The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-16

ever there shall be vacancy in the office Of any
supervisor Of registration or assistant super
visor Of registratiOn, from death, removal, fall
nre Or re1usai 10 qualify or serve, absence, res
tgnat1On or other cause the Governor shall fiji
such vacancy by appointment, or he may dea-
ignate some parish officer to discharge the du-
ties OF such supervisor 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
Rlties as are prescribed for supervisor Of regs-
| tratlon or assistant supervisor Of registration,
| as the case may be.
Sec. 81. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That II any
person upon any false representation, or by the
production of any forged, false or spurious ma
turaliZation certificate, or upon any such GER
tlfcate not duly issued according to the acts or
, Congress shall cause his name to be placed, or
shall attempt to have his name placed upon any
/ D0ok OF registration for election purposes or
! upon any list Of qualified electors, authorized or
| required to be made by any law of this State, or
shall Vote or attempt to vote at any election,
every such person on conviction thereof shall be-
ad1udged guilty OF q mlsdemeanOr, and shall be
sentenced to Imprisonment in the parish prison
! for a term Of not less than twelve months; and
| every person who shall aid abet any other
| person i'll snch false representation or attempt,
| snail on conviction thereof be adjudged guilty
| OF mlsdemCanOr and suffer a like penalty.
See. 38. Be it further enacted, etc, That If any
person shall fraudulently alter, add to. deface
or destroy any list of fYOters, made out or posted.
as directed by this act or any book of registra-
ton. or tear down any poster or notice, or re-
move the same from the place where it has been
the person 50 offending shall be deemed guilty
OF lnisdemeanOr and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by 4 fine not exceeding five
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars, and
ny imprisonment for not more than twelve nor
less than three months, at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted, etc. That it
shall be the duty Of the supervisors OF regstra-
tion IN every parish of this State to appoint one
on more suitable persons to attend at each poll
or voting place, or precinct who shall have the
power or constableS during the time OF election,
and of counting the ballots cast, and whose duty
1t shall he to convey the box to receive the votes
to the place OF holding the election. and to de-
llVer 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, suppressnS
riots or disorder of any kind, and to mak.' all
such arrests as may he lawfully ordered by said
commissioners any person vino shall resist OF
oppose such persons in the discharge of their
SAID duties, upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars, and by Imprisonment for not less than
three months. Thnt the person appointed as
cOnstables under the provisions of this section
shall be entitled to and receive as compensation
III full for such services the sum of five dollars
per day for a time not exceeding three days, to
be paid 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
supervisors Of registration OF the parish.
Sec 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 pl ecinct in the State prior to the next gen~
eral election, and shall cause new and COM
pete set of books to he furnished throughout the
State prior to the general election to be held in
November, 1874, and all persons are hereby pro-
hlhted from voting throughout this State upon
any certificate of registration issued prior to the
year 1874.
Sec A. 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 are
hereby repealed, and that this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
(Signedl CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
tSigned) c. G.. ANTOINE,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved July "a, 1874.
tSlgned) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of louisiana
true copy
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary Of State.