The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-18
Laws of the state of Louisiana.
PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
No. ajj.
An Act


ton OF the same to prescribe certain duties
| fOr the sections OF the cemeteries of New Or
leans; TO prescribe certain penalties for the
violation OF this law and to provide for Il new
registration of the qualified voters of the State
! Section !. Be it enacted by The Senate and
| House OF Representatives of the State of Louis
| lana i'll General Assembly convened That the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate shall, upon the passage of this act
ana every two years thereafter appoint per
| son to be known as State registrar of voters
who shall hold his office for two years from The
date OF his appointment.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
said State registrar OF voters, before entering
upon the duties of his Office shall take and sub
scribe to the oath required for State offers and
give bond, with good and solvent security, to
the Governor of the State, in the sum of ten
thousand dollars, for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office.
See B. Be it further enacted, etc That the
salary OF the State registrar of voters shall he
three thousand dollars per annnm payable
monthly out OF the State treasury upon his own
warrant. He shall have one chief clerk, who
shall, III the absence or disability 10 perform his
duties OF the State registrar of voters, exercise
all his functions and discharge all his duties for
The time being, and shall receive il salary of fif-
teen hundred dollars per annum, payable month
~ out OF the State treasury upon his own war
rant approved by the State registrar of voters.
The State registrar of voters shall have one as
Sistant clerk who shall receive a cOnpensatinn
OF twelve hundred dollars per aunum, payable
monthly upon his own warrant apprOvcdb by the
State registrar of voters
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted etc That the
State registrar of voters shall keep his office open
every day in the year, Sundays and legal loI-
days excepted, until further provided. The
state registrar of voters shall, with the approval
ot the Governor rent suitable office in the city
OF New Orleans at a rate not to exceed one hun
dred and fifty dollars per month payable month
ly out OF the State treasury upon the warrant
of the State registrar of voters, approved by the
Governor. The State registrar Of voters shall
rent or hire such offices i'll the city of New Or
leans us may be necessary for the registration
of the qualified voters Of fhe parish OF Orleans,
of which he shall give due notice to the Admin
iStrat0r of Public Accounts OF the city of New
Orleans; all accounts for rents herein provided
for shall be made i'll detail, giving the time 0c-
Cupied and the amount of rent per month. which
account shall be certified under oath by the
state registrar OF voters as true and correct and
the Administrator of Public Accounts of the
city of New Orleans, upon presentation of any
such account, shall issue his warrant upon the
Administrator of Finance, payable ont of the
first FUNDS that may come into the treasury.
Sec. 5. Be itfurther enacted etc, That it shall
be the duty OF the sexton Of each cemetery of
the parish OF Orleans to deliver, on or before the
fifth day of each month, at the office of the State
registrar of voters list OF the names ages and
late residences of all males over twentv-Onp
Years of age who have been inferred in their re-
spective cemeteries during the preceding mouth,
and III the event OF any such sexton failing or
neglcctng so to do he shall be liable to fine of
seventy-tve dollars, to he recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction, for the benefit
of the State registrar of voters TO prosecute any
sexton failing to comply with the provisions of
this section. e..
Sec. &. Be it further enacted ctc That If
shall be the duty of the State registrar of voters
TO erase from the list of registered voters the
names OF all persons reported by the sections of
the several cemeteries of the parish of Orleans
as deceased, and the names of any persons who
shall be proven i'll the manner hereinafter es-
tablished to have been fraudulently registered
in said parish.
Gnfs- Re lap tod OTTO Tbot;+ oil
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
cause to be furnished for each parish at the ex-
pense of the State all books blanks, papers. sta
tiOnery, etc, as may be necessary to enable the
supervisors of registration to properly perform
their duties III conducting the registration and
elections in a proper and uniform manner; all
accounts for books, blanks, stationery, etc. so
furnished, shall be paid upon presentation of the
warrant of the State registrar of voters aDprOy-
cd by the Governor, out of such specific appro-
priation as may be made therefor, by the State
treasurer ..s
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted etc, That it shall
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
submit to the General Assembly each year, with
in ten days after the commencement of its ses-
sion a full and detailed report of the work OF
for the past year, showing the num-
her registered, the number of native and foreign
born, how many sign their names, and such
other particulars as may be desirable for the III
formation of the General Assembly and to this
end it shall be the duty of all supervisors and
supervisors of registration to make
and furnish to the State registrar of voters such
reports, returns and statistical information as
he may deem necessary and require from them,
and they shall not receive any compensation
until they shall have complied with the provis-
ions of this section.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That upOn
the passage of this act the registry books for the
parish of Orleans shall be deposited in the office
Of the State registrar of voters and the registry
books for each of the other parishes in the State
shah be deposited in the office of the clerk of the
district court of the parish, and said clerk shall
deliver the books to the person who may be ap-
pointed supervisor of registration for the parish
when so requested; and during the time the
said registration books shall remain in the Gus |
tody of said clerk he shall be their
safe keeping, and shall not permit the name of |
any person to be added to or erased FROM the !
lists of said registered voters, under penalty |
of five hundred dollars for each offenSe, reeOy-
cradle before any court OF competent jurisdic- |
ton, One-half to go to the infOrmer, and the |
other half to the school fund of the parish.
Sec. TO- Be it further enacted. etc, That the |
Governor shall, within two months previous to |
any general election, appoint in each parish of |
the State except the parish of Orleans, one SUI |
IleryisOr of registration who shall hold his Office
for one year from the date of his appointment |
The clerk of the court shall deliver to such su-
peryisor of registration the books received by |
him from the last supervisor of registration
Sec. H. Be it further enacted, ETC., That it |
shall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ton of each of the parishes Of the State appoint
ed as aforesaid to cause to be- registered every
qualified electOr in their respective parishes |
without expense to the ejectOF. Said supervi- |
sors are hereby authorized and required to go |
from place to place, besides keeping the neces- |
sary offices and to render every facility to the |
qualified electors, and to take care that all who
are qualified to vote shall be registered. All ex
penses for the rent of registration Offices in each
Parish under the provisions of this section shall
be Maid y the treasurer of each parish upon the
warrant of the supervisor of registration of the
parish, and the expenses of transportation with |
n the parish for the supervisor OF registration,
his clerks, books, stationery, ETC., shall he paid
by the parish treasurer upon presentation of a |
specific account, sworn to by the supervisor of |
registration.
Sec. t. Be it further enacted, etc, That sixty /
lays previous to any general election the Gov |
brnor shall appoint one assistant superveryis0F |
Of registration for each ward III the city of New
Orleans, one for the part of the parish of Jetfer
5on on the left bank of the Mississippi, and one
for the remaining part of the said parish on the
right bank of the Mississippi river. The term |
Of office of such assistant supervisors of regis
tration shall not continue beyond ten days after |
any general election. Such assistant supervisors /
shall have generally the same powers and per |
form the same duties as are herein prescribed |
for supervisors of registration and shall perform |
such other duties as are hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, etc, That the |
officers appointed under this act, before entering
upon their respective duties, shall seYerally |
make and subscribe an oath before a Justice of /
he peace or some other officer duly authorized |
TO administer oaths or afirmations, that they |
will perform their duties with fidelity, and will, |
10 the best of their ability maintain and protect
The rights of all qualified electors within their
respective election precincts, and will expose |
Ill attempts and combinations that may come |
10 their notice to procure the fraudulent regis
:ering of persons who are not qualified electors /
within their respective precincts, or to procure |
d fraudulent vote to be polled at the succeeding |
glection, and they shall also each take the oath
Of office and eligibility prescribed for State Off
GERS one copy of said oath or affirmation shall |
be deposited in tho Office of the Secretary of |
State and duplicate thereof filed in ff1e office
of the State registrar of voters; provided that |
no supervisor Of registration appointed under |
this act and no clerk of such supervisor of regis
ration shall be eligible for any office at any |
election when said officers officiate.