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word "voted," and the date of the vote, which shall be signed by one of the commissioners; Penalty for erasure of stampand any person being guilty of erasing or altering any stamp or mark thus made by the commissioners of election, or any one of them, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court.
Oaths of voters may be requred as to previous votingSec. 19. Be it further enacted, etc., That the commissioners shall have the right to require that any person attempting to vote shall he put on his oath, and made to declare whether he has voted at another poll or voting place, and in case such person shall make a false oath, he shall be subjected to the penalties provided by law for perjury. Penalty for refusing to administer oathAnd it is hereby made the duty of any commissioner of election, upon the request of any voter, to administer the oath herein required, and any commissioner of election refusing or neglecting to administer the oath, when so requested, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment for a term of not less than three months.
As to certificate of registrationSec. 20. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person offering to vote may be required by the commissioners to make oath and declare that he is the person to whom was issued the registration certificate, or other paper upon which he offers to vote, and that he has not voted at any other poll or voting place; and in case he shall make a false oath, he shall be liable to the pains and penalties of perjury prescribed by law.
Printed lists of registered voters to be furnished to CommissionersSec. 21. Be it further enacted, etc.. That the supervisor of registration for each parish throughout the State shall furnish to the commissioners of election, at each poll or voting place within his parish, a written or printed list, in alphabetical order, of all the registered voters, and the number of the certificate of registration of each voter of the precinct in which the poll or voting place may be situated; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners of election, as soon as a voter has deposited his vote, to erase his name from said list. Erasure penaltiesAny person, except a commissioner of election, who shall mark, disfigure or erase any part of said list, shall he immediately arrested and confined until the close of the polls. It is made the duty of all supervisors and assistant supervisors of registration, commissioners of election, and public officers, to enforce the penalty of this section.
Ballot boxes by whom furnishedSec. 22. Be it further enacted, etc., That the police jury of each parish in the State, except the parish of Orleans, shall furnish to the supervisor of registration as many ballot boxes as may be requisite for the holding of all elections in the parish, and in the parish of Orleans it shall be the duty of the Common Council of the city of New Orleans to furnish the supervisor of registration as many ballot boxes as may be necessary for the holding of all elections in the parish.
One for each pollSec. 23. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of the supervisor of registration of each parish to provide for each election poll or voting place within the parish, one suitable ballot box, at the expense of the parish, if not furnished by the parish.
Law to be postedSec. 24. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of the supervisor of registration in each parish, at least ten days before any election, to cause to be printed and posted up in conspicuous places throughout his parish, and at or near the polls or voting
