The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-13
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE or LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED by AurHoR1r
wEGuLAH SESSION or Iss0.
AN ACT
No. 1891

NO. l2SI AN aSI
10 provide for the appointment Of a super
vieor Of registration for the parish of Or
leans and clerka Of registration throughout
theState, and 10 fix their compensation, de-
sine their duties and powers; provide for
anew registration for the parish of Or
leans: TO provide for keeping of q registry
of legal voters; 30 define the duttes OF GER
tain officera: to preacrihe penalties for VI
Slations OF thiR act and to regulate the
manner Of registering voters throughout
the State and to provide for the appoint
ment OF special canvassers.
SEorroN /. Bet eaocted bg The General Assem-
alu of the .Stdte Of Louissdnu, That immediate
ly after the promuisatlon OF this act the Gov
ernor, by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate, shall appoint supervisor OF
registration for the parish OF Orleans for the
term of four years. who ahsll hold his office
until the month of May, 1884 and every four
years thereafter; who shall receive salary
of (S36o0l thirty-six hundred dollars per an
mum, payable monthly on hts own warrant,
out of any funds In the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated: and said supervisor
OF registration for the parish Of Orleans shall
be empowered TO appoint clerk, at
a salary not to exceed dtteen hundred
dollars per annum. payable monthly, on his
own warrant approved by the supervisor of
registration, out of any money In tho State
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and said
clerk shall discharge such duties "a may be
assigned him by the supervisor Of regtstra-
kAs
ability of the supervisor he shall act for him.
The supervisor Of registration and his clerks
appointed under the provisions OF this act
shall be bona fde'voters of the parish OF which
he or they are appointed, and shall not be
eligible 10 any elective Office, Federal, State,
parochtal or municipal, during hts term of
Office and for three months after the exptra-
tion thereof or after his resignation. If he
should resign.
SEC. .. Be IL further enacted, etc, That the
supervisor OF registration or the parish of
Orleans shall, as soon as he receives the regis
tration books, as provided for by this act,
proceed to make a new and complete registra-
tion OF the qualified voters of said parish
He shall keep his Office open all the year, from
ten o'clock In the forenoon until three o'clock
In the afternoon. Sundays and legal holidays
excepted: during the sixty days preceding a
general election the supervisor of regstra-
ton and his clerks shall keep their office open
from eight o'clock a. m. to two O'Clock p. IN .
and from four O'Clock y. NJ to seven O'CLOCK
u. m. He shall be empowered to employ
such number OF clerks for sixty
days before each general election rs
he may deem necessary; pfortded, the mum
ber shall not exceed twenty-six; and saiC
clerks shall be entitled to compensation o
not more than three dollars per day for The
time actually employed, on presenting theit
accounts sworn to by themselves and ap'
proved by the supervisor of registration tc
the State Auditor; and the warrants draw
by the Auditor for their compensation ~
aforesaid, sh all be paid out OF any money Ia
the State treasury not otherwise appropriated
The supervisor OF registration Of the parist
of Orleans shall make revision OF the regis
trafion sixty days prior TO any general elec
tion. and shall close his office ten days prio
TO any election, to prepare his books anc
make a verifcation of the same.
SEC. s. Be Il further enacted. ETC.. That i'm
mediately after the Passage OF this act th
CITY Council of the city of New Orleans shall
by ordinance, divide each ward OF the city o
New Orleans into election precincts, each o
said precincts TO be composed OF contiguous
squares, and each precinct To De so arranged
equal number OF voters, and no precinct &