The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-02


or printed thereon. the word
Convention" if he be in favor
of such convention, according
to the terms and conditions and
for the objects of this act, and
the words "No Convention" if
he be opposed to a convention ;
and in the other ballot box, the
qualified voters Of this State,
voting for delegates to such
convention, shall deposit their
ballots, designating thereon the
name or names of the persons
voted for as delegates for the
senatorial districts, for those
voted for as delegates from the
representative district or parish,
as the case may be. Returns
shall be made by the returning
officers of the several parishes
to the Secretary Of State Of all.
thevotes received for a conven-
ton, and of all thevotes against
a convention, and of all votes
received for delegates to such
convention, in the same man
ner, time and form, as for mem
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bers of the General Assembly,
and said votes shall be counted
and announced i'll the presence
of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State,
and Attorney General, or any
three ofthenl, and of such other
persons as may choose to at
tend. That directly after the
counting of said votes On the
question of convention or no
convention, the j Secretary of
State shall cause the result to
beimmediately published In the
l.
usual manner. IT. Ea4
SEc.4 Belt further enacted,
Sc, That the delegates to such
convention shall have the same
qualifications now required by
law for members Of the general
assembly, and the number of
delegates to such convention
for the several representative
districts, parishes and senatori-
al districts of the State, shall
be the same as fixed for the
members Of the general assem-
bly, Of the State, as prescribed
| in the act entitled can act to
! apportion representatives in
the Senate. and House of Rep
resentatiyes in the General As
isembly of Louisiana, according
| to the second, census, made III
1861" etc. approved : March
4th, 1859; and the districts and
appointment shall be made ac.
eording to said act, which the
Secretary of State shall cause
Ito be published in connection
with this act as hereinbefore di,
Erected, and to furnish to the
tsheriffs of the several parishes
a copy ofthe same, and which
said act is hereby submitted te
| the people as a part of the plal
for the convention, for theil
ratification or rejection, as tht
mode for organizing the same
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted
&C., That the said convention
/ if the result of the election b
!, lin favor Of holding the same
, meet in New Orleans on tll
! first Monday in May, 1867, TIN
! election to be conducted ant
| the returns made according t,
existing laws, and as herein
j provided. -. -.
}, SEC. 6. Be it further enacted
I &c, That the delegates to tn
I said convention shall reeeiy
the same mileage and per dier
I pay to which members of th
: General Assembly are now b
: law entitled. The sum of sixt
7 thousand dollars is hereby aT
|, propriated for the use of sal
r. convention, to be drawn for b
+ the Auditor, in favor of th
: duly constituted members an
4 officers of said convention an
/, all other contingent and nece
e sary expenses of said CONVEX
O tion to be drawn from the trea
II ury, or so much thereof as me-
y be necessary, upon the waral