New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26


qualified voters, from seven O'Clock A. NJ.
until one o'clock p. NJ, and. from two
o'clock until seven O'Clock p. N. each day
from the time fixed by law for the opening
until the close thereof.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted. etc.. That
each supervisor of registration and assist
ant supervisor of registration shall receive
as compensation i've dollars per day for
each day he shall discharge the duties of
his office, from the time be shall open his
Office until the time he shall complete his
statement of election. Each supervisor and
assistant supervisor of registration shall
make out . specific account for his compen-
sstiOn, sworn to and subscribed by him. to
which shall be appended an authenticated
COPY OF his appointment; said account shall
be examined and if correct approved by the
State registrar of voters and the Governor,
and the treasurer of each parish, and in the
parish of Orleans the Administrator of
Finance shall pay the same in cash upon
presentation; provided that no supervisor
Of registration shall receive any compensa-
ton for his services until he has complied
with all the provisions of this act.
SEC. l6 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
each supervisor and assistant supervisor of
registration shall have two clerks, who
shall each receive three and one-half dol
lars per day for the time they are actually
employed, not to exceed the length OF time
for which the supervisor or assistant super
visor of registration for the parish or ward
may receive pay, TO be paid in the same
manner "a is provided for the payment of
supervisors and ASSISTANT supervisors OF
registration by this act.
SEC II. Be it further enacted. etc, That
any supervisor or assistant supervisor OF
registration who shall swear to false ac
count shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
and upon con victiOn thereof shall be sub
ject to all the pains and penalties by law
provided for perjury.
before each and every parish, city, town or
ward election, other than the general cleo
ton, the supervisor OF registration, for the
parish in which such election shall be held,
shall open his Office for the purpose of re-
vising the list of registered voters, by add
ing thereto the names of all qualified elect
ors who may have become such since the
last revision Of the registration. and by
striking theretrOm the names OF all persons
who may have ceased to be qualified elect
ors Of such parish; and such registration
shall be conducted in the same manner,
and subject to the same provisions as
are herein laid down for registration be-
fore the general election. except as to the
time. In the city of New Orleans the
offices OF registration shall be open fifty
days, commencing sixty days before any
such election. In each parish, except the
parish of Orleans, the offices of regis
tration shall be open, commencing TWEEN
ty days before such election. All of
fees of registration shall close nine
days before any election. The super
visors of registration in each parish shall
give notice by publication to all voters,
who desire to be registered to come for
ward and cause tho same to be done, which
notice, giving the hour and place of appear
ing, may be published in a newspaper
in the parish, if there be one print
ed, and shall be posted at as many pub
lie places in the parish as is reasonably
and in New Orleans to be con-
published In English in at least
two daily newspapers. and in one each in
the French and German language All
accounts for such printing shall be paid In
the same manner and at the same rates as
are provided for the publication of the laws
of the State, upon the approval of the State
registrar of voters.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
the respective supervisors and assistant
supervisors of registration shall each have
the power to administer oaths to any per-
son claiming the right to be registered, or
in regard to any other matter or thing
required to be done or inquired into by auV
of said officers under this act, and any
willful false swearing by any person in
relation to any matter, or thing concern
of said officers shall be punished as per-
jury.
SEC. 20. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
every person of foreign birth claiming a
right to be registered shall, in addition to
the proof OF residence, prove that he has
been naturalized, conformably to the laws
OF the United States and as evidence
of naturalization under the seal of
the court in which naturalization took
place, duly attested by the clerk Of
said court, in his own proper hand
writing, and shall prove BY the oath
Of two qualified electors of the election pre-
clnct that he ia the person named in the
SAID certihcate, and the person to whom it
was issued, and shall further answer upon
oath to the satisfaction of the supervisor or
assistant supervisor of registration before
whom the said certificate may be produced,
when and where he WAS born and when
and where he obtained the certificate, and
from whom; and the said certificate shall
not be evidence that the person presenting
it is a naturalized citizen unless his answers
be consistent with the facts certified and
the proof of his identity be satisfactory to
the supervisor or assistant supervisor of
and upon such proof being
made to the satisfaction of the superyisor
Or assistant supervisor of registration, but
not otherwise, he shall register the name of
The claimant on the registration book, and
shall stamp or write on the said Certificate
of naturalization the word "repistered
with the number and precinct of the ward
Or parish and the date of registry and add
thereto his official signature,
SEC. Il. BE it further enacted etc That
the supervisor Of registration for each mar.
!sh shall carefully examine the Registration
books, and If, upon due inquiry and investi-
cation, he shall find the name or names of
any person or persons therein not entitled
to vote IN his parish at the next election. he
shall strike the name of every such person
therefrom by drawing line in red ink
through the same; that the name of no
person shall be stricken from the reoistra.
llon DOCKS 10 ms absence, except upon the
OF at least two respeetahle c;t;.
zens, qualified electors of the parish whose
names appear upon the said Regeneration
books, to be given under oath or affirma-
ton, that such person is not q resident of
the precinct or parish, or is otherwise dis.
qualified by law from voting at said cleo
tion; and the said supervisor of registro.
ton shall also examine and revise the bo"S.
Of registration Of his parish or ward If tho
city OF New Orleans, and shall strike tbers'
from the names of all persons who are not
residing in the parish or precinct On tn"
ninth day before the election, and tho
names remaining on said books of reustra1
!lon' 40 corrected W the supervisor Of reg
tratiOn, as aforesaid, shall const;tn,a sh
registry Of citizens qualified to vote in the
said parish or ward at the next election
SEC. y. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the said book Of registration shall he fhs
only evidence that persons whose names
are found therein have resided for To-
days Immediately preceding the said elon-