The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-14

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" ent to the Senate: ~
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF Amer.
lea in Congress assembled, That the President
OF the United States shall nominate, anu Wy
and with the consent of the Senate, appoint u
Governor for the State OF Louisiana, VINO oi'n
hold his office for one year, unless s9on ' iS
moved by the President, by ana WIN .he ao-
vice and consent of the Senate, or Unless sooh-
err slIperseded by n successor, elected under the
provisions of this act. Sucn governor SO APP
pointed shall have attained the age oil thirty |
years, shall be c,t1zen ,, 81 ,ne ontea states
have held any office whatever under the gov
eminent of the so-caled Confederate States. |
nor of any State which recognised the authori-
ty of such pretended government. He shall
not have signed, voted for, or by speech or 9TH
erwise favored the act of secession of anv
State, nor shall he be any person W no has ever
held any office III the army or navy of the
United States, and who afterwards took an
oath TO support the said pretended government;
nor snail he De a person who was member OF
either House of Congress of the United States
after the first Monday, A. d. 1861 and who al
forwards took an oath to support the pretend
ed government; nor shall he be one who has
borne arms against the government OF the UNI
ted states, or who has in any way gwen aid,
counsel countenance or encouragement to the
late rebellion; but shall be one who has at all
times borne true faith and allegiance to the
government of the United States; and before
such nomination shall be acted upon by Tue
Senate such nominee shall take the same oath
(which shall be signed and filed WIN tne peg. |
rotary of the Senate) prescribed Dy the acL oI
July 2, A. ID. 1862, and when oatn silaii also ,
contain a declaration that the nominee has
done no act which would work a disqualified
ton for holding such Office under Tho provis-
ions of this act ~
ident shall forthwith nominate, and by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate an
point a provisional council, consisting of nine
persons, who shall have the same qualifications
are herein prescribed for the office of govern
or and who, before being confirmed by the
Senate, shall each make and sign and file with
said secretary the same oath as prescribed for
the governor. Such councillors shah continue
to hold their Office, unless sooner removed by
the President, by and with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate, until legislature shall be
duly elected and qualified under the provisions
OF TINS act. Such provisional council, shall,
with the Governor, have all legislative power
III said state; but in no event shall any coun-
clllOr OF such Governor enter upon the duties
OF such office until after their confirmation by
the Senate. A majority of such council shall
be quorum, and the same shall continue in
permanent session, with power, however, to
order such adiournments AS may be deemed
proper, but no adjournment shall be for more
than thirty days at one time.
SEC g. Be il further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Governor to see that all laws
OF the SLiIe ana OF United States shall be
duly executed within said state until all Off
shall become elective by the people, as
herein provided The Governor shall nomi-
nate, and by and with the advice and consent
of the provisional council, shall appoint and
shall commission all the officers now provided
for by the existing government of said state or
which may hereafter be created by law. Such
officers shall hold their Offices unless sooner re-
moved by the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the provisional council, until success
haraiu
provided. And all councillors and other mem
bers and officers OF the provisional government
hereby established, and also all the members OF
the constitutional convention hereafter proyid-
ed for, shall he selected from such persons as
can truthfuy take the oath aforesaid prescrib-
ed by the act OF July 2, 1862, and before enter
ing ON the duties Of such Office shall take and
subscribe such oath, which shall be filed with
and preserved qy the Chief Justica of the state.
Sec A. Be it further enacted, That unless
otherwise hereafter provided by Congress, the
persons duly qualified as electors according to
the provisions of this act in the State of Lou
lSiana shall upon the first Tuesday, of June, A.
H., 1867, proceed to elect Governor a Lieu
tenant-GovernOr, Senate and House of Rem
resentatlves, and all the other officers herein
provided to be appointed, which Senate and
House OF Representatives shall be composed of
the same number OF members and be elected
from the same districts are provided for I'M
der the present government of such States and
the Governor, acknowledgements Senators
and Representatives, and all other officers OF
sucn PROVISIONAL government shall respectively
hold their offices for one year, and until their
successors are duly qualified, unless such Off
GERS are sooner removed or superseded IN pur-
suance of the other provisions of this act All
such officers SO elected shall have the same
qualifications, and shall vote, subscribe and file
the same oath as is herein required in the case
OF the appointment of such officers; and the
powers duties, fees and compensation OF all
officers shall be the same as now by law amer
ms
such laws are not inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this act Fl"
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted That the fol-
lowing persons, and none Others shall be cleo
tors, and entitled to vote at all elections held
under the provisions of this act, namely: every
male citizen of the United States without dis
tinction of race or color who has attained the
age OF twenty-one years, and has resided in
LOUISIANA one year, and who has never borne
arms against the United States since he was a
citizen thereof, and who can truthfully take
the oath prescribed by the first section of the
aforesaid act of July 2, 1862; provided that any
person otherwise qualified as an eector as here
IN provided, and who never voluntarily gave
and, countenaDce, encouragement, or support
to any government inimical to the United
states III any other named capacity or rank
tban as private soldier in open and civilized
warfare, may be admittrd to the rights of an
elector by an order OF any court of record in
the United States, upon establishing to the
satisfaction OF the court by the testimony of |
persons who have at all times borne true allie
glance to the United States, that he is one
coming within the description of persons des-
lgnated in this proviso, and upon establishing
as aforesaid, that such person. after the 4th OF
March, A. ID. 1864 never gave any voluntary
aid, countenance, support OF encouragement to
such rebellion, nor to any government mimi
cal to the United States Upon such proof he
ing made, and upon taking and subscribing
upon the records of the court an oath that ali |
thngs are true which bring the applicant with |
hA ANa .ftAraa .f3 /.
such person will at all times bear true alleg- |
ahce to the government of the United States
and to the perpetual union of the States there
under, such person shall receive certificates |
winch shall entitle him to the rights of an cleo
tor. il assf ~. Fd71Tl |
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Sec
rotary OF War is hereby authorized to make
and publish rules providing for, first "a just and
true registration prior to each general election |
OF all persons who under the provisions of this
act are entitled to vote at any election named
in this act, and he shall designate persons hav-
ing the qualifications of electors, by whom |
such registration shall be made, which registra-
non shall be completed and made accessible to |
all the electors OF the State at least one week
before each general election. Second for the |
time OF holding elections, the time for holding
which is not fixed by this act and also for the
places and manner of holding and conducting
all the elections contemplated by this act, in,
Guiding rules for receiving counting certifyino |
ana returning the votes cast, the granting Of |
certificates of election, the appointment and
compensation of all judges and other officers
OF elections, and for every other thing which |
shall be necessary to the holding of fred cleo |
ton by the people; but all officers and accents |
appointed to make such regulations and Ia |
conduct, make returns OF, certify to- or do any |
act touching any election, shall be persons en- |
titled to the rights of an elector under the Dro-
visions of this act; and all such persons shall |
before ,entering upon such duties take and |
subscribe TO the oath aforesaid prescribed nv |
the first section of the act of ID July 1867 |
and also to faithfully and impartially discharge
the duties of their office
SEC z. And be it further enacted That nm
on the third Tuesday of October A. d. 1St1 |
unless the Congress Ofthe United States sboul1 |
Dy law otherwise provide, an election shall he {
heid by all the persons qualified TO vote under {
the provisions ofthis act ior the cho;ce of men,
bers 10 q Convention to adopt a pernanant | .
CONSTITUTION and form of government for tba | '
state Ell LOUISIANA. No person shall he el;g; |
Die 10 q seat IN such convention who bas ,eot |
attained the age of twenty-five wears and WIZ |
has not all the other qualifications nrescr;iaJ
by tins act tor governor; and such conventio |
shall be composed of the same number of n,a, |
bers and shall be elected from the same J;o | .
trIcts as Is now provided by law for the Honsa |
)t Representatives, and no person shall take n | 4
seat IN such convention who has not first taxi |
IN and upon the journals of the convention G
the oath prescribed by the last sec
ion of the act of July 2, 1862. The constitution
ramed by such convention shah not permit | .
my distinction of men ON account Of race or I j
'olor, and shall recognise the power and duty | 7
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