The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-20
AN ACT

TO IKE THE SENSE OF THE PEOPLE on THE E1PEDIESCY
OF CALLING A CONVENTION TO FORM A CONSTITUTION,
AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES,
AND FOR TIE HOLDING OF THE CONVENTION.
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 adapt it to the
great changes produced by the war; and whereas the
people have right to assemble i'll convention when
ever they may deem convention to be necessary,
therefore,
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of tie State Of Louisiana IN Gen
eraL assembly conueae3 That on the second Monday
Of April, 1867, 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 against the calling
of convention form constitution for this State
and for the election of delegates to such convention
SEC 2 Be 1t further enacted etc That the sherfs
OF the different parishes in this State shall open the
polls in the time, manner and form now prescribed by
law for ordering poll TO be opened for the election
Of members to the General Assembly, without any
further notice authorityto said sheriffs than is
tanned in this act which the Secretary of State shall
cause be published in newspaper in each parish
in which one is published throughout this State during
the thirty days next preceding the said election. and
the said polls shall be presided by the
missioners to be appointed in the err and the
voting shall be conducted, and all proceedings had IN
the same manner is now provided by law in cases
of election to the General Assembly, except as may
be hereinafter ordered.
SEC g. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the voting
for Or against the calling Of convention, and the vot
ing for delegates to such convention, shall be~con-
Quoted separately though held at the same time and
place. There shall be two ballot boxes at each cleo
ton precinct, in one Of which every qualified votsr,
voting for or against convention, shall deposit his
ballot having written or printed thereon the word
" convention if he be in favor OF such convention
according to the terms and conditions and for the OBJ
ects of this act and the words no convention nc
be opposed to such convention; and III the other bal
lot box the qualified voters OF this State, voting for
delegates to such convention shall deposit their bal
lots designating thereon the names of the per-
sons voted for delegates for the senatorial districts
from those voted for delegates from the representa-
tive district Or parish, as the case may be returns
shall be made by the returning officers OF the several
parishes the Secretary OF State OF all votes received
for convention, and Of all votes against conven-
oH, and of all votes received for delegates such
convention i'll the same manner, time and forl as for
members of the General Assembly, and sid votes shall
be counted and and announced i'll the presence of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State
and Attorney General, or any three of them, and of
such other persons may choose to attend That
directly after the counting of said votes the ques
ton of convention convention, the Secretary of
State shall cause the result to be immediately published
in the usual manner.
SEC 4. Be 1t further enacted etc. That the delegates
to such convention shall have the qualifications
semby, and the lumber OF delegates to such conven-
ton for the several representative districts parishes
and senatorial districts OF the State, shall be the
fixed for the members of the General Assembly of
this State, as prescribed in the act entitled, 'au act
to apporton the representatives i'll the Senate and
House of Representatives in the General Assembly of
the State Of Louisiana according to the second census
made in 1885," ETC., approved March 4th, 1852 and
the districts and apportionmen shall be made accord
ing to said act, which the Secretary of State shall
to be published in connection with this act
herenbefore directed and to furnish to the sher of
the several parishes copy Of the same, and which
said act is hereby submitted to the people part Of
the plan for the convention for their ratification or
rejection as the mode for organising the same.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted etc. That the said
convention if the result of the election be in favor Of
holding the same meet in New Orleans the first
Monday Of May, 1857, the election to be conducted
and the returns made according to existing laws, aud
as herein provided
SEC. e. Be 1t ttather enacted, etc., That the dele
gates to the said convention shall receive the same
mileage and per diem pay to which members Of the
General Assembly are now by law entitled The sum
of sixty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for
the use of said convention be drawn for'by the Au-
ditor, in favor of the duly constituted members and
officers Of said conventon and all other contingent
and necessary expenses of said convention be drawn
from the treasury, or much thereof as may be
necessary, upon the warrant Of the president of said
convention Ill snch manner as the convention itself
may prescribe.
Sec. 7. Be it jartAer enacted, ETC., That this act
shall be in force from and atterits passage
(Sgned DUNCAN S. CAGE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(sirnedl ALBERT VOORHEES,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate.
This act was passed the Governors veto by
the constitutional majority OF two thirds of both Houses
of the General Assembly Of Louisiana and became
law on the 9th day of February, 1867.
J. II. HARDY, Secretary Of State.