The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-03-06
Miscellaneous,
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| a IN "A U L
10 take the sense Of the people on the ex.
pediency ofcalling Convention to form
q Constitution, and to provide for the
election of delegates, and for the holding
of the Convention.
! WHEREAS, The people Of the State Of
Louisiana have had Sao opportunity since
the termination of the recent war to reno
del their organic law, and adapt it to the
great changes produced by the war; and,
whereas the people have right to assem-
BILE in Convention, whenever they may
deem Convention to be necessary, there
| fore
SECTION l. Be 1t jenactedby the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of The State
| Of Louisiana, IN General assembly con
eeaed That on the second Monday of
April 1867, q poll shall be opened at each
ofthe election precincts of this State, now
established by law, for the purpose of re-
ceiving the votes Of the qualified voters OF
| the State for or against the calling of a
Convention to form Constitution for this
State, and for the election of delegates to
such Convention.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, &c. That
the SheriRs Of the different parishes in this
State shall open the polish The time, man
ner and form now prescribed by law, for
ordering poll to be opened for the cleo
ton ofmembers to the General Assembly,
without any further notice or authority to
said Sherihs than is contained in this Act,
which the Secretary Of State shall cause to
be published in each Parish newspaper
throughout this State during the thirty
days next preceding the 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
cohdacIea, and all proceedings had in the
same manner as is now provided by law in
cases of election to the General Assembly,
as may be hereinafter ordered.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, &c. That
the voting for or against the calling of q
Convention, and the voting for Delegates
to such Convention, shall be conducted
separately, though held at the same time
and place. There shall be two ballot boxes
at each election precinct, in one Of which
every qualified voter, voting for or against
Convention, shall deposit his ballot, hav-
ing written 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 such 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 fot the
Senatorial Districts, from those voted for
as Delegates from the Representative Dis
trict or Parish, as the case may be. Re-
turns shall be made by the returning Off
GERS of the several parishes to the Secretary
of State of all votes received for q Conven-
ton, and of all votes against Convene
ton, and Of all votes received for Delegates
to such Convention in the same manner,
time and form, as for members Of the Gen
eral Assembly, and said votes shall be
counted and announced in the presence of
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secre-
tary ofState, and Attorney General, or any
three of them, and Of such other persons as
may choose to attend. That directly after
the counting Of said votes on the question
of Convention or no Convention, the Sec
rotary Of State shall cause the result to be
Immediately published in the usual manner.
SEC. 4. Be further enacted, ETC., That
the Delegates to such Convention shall
have the same qualifications now required
by law for members of the General Assem-
bly,, and the number Of Delegates to such
Convention for the several Representative
Districts, Parishes and Senatorial Districts
Of the State, shall be the same as fixed for
the members of the General Assembly Of
this State, as prescribed in tho Act enti-
tied, An Act to apportion the Represen-
tatiyes in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana, according to the second
census, made in 1865" ETC., approved
March 4th, 1859; and the districts and APP
portionment shall be made according to
said Act, which the Secretary of State shall
cause to be published in connection with
this Act as hereinbefore directed, and to
furnish to the sheriffs of the several parish
es copy ofthe same, and which said Act
is hereby submitted to the people as part
of the plan for the Convention, for their
ratification or rejection, as the mode for
organizing the same.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said Convention, if the result of the
election be in favor of holding the same,
meet in New Orleans on the first Monday
of May, 1867, the election to be conducted
and the returns made according to existing
laws, and as herein provided.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Delegates 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 six
ty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated
for the use of said Convention, to be drawn
for by the Auditor, in favor of the duly
constituted members and officers Of said
Convention, and all other contingent and
necessary expenses of said Convention to
be drawn from the Treasury, or so much
thereof MS may be necessary, upon the war
rant of the President Of said Convention,
in such manner as the Convention itself
may prescribe.
SEC. I. Be further enacted, etc, That
this Act shall be in force from and after its
passage.
Il IT M B e Fri
TINE UNDERSIGNED having taken
i charge Of Major Seip's new SAW
MILL, located near the State Seminary,
is prepared to furnish LUMBER in large
or smalf nnantitips af almost any desired