The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-25
PUBLISHED By REQUEST.
No. A55.
Am Act

Am Act
To provide for the revision and correction of the
lists OF registered voters of the State; the ap
pointment of the various officers therefor, and
to prescribe the duties, powers and cOmpensa-
tIon or the same; to prescribe certain duties
| Tor the sections OF the cemeteries of New Or.
leans; to prescribe certain penalties for the
violation Of this law, and to provide for q new
registration OF the qualified voters of the State
Section !. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State of Louis
lana i'll General Assembly convened, That the
| Governor, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall, upon the passage of>ths act
ana ana every y two years thereafter, appoint per
who shall hold his Office for two years from The
date OF his appointment.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted etc. That the
said State registrar of voters, before entering
upon the duties of his office, shall take and sub
scribe to the oath required for State offers and
give bond, with good and solvent security, to
the Governor OF the State, in the sum of ten
thousand dollars, for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office.
Sec. 8. 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 ~chicf clerk, who
shall i'll the absence or disability to perform his
duties of the State registrar of voters, exercise
all his functions aud discharge all his duties for
the time being, and shall receive salary of tif-
teen hundred dollars per annum, payable month
Iy 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
sistant clerk who shall receive a compensation
OF twelve hmdreddollars per annUm, payable
monthly upon his own warrant approved by the
State registrar of voters.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
state registrar OF voters shall keep his office open
every day i'll the year, Sundays and legal hOli-
days excepted until further provided The
State registrar of voters shall with the approval
or the Governor, rent suitable office in the city
of New Orleans, at rate not to exceed one hun
and 9iffV dollars II.
~ 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 i'll the city of New Or
leans as may be necessary for the registration
of the qualified voters of the parish of Orleans
of which he shall give due notice to the Admin
lstratOr OF Public Accounts of the city of New
Orleans; all accounts for rents herein provided
for shall be made i'll detail, giving the time oc-
cupled and the amount of rent per month, which
account shall be certified under oath by the
State registrar Of voters 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. 5. Betitfurther 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 a list of the names, ages and
late residences of all males over twenty-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 a fine of
seventy-ftvc 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. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That it
shall be tile 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. Z. Be it further enacted, etc. That 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 papers, sta
tiOnery, etc, as may be necessary to enable the
supervisors Of registration to properly perform
their duties i'll conducting the registration and
elections in proper and uniform manner: all
accounts for books, blanks, stationery, etc, so
shall be paid upon presentation of the
warrant of the State registrar of voters apDroy-
ed by the Governor, out of such specific apprO-
priatiOn as may be made therefor. by the State
treasurer.
Sec. 8. Belt further enacted, etc. That it shall
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
submit to the General Assembly each year, with
in ten days after the commencement of its ses-
sion, a full and detailed report of the work of
regfstTatiOnfOr the past year, showing the num-
ber 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 A AssemhlV. and tO this |
end it shall be the duty of all supervisors and
assistant supervisors of registration to make |
and furnish to the State registrar of voters such
reports, returns and statistical information as
he may deem necessary and require from them, |
and they shall not receive any compensation |
until they shall have complied with the prOvis- |
ions of this section.
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 i'll the GUS
ody of said clerk he shall he responsible for their
safe keeping, and shall not permit the name of |
any person to be added to or erased from, the |
lists of said registered voters, under penalty |
IF FIVE hundred dollars for each offense, recov-
,rahle before any court Of competent jurisdic-
5iOn, one-haf to go to the inforner, and the |
1tleP half to the school fund of the parish.
Sec 10. Be it further enacted. etc, That the |
Governor shall, within two months previous to |
any general election, appoint in each parish of |
jhe State except the parish of Orleans, one SUI
Dervisor of registration, who shall hold his office
or one year from the date of his appointment. |
The clerk of the court shall deliver to such SUI
lervis0r of registration the books received by |
him from the last supervisor of registration.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That it |
hall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ion of each of the parishes OF the State appoint
ID as aforesaid to cause to be registered every
qualified electOr i'll their respective parishes |
Without expense to the elector, Said supervi- |
Iers are hereby authorized and required to 90
rom place to place, besides keeping the neces-
Iary offices and to render every facility to the |
qualified electors, and to take care that all who
ire qualified to vote shall be registered All ey-
lenses for the rent of registration offices in each
parish under the provisions of this section shall
,e paid by the treasurer of each parish upon the |
warrant of the supervisor Of registration Of the
Iarish, and the expenses of transportation with
n the parish for the supervisor OF registration,
lis clerks, books, stationery etc, shall be paid
,y the parish treasurer upon presentation of
pecifie account, sworn to by the supervisor of
egistration. ..M...s..5
Sec. u. Be it further enacted, etc. That sixty
lays previous to any general election the Gov
TIlor shall appoint one assistant superVervisOr
II registration for each ward IN the city of New
orleans, one for the part of the parish of Jeffer
on on the left bank of the Mississippi, and one
or the remaining part of the said parish on the
light bank of the Mississippi river. The term
Il office of such assistant supervisors of regis
ration shall not continue beyond ten days after
my general election. Such assistant supervisors
hall have generally the same powers and per-
Orm the same dntiesas are herein prescribed
or supervisors of registration and shall perform
uch other duties as are hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 49, Be 1t further enacted, etc. That the
If1eers appointed under this act. before entering
lpOn their respective duties, shall severaly
make and subscribe all oath before a justice of
ne D6dGS OF SOLIlt OILef ultICSF auLIDElNeh
o administer oaths or affirInations, that they
will perform their duties with fidelity, and will,
o the best of their ability, maintain and protect
he rights of all qualified electors, within their
espective election precincts, and will expose |
III attempts and combinations that may come
o their notice to procure the fraudulent regis
erfng OF persons who are not qualified electors
within their respective precincts, or to procure
fraudulent vote to be p0lled at the succeeding
lection and they shall also each take the oath
# office and eligibility prescribed for State Off
els one copy of said oath or affirmation shall
,e deposited in the office OF the Secretary of
tate and a duplicate thereof fled in the office