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THE NEW REGISTRATION LAW

THE NEW REGISTRATION LAW
| The Clarion has received many in
qalrles us to the working Ct The new
registration law, which goes into eff.
feet January 1st. The law is too leny-
thy to publish in full. but a synopsi.
of the most important features will
suffice.
That the applicant for registrat on
shall be required, III his own hand and
| without dictdrion or suggestion from
any one, provided lie be able to write,
in the presence of the supervisors OF
| registration or his clerks or assistants,
in .he parish of Orleans, and in the
| other parishes throughout the State,
In the presence Of the assessor or his
| clerks or assistants to fill tile following
blank form of application. to be filed
aud k.pt in the said offices III their
respective parishes to wit:
Ny uame is-, VAS born in
the State of--, in the year IS,
am now--years of age have re
sided IN this State since IS. and this
parish since 1S-, and in ward
"fsthis parish since; and have
never neen convicted of any of the
crimes or affenses set forth in Article
1S7 Of the Constitution of this State.
The abnve is to be signed by the
appicant)
SIN the event said applicant, for
any cause. is unable to write, the su
PervlsDr Of registration shall read to
iilT the printed qaestions, aud he may
get some other person tn fill out in the
presence nf the supervisor of registra-
ton or his ASSISTANTS, or the assessor or
his assistants, said blanks for him, at
his dictation, without suggestion or
any assistance whatever from the per-
son filling out the said blank except
writln. the words of said applicant t
and any person So called on to assist
said applicant who shall alter in any
manner the answers of said applicant,
Or who shall fill in said blank any
words other than those of the said ap-
pi,cant, or who shall suggest to said
applicant any word or words proper
to ill III said blank, or who shall in
any manner or form whatever render
any assistance to said applicant. ex-
cept to write truly the language and
answers of said applicant in said
blank, shall on conviction therof. De
punls he'd by Imprisonment at hard
labor for not less than one nor more
than three years.
'.Ahd If it appears from the affida-
vit and evidence above provided for
that the applicant is qualified elec-
tor under the Constitution his name
shall be placed on the proper regis
tration books, rs provided by this act.
Any register of voters, supervisor of
registration, clerk or assistant, who
shall violate the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a
felony, and on conviction thereof shall
be imprisoned at hard labor for not
less than one nor more than three
years"
The registrar or clerks of registra-
ton have the power to erase names
from the registration books in the
following cases Wherever they have
reasons TO believe that any name or
names on tine registration books are
fraudently or illegally placed thereon
when they know of the death or remo-
val of the person registered when
the insanity of a person registered is
legally established upon the pr"duc-
ton al !, certified copy of Judgment
of felony in full force against the per-
son registered, or upon reliable infor-
nation of such conviction upon the
production of certified copy of "A
Judgment directing the cancellation
to be made; upon the certificate of
canvassers appointed by law.
Should the registrar refuse to regis
ter any qualified elector, or illegally
erase the name of Il registered voter
from the books. such elector or voter
may proceed by action III any court of
competent jurisdiction, without cost
to plaintiff.
The first new and complete registra-
ton will be made after the first day of
January, 1897 aud biennially thereaf-
ter.-St. Landry Clarion.
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