New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-08

/ appointment, by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, which
appointment shall be for the entire unex-
pired term of such vacant office. If
the Senate be not in session at
| the vacancy shall be filled by appointment
BY the Governor, which appointment shall
expire on the third Monday after the meet
ing of the next session of the General
Assembly thereafter, unless the time for
which the vacancy exists expires sooner |:
and If the time of such vacancy has not ex-
pired, it shall then be the duty of the Gov
erhor TO I'LL such unexpiFed vacancy by ap-
pointment by and with the advice and con.
sent Of the Senate and if it be a municipal
office, the vacancy must be filled by appoint
ment by the Governor, for the unexpired
term OF the person whose Office is so va.
Gated.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That in
case OF vacancy in the office of Senator or
Representative in the General Assem- bly, of
this tate, 1t shall be the duty of the Gov.
ernor to Issue 10 the Sheriff of the parish, or
to- the Sheriffs of the parishes of such
| Senatorial or Representative District his
writ Of election, and such Sheriff or Sheriffs
shall proceed forthwith, and after ad-
vertisement in in such newspaper or pa
pers as may be designated for the publica-
| tioD of Judicial and legal advertisements, in
such parish or district, after fifteen days
advertisement, to cause an election to be
held to ill such vacancy, and that all Com
missioners and other persons required to
officiate at elections in such parishes shall
I be required to hold and act at such cleo
tions, and the returns of such elections shall
| be made in the same manner to the officer
\ to whom by law the returns of regular elec-
tions are required to be made in such
| cases.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
In
| conflict with the provisions of this act be
| aud the same are hereby repealed, and that
this act shall take effect from and after its
| passage.
Mr.. Ray asked suspension of the rules
to take Senate bill No. :, an act to inoor
porate the New Iberia, Vermillionville
and Texas Railroad Company"
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
On motion of Mr Ray the bill was madt
the special order of the day on Saturday
at -.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray the Senate pro
ceeded to draw for the long and short terms
in accordance with the provisions of tn
constitution and previous resolution of MI
Bacon.
The result was as follows:
Long term, D. Beares, W. F. Black
man, T. v. Coupland c. B. Darrall, A. r
FRANCOIS, R. W. Futch, E. l.. Jewell, G. Y
Kelso, J. B, Lewis, j. Lynch P. O'Hara,
Ray, NJ. F. Smith, W. L. Thompson, r
White, A. r. Whitney, c. Wilcox.
Short term-4. B. Bacon, q. II. Braughn
H. J. Campbell, r. II. Day, j. c. Egan, NJ
A. FOute, L. B jerks, F. L. Jewell, J. j
Monette, r. N Ogden, G. G. Packard,
POindexter, @. Pollard, S. NJ. Todd, j. R
Williams, j Wittgenstein. aud the vacan
seat of the Fifteenth Senatorial District.
Messrs. I. C. Anderson and W. offutt, {
Calcasieu, Lafayette, and St. Landry, di
did not draw.
Mr.. Anderson stated that he and his co
J league wodld avail themselves of the const
tutional privilege allowing to decide th
: question between them.
The Senate then went into executive Sc
sion.
The executive session having been raiset
the Senate adjourned.