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

OF erasure from or addition to the registrv
ana on all questions relative to the registrv
OF voters. shall be final No parish or dis.
srict Judge shall interfere BY writ of in.
JUNCTION or mandamus, or other order O,
court. to compel any supervisor OF assistant
supervisor OF registration to register, OF
prohloit him from registering any person;
a.y Juoge 60 interfering shall, upon con.
VlctlOn thereof, he subject to q fine of NOT
less than five hundred dollars, and impris.
onment for not less than six months; and
snail he liable to impeachment and removal
from office; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as 70 de.
prlve any person of any right OF action he
may lawfully have against any supervisor
or assistant supervisor of registration
Or any illegal or wrongful refusal to re-
gieter such person, and provided further,
that should the State registrar of voters
or any supervisor or assistant supervisor
OF registration willfully and maliciously,
with intent to deprive any citizen OF his
right OF suffrage, he being entitled thereto,
refuse to grant him registry and certificate
thereof. after he shall have complied with
the requirements of this act. or if said State
registrar OF voters, supervisor or assistant
supervisor OF registration shall maliciously
erase the name of any registered voter who is
really entitled to vote from the list or records
~ ASkAS on NOtCTE VIII lhc lutcuC u0 ouAll,
II convicted, be deemed guilty of felony
and be liable to imprisonment in the peni.
tentiary for term not exceeding five years,
or to fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars, or TO both, and be likewise liable
to private action at law by the person in-
Jured tor exemplary damages.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any supervisor or assistant eupervis or of
registration shall have power, while act ing
as such. to administer oaths and affirma-
lions, to issue subpenas to any person with
in his respective election precinct requiring
the attendance Of such person before him
as q witness; to examine any person under
oath respecting his own OF the qualifca-
tlons OF any other person as an elector in
said election precinct, and to direct the
arrest of any person for disOrderly conduct
before him in his office.
SEC. 80. Be 1t further enacted. ETC., That
every person who shall be required by any
supervisor or assistant supervisor of regis
tratiOn to prove his residence in any election
precinct may, in addition to his own oath
or affirmation, be required to prove, by the
affidavit of two qualified electors of the
election precinct, whose names are contain
ed III the registration books, that such
person is personally known to them, that he
is bona tide resident of the election pre-
cinct, and they verify believe that he is q
qualified voter entitled to vote at the next
election.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
it shall be the duty of the supervisor Of
registration in each parish of the State, ex
cept the parish Of Orleans, within ten days
after an election, to prepare and forward to
the State registrar of voters list Of the
voters Of his parish registered 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
shah be forwarded 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 misGemean0r. and shall be SEN
fenced for every such Utfense to pay fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to
undergo an Imprisonment of not more han
one year. or either or both, at the discretion
of the court.
SEC. 35. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the Governor shall have power to remove
any supervisor or assist ant supervisor of
registration for failure, refusal, neglect or
inability to perform the duties enjoined on
him by law.
SEC. SO. Be 1t further enacted. etc.. That
whenever there shall be vacancy in the
once oi any supervisor Oh registration OF
ASSISTANT superV i ol resis.rat!oh, RON
"r sarre ohssnca res;ane+;on nv o.hay
oarss ~ Cnworno, shall al s,,ob r.oann,
hr a,,o;n,mort or he ,n.v ass;anota so,ns
nsr;sb officer n discbarue the duties of
such supervisor or assistant supervisor for
the time being, and such officer shall re-
SOMA nowars and d,1t;as and ha subject IN
tbs same nenalries "a ara nrescrihed for
snneryisor ri REPATRIATION mr. assistant SIM.
errisor of repistra tion ma the csse NAV be.
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Sny peieon upon any ialse represes.al'on,
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ena'i "o a. ju"sou sui..y VI "is"eucanot'
anu ens'i oo ~ IN I ~ III ~
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lnean'l anu Soher IKE penai'y'
SEC. 80 BE it further enacted, etc, That
if any person shall fraudulently alter, add
to, deface or destroy any list OF voters,
made out or posted, as directed by this act,
or any book OF registration, or tear down
any poster or notice, or remove the same
from the place where 1T has been fixed or
deposited, for any improper purpose, the