New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-09
The Board of Registration.
ORDINANCES CREATING THE BOARD,
NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS AND SHERIFFS,

COMMITTEE Rooms, Board OF REGIsTEATIuN,
New Orleans, March 10, 1865. )
The board of registration was organized
by the election of S. B. Packard, chairman,
and R. G. 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:
CRDINANCE.
WHEREAS, The act of congress Of the
twenty-third of March, 1867, sets forth US
one of the purposes of the assembling of
this convention ito establish civil gov
eminent for the state;n
Belt ordained by the people OF Louisiana
in convention assembled, That a board of
registra lon for the state be appointed by
this convention, to consist Of seven members
thereof, whose term of Office shall begin
with thee d3oprnment of the convention, and
end WitAshe inauguration of state officers,
as provid0k for IN the constitution.
Be u Ial7eer ordained, etc, That II shall
be the d1ty Asaid board to elect a chairman
from am0Hgit members, and q secretary,
and that AL public notices, proclamations,
and orders shall be sieued BY the president
and attestedbg the secretary.
Be it further ordained, etc, That the said
board shall have power aud authority to
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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 rules regulations, and
orders shall in no wise conflict with the pro.
visions of the act known as the reconstFuc-
ton act, o. with the schedule or ordinance
contained in the constitution to be sub
nlitted by this convention, or with the law
full authority of the district commander,
exercised in pursuance and furtherance of
said acts and provisions, but shall be in CO.
operation with and furtherance 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, regular
tons, or ordinances or detail necessary to
carry into effect the purposes of said act
according to their letter or spirit.
Be it further ordained, etc, That they
shal 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 it further ordained, etc, That it shall
be the duty Of said board to FIX the salary
and regulate the duties of all officers of
elections ordered to be held by the recon.
structiOn acts and the constitution, and the
salary aud 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
ut eseater sum than S. 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:
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