The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-08-28

ever there shall be a vacancy in the office of anv
supervisor OF registration or assistant super
VISOR OF registration. from death, removal fail
tfc or refusal to qualify or serve, absence res
lgnation or other cause the Governor shall flI
such vacancy by appointment, or he may des
lgnate some parish officer to discharge the du-
Ties OF such supervisor or assistant supervisor
Tor the time being, and such officer shalt receive
| the same compensation and have the same pow
efs ana duties, and be subject to the same pen
altles as are prescribed for supervisor of regis
! tratlon OF assistant supervisor of registration
! as the case may be-
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That if any
| person upon any false representation, or by the
| production Of any forged, false or spurious ma
! turaZat1On certificate, or upon any such GER
! thcate not duly issued according to the acts of
congress; shall cause his name to be placed, OF
! shall attempt to have his maine placed upon any
book OF registration for election purposes, or
upon any list Of qualified electors, authorized or
required to be made by any law of this State or
| shall vote or attempt to vote at any election,
every such person on conviction thereof shall be
adiudged guilty of a mistlemeanor, and shall bo
sentenced to Imprisonment in the parish prison
| for term of not less than twelve months and
every person who shall aid or abet any other
person d IN such false representat9n mt or attempt
OF a nlisdemeanor and suffer a like penalty.
Sec. 38. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That if any
person shall fraudulently alter, add to, deface
or destroy any list of voters, made out or posted
as directed by this act, or any book of registrn-
ton, or tear down any poster or notice, re
move the same from the place where it has been
fixed or deposited, for any improper purpose,
the person so offending shall be deemed guilty
OF a miSdemGanOr, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars, and
by Imprisonment for not moro than twelve nor
less than three months, at the discretion of tho
court
Sec. 49, Be it further enacted, etc. That it
shall he the duty of the supervisors of registra-
ton III every parish of this State to appoint one
or more suitable persons to attend at each poll
or voting place, precinct who shall have the
power of cOnstabes during the time of election.
and of counting the ballots cast, and whose duty
it shall be to convey the box to receive the votes
to the place of holding the election, and to de
liver the same to the commissioners OF election,
and to attend the commissioners of election dur
ing the whole time of holding the election, and
obey all legal orders Of such commissioners in
keeping order at or near the polls, suppressng
riots or disorder of any kind and to make all
such arrests as may be lawfully ordered by said
commissioners any person who shall resist or
oppose such persons i'll the discharge of their
said duties, upon conviction thereof shall be
dollars, and by imprisonment for not less than
three months. That the person appointed as
cOnstables under the provisions of this section
shall be entitled to and receive as compensation
in full for such services the sum of five dollars
per day fOP a time not exceeding three days, to
be paid by the parish i'll the same manner, and
upon the same vouchers as is prescribed for the
payment of the clerks of supervisors or assistant
of registration of the parish:
Sec 40. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
State registrar of voters shall cause new and
complete registration to be made i'll every parish
and precinct in the State prior to the next gen
eral election, and shall cause Il new and com
plete set of books to be furnished throughout the
State prior to the general election to be held in
November, 1874, and all persons are hereby pro
hibitcd from voting throughout this State upon
any certificate of registration issued prior to the
year 1874
See. Al. Be it further enacted, etc, That all
laws or parts of laws contrary to OOr inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, and all laws OH
the same subject matter be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
(Signcdl CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl c. c. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved July "a, 1874.
(Signcd) WILLIAM ?. KELLOGG,
Governor of the state of louisiana
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State,