New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-04
No. =
AN ACT
Secretary of State.

10 revive, aUIcOO anu re enact sections ont
and two Of act number nineteen OF one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
three, entitled an act to amend section.
seven, eight and serenity OF an act entitled
"an act TO regulate the conduct and main
tam the freedom ard purity OF elections
etc.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the Senate
and House Ut Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section one Of act number nineteen of
ono thousand eight hundred and seventy
three, entitled an act to amend sections
seven. eight and seventy of an act entitled
IAN act to regulate the conducta and maintain
the freedom and purity OF elections" etc.
be and the same 10 hereby revived, amended
and re-eDacted go as to read as follows:
That section seven of act number ninety
eight OF the session OF one thousand eight
hundred and beventy-two, approved Noveln.
Der twentieth, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy two, be and is hereby amended
and re-enacteu SO as to read as follows:
That each parish in the State, except tho
parish OF Orleans, is fixed az an election
precinct. The superior Of registration for
each parish, except the parish OF Orleans,
shall direct what number of polls shall be
established in each precinct; shall fix the
place for holding the election, and appoint
commissioner OF election for each Doll or
voting place.
IF, r the parish of Orleans each ward in
the city Of New Orleans shall constitute an
election precinct, and the assistant SUPER.
visor OF registration for each ward shall
direct what humble of polls shall be estab-
lished III the ward; fix the places for hold
ing the election, and appoint commissioners
Of election for each poll or voting place:
provided, that there shall be at least one
voting precinct for every parish, except tho
D2fiSh nj (1r!Aara TOR AaHh Just;pn .f .h.
peace ward"
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted. etc. That
section two Of said act No. 10 of 1874, be-
revived, amended and re-enacted SO Us to
read as follows: That the election at each
poll or voting place shall lie presided over
ny three commissioners of election, resi-.
denis of the parish for at least twelve |
mouths next preceding the day OF election, |
who shall be selected from different politi |
cal parties, and he of good standing in the |
party to which they belong, and who shall, !
before entering upon the discharge of their
duties, take and subscribe the oath pre-
scrlbed for State officers. Shonld only one
OF the commissioners appointed be present
at the hour for opening the poll, he shall
another, and both together shall
appoint o third. ard the commissioners SO
appointed shall take the oath and perform
all the duties CT commissioners of election !
IN the same manner as If they had been
appointed as provided FOR regular appoint
nent OF commissioners bv this act. ANY
Dne of the commissioners shall be author.
zed. to administer the oath to the other
commissioners; provided, that all commits
OF election shall be paid five dollars
Ier day by the parish OR city 10 which they
'erve; provided further, that no commits
ioDer of election shall be paid for more
han five days service"
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted, etc. That
IA Laws OF parts of laws in conflict with
Lis act be, and the same are hereby re
'eaied, and this act shall take effect from
after its passage.
tSisned, CHARLES W. LOWELL.
,peaker OF the House of Representatives.
~(Signed) c. c. ANTOINE,
Governor and President OF the
Senate. ,
Received in the Senate Monday. January J
1919, and on Wednesday, February 81, !,
the Senate proceeded, pursuant to the /
of the constitution OF the State, d
} reconsider the bill to be entitled an act {
} revive, amend and re-enaer st ctious one =
Id two of act No. 10 Of 1873, entitled an 4
CT to amend sections seven, eight and I
eventy OF an act entitled IAN act to repu- !
tie the conduct and maintain the freedom !,
purity Of elections which was re-. I
to the Senate by his excellency the /
o'trHor. Win MS objections, and Ii was -
solved that the bill do pass, two-thirds of )
i the members present in the Senate o
avlng agreed to pass the same. I
t>ignedl Z. E. BECHTEL, a
Secretary Of the Senate. O.
in the House Of Representatives n \
%, 1875, and on Tuesday, March u ID
1873, the House of Representatives. ia
pursuant to the provisions
the constitution of the State, to
consider the bill to be entitled an
t TO revive, amend and re.eraet sec.
ms one and two Of act No. - of 1873, en-. ~
led IAN act to amend sections seven. eight .
d seventy OF an act entitled an act to =
gulate the conduct and maintain the Il
and purity of elections, etc. which 81
is returned to the Senate by his excel 10
the Governor with his objections. and N,
resolved that the bill do pass, two. ell
.rds of all the members present in the N
use OF Representatives haviug0greed to De-
Sc the SAM "l
SiSned) WILLIAM NIGERS, at.
let Cle,k OF the House OF Representa-. so
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true couv: bel
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Secretary of Stata lee