The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-23
Laws of the State Of Louisiana.
PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
NO
Ana Act
No. 155.


for the sections Of the cemeteries Of New Or
leans; to prescribe certain penalties for tht
violation Of this law. and to provide for new
registration OF the qualified voters of the State
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate ant
House OF Representatives of the State of Louis
| lana in General Assembly convened, That The
Governor, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall, upon the passage Of this act
and every two years thereafter, appoint per
son to be known as State registrar of voters
who shall hold his office for two years~frOm Ihe
date of his appointment.
Bee. 2 BE it further enacted, etc, That the
| said state registrar of voters. before entering
upon the duties of Ills office, shall take and sub
scribe TO the oath required for State Officers, and
| give bond, with good and solvent security, tC
| the Governor of the State, In the sum of ten
| thousand dollars, for the faithful performance
| of the duties Of his office.
! Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
salary OF the State registrar Of voters shall be
| three thousand dollars per annum, payable
! monthly out of the State treasury upon his own
warrant. He shall have one chief clerk. who
shall, in the absence or disability to perform his
duties OF the State registrar OF voters, exercise
all his functions and discharge all his duties for
the time being, and shall receive salary OF tif-
| teen hundred dollars per annum, payable month
| ly out OF the State treasury upon his own war
| rant approved by the State registrar of voters.
The state registrar of voters shall have one as
| slstant clerk who shall receive compensation
| of twelve hundred dollars per annum, payable
monthly upon his own warrant approved by the
! State registrar of voters.
CbC Il bt IL luItHtF enacted, Gtt.- 1llaI the
State registrar of voters shall keep his office open
every day in the year, Sundays and legal h0li-
days excepted, until further provided. The
State registrar of VOterSR shall with the approval
of the Governor, rent suitable Office in the city
of New Orleans, at rate not 10 exceed one hun
dred and fifty dollars per month, payable month
I ~ out OF the State treasury, upon the warrant
OF the State registrar of voters, approved by the
Governor. The State registrar of voters shall
rent or hire such offices in the city of New Or
leans rs may be necessary for the registration
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of which he shall give due notice to the Admin
istratOr of Public Accounts of the city of New
Orleans; all accounts for rents herein provided
Tor snail be made Ill detail, giving the time Oc-
cupied and the amount of rent pcrmOnth, which
account shall be certified under oath by the
state registrar OF voters as true and correct and
the Administrator of Public Accounts of the
city of New Orleans, upon presentation of any
such account, shall issue his warrant upon the
Administrator of Finance, payable out of the
first funds that may come into the treasury.
Sec. ). Be itturther enacted, etc, That it shall
be the duty of the sexton of each cemetery of
the parish OF Orleans to deliver, on or before the
fifth day Of each month"; at the Office of the State
registrar of voters list Of the names, ages and
late residences OF all males over twcnty-One
years of age who have been inferred in their re-
spective cemeteries during the preceding month,
and in the event of any such sexton failing or
neglecting so to do he shall be liable to fine OF
seventy-ffvc dollars, to be recovered before any
court of competent Jurisdiction. for the benefit
OF the Charity Hospital and it shall be the duty
Of the State registrar Of voters to prosecute any
sexton failing to comply with the provisions of
this section.
Sec G. Be it further enacted etc, That if
shall be the duty of the State registrar of voters
to erase from the list OF registered voters the
names Of all persons reported by the sections OF
the several cemeteries Of the parish Of Orleans
as deceased, and the names of any persons who
shall be proven in the manner hereinafter es-
tablished to have been fraudulently registered
in said parish.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, Thatit shall
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
cause to be furnished for each parish. at the ex-
pense OF the State, all books, blanks paDers sta
tlonery, etc, as may be necessary to enable the
supervisors of registration TO properly perform
their duties in conducting the registration and
elections in q proper and uniform manner; all
accounts for books, blanks, stationery, etc. so
furnished, shall be paid upon presentation of the
warrant of the State registrar of voters, apprOy-
ed by the Governor, out OF such specific apprO-
p1fatiOn as may be made therefor, by the State
treasurer.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc. That it shall
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
submit to the General Assembly each year, with
i'll ten days after the commencement of its ses-
sion. a full and detailed report of the work OF
registration for the past year, showing the num-
Der registered, the number of native and foreign
born, how many sign their names, and such
other particulars as may be desirable for the in
formation of the General Assembly, and to this
end it shall be the duty of an supervisors and
and furnish to the State registrar of voters such
reports, returns and statistical information as
ne may ueRIH necessary anu require from them,
and they shall not receive any compensation
until they shall have complied with the prOvis- |
ions of this section
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, etc. That upon
the passage of this act the registry books for the
parish of Orleans shall be deposited in the office
OF the State registrar of voters and the registry
books for each OF the other parishes in the State
shall be deposited in the Office of the clerk of the
district court of the parish, and said clerk shall
deliver the books to the person who may be ap- |
pointed supervisor OF registration for the parish,
when so requested and during the time the !
said registration books shall remain in the GUS
tOdy of said clerk he shall be responsible for their
safe keeping, and shall not permit the name nf !
anV person to he added to or erased from, the |
lists of said registered voters, under penalty |
of five hundred dollars for each ntfense, FecOF- |
ePable before any court or competent jurisdic- |
tion, one-half to go to the inf0rmer, and the /
other half to the school fund of the parish.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted. etc, That the |
shall, within two months previous to !
any general election, appoint in each parish of |
the State except the parish of Orleans, one sl- |
pervisOr of registration, who shall hold his Office
for one year from the date of his appointment. |
The clerk of the court shall deliver to such SIT
peryiS0r OF registration the books received by |
him from the last supervisor OF registration.
Sec. H. Be it further enacted, etc, That it |
shall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ton of each OF the parishes OF the State appoint
ed as aforesaid to cause to be registered every |
qualified electOr in their respective parishes |
without expense to the elector. Said supervi- |
SorS are hereby authorized and required to go |
from place to place, besides keeping the neces-
sary offices and to render every facility to the
qualified electors, and to take care that all who
are qualified to vote shall be registered. All ex-
penses for the rent of registration offices in each
parish under the provisions OF this section shall
be paid by the treasurer of each parish upon the |
OF the supervisor OF registration of the
parish, and the expenses of transportation with
ia the parish for the supervisor of registration. |
his clerks, books. stationery, etc, shall be paid
by the parish treasurer upon presentation of n I
specific account, sworn to by the supervisor Of
registration .5.E.
Sec. 70. Be it further enacted, etc.. That sixty
lays pgevions to any general election the Gov
aTnOP shall appoint one assistant superyeryisOr
Of registration for each ward In the city of New
Orleans, one for the part of the parish of Jeffer
son on the left bank of the Mississippi, and one
FOR the remaining part of the said parish on the
light bank of the Mississippi river. The term
of office of such assistant supervisors of regis
ration shall not continue beyond ten days after
any general election such assistant supervisors
shall have generally the same powers and per-
,oTm the same duties as are herein prescribed
or supervisors of registration, and shall perform
,uch other duties as are hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
officers appointed underthis act, before entering
lpon their respective duties, shall seyerally
make and subscribe an oath before Justice of
he peace or some other officer duly authorized
20 administer Oaths or affirmatiOns, that they
win perform their duties with fidelity, and will,
% the best of their ability, maintain and protect
5he rights of all qualified electors within their
respective election precincts, and will expose
m attempts and combinations that may come
% their notice to procure the fraudulent regis
ering of persons who are not qualified electors
within their respective precincts, or to procure
fraudulent vote to be poled at the succeeding
election, and they shall also each take the oath
If Office and eligibility prescribed for State Off
,ers, one copy Of said oath or affirmation shall
10 deposited in the Office of the Secretary of
state and q duplicate thereof fled in the office
II the State registrar Of voters; provided, that
10 supervisor of registration appointed under
his act and no clerk of such supervisor of regis
ration shall be eligible for any office at any
LECTION when said officers offieiate.