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

ever there shall be vacancy in the office Of anv
supervisor OF registration or assistant super
VISOR OF registration, from death, removal fail
ure or refusal to qualify or serve, absence, res
lgnat1On or other cause the Governor shall Hi
such vacancy by appointment, or he may des-
lgnate some parish officer to discharge the du
Ties OF such supervisor or assistant supervisor
for the time being, and such officer shall receive
the same compensation and have the same now
ers ana duties, and be subject to the same pen
altles as are prescribed for supervisor of regis
tratlOn or assistant supervisor of registration
as the case may be-
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, Thatif any
person upon any false representation, or by the
prOdnctlon OF any forged, false or spurious ma
turazatiOn certificate, or upon any such Ger.
tlfcate not duly issued according to the acts Of
congress- shall cause his name to be placed, OF
snallattempt to have his name placed upon any
boOk or registration for election purposes, OF
upon any list OF qualified electors authorized OF
required to be made by any law OF this State OF
shall vote or attempt to vote at any election
every such person on conviction thereof shall be
adludged guilty OF msdemcanOr, and shall b.
sentenced to imprisonment in the parish prisor
for a term of not less than twelve months: and
every person who shall aid abet any Other
person III such false representation or attempt.
shall on conviction thereof be adiudged guilty
of a misdemeanor and suffer like penalty
See. So. Be it further enacted, etc, Thatif any
person shall rraudulcnty alter, add to- dCfacU
or destroy any list ofvOters, made out or posted
as directed by this act, or any book of regstra-
ton, or tear down any poster or notice, or re
move the same from the place where it has been
HAGu OF uGpOSlJtu lot any improper DUlDOSE.
the person offending shall be deemed guilty;
OF a misdemcanOr, and, on conviction thereof,
snail! be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars, and
by imprisonment for not more than twelve nor
less than three months at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted. etc, That il
shall be the duty of the supervisors of registra
tion IN every parish OF this State to appoint one
or more suitable persons to attend at each poll
or voting place, or precinct who shall have the
PS nrin thp firla ~
and OF counting the ballots cast. and whose dutl
1t shall be to convey the box to receive the vote,
to the place of holding the election, and to de
hTer the same to the commissioners of election
ana to attend the commissioners of election dur
ing the whole time of holding the election, and
OBEY all legal orders of such commissioners III
Keeping order at or near the polls, suppressinr
riots or disorder of any kind and to make all
such arrests as may be lawfully ordered by said
commissioners; any person who shall resist OF
oppose such persons in the discharge of their
sald duties, upon conviction thereof shall bC
punished by fine of not less than one hundred
collars, and by imprisonment for not less thisu
three months. That the person appointed as
COnStableS under the provisions of this section
snail be entitled to and receive as compensation
IN full for such services the sum of five dollars
per day for IL time not exceeding three DAYS, to
be pad by the parish in the same manner and
upon the same vouchers as is prescribed for the
payment OF the clerks OF supervisors or assistant
OF registration of the parish.
See 40 Be it further enacted, etc. That the
State registrar of voters shall cause a new and
complete registration TO be made in every parish
and precinct in the State prior to the next gen
eral election, and shall cause a new and com.
pletc set of books to be furnished throughout the
State prl0r to the general election to be held in
November, 1874, and all persons are hereby pro
hihlted from voting throughout this State upon
any certlfcatc of registration issued prior to tho
year 1874.
Sec. Al. Be it further enacted, etc, That all
laws or parts OF laws contrary tOOr inconsistent
with the provisions of this act and all laws on
the same subject matter be and the same arc
hereby repealed, and That this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
(Signedl CHARLES W. LOWELL
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) C. c. ANTOINE
Lieut.. Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved July "a, 1874.
CSignedl WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State Of louisiana
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State