New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-16

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tiss 4 to feiidensss ana idsniit.. -.
II such osAes % the above / am Of
opinion that United States supervisors have
tho right to scrntinise the paper while IL
tho hands of the assistant supervisoE, for
the making Of the requisite change in the
paper and on tho book, but that. they have
not the right to take Of ask it from the
owner either before it 10 passed 70 the State
oascer, or after il is returned 70 the holder.
TO- Harrison Levis, 10. 3ssk Lb.rty strset. % :.
end ws.d, twsLts SIX years. ool"r.d asserted
wald in 1874 As.i. tsDt snl visor rsf.,rei to
dex book, but did MT fad his name. and Issued
original .ert,dcate. r.fasinx the demand Il The
uhih tat supervts0r 70 consult the original
merely cal your attention to the fact suggsst-
reIer t. t OIL Rintl registry book in oldeR that
the fact Of duplication may be noted thereon -
eaart Sas y ls" Errors may have crept into the
I an Of the opinion that the assistant
supervisor should have taken all proper
and usual means to satisfy him self "a to
the previous enrolment ut tie man in 1874.
including such examination of tho original
register "a was practicabie, and have 90 in
structed him. But allow me to suggest
that United States supervisors and State
supervisors wOu'd get along better together
if the former made fewer demanos and
moro requests. Courtesy, at least, 10 due
in all such matters, and it 10 within my
knowledge that the reverse appears to be
very generally the practice with some Of
the fret named oficials, notably in one Of
the upper wards day or two since.
II. Assistant superyi sor Bnm, second ward, 70.
fuses to permit Unit. st stes supervisor McS shon
1874.
.Unitsd States supervisors undoubtedly
have the right 70 enter challenges upoa the
registration books during Office hours, and
assistant supervisors are definitely instruct
ed to that eff,cs
10. Mr. Brim has lust informed me that he will
not allow me to ask any questions Of applicants
for listrssion. or to -ndle examine the pa.
psrs OF sncn apTTi a,,,.,,,,v
fe-Do nothing that would c,o;e The cfaoe.
second Ward.
Though not quite clear - to the right Of
United States supervisors to AK questions
Of spplicants, still it would seem to be
have NO objection to its b. ing done, pro-
vided It ia done without attempt at orow-
beating applicAnts. The question Of hand
ling papers is disposed of shove.
IL Bar; holonsw AadJox. Q nstive Of Ireland, Or.
rived In the United etstss In 1859 under eighteen
% af ~ the hs
heeu lesid nj ef thp thbd ward. citg Of hew Ut
s hi ss a q *. Ss
deuee and identisy By two cit'sens, and vac re-
:a sS.. e IN
NJ Maddox win pursue hts legal remedies. but
AN Instructed. to eau yaur attention 70 she fact
that it 70 reported that like ebssruetlo0s sEs being
thrown IN the way Of n1,nr As,d cit ssL: y .s
assistant supervisors TO 90 o. hind the judgment
Of the eou,t. = set forth tn. DatorA.asioa p:
shsn to require peoos r residence and identity.
anA claim that the pact CO Of PatttnG fnvolous
essstons c:.seTaiDs oScSes 9; my gytS yetS
koGlish language, 10 not in c0nsonalce with the
epaftf Of the law. Csn not SONS upito m rule b
made ,h'' viii ''7i''' these irritating occur
This case. tho0gh covering but one
fsasurs Of the facts certified in . certificate
Of naturalization, necessarily Involves tho
whole question Of the right of assistant
supervisors 70 question IN applicant upon
those facts In order to establish his identity
with the party to whom the certificate OF
liberalization presented was Issued. and
With that visv shall dlecuas it and rule
accordingly.
You cay I'VE challe nged the right of as
istant supervisors to 60 behind tho judg-
meut OF the court. as set forth in the natur.
! sllzstion papers," etc. In this connection
allow me to call your attention to the pro-
! visions Of section nineteen, repatriation
| law. rs follows:
SEC. ls. Be it further enacted, etc, That the re-
Iegist, alton shall each have h power to ad min
lister OAihs to aoy peitOn q Inning the light 10 b
to b Done er inquired into BY any
of sad fcers under ia acr and anv wi,lfut islse
swearing BY aay person ia Relation to any matter
or thing concerning which they Ell Ill be II terrO'
| ga ed by aJy Of sad OH ers, al be punished -
perjury.
Also to section twenty.
SEC 20 Be it further enacted. etc, That every
pei Of foreign Ii tn claiming iisht to be reg
istered shall. il sddition to the roef Of r-sdenc-.
prove THAT he has been naturaiiztd {. nforuaulJ
to the Ia We Of the United States. as evidences
TIT reo he sha produce certificate Of nsturali'
| zation urder the seal # the court in which
| nstuI al iti0n took place, Guy sttested BY tie
CLERK Of said cour', IN HI. own lr.psI hard wIit
electors of the election precinct that he 10 the
person nsmed IN Il said &c t.hcate, and the per.
answer upon oath. to the satisfaction OF the su.
pe assistant sure rvsOr of regis tratiou be
.n% he vas Don ard When and VIII. re-
he OBJ aimed the certifcatt .; from whom, and the
SAID certificate shall cot be evi. ence that the per
his answers be consist. ut with the facts certified
and tse proof Of his identity be satisfactory, to
ton; snd upon such proof beng made to the eats
faction Of the supervisor OF assistant supervisor 81
| reeistratI. n but not otherwise he sinai register
the anne Of the Claimant Oh the leGtstra lon ok
and shall stamp or wnts OIL said certificate Of
nstur alisation the word .resiste, ed" with the
number and y ecinct of the ward or pa ish, and
the date Of registry. AID add thereto mis- official
| signature.
Section twenty -four, last paragraph:
The taking aud subscribing the sffidavits re
qulred by the preceding tatt Of this section 81 ]
| not prevent the supervisors or assistant super
visions OF registration from receiving oiher evil
dence sh0wlDg that the parry sppiyng tOr regi 3
1 hav n q n II n n.
| lister. b. Themselves CT other csmpeteit aLtaor'
ity any vitlessss to prove any facts p TT neDt 70
from The evidence whether not the patty 20 az
plying u entitled to register.
And to the last CLAUSE of section twenty
seven:
And upon the ssid afidavits and proofs being
made to tho satisfaction Of the supervisor or ~.
sstant supervisor OF registration. he shall regis
ter etc. under the provsicns OF The law above re-
| ferred to.
am of the opinion that supervisors are
entitled to ask any and oil questions they
| may deem necessary to establish clearly the
| identity, and the right Of all apple ants to
| register, no matter how irrelevant they
| may seem to be; of that. they 1.-THE super
visor) are the sole judges, and not the sp.
| plicsnts.
We do not reject or Ego behind" the
require him to prove that he is the Bar.
| thOlOmew Maddox to whom the certificate
| presented was issued. and to that end We
| question him - to the facts certified, ss
one OF the means laid do wn by law, by
which 10 arrive at his identity. One OF the
facts certified in the case under considera.
| ton, is that Maddox came to this country q
| minor, and the supervisor may require him
| to prove that fact if he desires.
| It is q we'll established legal rule that .
| person "may not profit by his own fraud, y
and claim that if supervisor satisfies
himself in any way that an applicant is
seeking to perpetrate q fraud in registra'