Year: 1874

| No. A55.
An Act


To provide for the revision and correction of the
lists OF registered voters of the State; the ap-
pOlntment OF the various officers therefor, and
10 prescribe the duties powers and cOmpensa-
tion OF the same; to prescribe certain duties
for the sections OF the cemeteries of New Or
leans; to prescribe certain penalties for the
violation of this law, and tO,provide for Il new


registration OF the qualified voters of the State.


Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Louis
lana i'll General Assembly convened, That the


Governor by and with the advice and consent


OF the Senate, SHALL upon ting passage OF this act,


and every two years thereafter, appoint per


son to be known as State registrar of voters,
who shall hold his office for two years from The


date OF his appointment.


Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the


said State registrar OF voters, before entering


upon the duties of his office, shall take and sub


scribe to the oath required for State offers, and


give bond, with good and solvent security, to


the Governor Of the State, in the sum of ten


thousand dollars, for the faithful performance


of the duties of his office.


Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That the


salary of the State registrar of voters shall be


three thousand dollars per annum, payable


monthly out Of the State treasury upon his own


warrant. He shall have one chief clerk, who


shall, i'll the absence or disability to perform his


duties of the State registrar of voters, exercise


all his functions and discharge all his duties for


the time being, and shall receive a salary of ff-


teen hundred dollars per annnm, payable month


ly out of the State treasury upon his own war


rant approved by the State registrar of voters.


The State registrar of voters shall have one as


sistant clerk who shall receive a compensation


Of twelve hundred dollars per annuln payable


monthly upon his own warrant approved by the


State registrar of voters.


See. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That the


State registrar Of voters shall keep his office open


every daEaiR the year. Sundays and legal hOli-


days excepted, until further provided The
State registrar OF voters SHALL with the approval


of the Governor, rent a suitable office in the city


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dred ana hfty dollars per month, payable month


~ out of the State treasury, upon the warrant


OF the State registrar OF voters approved by the
Governor The State registrar of voters shall
rent or hire such offices in the city of New Or
leans as may be necessary for the registration


Of the qualified voters of the parish of Orleans.


OF which he shall give due notice to the Admin


iStratOr OF Public Accounts of the city of New


Orleans; all accounts for rents herein provided
for small be made in detail, giving the time Oc-
eupied and the amount of rent per month which
account shall be certified under oath by the
State registrar of voters as true and correct, and
the Administrator of Public Accounts of the
city OF New orleans, upon presentation of any
such account, shall issue his warrant upon the
administrator of Finance, payable out of the


first funds that may come into the treasury.


See. ). Be itfuIther enacted, etc, That it shall
be the duty OF the sexton Of each cemetery of
the parish of Orleans to deliver, on or before the
fifth day of each month, at the office of the State
registrar OF voters list of the names, ages and
late residences of all males over twenty-One
years of age who have been inferred in their re-
spective during the preceding month,
and III the event of any such sexton failing or
neglectng so to do he shall he liable to fine of
sevcnty-ftve dollars, to be recovered before any.
court of competent jurisdiction, for the benefit
of the Charity Hospital; and it shall be the duty
OF the state registrar OF voters to prosecute any
sexton failing to comply with the provisions of
this section.


Sec. 6: Be it further enacted. etc, That it
shall be the duty of the State registrar of voters
to erase from the list of registered voters the
names OF all persons reported by the sections of
the several cemeteries of the parish OF Orleans
as deceased and the names of any persons who
shall be proven in the manner hereinafter es-
tablished to have been fraudulently registered
in said parish


Sec. Z. Be it further enacted. etc, Thatit shall
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
cause to be furnished for each parish, at the ex-
pcnse of the Stater all books blanks, papers, sta
tiOnery, etc, as may be necessary to enable the
sullervisorSof registration to properly perform
their duties i'll conducting the registration and
elections in proper and uniform manner; all
accounts for books, blanks, stationery, etc, so
furnished, shall be paid upon presentation of the
warrant of the State registrar Of voters, approv-
cd by the Governor, out of such specific appro-
priation as may be made therefor, by the State
treasurer


Sec g. Be lit further enacted etc! That II shall
be the duty of the State registrar of voters to
submit to the General Assembly each year, with
in ten days after commencement of its ses-
sion, a full and detailed report of the work of
for the past year, showing the num-
ber registered, the number of native a44d foreign
born, how many sign their names, and such
other particulars AS may be desirable for the in
formation of the General Assembly, and to this
end it shall be the duty of all supervisors and
assistant supervisors of registration to make
and furnish to the State registrar of voters such
reports, returns and statistical information as
he may deem necessary and require from them,
and they shall not receive any compensation
until they shall have complied with the pr0vis-
ions of this section. f.


Sec. o. Be it further enacted, etc, That upon
the passage OF this act the registry books for the
parish of Orleans shall be deposited in the office
of the State registrar OF voters, and the registry
books for each of the other parishes in the State
shall be deposited in the office of the clerk of the
district court of the parish and said clerk shall
deliver the books to the person who may be ap-
pointed supervisor of registration for the parish
when so requested; and during the time the
said registration books shall remain in the Gus
tody of said clerk he shall be irresponsible fOrtheir
safe keeping, and shall not permit the name of
any person to be added to or erased from, the
lists of said registered voters, under penalty
of Ave hundred dollars for each 0ffense, recoY-
cradle before any court of competent .ju1fsdie-
tfon 0ne-haf to. go to the inf0r1ner, and the
other half to the school fund of the parish.


Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
Governor shall, within two months previous to
any general election, appoint in each parish of
tile State except the parish of Orleans one SUI
peryisor of registration, who shall hold his Office
for one year from the date of his appointment.
The clerk of the court shall deliver to such s,l-
pervisor of registration the books received by
him from the last supervisor Of registration.


Sec. IL Be it further enacted, etc, That it
shall be the duty of the supervisor of registra-
ton of each of the parishes of the State appoint
ed as aforesaid to cause to be registered every
qualified electOr in their respective parishes |
without expense to the elector. Said supervi- |
sors are hereby authorized aud required to go
from place to place, besides keeping the Ieces-
sary offices and to render every facility to the
qualified electors and to take care that all who
are qualified to vote shall be registered. ALEX
penses for the rent of registration offices in each
parish under the provisions of this section shall
be paid by the treasurer of each parish upon the
warrant of the supervisor of registration of the
parish, and the expenses of transportation with
In the parish for the supervisor of registration,
his clerks, books stationery, etc, shall be paid
by the parish treasurer upon presentation of a
specific account sworn to by the supervisor of
registration. ... .


Sec. T. Be it further enacted etc, That sixty
days previous to any general election the Gov
et1lor shall appoint one assistant superyeEvisor
Of registration for each ward IN the city of New
Orleans, one for the part of the parish of Jeffer
son on the left bank of the Mississippi, and one
for the remaining part of the said parish on the
right bank of the Mississippi river The term
of office of such assistant supervisors OF regis
tration shall not continpe beyond ten days after
any general election Such assistant supervisors
shall have generally the same powers and per
form the same duties as are herein prescribed |
for supervisors of registration, and shall perform
such other duties as are hereinafter prescribed. |


See. 49, Be it further enacted, etc, That the |
officers appointed under this act, before entering
upon their respective duties, shall seyerally |
make and subscribe an oath before justice of
the peace or some other officer duly authorized
to administer Oaths or afffrnations that they |
will perform Their duties with fidelity, and WILL
to the best Of their ability maintain and protect
the rights of all qualified electors within their
respective election precincts, and will expose |
all attempts and combinations that may come |
to their notice to procure the fraudulent regis
tering of persons who are not qualified electors
within their respective precincts, or to procure
4 fraudulent vote to be p0lied at the succeeding
election, and they shall also each take the oath
of office and eligibility prescribed for State Off
GERS one copy of said oath or affirmation shall
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