The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-11
Laws of she state Of LOuisiana.
PUBLISHED By REQUEST.
No. a55.
Am Act

Am Act
c To provide for the revision and correction of Ii
lists of registered voters of the State the Al
pOlntment of the various officers therefor, an
to prescribe the duties. powers and cOmpens;
# tlon OF the same to prescribe certain dutit
Tor the sections OF the cemeteries of New o.
leans; TO prescribe certain penalties for tn
f violation of this law, and to provide for ne0
registration OF the qualified voters of the Stat'
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate an
House OF Representatives of the State of Louis
: lana III General Assembly convened, That th
Governor, by and with the advice and cOllse1l
. OF the Senate shall, upon the passage of this ac
ana every two years thereafter, appoint a pei
son to be known as State registrar of voters
who shall hold his office for two years from iii
date Of his appointment.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That til
SAID state registrar OF voters, before enteFin
upon the duties of his office, shall take and sui
scribe to the oath required for State offers, an
give bond, with good and solvent security, t
the Governor Of the State, in the sum of tel
thousand dollars, for the faithful performance
Of the duties of his office.
Sec g. Be II further enacted. etc, That th
salary OF the State registrar of voters shall b
three thousand dollars per annum, payabl
monthly out of the State treasury upon his owl
warrant. He shall have one chief clerk. VIII,
shall, in the absence or disability to perform hi
duties of the State registrar of voters, exercise
all his functions and discharge all his duties fO
the time being, and shall receive n 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
me 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.
See. +. 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. Tho
State registrar of voters shall, with the approval
OF the Governor, rent a suitable office in the city
of New Orleans, at q rate not to exceed one hun.
dred and tfty dollars per month, payable month
| ~ 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 us 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 in detail, giving the time Oc-
| cupied and the amount of rent per month, which
| account snail 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. Be itfurther enacted etc, That it shall
| be the duty OF the sexton of each cemetery of
the parish OF Orleans to deliver, 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-
spectlve cemeteries during the preceding month
and in the event of any such sexton falling or
neglecting so to do he shall be liable to a fine of
seventy-iVe 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 falling to comply with the provisions of
this section.
Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted. etc, That it
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 i'll the manner hereinafter es-
taDlished to nave 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 papers, sta
tionery, etc., as may be necessary to enable the
supervisors OF registration to prOperlY perform
their duties in conducting the registration and
elections IN a 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 aDprOy-
ed by the Governor, out of such specific apDro-
priatiOn as may be made therefor, by the State
treasurer.
Sec. 8. Beitfurther 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, q 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 i'll
formation of the General Assembly, 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 sich
reports, returns and statistical information az |
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.
Sec. o. 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 shah
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
tofiy of said clerk he shall be 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
of five hundreddol1ars for each 0ffense, recOv-
cradle before any court of competent jurisdie-
ton. one-half to 60 to the inf0rner, and the
other half to the school fund of the parish. T
Sec; 10. Be it further enacted. etc, That the
Governor shall, within two months previous to
the State except the parish of Orleans one sll-
pervisOF 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 SUI
peryisor of registration the books received by
him from the last supervisor of registration.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That it |
shall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ton of each of the parishes of hesitate appoint
cd as aforesaid to cause to he 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 neeesr
saFy 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 eK-
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
warrant OF the supervisor of registration of the
parish, and the expenses Of transportation with
n the parish for the supervisor of registration.
his clerks books, stationery, etc., shall be paid
BY the parish treasurer upon presentation of q
specific account, sworn to by the supervisor of
registration. ....a ..z Id. s. .... f-...-
Sec IL. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., THAT sixty
lays previous to any general election the Gov
sInar SHAH appoint one assistant supeFvervis0r
lf 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
0r the remaining part of the said parish on the
light bank of the Mississippi river. The term
If office OF such assistant supervisors of regis
ration shall not continue beyond ten days after I
any general election Such assistant supervisors i
!hall have generally the same powers and per, q
Orm the same duties as are herein prescribed
or supervisors OF registration, and shall perform
uch other duties as are hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
Jicers appointed under this act, before entering
lpOn their respective duties, shall seyerally 1
make aud subscribe an oath before justice of
he peace or some other officer Only authorized
10 administer Oaths or affrnlatiQns, that they 1
will perform their duties with fidelity, and wifi,
10 the best of their ability maintain and protect
he rights of all qualified electors within their
'espeetiye election precincts, and VIII expose
LII attempts and combinations that may come
10 their notice to procure the fraudulent regis
ering of persons who are not qualified electors
within their respective precincts, or to procure
,lecti0n, and they shall also each take the oath
II office and eligibility prescribed for state Off
,ers. one copy OF said oath or affirmation shall
pe deposited in the office of the Secretary of !
rot md "a lcd In fE.a |