The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-08
The Registration Law.

The Registration Law. .
On the gath instant, the arch hypo
critic who claims to be Governor o
Louisiana, affixed his signature t,
what il called "an act to provide fol
the revision and correction of the list!
of'resistered voters of the State" bu,
which: should be named snn act t.
authorize Kellogg to distrauchise a,
many of tho qualified voters of Louis
lana as he may think proper, to ISSUE
us many bogus voting papers us he
deems necessary to carry the elections
to deprive e>sxy.slsSal votor whose
rights are blotted out froMs seeking
redress through the courts, and to
create an election fund Of over one
million of dollars to I've used by him and
his followers iu perpetuating their
ill-gotten power over, the white and
tax paying elements Of. the population
Of tins State" Strong and even pre-.
posterons as this description Of the
browning infasny Of Louisiana radi.
calis,n may appear, we propose to
show, By simply reproducing = few ol
the INDUSTRIOUS provisions Of that act
that We are rather undertaking tic
case, and that, should the people al.
low this stupendous scheme to reduce
them to the condition of helots to b.
carried into effect, they will hence.
forth he unworthy to bear the name
Of freemen. &, Ia Ji.G,r Ga'''-~
This bill authorizes and directs Kel.
logg to appoint for two years u State
registrar Of votes, with a salary Of
S3O0O per annuu,, who shall appoint
q chief clerk at $500 and IN assis-
tApt clerk at $1,000 per annum. lie
shall rent an Office in tho city Of New
Orleans ut d rate not to exceed $3.50
a mouth, and as many other offices
in the city Of New. Orleans as l.s shall
think proper, the rent. whereof shall
be paid by the city Of New Orleans
upon the simple certificate Of the reg
,strar. He shall also cause to he fiji.
nished, ut tho expense Of the. State
"all books, blanks, papers, station.
AIRY, etc.-mark this significant ct
cetera-the accounts for tie same to
be also paid whenever approved by
the Governor. Two months previous
tn every general election, the Cover
nor shall also appoint in each parishiu
tie State Que supervisor: Of iegfstra-
ton and one assistant supervisor, all
'of whose alleged expenses for rent,
,clork hire. books, stationary, otc., tex
penses of transportation from ono
place to another IL every parish be-
ing also includedp are also to be paid
without question Ivy each parish treas.
urer, upon. the unsupported produc.
ton OF the supervisors account. Six
ty days before the election, assistant
supervisor for cavll ward Of New Or
leans shall also hs appointed will
the same unlimited powers as to. rent,
clerk hire, aud expenses included un.
der the elastic terms of.trausportation
and ct cctcra. Every city and parish
SUPERVISOR shall also receive a daily
compensation of tiye dollars from the
duy she shall open his Office until the
time be shall complete his statement
of election" Each supervisor and
ASST slant supervisor shall have two
clerks, who shall receive three dol
lars and q half per diem, to be paid
for the same number Of days as, tile
supervisors aud their assistants. Pub.
licatioh is 70 I've made of the doin9s
of all these PARTIES in at least one pa
per 10 every parish, aud in New Or
leans in two English newspapers 1.-THE
Republican and Che Times, Of course, J
and in one French and one German,
paper, the printing bills to be paid on
the vouchers Of he State Registrar,
'.at the same rates as are provided
BY law for the publication Of the laws
Of the State" ''5' ~ 'a# ',l1 ,';G.
A,AM naturalized citizens, in additi uu
to their naturalization certificates are
to bring two witnesses to prove
their identity, and the supervisors,
after propoundirg aslmany questions
as they may think proper to the said
natwalized citizens, shall have tue
right Of refusing to register thei,
names rs voters all at6davits made
by them or their witnesses to the con.
trafy Notwithstanding. :. 81 aaV.
Section 81 enacts that "the decision
Of any supervisor or assistant super.
visor Of registration, on all questions
Fof etaasufe from or addition to the
registry, and on all questions relative
to the registry of,votes, shall be tual
mo parish or district Judge shall in.
terfere by writ Of Injunction or man.
dainus, or other order Of court to coin.
pel any supervisor Of registration tt
register or prohibit him from register.
ing any person. e.
Having constituted this army Of
supervisors, assiatant supervisors and
clerks the sole distributors Of the right
Of suffrage. in Louisiana, this so.called
law proceeds to vest any Of them will
| the III 10 er ''tO direct the arrest Of an,
nerson for dis0rderlv conduct kefins
fhim In his ofKce.n (Seotion 32.) II
The browning Of tue, edifice in sec.
Itipp ~, which Nakes,it "the duty O.
| the supervisors Of registration in ever,
Hatish inf This StHte n, iannoint ma n,