Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-06-04

No. GAN ACTto explain an act entitled.
Fan act for taking the sense of the good
people of the State as 10 the necessity and
expediency of calling a convention TO amend
the Constitution" approved January, 30th,
1871.
Sec. l. Be il enacted by the Senate, and
House OF Representatives of the State of Lon
isiaBa, in general assembly convened, That
at the next general election which is to be
held Tor Representatives. in this state, and at
every subsequent general election for repre-
sentatIves, when the sense of the good people
of the State is to be taken, as to the necessity
and expediency OF calling a convention 10
amend the Constitution, ii shall be the duty
OF every person voting for or against a. con-
%rention, to have written or printed on the
back OF the same ticket which he puts in for
representative or other officers, SO az to be
seen by the judges or commissioners of cleo
tlons. the words 'tor conventions" or mo con-
vention," or words equivalent thereto, as the
case may be, Or he shall declare orally TO the
judges or commissioners of elections, at the.
time OF voting, whether he is for or against a
convention, and the said judges or commits
sioners shall keep a separate and distinct list
of the names Of those SO voting, and shall
write opposite to the name of each voter, the
words, ''ior convention" or "no convedtion."
or words equivalent thereto, according al the
votes is for or against the convention
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, &c, That it
shall he the duty of the Judges or cemmission-
ers Of elections of each precinct, to deliver to
the parish Judge of the pariSh within which
the precinct is situated, the list Of persons
who have voted for or against a convention.
made out in the manner prescribed by the
preceding section, and the said list shall be
filed in the office of said Judge, subject to the
inspection of any voter, and a list of the names
of all those voting for or against a convention,
certified by the returning officers of the pa
rish, shall be transmitted to the secretary of
State by the parsh Judge, within ten days at
farthest, after its rece ption by him.
Sec. 8. Be t further enacted. &c, That If
any Judge or commissioner of elections, or pa
rish Judge, shall fail or neglect to perform,
faithfully, any of the duties assigned him b.
this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a high
mlsdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine not less than one nun
dred, nor mere than five thousand dollars, or
by Imprisonment not exceeding twelve months,
or both, at the discretion Of the court, and if
the. person No convicted shall be the parish
judge, he shall be further liable to impeach-
ment, and on conviction, shall be removed
from office.
See. A. Be it further enacted &c, That if
the Judges or commissioners of elections of
any precinct, shall fail to deliver or make re-
turn to the parish Judge, on or before the first
Monday of October following the election,
and the parish Judge to transmit within ten
days, as it is required of them respectively by
this act. it shall be the duty Of the parish
Judge, or Secretary Of State, TO whom the
said list ought to have been delivered or re-
turned, to send for, or otherwise obtain said
list, at the expense of the State, to be reim-
bursed by him or them, by whose neglect the
said list had not been delivered Of returned,
to be sued for as required by this act, and re-
covered bJ1 the District Attorney of the pa
IRISH within. which the Individual or indi-
viduals liable to pay said expense shall
reside.
(sisaeE} WMC.C {. CLAIBORNE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) FELIX GARCIA, @
President of the Sen, ts.
approved, February 25;- 1872
(Siened) A. B. ROMAN.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.