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

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| New Orleans. september IA. ls76.
1ea. = 4 DsrhA ChailAaa Committee On Reggie
e. ION sod a'soeisn q - nsnseratae'CsassE'
vaove fAgty;sl p. y III -tsI.' .Et
0s1-Isw il receipt Of sumerous com
m1nicattone II various dates from you,
| sabnitttng fox my opinion slndry questions
tration since tue Registrations va opened in
tbe city on the twanty eighth ultimo. and
y uoas Of which you ask that ] give such
tnatructions . tho several assistant super
vts0sU ct reGistrAtion upon the points cub
mitted % will put an end to cOntroversy,
and will serve as general rule for Ill par
ties eooeernea, ssd DO productive Of such
- viii be fair and just TO both political
parties. Sume of the points ut iesue AN
willing 70 mako general rulings upon that
will govern al similar cases arising here.
after. Others, which cover epecial cases
only, wieh TO rule upon for the particular
casea presented; and to avoid misc0nsts No.
ton will divide the points submitted into
general and Especial, and make rulings
aeeordisgiy. ~. !, .....
I I. Hnils Dslssstss, white, hvss 1t No n Hancock
and raisoa IN Sew OFiesns; iek new Orlests Tho
q sas y e or
e returned 70 =: bono IL e. Oh sss r ~
sas snS swsS. s.i1ss &. home ana ssd. nee &C.
bege was Esg1ss red hsrs In ls79 Refused reg stfa
iioc. 10 he easitlsa = the saAsi
In this case the foot that Delseries was
- l. ~S> e. .~SA> A.
years, and thst no. had permanent employ.
ment there gsve him citiseuship In Ms
souri,, whether be claimed or exercised his
right or not, and necessitatss the feacQuire-
ment Of the residence Of one year In this
State, laid down BY our constitution ana
lava, before he can again exercise the right
10 vese here. By his own statement ho he's
6esa only little over foor months In this
Slate oiAce his return, ond am clearly OF
the opinioa that he 10 not eAtstled to vote ae
this election.
4 Ninth ~ara-John Hurley sge tweaty.fSur
yesrs, bern in Aew Oxlk ana
Wss refused registration on tho ground
that he had resided ont Of the State for the
last six years. e --.. "A
IL. Hurley ~ sesidsd in this city since
/ February, has never voted before, and de-
stes 70 b resistered. - 80, q
lures to that OF Deliveries, end the Same
ruling spplies, and will be adhered to In
the c1sel q ~ parties n no have not had .
t1e1 residence, % some time, Of ono year
Il least, III tho State and parish, which they
haye NOT. susreadsred. - Ia the hrss easss.
noticed above. ~ 3 ~ ~. rs.
WAils % this subject Let ne odd some
quite generally believed. may, il citizens Of
he Uniesd SsaheA1 vste fer the presidential
eleetoss 1t any port In the United Ssetes
whore they nay b On the day OF election.
This position u net eofsect,, the elective
franchioe bei0g govegned IN each State BY
Stnte statutes, ard 10 psrsOn may vote es
all, unlets quali1ed upder the laws Of such
State. II. Whitaker presented such .
:. Governor Hahn. en- you have > 1nifc.n rule
moved from other wards. have lost their reAietrs.
don psp ard asnscS ys:ss.t,sp, :, See Il it
sss q &: :Ss rs:s ee @ sb.s tie
::,s IL q
| b the Unit States sUpeEyisor Of sne wax9
eestiae,ts s.sa. S y the :1pss:0r o. .S st1s
smp stats tie net exhibited On the original leg
| isnstion peper.
Inolosed you viii find copy sf Tie blank
| form furnished to oil assistant super
VISOR: f 2 ;:sne in the Cases r'isrrsd TO-
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OFFICE ASSISTANT supsnvuoR OF REGISTRATION. /
| 70 the Assistant Supervisor Of Resistratiop, -
Ward, New O'lesn
Sn-I hereby cert ~ thst - was registered
| uos -. rssidcnce y. on the - day Of =
ls7A Native Of -, nssuradzed.
,. Tn: n ne 70 @hsr h. saas
| ave removed aud have erssed hin namo IRON
the original register and index books Of thi, ward
Assistant supsrvissr Of Resistrstisn-
L. In case party applies in the tenth ward 70,
registration who has formerly resided In the mrs,
ward, but has lost nis payers, aud sppiss to the
supervisor Of rsaistraticn Of the nrst ward for
| cefrhca'e to the If ct that he was reg,st rec
voter IN the first ware, and gets II, cen the urtted
sta es supervisor require the .upe, y.or IF ~gis
tranon to erase he name OF the party then and
ne, ,,sa' to fer tho s'.'D's until '''''''''' pc
| Assistant supervisors are specially in
| strueted, Whenever they issue the certificate
referred to above, to Immediately erase thu
| name, etc., Of the party to whom issued
from the original register and index books
indorse \ NATURALIZATION pape,s words e .thi'
eject; 3. gi,tred snch anu such date: signed
Section twenty, registration act, Last thre<
lines, eimpefatively Fequlree tho aesfstan,
supervisor 70 make such IN indorsement
| upon the naturalization paper OF the appli
| can't, and, 70 avoid defacing the paper, u
mako the endorsement upon the back o.
such document
6. Parties applying for re&istr1t icn in the fftl
| ward, claiming to have held apers in other wa
In 1874. u to have 10 the saD,e arc not reqnlret
BY the Stete superviser to provide any evlds nce
| the fsst ether than their cath.
The assistant supervisor is In error, and
| should observe the rule of requiring the
| presentation of the certificate Of 1874 fol
| destruction. or the certificate like the one
| inclosed. marked IA" referred to above
| There il . similar complaint from the fit
| teenth ward, and will take measures to
| Obviate . recurrence of them.
in 1874 upon his Daturs izatitn papers. which he
Il bad in possession. snd slnce then has lost hi
ns,n.al,sa,iSn pape-s, but hos HE oertfcste Q
| registration In 1874 changes residence ard ths
| State supervisor demands his naturalization
| papsrs. Q0sr.:
10 registration paper of 1874 prima facie evi
Fouyteenth wArd-Wiliam Thiel. natursli1ed
citizen registered IN the fourteenth ward in 1874
| ohsngeI residence within tho ward, and applied
| Tho sssistsnt supervissr demanded his natural
izstion papers, and refused to note change Of resi
| dence until naturalfz stion papers presented.
The general rule has been in this class Of
cases to require the production OF tho nat
| uraIizatiOn certificate 40 one evidence OF
identity with the person registered in 1874
| and the rule will be adhered to in ell cases
| when the document 10 within reach, but the
registration certificate Of 1874 IL prims
facie evidence Of the right Of such party t.
register or have residence changed, aud will
be accepted as sufficient upon the applicant
making affidavit to the lol & of his certihcat
| of NATURALIZATION; 1t NO reasonable doubt Of
the rightful ownership of the papers exist
in the mind of the Off ser in charge of regis
| fratiOn.