The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-13

contain more than five hundred Registered
voters, as shown by the next preceding regis
tration; no ward to have less, under any CTR
cumetances, than two precincts; and said
City Council shall cause the same diviaion to
be made, II necessary, or required by the
supervisor Of registration, ak monthe prior
to any general election thereafter, 30 as to
conform with the provisions of thls section.
SEQ. 4. Be 10 further enacted. etc. That the
books of registration In the parish OF Orleans
shall coneist of and be known by the follow
ing namee One precinct regieter for each
precinct, one certificate etub book for each
precinct, one index or poll book for each pre-
cinct. one duplicate certificate stub box for
each ward, one general index for each ward.
SEC 3. BE IL further enacted etc, That the
precinct register shall show aud tain the
date OF registration. number OF certificate OF
registration. name OF voter. residence. age.
color. occupation, where born. name Of house,
holder. time Of residence In the State, parish
and ward oath of registration remarks, The
applicant for registration shall sign the oath
OF registration. and In case the applicant can
not write he shall make his mark.
SEQ. G. BE IL further enacted. etc, That ap-
plicants for registration shall be required tn
subscribe TO the following oath OF reEtstra-
ton: ! do solemnly swear. or affirm, That by
the time of holding the next election In thiR
parish will be at least twenty-one years OF
age; | was born, naturalized or declared my
Intentions TO become n citizen OF the United
States (as the case may bel. and am subject to
the jurisdiction thereof. aud by the time for
holding Of the next election, / will have been
a resident of this State for at least one year.
and Of this parish for Mt least ak months.
and of the ward which / now claim to be-
registered. for at least thirty days. and | am
not disfranchised for any causes mentioned
In article 1877 of the constitution of this State
SEC. 7. BE IL further enacted. etc. That the
precinct certificate stub books shall contain
certificates OF registration, which. shall be
numbered, the name of the applicant Tor
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thereof by the clerk or supervisor OF registra-
tion; the certificate of registration shall have
printed thereon the number OF certificate
10 correspond with the stub; the number OF
the ward and precinct shall also be printed on
the certificate of registration. which the ap-
plicant shall Sign, and TX unable to sign shall
atfix his mark. and the clerk or supervisor of
registration Issuing said certificate shall afiix
his signature to the same.
SEQ 8, BE u further enacted etc. That du-
plicate certificates of registration shall be is-
! sued to persons whose original certificates
have been lost or destroyed, after subscribing
to the following oath: II do solemnly swear
or affirm. that / have been duly r. gistered,
and my original certificate of registration has
| been lost or destroyed. So help me- God
Said oath shall be printed on the back of said
duplicate certificate OF registration; the du-
plicate shall bear the same number as the
original, and In other respects shall be the
same, except that they shall be printed on
paper OF different color, and the word "du-
pltcste" shall be printed thereon: tn clerk
or supervisor OF registration issuing the same
shall mark the letter ID In red Ink to the left
of the original number on the precinct regis
| ter. de shall also mark the letter ID In red
| Ink on the original sheet also. the letter d
shall be marked in It's proper place in the
precinct index or poll book, and also on gen.
eral index book.
SEC g. Be ii further enacted etc, That the
precinct, poll or index book shalt contain the
name OF every voter who has registered for
the precinct it represents, and who has been
ouly registered and qualiie as au elector OF
the precinct in which ne resides said precinct
index shall be arranged In columns so as tc
contain the number OF certificate, name o
voter, name of householder, residence, age
color, where born, and rema' Ks.
SEC 10 Be it faa-ther enacted etc, That
the supervisor of registration OF the parish OF
Orleans shall procure one poll list hook FOL
each precinct in the city of New Orleans
which shall be numbered from one to ths
number of registered voters. and shall have
printed on thu first page the following oath
which shall be taken and subscribed To by th.
commissioners and clerks of election, to wit
i, --, do solemly swear that Will per-