The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14
An Act
Relative to Presidential Electors

Senate ana House OF Representa- I
tives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
in every year in which an election
is to be held for electors Of Pres
ident and Vice-President of the
United States, such election shall
be held on Tuesday next after the
LIST Monday in the month OF No
vember in such year, in accord
ance with an act OF the Congress
of the United States, approved
January %, 1916, entitled ian act
to establish a uniform time for
holding elections for electors of
President and Vice President in
all the States of the Union" and
such elections shall be held and
conducted in the manner and form
provided by law for general State
elections.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., That every qualified voter
in the State shall vote for seven
persons, as follows: Two persons
shall be selected. from the State
at>large and one person shall be
chosen from each congressional
district in this State; and in case
any ticket shall contain two or
more names of persons residing
in the same District Except the
two chosen from The State at
large the first of such names only
shall be considered as duly voted
for.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted,
ETC., Thatnoperson shall be an cleo
tor whoisnotaq qualified voterin the
district for which he is chosen, or
in case of being selected for the
State at large, then of some par
ish of the State.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That Immediately after the
receipts of a return from each par
ish, or on the 4th Monday of No
vember, If the returns should not
sooner arrive, the governor, ip
presence of the secretary of State,
the Attorney General, a District
Judge of the district in which the
seat of government may be estab-
lished, or any two of them, shall
examine the returns and ascertain
therefrom the seven persons who
have been duly elected electors.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
etc., That one of the returns from
each parish, Endorsed by the Gov.
ernor, shall be placed on file and
preserved among the archives of
Secretary of State.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the names of the persons
elected, together with a copy OF
the returns from the several par.
ishes, shall forthwith be published
in the newspaper or papers in
which the laws of the State may
be directed to be published.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the electors shall meet
at the seat of Government on the
day appointed for their meeting
by the act of Congress, 1.-THE LIST
Wednesday in December,) and
shall then and there proceed te
execute the duties and services
enjoined upon them by the Con
stitution of the United States il
the manner therein described.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted
etc., That if any one or more Of
the electors chosen by the people
shall fail from any cause whatever
to attend at the appointed place
at the hour Of 4 P. NJ, of the day
prescribed for their meeting, il
shall be the duty of the Other
electors Immediately to proceed
by ballot to supply such vacancy
or vacancies.
Sec. 8. Belt further enacted, etc.
That each elector shall receive th,
same daily compensation and al
lowance which at that time shall
be allowed by law to the members
of the General Assembly, to bt
paid by the treasurer of the stat,
on warrants signed by the Cover
nor.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted
etc, That all lawSconfiicting will
the provisions of this act be anC
the same are hereby repealed
that this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House Representatives
OSCAR J. DUNN,
1t. Gov. and President Senate
Approved Oct. 20, 1868.
H. G. WARMoTH,
Governor State Louisiana
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE.
4 Secretary of Sttae