The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-16

| in good. substantial book, prepared for the
purpose, the following particulars and in the
following order:
Date OF registry number, name age rest
dence, occupation, ward or precinct, city OF
| town, length Of residence in the parish and
state whether native born or naturalzed, II
nhtutAlzed, when, where and how, with the
| signature or mark Of the applicant over which
shall be written or printed the oath required by
section tWeuty-tOur of this act land in the event
! of the voter making his mark the superyisOr or
assistant supervisor OF registration shall attest
| the same.
| Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, etc. That
| should the applicant for registry have been
| born without the limits of the United States and
! attcrWard become citizen thOrcOr other than
| by naturalization III the courts, then he shall
make aitidayit and set forth the circumstances
whereby he became a citizen, such as the Ma
tnranzatl0n OF his father, or by his residence in
| any State or Territory, when the same was ar
| qulred by or ccded to the United States, or in
| any other manner whereby. under the laws of
| the United States, he would become a citizen
thereof; provided. that atfidavits authorized to
| be made by this act may he sworn to before the
supervisor or assistant supervisor OF registra-
| non, nut Ill no case or under any circumstances
shall the supervisor assistant supervisor of
registration make any charge or demand any
Zee under penalty Of removal from office.
See 27. Be it further enacted, etc. That on
the personal application of any citizen of tie
state claiming to be registered az Il resident of
tne parish or ward, ana OF due proof of citizen
snip and residence, i'll the manner prescribed
by this act, the supervisor of registration or AS
slstant supervisor of registration Of the ward or
parish shall enter. the full original and surname
Of the claimant i'll the Registration book of the
parish or ward IN which the claimant actually
resides, aud the occupation and residence OF
every stlch person, and the name of the country
i'll which he was born, shah be written therein
opposite the name of every such person: : and in
addition to any other proofs that may be re
qtired under this act, every person who claims
to be registered in said election precinct shall
make and subscribe an affidavit before the said
or registration OF assistant supervisor
OF registration.
tlrst-Hls name, the place and country of his
birth, his occupation and place of residence.
Second-That lie is a citizen OF louisiana and
VIII have resided in this State, the day of the
next election, the full period required by the
constitution to cntitle him to the rights of an
elector. aud that he is at least twenty-One years
of age
Third-That he is resident of the election
precinct III Which he claims to be registered
and has no other place of residence, and the
sad affidavit shall be in the form following, to-
wit:
In the election precinct of the par
Ism; oe II remembered that on the - day Of
+no III the year personally came before
the supervisor OF registration or assistant SUI
pervisoro OF registration ofsaId parish, who,
being duly sworn Tor affirmedl, doth depOse and
say as follows, to-wit: My name is -; l was
porn at, IN the year ---; my occupation
is -, -, and reside at = If i'll a city or
town number - street; am Il citizen of
Louisiana, and have been residing in the State
ever since the --- day OF -, in the year
-; am now claiming to he registered i'll
I --electlonprecinct,in in the parish OF --,
(or II IN city or town. in the - ward of the |
city OF -, i'll which now reside; have no |
other place of residence, aud did not remove |
to the said election precinct fur the purpose of
voting therein, but for the purpose of making it
my place OF residence i'll pursuance Of my law |
fnl calling.
- and subscribed to this - day OF -,
~. - before me, -, supervisor of reg |
iStratiOn for the .
The supervisor of registration or the assistant |
of registration shall write the name
Of the claimant in the proper places IN the affi
1aVlt, and I'LL the other blanks left therein with
the proper names, dates, words, and figures
before the claimant swears to or subscribes the |
same, and he shall sign his name to the iurat
and II the claimant be an alien by birth, he
shall make such proof, in all cases. is required
by this act, that he has been naturalized COM
t0rmahly the laws of the United States; and if
The supervisor of registration, or the assistant
OF registration, shall so require, the
claimant shall also prove his residence bv two
qualified electors, as hereinbefOre provided and
lpon the said atfidavits and proofs being made
% the Satisfaction OF the supervisor of regStra-
ION, or the assistant supervisor of registration,
le shall register the name of the claimant on |
he registration book as aforesaid.
Sec. 26 Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the |
or assistant supervisor of registrs-
ion shall Issue to every citizen, at the time he
registered, a certificate exactly corresponding
II number, name residence, etc, with the Or
gnal registry, and the presentation of such Ger
it1cate to the commissioners of election shall
'e full proof OF the facts therein contained and
IL te Glectof FlShI 10 vote at the date OF grant
ng such certificate. Such certificate shall he on
he same paper with the affidavit required in
he preceding section, and in the following form,
o wit:
S. S.
This is to certify that Gnsert the name and
native of Gnsert the State and
'arish or country of nativity and citizen of
was duly registered upon his per-
onai application, by the undersigned, -, of
he iDsert parish or ward of city or town. as
esident of the said parish OF of the - cleo
ion precinct OF the said ward, on the --- day
f -, ammo dOmini-.