The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-05-02

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administered by the assessor. registrar pr
| alark IL registration! "I--. do sulemnly
swear. tof affirm, AZ The tase may hel that hv
| the time for holding the next election In this
| parish.1 will be at least twenty-Une years of
ase: | was born tor naturalized, as The ease
| may BEL IN the United States. anil am subject
tp the jurisdiction thereof, and by the time for
The holding of tie next election, will have
been n resident Of this State fer at least oie
year, and Of this parish for at least ten days,
and ! am mot 1isflanchised for any vt the
causes mentioned IN article nlhety-nnte, of
The constitution of this State. The taking
Of his affidavit shall he prtma fo'te evidence OF
| the right Of the voter tn be Registered, but the
registrar. clerk uf registration, or assessor,
may examine witnesses and receive other cyl
dnnre to prove that the voter is not ehtitlai ~
he Registered; progntded, that the provisions
| Of this section shall not he construed sn as IT,
deprive the nlnrtrt vi his right by writ ut
uanda,nus Il, compel the assesFot, registrar,
or clerk Of registration 10 register him as a
legal voter Any person who shall swear
falsely to the foregoing affidavit shall, on con-
| yirtiun. hn deemed guilty of perjury, and shall
be punished as prescribed bv law for said
| crime.
sHs. ao Be It further pnaeted, etc, Thnt 1t
shal he thu duty of the assessor, registrar
III clerk 81 registration in each parish. and
each ward uf The city Of New Orleans, to re-
rurd Iii the buok furnished him pursuant ~
| the provisions of section three ot this get, the
following particulars ard IN the following
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cate. name, agp, nativity. Residence color,
,pn,tnation waid pt election district or pre-
rinnt as the ease ttiay be, city or town, length
/ of residence Iii parish and State, whether ma
tive born OF nattitalizea. II natntalizctl, when,
where and how. with the signature or mark
III tho y,,tpr. over which ehpll he written OF
printed the affidavit required by section nine
| teen of this att; and IN the event of the voter
| tnakiun Ills mark. the assnssDt, registrar ~
clerk of registration shall attest It. In all
, THE marshes, except Orleans, the entry pro-
| si,ltti FOR above shall be made in the same
manner and IN The same order except the
| number uf the certificate of regtstrnttoh. aiti
| nn certificate uf registration shall he iasuhd
| nr required na u part uf the nyitlenre uf the
alprtoi's right to vote In any parish except
Orleans.
Epr. a. BE il further enaeted, etc. THAT The
asseestr shall not open his office Oh any hoht
W water craft aud during sixty days before
thc general election shall not 90 Il, unusual
places iiidet the ptetences of aiiprdihg. op-
rprtunite for voters to register. but shall ~
main at each appointed place during the full
period haine,l III his puhlr notice, anl shall
not attend places to register voters .ot which
he has not given notiee as required by this
act, and ailv assessor violating this prnyis-
ion. or wilfplly refusing tn open his oilien At
er near each polling place In his parish shall,
on conviction he deemed guilty of a iiis,le-
meanor; and shall be punished by fine and
Imprisonment at the discretion pf The court.
SHt A. BE Il further et,urted etr., That the
nsseasuf. registrar or clerk OF registration
tf each parish shall, within ten days next
preceding 4 general election, strike from The
registration the names Of all voters who may
have died, left the parish ut ftotn any cause
, become ineligible az electors rrnttdeh, that
the name of no voter shall I've stricken from
| the lists Of registration IN any parish who has
, left said parish within ten days uf the time
for holding the election so that The eeetor
shall not lose his right to vote In one parish
before he has acquired 1T In another The
- ris,tt 3i.ttt
shall not place upon the poll lists which he is
required hy law to furnish fer the
use Of the commissioner Of election,
any name which has been stricken flUuh the
registration books. as above provided for
aud any assessor. registrar ~ clerk of regis
who shall knowingly and illegally erase the
name " any voter who is legally entitled ~
on conviction, be deemed guilty of a n,sde-
meanor. and he punished by fine and imrris-
eminent, at The discretion of The court.
SEc %. Be it further eiacted. etc, That II
shall le the duty IF the assessor. registrar, III
clerk Of registration. in each parish to have
completed. and on saturday preceding
tho election to deliver to the sheriff or prppe,
returning officer of each parrish 2 list Of all
the Registered voters IN each precinct OF naio-
ehial or municipal subdivision ot II city or
parish. nadc pursuant TO the election laws ef
thia State There shall be one let for each of
said subdivisions or precinct, and only the
names uf voters who are entitled, by virtue vi
their actual residence In said precinct, to vote
;ts the polling place therein, shall he
IAaeed on said list. The lsts shall
he in alphabetical order, and in enter
ing each name the following particulars
shall bo observed; number on registration
book full name. age occupation. color ma
tivity. and length nf residence iii the parish,
ward and precinct and II in All Incorporated
city or town, the name Of such place with the
ward. district or precinct of such residence.
tion who shall wilfully refuse or neglect 10
furnish said lst for eaeh polling place In his
parish OF ward, shall be deemed guilty Of I,
misaemeanor. and on conviction thereof shall
he punished by u fine and imprisonment. at
tho discretion Of the court.
SEC a. Re IL further enacted. etc, That tho
assessur. registrar or clerk of iegistta-
iion shall keep an index book, IN which they
: shall record the name, with the number ol
} each electof. Registered in their respective
parishes. and the page Of tho book Of regis
, tration on which the same may he found
They shall also keep II book In which they
shall record the names of all persons refused
registration by them. and thc reasons for
such refusal. No person shalt hn entitled tt
registration who has boon convicted of tlea-
son. perjury. forgery. bribery or other crime
punishable hy imprisonment in the peniten
tiary. OF who Ia under intcrslietion.
SEC. 25. BE IL further enacted etc. That any
asaesanr registrar OF clerk Of registration
who shall wilfnlly and knowingly refuse toipg
lister any person legally entitled to regiatra
ton under the provisions Of this act shall h'
deemed guilty of misdemea'ior and on con
vieiion shall he punished by II tne not tp cS
cetl five hundred dollars and hy inptaon
, meut in the Parish Prison for a torm ho
exceeding two years.
Sec. 90. BE ii further enacted etc. That tht
books for poll listss and the stationery ncces
sarv to carry on the registration, and the nee
( css;sry expenses for office rent incurred by th'
, assessors. registrars and clerks on account .
{ which the registration Is carried on; pforided
4 that before the same can be collected the as
. SCISSOR or registrar shall furnish the .presidX
1 of the police jury. or in New Orleans tn
y Mayor of the city. sworn statement OF th'
4 expense actually and necessarily incurred.
0 SEC. n. Be IL further enacted etc, That any
: person who shall purchase, or otherwise Obtain
/ from any other person. n certificate OF regis
Il tration in order TO prevent said person from
voting, or to use II illegally, or to have it uset
II illegally, shall dc deemed guilty of a misde