The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-09-07
H'd Qrs., 9Th Military District, }
t New Orleans, La
,.@7s ef1 August II, 1867.
Snecial Orders No. 119.l

s as. August II, 1857. J
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 will
be held in the State OfILoIlisiana
on the 9th and T2Sth days of
September next, to determine
whether convention shall be held,
and for delegates thereto, ''for the
purpose OF establishing consti
tuition and civil government for
the State loyal to the Union"
r. The convention will be com
posed of ninety eight members,
that being the number of the most
numerous branch of the State
Legislature in the year 1860. The
total number of registered voters
in the State is 1859, which be-
ing divided by the number of del
egates, gives 1902 as the number
of voters entitled to one delegate.
III. Commencing fourteen days
before the election boards of reg
listers will, after having given
reasonable public notice of the
time and place thereof, revise for
a 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 VINO 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 OF
amnesty for any act or thing
which, without such pardon OF
amnesty, would disqualify him fol-
registration or voting. .ts,,a.T .4r;.
.adsSaaJ ts.8If mel -
". The election will be by
ballot, and will be conducted il
the manner. and according to th,
rules governing ordinary election
of a similar character. Each bal
lot bearing the name of the dele
gate voted for, will have writer
or printed upon it the words
''For a convention" or "Agains
a convention" Two days will b
given for voting. q 81
V.gl5The board of registrar
within their respective parishe
will see that all the necessary pr
parations are made for properl
conducting the election-that tn
commissioners. Of. elections in a
theVoting precincts of properl
qualified and INSTRUCTED in th
performance of their duties tina
due and sufficient notice is give
of the time and object of the ele
ton, proper ballot boxes prepal
ed, etc. it55L9E to g95f1
Each board will designate sor
point within its parish, conveniel
of access, preferably the cour
house, to which the ballot-box,
of fall the precincts of the paris
shall be brought Immediately 9
ter the election. 1.-The board wi
then carefully; count. and NAL
duplicate returns of thevotes cas-
and will see whether the return
of each precinct correspond wi
the record of the commissioner
Each, aembereof the board Nv
make affidavit to the correctne
of the returns, one copy of, viii,
will then be brought by sou
member of the beard to the
headquarters, the other copy b
ing retained by the Board un
further orders. sssis y . ...E
VI Commissioners of electio
win be responsible for the pres
walton of order at the polls duril
the election; they viii see that
full and fair opportunity is Civ
for depositing his ballot, to eve
man entitled to vote; and "
generally do everything that
requisite to secure a full and
partial expression of the opinio
and Wishes1of the people throu
the ballot box. a riig
TO this end they are hereby ;
thorized and empowered to ma
arrests, and are clothed, duri
the days of election, with all
functionSof civil executive Office
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