New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-06
Your obedient servant,

Your obedient servant,
R. CHANDLER,
CAPTAIN 18th Infantry, Assistant Secretary
Civil Affairs.
AN ACT supplementary to an act entitled
ian act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel states, - passed
on the I'd day of March, 1867, and the
act supplementary thereto, passed on
23d day of March, 1867.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
america In Congress assembled, That it is
hereby declared to have been the true in
tent and meaning Of the act Of the I'd day of
March, 1867, entitled IAN act TO provide for
the more efficient government of the rebel
states, )" and of the act supplementary there
TO, passed on the Esd day of March, in the
year 1857, that the governments then exist
ing in the rebel states of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missis-
sippl, Alahama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas,
and Arkansas, were not legal state govern
ments; and that Thereafter said governments,
If continued, were 10 be continued subject
in all respects to the military commanders
of the respective districts, and to the para
mount authority of congress.
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the
commander of any district named in said
act shall have power, subject to the disap-
proval of the general of the army of the
United States, and to have effect till 6isap-
proved, whenever in the opinion of such
commander the proper administration of
said act shall REQUIRE it, TO suspend or re-
move from Office, or from the performance
of official duties and the exercise of official
powers, any officer or person holding or
exercising, or protesting to hold or exercise,
any civil or military Office or duty in such
district under any power, election, appoint
ment or authority derived from, or granted
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the government thereof, or any municipal
or other division thereof, and upon such
suspension or removal such commander
q subject to the disapprOval Of the general as
aforesaid, shall have power to provide from
time to time for the performance of the said
duties Of such officer orpeTBOn so suspended
or removed, by the detail ofsome competent
officer on soldier Of the army, or by the APP
polntment of some other person, to perform
The same, and 10 fill vacancies oceasioned
by death, resignation, or otherwise.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DrsrHrcr
New Orisans Las March %, 1861. )
Special Orders MOI.
2. Il Ia hereby announced for the informa.
ton and guidance Of all concerned that no
elections for State, parish, municipal or ju-
dicial Offices, will be held In the State of
Louisiana until the provisions Of the.laws of
Congress entitled . An act to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel
States I and q theact supplemental thereto,
niaaiia iiBY1 dsslfi IsslIl 55sis5ss with. UHtif
elections are held In accordance with those
acts the law Of the Legislature Of the State
Of L.ouiaianay approved March Is, 1867.
which provides for the continuance in the |
performance of their duties of those persons
whose term Of Office would otherwise have
expired, will govern all cases except those
which may be specially acted upon at these
headquarters.
b command of Major General P. H. |
GEORGE L. HARTsUFF,
Assistant Adjutant General.
EArnANIRn BURBAKK,
Second Lieut., Thirty.seventh Tntiy, Acting |
Assistant Adjutant General
The following from the Mayor was re.
ferred 10 the Committee on Streets and
Landings:
M6RpnALTx OF NEW Oa4EANs. l
City Hzi .ash Day 81 January. 1855. |
70 the roacfnbie the Board Of Assistant Aldermen
GzNrLEsgES- numerous complaints have /
been made BY ahipmasters OF the first and |
t0areh distrleta of damages caused 10 the |
Skipping ~ Steamboats, runhing 90 close as /
10 breSk their fasls.H and disafTHnRe their /
staging; besides doing serious injury tc the /
wnaFye4
Z therefore recommend the passage Of An
Ordinance pEQAt 1l11f stella hn45e from Uass-
Ing within oA9sAundred yards of the shiD.
ping, under a penalty Of net less than oie
hnedred dollars for each ciiense
Very respectfully E. HEATH,
Mayor.
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