St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-28

inquiries 10 to the working Of the
new registration Law, winch goes
into effect on January LIST The
law is too lengthy to publish in
full, but . synopsis Of the most i'm
portant features will suffice:
"That the applicant for reglstra-
ton shall be required, in his own
hand and without dictation or sug-
gestion from any one, provided he
be able to write. in the presence of
the supervisor of registration or
his clerks or assistants in the par
ish Of Orleans, aud ia the other
parishes throughout the State, in
the presence of the assessor or his
clerks or assistants, to fill the fol-
lowing blank form of application,
to be filed and kept in the said
offices in their respective parishes,
to-wit:
MY name is was born
in the State o., in the year
l8--, | am now--vears of age;
I have resided in this State since
18-, and in this parish since l8-;
aud in ward--of this parish
since --; and I have never
been convicted of any of the crimes
or offenses set forth in Article 1877
of the Constitution of this State
The above is ~ be signed by the
applicant.
lin the event said applicant, for
any cause, is unable to write, the
supervisor Of registration shall
read to him the printed questions,
and he may get some other person
to fill out in the presence OF the
supervisor Of registration or his as
sintants, or the assessor Or his as
sistants, said blank for him, at his
dictation, without suggestion or
any assistance whatever from the
person filling out said blank, ex-
cept writing the words OF SAID ap-
plicant. and any person SO called
on to assist said applicant who
shall alter in any manner the
answers of said applicant, or who
shall gill in said blank. any words
other than those of the said appli-
cant. or who shall suggest to said
applicant any word or words
proper to Gil in said blank, or who
shall in any manner or form what
ever render any assistance to said
applicant, except to write truly the
language and answers Of said appli-
cant in said blank, shall. on con-
vlction thereof, be punished by inn
prisonment at hard labor for not
less than one nor more than three
years.
land il it appears from the affi-
davit and evidence above provided
for that the applicant is . qualified
elect0r under the Constitution his
name shall be placed on the proper
registration books, as provided by
this act. Any register. Of voters,
supervisors Of registration, clerk or
assistant, who shall violate the pro-
VISIONS of this section shall be
deemed guilty Of felony, and on
conviction thereof shall suffer inn
prisonment at hard labor for not
less than one nor more than three
years."
The registrar or clerks Of regis
tration shall have the power to
erase names from the registration
books in the following cases
Whenever they have reason to be-
lieve that any name or names up
on the books are fraDdulently or
illegally placed thereon; when
they know Of the death or removal
OF the person registered; when the
insanity Of . person registered is
legally established; upon the pro-
duction Of . certified copy Of .
Judgment Of felony in full force
against the person registered; or
upon reliable information OF such
conviction; upon the production Of
. certified copy Of y judgment di-
rectlng the cancellation to he
made; upon the certificate of can
vassers appointed by law.
Should the register refuse 70
register any qualified elector, or il
legally erase the name Of . regis
tered voter from The books, such
elector or voter may proceed by ac-
ton IN any court Of competent
jurisdiction, without cost to plain
tiff.
The first new and complete regis
trati0n will be made after the first
day OF January. 1897, aud bien-
nially thereafter.