Ballard v. Puleston
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert R. Reid, Judge. Action by John Ballard against John Puleston, registrar of voters, and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant William W. Alford appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
On March 12, 1904, plaintiff filed a petition alleging, in substance, that the defendant Wm. W. Alford had registered as an elector of the parish of Tangipahoa on February 9, 1904, and that he was not then entitled to register, for the reason that he had not been a bona fide resident of the parish for a sufficient length of time, and he prayed that the registration be canceled. On March 17th a supplemental petition was filed, alleging- that said Alford had again registered on the preceding day (March 16th), and reiterating in somewhat more specific terms the…
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