New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-29

ehSi0Ol W the seer etary OIL state.
SIC. 70. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
II snail be the duty of said Supervisors o
registration in each parish to make gu
trphcate returns, to forward one of then
Immediately by mail to the Secretary o
state, and another to the Secretary of Statt
by the next most speedy mode of convey
ance, and TO deposit the third in the Office o
the Clerk of the District Court, and in the city
of New Orleans, in the Office of the Clerk O.
the First District Court; and for their will
} ful failure or neglect herein, such Super
visors shall, upon conviction before any
court OF competent jurisdiction, be fined in
! asum not exceeding five hundred dollars, al
the discretion of the court.
! SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
IN all future elections for Senators, Repre-
sentatiVes, Sheriffs, Coroners, Clerks of the
District Courts, and other officers if there
should be an equal number of votes given
to two or more candidates, the election fol
such Office or offices thus not filled shall be
again returned to the people in the parish
or district, as the case may be, public notice
of ten days to be first given in the same
manner as in the first election, without the
proclamation of the Governor,
SEC. ~. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty of the Governor, at least
SIX weeks before every general election, to
issue his proclamation giving notice there.
of, which shall be published in the official
journal of the State, and copies thereof fer
warded to the several returning officers
throughout the State.
Sec. 2s Be it further enacted etc, That
notice of every general election held under
the provisions of this act shall be given at
least thirty days before the election, by
notices posted up in each precinct, or II
there be an official newspaper published in
the parish, by publishing the notice in such
paper:
Notice of every general election shall be
hHyt ha -,
| ten days, by advertisement in at least one
newspaper in each parish in which a paper
may be published, and in the parish of Or
leans in three newspapers OF said parish.
SEC 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all general elections for members of Con-
gress shall be held at the same time, and
| conducted in the same manner as is pro-
vided for the election for Representatives to
the General Assembly.
| SEC. 30. Be it further enacted ETC., That
as soon as possible after the expiration of
the time of making the returns of the cleo
| ton for Representatives in Congress, the
| Governor, Jointly with the Secretary of
State, and Judge of one of the District
Courts Of the State, shall proceed to ascer-
tain from the said returns the person duly
| elected, a certificate of which shall be en-
tered on record by the Secretary of State
and signed by the Governor, and a copv
thereof, subscribed as aforesaid, shall be
u,
other copy transmitted to the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the
United States, directed to the Speaker
thereof.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
in case OF vacancy, by death or otherwise
in the said office of Representative in Con-
gress between the general elections, it shall
be the duty of the Governor, by proclama-
ton, to cause an election to be held accord
ing to law, to fiji. the vacancy.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
in every year in which an election shall be
held for electors Of President and Vice.
President of the United States, such election
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of November, in
accordance with an act Of the Congress of
the United States, approved January %,
one thousand eight hundred and forty.fve,
entitled " An act to establish uniform time
for holding elections for electors of Presi.
dent and Vice President in all States of the
Union;' and such elections shall be held
and conducted i'll the manner and form pro.
Vided by law for general State elections.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the foregoing provisions, except as to time
and place of holding elections, shall apply
in the election of all officers whose election
is not otherwise provided for.
SEC. a. Be it further enacted etc, That
the Governor is authorized and empowered
to issue his proclamation ordering in all
cases not otherwise provided for BY law.
elections to be held in the different parishes
of this State to fill any and all vacancies
that may happen in any elective office.
SEC. IS. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
whenever the seat of any Senator or Repre- |
sentatiVes shall become vacant, and there |
shall be a session of the General Assembly |
before the next general election, it shall be |
the duty Of the Governor, within five DAYS
after being officially informed of such va.
cancy, to issue his writ of election, directed |
TO the supervisors of Registration In and for 1
the parish or parishes in which such vacancy
may exist, whose duty it shall be, within |
three days after its receipt, to give public no.
tice that an election will be held to fill such
vacancy on day to be named by them, which |
day shall not be less than eight nor more
than fifteen days after the publication of
such notice, if such election be held during |
or within fifteen days next preceding a SEES.
'ion Of the General Assem- DIV: but if not.
hen the election shall be held not less than
,wenty nor more than thirty days after the
publication of such notice, and shall be held
md conducted, and the returns thereof
made in the manner and form provided by
aw for general elections.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whenever the seat of Senator or Represent.
tive of the parish of Orleans shall become
Tacant, it shall be the duty of the Governor,
within five days after being officially in.
ormed thereof, to issue his writ of election
% supply such vacancy, directed to the
proper returning officer, whose duty it shall
)e within three days after the receipt of
UGH writ, to give public notice that an
election will be held to fill such vacancy on a
lay TO be named by him, which shall not be
within less than eight nor more than fifteen
lays after the publication of such notice;
nd such election shall be held and con.
ucted, and the returns thereof made in the
manner and form provided in this act for
eneral elections.
SEC. 81. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
ny civil officers or other persons who shall
ssume or pretend to act in any capacity as
Ulcers of elections to receive or count
otes or to do any other acts toward the
.olding or conducting of elections in viola.
ct shall be deemed guilty OF felony and
pom conviction thereof shall be punished
y Imprisonment in the penitentiary for a
erm not TO exceed three years nor less than
ne year, and by fine not exceeding
hree hundred nor less than one hundred
ollars.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
shall be the duty Of the commissioners to
eceive the ballots of all legal voters who
hall offer to vote, deposit the same in the
allot box to be provided for that purpose
nd to keep duplicate lists thereof I'm.
lediately after closing the polls they shall
pen the box and count the votes with open
oors, and make duplicate returns of the
nmber Of votes polled for each candidate.
iaking mention of the name of The candi-
ate and the Office voted for, they shall then
oliver one Of the lists and one of the re- :
arms TO the Deputy Sheriff, OF other officer
] attendance whose duty shall be to con- !
ey the same without delay to the return !
off Of fI,sar,