The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-30
By Authority.
No. %. |
Am Act

WHEREAS, The people of the State
of Louisiana have had no opportunity
since the termination of the recent war
to remodel their organic law, and
adoptit to the great changes produced
by the war; and whereas, the people
have right to assemble in convention
whenever they may deem convention
to be necessary; therefore,
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives Of the
State Of Louisiana IN General Assembly
concerned, That on the second Monday
of April, 1867, q poll shall be opened at
each of the election precincts of this
State, now established by law, for the
purpose of receiving the votes of the
qualified voters of the State for or
against the calling of a convention to
form a constitution for this State, and
for the election of delegates to such
convention.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, ETC.,
That the sheriffs of the different par
ishes of this State shall open polls in
the time, manner and form now pre-
scribed by law for ordering poll to be
opened for the election of members to
the General Assembly, without any
further notice or authority to said sher-
ifs than is contained in this act, which
the Secretary of State shall cause to be
published in one newspaper in each
parish in which one is published
throughout this State during the thirty
days next preceding Said election. And
the said polls shall be presided over by
the same commissioners, to be appoint
ed in the manner, and the voting shall
be conducted, and the proceedings had
in the same manner as is now provided
by law in cases of election to the Gen
eral assembly, except as may be here
matter provided.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, ETC.,
That the voting for or against the call
ing of convention, and the voting fol
delegates to such convention, shall be
conducted separately. though held al
the same time and place. There shall
be two ballot boxes at each election
precinct, in one of which every quail
fed voter, voting for or against con-
vention, shall deposit his ballot, having
written or printed thereon the WORD
convention" if he be in favor of sucl
convention according to the terms an6
conditions and for the objects of this
act, and the words ''no convention" il
he be opposed to such convention; ant
in the other ballot box, the qualified
voters of this State, voting for dele.
gates to such convention, shall deposit
their ballots, designating thereon the
name or names of the persons voted fol
as delegates for the senatorial districts
from those voted for al delegates from
the representative district or parish, a:
the case may be. Returns shall bt
made by the returning officers of the
several parishes to the Secretary O.
State of all the votes received for &
convention, and all the votes against {
convention, and all the votes received
for delegates to such convention, in tht
same manner, time and form, as for
members of the General Assembly, ant
said votes shall be counted and an
nounced in the presence of the Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary O
State and Attorney General, or any
three of them, and such other person:
as may choose to attend. That directly
after the counting of said votes on thu
question of conventions or no convention
the Secretary of State shall cause ths
result to be Immediately published il
the usual manner.
| SEC. 4. Be ii further enacted. etc.
That the delegates to such convention
shall have the same qualifications nov
required by law for members of tn,
General Assembly, and the number o
delegates to such convention for th,
several representative districts, par
ishes and senatorial districts of tn
State. shall be the same as fixed for th
members of the General Assembly o
this State, as prescribed in the act en-
titled IAN act to apportion the repre-
sentatives in the Senate and House o
Representatives in the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana, accordin,
to the second census, made in 1858,
etc, approved March 4th, 1859 an
the districts and apportionment shall
be made according to said act, whie
the Secretary of State shall cause to b
published in connection with this &C
as hereinbefore directed, and to fur
nish to the sheriffs of the several par
ishes copy of the same, and which sal
act is hereby submitted to the peopl
as part of the plan for the convention
for Naturalization or rejection, as tn
mode for organizing the same.
SEC. S. Be 1t further enacted, etc
That said convention, if the result {
the election be in fanor of holding tn
same, meet in New Orleans on the frs
Monday of May, 1867, the election {
be conducted and the returns made &C
cording to existing laws and as herei
provided.
| Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, etc
That the delegates to the said conven
| ton shall receive the same mileage an
per diem pay to which members of tn
General Assembly are now by law en-
titled. The sum of sixty thousand do
lars is hereby appropriated for the us
of said convention, to be drawn for b
the Auditor, in favor of the duly cor
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