The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-31
Louisiana Convention.

and 2Sth September for members
of a State Convention to form a
Radical consultation. "Conven-
tien' or "no G Convention will be
voted for at the same time. We
omit the enumeration of the par
ishes. and their number of appor-
toned representation except Bos-
sier, which is entitled to two,
Bienyille to one, and Claiborne to
two: arg 1''- t'
H'd Qrs., 9TH Military District, }
.'4"'~ New Orleans, La,
e. August II, 1867.
Special Orders No. 119.
/. In compliance with section
2, of the act Of Congress, publish
ed in General Orders No. 80, War
Department, Adjutant Generals
Office, current series, notice is
hereby given that an election viii
be held in the Stale Of Louisiana
on the 9th and 2Sth DAYS of
September next, to determine
whethera convention shailbe held,
and for delegates thereto, ''for tie
purpose OF establishing, a consti-
tuition and civil government for
the State loyal to the Union.n
L. The convention will he COM
posed Of nety-eight members,
that being the number Of the most
numerous branch of the State
Legislature in the year1S60. The
total number of registered voters
in the State is 127, 1859, which be-
ing divided by the number OF del
egates, gives 1902 as the. number
OF voters entitled to one delegate.
IL. Commencing fourteen days
before the election boards of reg
listers will, after having given
reasonable .p7l'lic notice of, the
time and place thereof, revise for
period OF five days the registra-
ton lists, and upon being satisfied
That any person not entitled there
to has been registered, will strike
the name of such person from the
list, and such person shall not be
Allowed to vote. The boards will
also, during the same period, add
to the registry the names of all
persons WHO at that time possess
the qualifications required by law,
who have not been already regis
tered. No person shall be entitl-
ed to be registered or TO vote by
reason of any executive pardon or
amnesty for any act or thing
which, without such pardon or
amnesty, would disqualify him for
registration or voting.
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". The election will be by
ballot, aud, will be conducted in
the manner and according to the
rules governing ordinary elections
of a similarleharacter. Each bal
lot bearing the name of the dele
gate voted fol, viii have written
or printed upon it the words
"For a convention" or against
a conyentionn Two days will be
given for voting. .,...s..r,a t.-e.,s..
V. The board of registrars
within their respective parishes
will see that all the necessary pre-
partitions are made for properly
conducting the elect;on-that the
commissioners Of elections in all
the voting precincts of properly
qualified and instructed in the
performance of their dutieS-that
due and sufficient notice is given
of the time and object of the cleo
ton, proper ballot boxes prepar-
ed, etc.
Each board will designate some
point within its parish, convenient
of access, preferably. the court
house, to which the ballot boxes
of all the precincts of tue parish
shall be brought Immediately az
Ter the election. The board will
then careIdily count and make
duplicate returns OF the votes cast,
and will see whether the returns
of each preeinct correspond with
the record of the commissioners.
Each member OF the board will
make affidavit 10 the correctness
OF the returns, one copy of which
viii then be brought by some
member of the board to these
headquarters, the other copy be-
ing retained by the Board until
further orders.
VI Commissioners of elections
will be responsible for the preser-
walton of order at the polls during
the election; they will see that a
lull and fair opportunity is given
for depositing his ballot, to every
man entitled to vote; and will