New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07

BY THE rIa5f
BOARD OF REGISTRATION.
BOARD OF REGIsTRAT1or, }
State OF Louisiana, :
Nav 0rleans- lime z 1919.

DOeAAt Pe-9oCa 10 1opcg hh18
is empowered, and it is by said ordinance
made the duty of this Board to take control
of ''all matters Of execution or of detail moi
fully provided for in said reconstruction
acts (of Congress) and Constitution (of
Louisiana), and in case OF the non.sction Of
any officer of the State or District Com
nadnder, or any omission in carrying out
said law, regulations, or ordinances, or de-
tails necessary to carry into effect the pu--
poses of said act according to their letter
and spirit;" and
Whereas The District Commander Of the
Fifth Military District in his Special Order
No. l2l, promulgating the election of civil
officers in Louisiana, dated June 2, 1868,
has failed to recognize the requirements Of
said Constitution, which provides
First, That "all civil officers thus elected
shall enter upon the discharge Of their duties
on the second Monday after the return Of
their election shall hare been officially pro.
nlulgdted, or as soon as qualified according
20 law, and shall continue in Office for the
terms of their respective Offices herein pre-
scribed said terms to date from the first
Monday in November following the cleo
ton. (See article 1855 of Constitution.)
?. THE General Assembly elected under
this Constitution shall hold its 1irst session
in the city of New Orleans on the third Mon.
day after the official PRONUNCIATION aforesaid,
and proceed, Immediately upon It's organ,
cation, to vote upon the adoption Of the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States, proposed by Congress,
and passed June 10, 1868" etc. (See article
$50 of CONSTITUTIONAL
He, the said District Commander, having
refused to recognize the requirements Of the
Constitution, as above shown, in his said
order, in the following language; THE
General Assembly will NOT convene until
the Commanding General shall have been
officially notified Of the acceptance by Con
gress OF the new State Constitution. Imme-
diately after receipt Of this information 8
day will be appointed for the meeting Of the
General Assembly to take action upon the
amendment to the Constitution OF the United
States, known as article fourteen, and 10 De-
rj,ae 0y la'O he po,Deys ard duties pertaining
% the offices ne,gly created by his Consti.it
.jou.n
Article 1853 Of the new Constitution OF
the State provides that the terms OF all civil
officers elected under it shall date mot be-
gin) from the first Monday in November fol
lowing the election. Therefore the officers
whose election is herein announced viii
only enter upon and hold their offices from
that date;n and
Whereas, The failure TO inaugprate the
State officers elected under the new Con
stitution at the time appointed by the Con
stitution would necessarily prevent the
General Assembly's legal existence, as well
as action upon the fourteenth proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States (the present acting Governor
being constitutionally unable to approve
any act Of said General Assembly, and with.
out the approval Of the Governor il being
impossible for any legislative enactment to
become law), and thus effectually prevent
Reconstruction in accordance with the laws
Of Congress, which provide that 'the
Legislature elected under the Constitution
shall have adopted the amendment 70 the
Constitution OF the United States proposed
by the Thirty.ninth Congress. and known
as article fourteen" (see section 5, law
passed March 2, 1871 prior to admission
into the Union, the adoption OF said Con
stitudonal amendment by the Legislature
Of Louisiana being thus rendered utterly
impossible and
Whereas, The Commanding General is not
above the laws of Congress, nor IS he above
the Convention that framed the Constitu.
ton under which these officers are to be
inaugurated, both being the creatures Of
Congressional will, independent Of each
other, yet both subject to the paramount
authority of the Congress OF the United
States; and
Whereas, The Reconstruction Laws fully
empowered the Constitutional Convention
&c goTcr2 ell matters Of detail IN regard 70
the Inauguration of the new government
authorized by Congress; and
Whereas, Said Constitutional Convention
has delegated its full powers in the premises
to L s. Board, which is the legal represent.
alive of said Convention; Now, therefore,
|, S. B. Packard, Chairman Of the Board
Of Registration aforesaid, in obedience 10
the duty imposed by said Constitutional
Convention upon, and by virtue of the
authority thus vested in this Board, do
hereby notify all civil officers elected under
said Constitution that said Constitution re-
quires that they qualify and take possession
Of their respective Offices on Monday, June
Is, 1868, in accordance with Article 1853 Of
Constitution.
also notify the members Of the General
Assembly of Louisiana, elected under said
Constitution, that by Art. 1863 Of said Con
stitution they are required to conVene in
the city of New Orleans on Monday, June
%, 1868, at u NJ. and further notify all
civil officers now in office that by the new
Constitution their terms Of office will ex.
pire at u M, on Monday, June Is, 1853 at
which time they viii deliver up said offices,
with all appurtensnces thereto, TO their
successors declared duly elected by the
Special Order No. III Of the Military Com
mander Of the Fifth Military District, ISSUED
June 2, 1868; PROVIDED, That in all cases
where the officers elect do not qualify &C.
cording TO the laws Of Congress and OF this
State, present incumbents will hold over
until such officer shall qualify, or q successor
shah have been appointed, or an officer
declared elected who is able TO qualify.
8. B. PACKARD,
Chairman Board Of Registration.
Attest: