The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-11
Supervisor of Registration for the

| supervisor OI heSlStHaGl0n Tor THE,
Sec. %. Be it further enacted, etc. That
| shall be the duty of every supervisor or assis
| tant supervisor of registration to issue to an
registered voter duplicate certificate upon hi
| making affidavit that the Origina! has been los
! or destroyed, said affidavit to be made ON tn
| back of the duplicate so issued. s.. ... ....
Sec. 80. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That tn
| supervisor OF registration shall keep an indey
book, i'll which shall be entered, alphabetically
| the names of all registered voters, with til,
number of their certificate.
Sec, 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That tht
| decision Of any supervisor or assistant super
| visor of registration on all questions of eras
| sure from OF addition to the registry and on al
questions relative TO the registry OF voters shal
terfeI'e by writ of injunction or mandaln,ls ol
other order OF court, to compel any supervisor
or assistant supervisor OF registration to regis
ter, or prohibit him from registering any per
son; any judge so interfering shall, upon con
yicti6n thereof, be subject to fine of not les
than five hundred dollars, and imprisonment fol
not less thaH six months and shall be liable tC
Impeachment and removal from office ;nroyided
that nothing herein contained shall be so con
strued as to deprive any person of any right Of
action he may lawfully have against any SUI
pervisOr or assistant supervisor of registration
or any Illegal or wrongful refusal TO register
such person. and provided further, that should
the state register OF voters or any supervisor OF
assistant supervisor of registration wiltfully
and mallclOusly, with intent to deprive any
citizen Of his right Of suffrage, he being enti
tied thereto, refuse to grant him registry and
with the requirements of this act, or il said
State register of voters supervisor or assistant
supervisor OF registration shah maliciously
erase the name OF any registered voter who il
really entitled to vote FROM the list or records
of registered voters with like intent he shall If
convicted be deemed guilty OF felony and be
liable to imprisonment In the penitelltiary for a
term not exceeding five years, or to IA fine not
exceeding 1--WE thousand dollars, or to BOTH and
be likewise liable to private action at law by
the person injured for exemplary damages.
hUo onto aha ThakF
supervisor or assistant supervisor of registra-
tlon shall have power, while acting as SUCH to
administer oaths and affirmations, to issue sub
penas to any person within his respective cleo
ton precinct requiring the attendance of such
person before him as witness to examine anv
person under oath respecting his own or the
qualifications of any other person as an elector
in said election precinct, and to direct the ar
rest OF any person for disorderly conduct be-
fore him in his office. =. - -
See. 80. Be it further enacted. etc. That every
person who shall be required by any supervisor
or assistant supervisor of registration to prove
his residence in any election precinct may in
addition to his own oath or affirmation, be re-
CURED to prove by the affidavit of two qualified
electors OF the election precinct, whose names
are contained in the registration books that
such person is personally known to them, that he
is a bona fide resident of the election precinct
and they verify believe that he ia Il qualified
voter entitled to vote at the next election
r Sec. "a. Be it further enacted, etc, That it
shall be the duty OF the supervisor OF registra-
ton i'll each parish of the State, except the par-
ish Of Orleans, within ten days after an election,
TO prepare and forward to the State register of
voters list of the voters of his parish register
cd by him since the last opening of the books in
his parish, duly sworn to and certified by him.
and then to redep0sit the registration books
with the clerk of the court of the parish, taking
his receipt for them, which receipt shall be for
warded to the State registrar of voters.
II 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 o misde-
offense to pay fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not
more than one year, or either, or both, at the
discretion of the court
Sec 35. Be II further enacted, etc, That the
Governor shall have power to remove any su-
pervisOr or assistant supervisor of registration
for failure, refusal, neglect or inability to per
form the duties enjOined on him by law.
Sec. &c. Be it further enacted, etc., That when