The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
The New Registration Law.

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tect January lst:
That tho applicant for reg'S'ra'
tinn shall be required in his own
hand and without dlctation or s"g'
gestion from any one, provided ne
he able,,to write, in:the presence OF
tho supervisor OF registration or
his clerks or assistants in the par
isl of Orleans, and in the other
parishes throughout the state, III
the presence OF tile assessor or his
clerks or assistants, to fill the to'-
lowing blank form OF application,
to lie fled and kept in tho said or
fees in their respective parishes
t0.wit:
"My name ia. ....'....'''''1"aS
born in tho state OF.
in the years18. III am now.'...'
years.of age. lhave..resided in this
state since 49,. and this parish
since IS. >. and the: ward. of this
parish. since. 5000, and. | have. new
er been. Convicted Of ..anyscr'mes or
offenses set forth in Article 1877 OF
the Constitution of this state"
The above,is to be signed by the
applicant.
In the event said applicant,sstor
any cause, is unable to write, the
supervisor of registration shall read
to him tho printed questions, !he
may'get some other person to till
out, in the presence OF the snpervi'
sor,of registration or his assistants ;
or the assessor.or his assistants, the
said blank for him at his dlctation,
; without suggestion or any ass's'
| lance whatever from the person
/. filling out the said ,.blank except
\ writing the words of said applicant,
u and any persons so called on to as
i sist said applicant, or who shall
+ fill in said blank any words Other
}. thanithose.,of the said applicant, OF
9 who shall suggest to said appl'
y cant any..ssworl.or words proper t.
!. fill in said blank, Or who shall il
u any manner or form whatever, rem
it der any assistance to said appI'
# can't. except to write truly the Ian
q guage and answers Of said app|j
q. cant in said-blank,, shall on con
N viction thereof be punished by in
rs prisonment at hard labor tor M
II less than one nor more than tire
he years.
ut "And if it appears from the aft
he davit and evidence above provide
%. for that the applicant is a qnalitie
III elector under tho Constitution, il
Ii. name shall he placed on the prop'
registration books, as provided I
/. this act. Any registrar OF voter
supervisor of registration, c|e'
ng or assistant, who violates the pr
% visions of this section shall
.,s deemed guilty OF felony and
.ol- conviction thereof, shall be impr
ON oned at hard labor tor not less TIL
1t one or more than three years.
III" The registrar or clerks of reg
". tration have the power to era
he names from the registration boo
lin. in the following cases: Whe
the ever they have reason to belle
10y that any name or names on
u = registration books are franduIen
hen or illegally placed thereon; wi
led. they know of the death or reno
tn In, of the person registered, when
';' insanity ola person registered
lme, e5ally established; upon the
q IA duction of Il certified copy
urd. Judgment of felony in full to
as d against the person registered,
'" low upon reliable Information OF $
yh I conviction; upon the p"odnc
our. of y certified copy OF u judgn
and directing the cancellation tob be I'll
'" d. upon the certificates of canvas
, ,W appointed Ivy law.
Such Should the registrar retuse to