The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-23

Office State Registrar Of Voters,
New Orleans, Oct. 2 1874
[Circular No. ST.
To Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors OF
In consequence of the following resolution Of
the Advisory Board Of Registration, viz:
'sROOaIS ADVISORY BOARD,
"New Orleans, La, Oct. I, 1874.
ssCol. VIM. Wright, State Registrar OF voters:
SRI am instructed by The Advisory Board
to transmit the following resolution this day
adopted, viz:
ssResoired 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
be 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
stration are hereby instructed to extend all acll-
tiles to the United States Supervisors OF Election,
to enable them to comply with the above resoiu-
ton, and allow such list to be made by both
parties as will verify the correctness OF the regis
tration, wherever the same can be done without
delay to, or interruption OF, the proper work OF
their Offices. WM Wight,
State Registrar of Voters.
WALTER s. LONG,
Chief Clerk State Registrar Of Voters:
Your letter of this date is at hand, You ask if
fore gn-born colOred men are entitled to egistra-
ton without due proof OF their naturalization un-
der the laws of the United States.
To this reply, that they are not so entitled
Until July IA. 1870, there was no way provided
the United States. On that day an act was ap-
proved (see page 256, Let hU. S. Stat), extend
ing the benefits of the naturalization laws to
aliens of African nativity"
The same proof OF naturalization should be re-
auired of the colored alien-born is required OF
the white alien-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
registration.
let him offer proof Of citizenship of Texas at
the me named. That entities him to all rights
as Quilted States citizen, precisely as if he was
born in the United States.
One who has served term in the penitentiary
mas 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 crmnay.
The United States Supervisor or any citizen
has a right to challenge such registration,
and the right to challeng such vote on election
day. If such party votes, representations
should be made in the shape of affidavits to go
DoIOre Tue NctuIAui5 UOdIu, dACoA AoAuA0 CN0Aso
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 q duplicate
cert .fcate of the judgment OF the court that de-
creed him to be a citizen.
That will be the best evidence of his naturali-
cation at all events and if he wishes to guard
against future trouble, let him record has Judg-
naea of naturalization here. His affidavit that
such Judgment was once rendered, does nos
prore 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-
al zed citizens who have lost certificates, with
view to voting 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, ad-
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-
cons Offering to register. This right is simply
that Of demanding proof.
The claim of the Uuited States Supervisor is
justified by the act referred to.