or posted,
as directed by this act, or any book OF TegiStl.l
ton, or tear down any poster or notice, or To
move the same from the place where it has bccn
fixed or deposited, for amy improper purpose,
the person so offending shah be deemed guilty
OF misdcmcanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars, and
by imprisonment for not more than twelve nOU
less than three months at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted etc, That it
snail be the duty of the supervisors OF rcglstlH
ton i'll every parish Of this State to appoint one
| or more suitable persons to attend at each pol
or voting place, or precinct who shall have the
q 10 nf al
and of counting the ballots cast and whose duty
it shall be to convey the box to receive the votes
to the place Of holding the election, and to de-
liver the same to the commissioners OF election,
and to attend the commissioners of election dur
ing the whole time Of holding the election, and
obey all legal orders of such commissioners in
keeping order at or near the polls, suppressnG
riots or disorder Of any kind, and to make ali
such arrests as may be lawfully ordered by said
commissioners; any person who shall resist or
oppose Such persons Ill the discharge OF their
said duties, upon conviction thereof shall he
punished by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars, and by imprisonment for not less than
three months. That the person appointed tIS
cOnstables under the provisions of this section
shall be entitled to and receive compensation
IN full for such services the sum of five dOlar5
per day for time not exceeding three days, tO
be paid by the parish i'll the same manner, and
upon the same vouchers as is prescribed for the
payment of the clerks of ofsupervisOrs or assistant
Supervisors OF registration of the parish
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted etc, That the
State registrar OF voters shall cause new and
complete registration to be made i'll every parish
and precinct in the State prior to the next gen,
eral election, and shall cause q new and com.
pete set Of books to be furnished throughout the
State prior to the general election to be held III
November, 1874, and all persons are hereby pro-
hbited from voting throughout this State upon
any certificate OF registration issued priorto tho
year 1874.
Sec. Al. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That all
laws OF parts of laws contrary to or Inconsistent
with the provisions of this act and all laws Oh
the same subject matter be and the same ain
hereby repealed, and that this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
(Sfgnedl CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
lSgned) .'F c. E. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate.
. Approved July 81, 1874
: (signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
,..~, Governor of the State of louisiana
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS, Ai ....
Assistant Secretary of state.