The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-20
VOLUME I-NO. $50.
REGISTRATION AND NATURALIZA.
TION.

mittees, are published for information. Re-
fusal of super visors or assistant supervisors to
conform thereto should be promptly reported:
The Assistant Supervisors have no right to
retain naturalization papeIs under any circnm-
stances. They have no right to inquire into the
circumstances OF naturalization, INTO the evl-
dence on which the naturalization was made or
to go behind the seal Of the court and signature
of the clerk.
The Assistant Supervisor who retains the nat
urazed papers should be arrested for larceny at
once.
Relative to the case of --, I have to say
that if he is naturalized, if his papers have seal
of court and signature OF clerk, if he can be iden-
tilted as the party to whom the certificate was
issued and if he has resided twelve months in
the State and ten days in the parish, he is emit
tied to registration, whatever he may have
answered to unauthorized questions by the
assistant supervisor any one else.
Even if he obtained naturalization improperly,
he is a naturalized citizen, entitled to register
and vote, If the other requisite named above are
not wanting.
There is no such thing as going behind the
naturalization certificate for any cause, if it is
properly signed and sealed. BY this mean
simply, that it certifies to judgment which
registration and election officers cannot set aside.
The following resolution was adopted by
the Advisory Board upon this subject:
Resolred, That when assistant supervisors IF
registration refuse to register natnralized citi-
zens on the ground OF their exhibiting fraudulent
naturalization papers, 1t is their duty to cause the
immediate arrest and prosecution OF SAID app!l-
eants, and for that purpose at once to file said
papers in court, to be used as evidence, but that
in no other cases can the said assistant supervls-
ors withhold SAID papers from said applicants so
denied registration, but should return to them
the said papers.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Office State Registrar Of Voters, 7
New Orleans, Oct 2, 1874.
[Circular No. 5
,Yo Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors OF
Registration:
In consequence of the following resolution Of
the Advisory Board of Registration, viz:
''RooMs ADVISORY BOARD, !
"New Orleans, La, Oct. l, 1874.
trCol. VIM. Wright, State Registrar OF voters:
sSir-f am instructed by The Advisory Board
to transmit the following resolution this day
adopted, viz:
"Resoired, That the Supervisors and Assistant
Supervisors OF Registration throughout the
State be instructed to permit the United States
Supervisors of Election to make lists OF all per-
sons who may have been registered the same to
he done without impeding registration and public
notice be requested to that effect
81 have the honor to be respectfully.
"(Signed) E. A. BURKE,
Secretary of Board"
Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors Of Reg
istraion are hereby instructed to extend all facil
t,es to the United States Supervisors of Election,
to enable them to comply with the above resolu-
ton and allow such list to be made by both
parties will verify the correctness OF the regis.
Iration, wherever the came can be done without
delay to, or interruption Of, the proper work OF
Sherr offices. VIM. WRIGHT,
State Registrar of Voters.
A true copy:
WALTER g. LONG,
Chief Clerk state Registrar of Voters:
Your letter of this date is at hand, You ask if
fore gn-born colored men entitled to registra-
tion without due proof Of their naturalization I'M
der the laws OF the United States.
To this reply. that they are not so entitled.
Until July IA, 1870, there was way provided
by which such persons could become citizens of
the United States. On that day an act was APP
proved (see page 256, lot hU. S. Stat), extend
ing the benefits of the naturalization laws to
"aliens of African nativity"
The same proof OF naturalization should be re-
quired of the colored alien born as is required OF
the white alen-born. Their is no distinction in
favor Of either race as to naturalization.
You inform me that Mr.. William Casey was a
citizen of the Republic of Texas before annexa.
ton, and ask what course he shall take to, secure
let him offer proof of citizenship of Texas at
tho NE named. That entities him to all rights
liuited States citizen, precisely as ii ha was
born in the United States.
One who has served term in the pententiary
has no more right to register than one under
age. If the Supervisor registers him he violates
State and United States law and can be prose
cuted criminally.
The United States Supervisor any citizen
has right to challenge such registration,
and the right to challeng such vote on election
day. II such party votes. representations
should be made in the shape Of afiidavits to go
before the Returning board, after failure every
where else.
As to the case of John Monneriahn, of
Twelfth Ward who has lost his naturalization
papers, am Of opinion that his only course to
secure registration Will be to send for duplicate
cert ticats Of the judgment of the court that de-
creed him to be citizen.
That vii be the best evidence of his naturali-
cation at all events; and il he wishes to guard
against future trouble. let him record has 3udy-
.Rem Of naturalization here. His affidavit that
such judgment was once rendered, does MOI
m'ore that it was rendered.
United States Commissioner Byrne asks Mr..
MARI to refer him to the law authorizing United
States Commissioners to take evidence OF natur-
allied citizens who have lost certificates with a
view to voting on such affidavit.
There is no such law. The parties who have
lost their papers must send for certified copies.
You inform me that the United States Super
visor for the Twelfth Ward, New Orleans, adj
vises you that one Robert Smith, having applied
for registration, claims to be twenty-one years
old and the State Assistant supervisor refuses
him (the United states supervisory the privilege
of examining the applicant as to his age and Of
insisting on proof Of the fact.
Sec. Of the Federal Act of February %, 1871,
Up. 434 United States Statutes,) gives the United
States Supervisor the right to challenge" per-
sons Offering to register. This right Is simply
that of demanding proof.
The claim Of the United States Supervisor is
justified by the act referred to.
ANOTHER CoMRr FLAMING IN THE xxi
Another comet more respondent in its caudal
appendage than the last, now spreads it's lumin-
0a,S toll afh,rart tha carnlaan xaulf III WAS dis