New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-23
ORDINANCES CREATING THE BOARD,
NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS AND SHERIFFs.

COMMITTEE Rooms, Board OF RReIsTRATIoN.
New Orleans, March 10, 1855
The board of registration was organized
BY the election of S. B. Packard, chairman,
and r. c. Richardson, secretary.
On motion, resolved, that the following
ordinance and resolution creating said
board, and fixing its duties, be published in
the official paper of this board;
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, The act of congress of the
twenty-third of March, 1867, sets forth as
one of the purposes of the assembling Of
this convention Z" to establish a civil gov.
eminent for the states"
Be it ordained by the people of Louisiana
in convention assembled, That a board of
registration for the state be appointed by
this convention, to consist of seven members
thereof, whose term of office shall begin
with Tire adjournmento of the convention, and
ord Eith the Inauguration of state officers,
- provided for in the constitution.
Be d further ordained, ETC., That it shall
be thegs1ty of said board to elect chairman
FROM am Qg its members, and secretary,
and that III public notices, proclamations,
and orders hall be signed by the president
and attestedpy the secretary.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the said
board shell have power and authority to
make roles, regulations, and orders con
corning The registration of voters, the duties
of registrars, the holding of elections, the
duties of commissioners of the respective
polls, the making of returns, and the an
nouncement of the result OF the election
Provided, That such ruler, regulations, and
orders shall in no wise conflict with the pro.
visions of the act known as the TecOnstruc-
ton act, or with the schedule or ordinance
contained in the constitution to be sub
Tnittp1 nv This convention with the Ia W
ful authority of the district commander,
exercised in pursuance and furtherance of
said acts and provisions, but shall be in co.
operation with and furtberance of the same.
Their authority shall extend to all matters
of execution or detail not fully provided for
in said reconstruction acts and constitution,
and in case of the non-action of any officer
of the state, or district commander, or any
omission in carrying out said law regula-
tons, or ordinances, or detail necessary to
AIRY into effect the purposes" of said act,
according to their letter or spirit.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That they
shall be empowered for the administration
of oaths of Office and the issuing of commits.
sions to act in case of vacancy or the non
action or omission to perform their duties
of any or all elective officers.
Be 1t further ordained ETC., That 1t shall
be the duty of said board to fix the salary
and regulate the duties of all officers of
elecllohs OrueTeu 70 DC uelu Dy the recon
structiOn acts and the constitution, and the
salary and expenses incurred in carrying
this ordinance into effect, shall be paid
upon the certificate of the chairman Of said
committee, out of any funds raised by the
tax ordinance of this convention, passed
December "a, 1867, not otherwise appropri-
ated; Provided, That the board of registrars
shall not have the power to fix their salaries
at a greater sum than SIS per day.
Adopted in convention at the city of New
Orleans this thirteenth day of February,
Ammo Domino eighteen hundred and sixty
eight. JAMES G. TALIAFERRO,
President
Attest:
WNf Warns Seoretarv