The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-04-04

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acsembled at New Orleans, La,
in compliance with special orders
No. 1867, from there headquarters
dated October q, 1868, did, pur-
suance of the acts of Congress
mentioned in said order, proceed
to frame a Constitution and civil
government for the State Louisi-
ana and
Whereas, The acts ofCongress
provide that the election for the
ratification of said Constitution,
shall be conducted by the officers
or persons appointed, or to be ap-
pointed, by the commanding gen
eral said election will be held in
the State of Louisiana, from Z A.
NJ. to Z P. NJ, on the 18th and 18th
days of April, 1868, at which the
registered voters of said State
may vote for or against the Con
stitution submitted to them by
said convention.
/. Commencing fourteen days
before the election, boards of reg
istrars will, after having given
reasonable public notice, revise at
the places where the boards are
in session, for "a period Of five
days, the registration lists, and
upon being satisfied that any per-
son not entitled thereto has been
registered, will strike the name
of such person from the list. The
boards will also, during the same
period, add to the registry the
names of all persons who at that
time possess the qualifications
required by law, and who have
not already been registered. See
sec. q supplementary Act of July
10, 1867.
Upon completion of the revision
of registration, the boards of reg
istrars will Immediately proceed
to make up their precinct poll
books-for this purpose they will
use the precinct books used at the
last election, making the neces-
Sary correction. They will also
forward to these headquarters a
tabular statement, giving the
number of persons registered
white and colored) during the
revision; the number rejected
white and colored) /; the names
of the persons refused registra-
ton and stricken from the rolls,
viii be given with statement
showing the cause therefor.
2.The poll will be opened at
every voting precinct in each par
ish at the places designated by
law. No persons will be allowed
to vote whose name does not ap-
pear on the registry list. The
election will be by ballot. "Those
voting IN favor of the Constitu-
ton, shall have written or printed
on the ballots, by which they vote
as aforesaid, the words, "For the
Constitution" and those voting
against the Constitution shall
have written or printed on such
ballots, the words against the
Constitution Each ballots, pre-
sented by a collored voter shall
be marked "Coloredn by one of
the judges of election. Poll books
will be kept of the names of the
voters as at ordinary election in
the State. As each voter presents
bis certificate one of the Judges
will indorSe on it "voted,n with
the date, and signed by one of
the commissioners.
3. The boards of registration of
each parish will be superinten-
dents of, election, and will see
that all the necessary preparation
are made for properly conducting
the same that due and sufficient
notice is given of the time and
object of the election commission
ers appointed, proper ballot.boxes
prepared, etc.
If from any cause, any of the
registrars of a parish fail to per-
form the duty incumbent upon
them, either at the revision direc-
ted in paragraph 1, or at the cleo
ton. their places will be filled by
the clerk of the district court, OF
recorder of the parish, or assessor
of the parish court in the order
named, provided they can qualify
according to law. If vacancies
cannot be thus filed, the remain
ing portion of the registration
board will ell them with persons
who can duly qualify, notifying
this Office of the same.
4. The election at each precinct
will be presided over by the three
commissioners, who will be sworn
in the same manner as the regis. |
trars.
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