The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-25
Supervisor of Registration for the

Supervisor of Registration for the
Sec 90 Be it further enacted, etc, That il
shall be the duty of every supervisor or assis
tant supervisor of registration to issue to any
registered voter duplicate certificate upon his
making affidavit that the original has been lost
or destroyed, said affidavit to be made on the
back of the duplicate so issued
Sec. go Be it further enacted, etc, That the
supervisor Of registration shall keep an index
book, in which shall be entered, alphabetically
the names of all registered voters. with the
number of their certificate. .fss = -
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
decision OF any supervisor or assistant super
visor of registration on all questions of eras-
sure from or addition to the registry and ON all
questions relative to the registry of voters shall
be final. No parish or district judge shall in
terfere by writ of injunction or mandamlls, or
other order Of court, to compel any supervisor
or assistant supervisor of registration to regis
ter, or prohibit him from registering any per
son any judge so interfering shall, upon con-
1iction thereof, be subject to fine of not less
than five hundred dollars, and Imprisonment for
not less than six months; and shall be liable to
impeachment and removal from office provided,
that nothing herein contained shall be so con-
strued as to deprive any person of any right of
action he may lawfully have against any SUI
pervisor or assistant supervisor of registration
or any Illegal or wrongful refusal to register
such person. and provided further, that should
the State register of voters or any supervisor or
assistant supervisor of registration willfully
and naliciOusly, with intent to deprive any
citizen of his right of suffrage, he being enti-
tied thereto, refuse to grant him registry and
certificate thereof, after he shall have complied
with the requirements of this act, or if said
supervisor of registration shall maliciously
erase the name of any registered voter who Is
really entitled to vote from the list or records
of registered voters with like intent he shall, If
convicted, be deemed guilty of felony and be
liable to Imprisonment i'll the penitentiary for q
term not exceeding five years, or to a fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, OrtO both, and
be likewise liable TO private action at law by
the person injured for exemplary damages.
See. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That any
supervisor or assistant supervisor of registra-
tion shall have power, while acting as such, to
administer oaths and afffrmations, to issue sub
penas to any person within his respective cleo
ton precinct requiring the attendance of such
person before him as witness; to examine any
person under oath respecting his own or the
qualifications of any other person as an elector
III said election precinct, and to direct the ar
rest of any person for disOrderly conduct be-
fore him in his office.
See. 33. Be it further enacted, ETC., That every
person who shall be required by any supervisor
or assistant supervisor OF registration to prove
his residence IN any election precinct may, in
addition TO his own oath affirmation, be re-
qured to prove, by the affidavit of two qualified
electors OF tho election precinct, whose names
are contained i'll the registration books, that
such person ispersonally known to them, that he
is a bona tide resident of the election precinct,
and they verify believe that he is n nuafif1ed
voter entitled to vote at the next election.
Sec. "a. Be it further enacted, etc, That it
shall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ton m each paflSh OF tne state, except the par
ish of Orleans, within ten days after an election
to prepare and forward to the State register of
voters list of the voters of his parish register
ed by him since the last opening of the books in
his parish, duly sworn to and certified by him,
and then to redepOsit the registration books
with the clerk of the court Of the parish, taking
his receipt for them, which receipt shall be for
warded to the State registrar of voters.
If any supervisor or assistant supervisor of
registration shall refuse or neglect to perform
any of the duties prescribed by this law, he SHALL
upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanOr, and shall be sentenced for every such
dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not
more than one year, or either, or both, at the
discretion OF the court.
Sec. 35. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the
Governor shall have power to remove any SUI
pervisor or assistant supervisor of registration
for failure, refusal, neglect or inability to per-
form the duties enjOined on him by laws
See. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That when