Year: 1874

i'll good, substantial book, prepared for the
purpose, the following particulars and i'll the
following order:


Date of registry, number, name. age, resi-
dence, occupation, ward or precinct, city or
town. length of residence in the parish and
State, whether native born or naturalized, if
natulallzcd, when, where and how, with the
signature or mark of the applicant over which
shall be written or printed the oath required by
section tWentyfOur of this act land in the event
OF the voter making his mark the supervisor or


assistant supervisor OF registration shall attest
the same.


Sec. 90 Be it further enacted etc, That


should the applicant for registry have been


born without the limits Of the United States and


aftcrWard become IA citizen thOrcUf other than


by naturalization in the courts then he shall


make affidavit and set forth the circumstances


whereby he hcGane a citizen, such as the ma


tlrallzatlon OF his father, or by his residence in


any State or Territory, when the same was ac-


QIired by or ccdcd to the United States or in


amy other manner whereby, under the laws of


the United States, he would become q citizen


thereof; provided that atfidavits authorized to


be made by this act may be sworn to before the


supervisor or assistant supervisor OF Tegistra-


uon, hut III no case or under any circumstances


shall the supervisor assistant supervisor of


registration make any charge or demand any


fee under penalty OF removal from office.


Sec. 27. Be ii further enacted, etc, That on


the personal application of any citizen of the


State claiming to be registered as resident of


the parish or ward, and on due proof of citizen
ship and residence, in the manner prescribed


by this act the supervisor OF registration or as
SiStant supervisor of registration of the ward or
parish shall enter the full original and surname
OF the claimant in the registration book of the
parish or ward in which the claimant actually
resides, and the occupation and residence of
every such person, and the name of the country
in which he was born shall be written therein
opposite the name of every such person; and in
addition to any other proofs that may be re-
Quired under this act every person who Claims
to be registered in said election precinct, shall
make and subscribe an affidavit before the said
[ assistant
OF registration.


First--His name, the place and country of his
birth, his occupation and place of residence.


SecOnd-That he is a citizen of Louisiana. and
will have resided in this State, on the day of the
next election, the fnll period required by the
constitution to entitle him to the rights of an
eectOr, and that he is at least twcnty-One years
OF age.


Third-That he Is il resident of the election
precinct i'll which he claims to be registered,
and has no other place of residence, and the
said affidavit shall be ill the form following, to-
wit


In the election precinct of the - par
1Sh; be it remembered, that on the - day of
- - Ill thc year -, personally came before
the supervisor of registration or assistant SUI
Pervis3'ro of registration ofsaid parish =, who,
say as follows, to-wit: My name is =; was
is -, and 1 reside at - df in. acity or
Louisiana, and have been residing in the state
ever since the - day of -, in the year


-; am now claiming to be registered in
the e-.-.-electionp precinct, in the parish -,
Tor if in a city or town. in the - ward of the
city Of -. in which now reside; have no
other place of residence, and did not remove
to the said election precinct for the purpose of
voting therein but for the purpose OF making it
any place OF residence IN pursuance of my law
ful calling.


- and subscribed to this - day of -,
A. D., -, before me. -. supervisor OF reg


The supervisor OF registration or the assistant
supervisor of registration shall write the name
of the claimant in the proper places in the af1i-
daYit, and filllthe other blanks left therein with
the proper names, dates, words, and figures,
before the claimant sWCars to Sr subscribes the
same, and he shall sign his name to the iurat
and, II the claimant be an alien by BIRTH he
shall make such proof, i'll all cases. as is required
by this act, that he has been naturalized con-
formally the laws of the United States; and if
the supervisor of registration, or the assistant
supervisor of registration, shall so require, the
claimant shall also prove his residence by two
qualified electors, as hereinbefOre provided land
upon the said atfidavits and proofs being made
to the satisfaction of thesupervisor of registra=
tiOn OF the assistant supervisor of registration,
heFshall register the name of the claimant on
the, he,registration book as aforesaid.


Sec. %, Be it further enacted, etc. That the
supervisor or assistant supervisor of registra-
ton shall issue to every citizen, at the time he
is registered, certificate exactly corresponding
in number, nane residence, etc, with the or
lgnal registry, and the presentation of such eer
titicafe to the commissioners OF election shall
be full proof of the facts therein contained and
of the electors right to vote at the date of grant
ing such certificate. Such certificate shall be on
the same paper with the affidavit required in
the preceding section and in the following form,
to wit:
Is. 81


This is to certify that Gnsert the name and
q native of dnsert the State and
parish or country of nativity and citizen of
Louisiana, was duly registered, upon his per-
sonaI application, by the undersigned, -, of
the Gnsert parish or ward of city or town. as a
ton precinct of the said ward, on the - day
Of -, ammo domini--.