The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07
s1ational Republican.
OFfiCIAL.
HEApQ'Rs Firm MILITARY DrsrnIcr,
Ngw ORLEANS, La, March ], 1858.
.SgsciJi Oyasrs, No. b5.
Extract.



8 Whereas a convention recently assembled
at New Orleans, La In compliance with Sps.
oiai orders No. 100, from these headquartsrs,
dated October 81. 1857, did, In pursuance Of
the acts Of Congress mentioned In said order,
proceed to frame q constitution and civil
government for the State Of Louisiana; and
Whereas the acts OF Congress provide that
the election for the ratification Of said consti.
tution shall be conducted BY the officers or
persons appointed or to DO appointed BY the
commanding general, said election will DO
bsid in the State Of Louisiana, from .. IN.
to7p. m. on the 18th and 18th days Of April,
Is6s at which the registered voters Of said
Stats NAV vote for or against the constitution
submitted to them by said convention.
/ Commanding fourteen days before the
election, board Of registrars will, after having
given reasonable public notice, revise at the
piaees where the boards are in session, for q
period of Eve days, the registration lists, and,
upon being satisfied that any person not en-.
titled 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
ut that time LOSSES tho qualifcati required
by law, and who have not already been
registered. tSee sec. I, supplementary act Of
July le, 1861
Iron completion Of the revision Of regis.
tFltlOn, tuo DOnTus VI Nebsrtiub
ately proceed to mako up their precinct poll
books; for this purpose they will use tho pre-
ciuet books u ed at the last election, making
the necessary corrections. They will also
forward to these headquarters q tabular state.
meut, giving the number OF persons registered
white or cOlored) during the revision. The
number rejected, (white and coiored,) the
names Of tho persons refused registration and
stricken from the rolls, will be given with
statement showing the cause therefor.
H. The rolls will be open at every voting
precinct 10 each parish at the places dssigna.
ted by law. No person will DO allowed to vote
whose name does not appear on the registry
list. Tho election will DO by ballot. Those
voting 10 favor Of the constitution shall have
written or printed on tho 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 Constitu.
ton" Each ballot presented by 4 colored
voter will be marked ''Colored'' by one Of the
Judges Of election. Poll books VIII be kept
Of the names Of tho voters as at ordinary cleo.
tIops in the State. As each voter presents
his certificate one Of the judges will endorse
on 1t Voted. = with the d ate, ard signed by
one Of the commissioners.
III. The boards of registration of each
parish will be superintendents Of and will
conduct the election, and will SEQ that all the
necessary preparations ara made for properly
conducting the same; that duo and suGicien
notice is given Of the time and object Of the
election, commissioners appointed, proper
ballot-boxes prepared, a..
H. from any cause, any OF the registrars Of
parish fail to perform tho duty incumbent
upon them, eihter at the revision directed in
paragraph l, or at the election, their places
will be filled by the clerk Of the District Court,
or recorder Of the parish or the assessor Of the
Parish Court, in the order named, provided
they can qualify according to law. Ifvacan.
cies cannot be thus 6llod, the remaining por.
lion Of the registration board will Eli them
with persons who can duly qualify, notifying
this office Of the same.
". The election at each precinct will bS
presided over by tho three commissioners, whc
will be sworn in the same manner, as the regis
trars.
Should only two Of the commissioners b
present, they shall appoint third should onl
one be present, he shall appoint another, IN
they together shall appoint n third.
To carry out this, commissioners are au
thorized to administer the required oath.
V. At the close Of the election the commits
sioners will carefully count and make dupli
cate returns OF the result Of the election
stating, also, in four separate lists, respec
lively, the number Of white voters for, til,
number Of colored voters for, and the numbe
of each against the constitution. The ballet
will then be replaced In the ballot boxes
which will be sealed, and together with the
registration and election records will be car
ried by one Of the commissioners to the court
house, or place designated, and turned ovel
to the board Of registrars.
The board will then carefully count AM
make duplicate returns Of the votes cast, II
the manner prescribed for commissioners o
election, aud will SEQ whether the vote Of eac
precinct corresponds with the record Of th
commissioners.
Tho ballots will then be replaced In tn
ballot. boxes, which will be sealed, and to
ge,her with the registration and election rec
ords will be turned over to such parish Office
or member Of the registration board as sal
board may select who will receipt therefor
and will be held responsible for the same
Each member Of the board will make afIidayi
to the correctness Of the returns, one copy @
which will then be brought by some membe
Of the board to the commanding general o
the Fifth Military District, at New Orleans
the other copy will be retained by the boar
until further orders.
VI. Tho boards Of registrars md commi:
sioners will see that full and fair opportr
nifty is given for depositing bis ballot to ever
man entitled to vote, and will generally d
everything that is regulate to secure a fu
and impartial expression OF the opinions an
wishes Of the registered voters.
VII. II from any cause the elections in an
Of the precincts cannot be held. as for IL
stance, the inability to procure properly
qualified commissioner, the board Of regi
trars will give timely notice to tho votel
thereof as to whore they shall vote In an at
joining precinct, in their own parishes.
VIII, No persons shall act as commission
ers or registrars under this order who are car
didates at the election for any Office
IL. The sheriff Of each parish is made =,
spOnsiblo for the preservation Of good ords
and the perfect freedom of the ballot at th
various election precincts in his parish. 7
this end he will appoint q deputy, who sha
be duly qualified under the laws Of the Stat,
for each precinct In the parish who will b
required to be present at the place Of votin
during tho whole time the election is bsin
held. The said deputies will promptly an
fully obey every demand made upon their of
cial services In preserving the peace and goo
order by the commissioners Of election
Deputies appointed in accordance with th
foregoing will DO paid the same as commi
sioners, on accounts approved by the rsgi
trar, out of the reconstruction fund
As an additional measure TO focure Ii
purity Of the election, each commissioner an
registrar is hereby clothed, during the ele
ton, with authority TO call upon tho civ
officers Of the parish to make arrests, and
case Of failure of the aforesaid civil Office
are empowered to perform their duties durin
the election. They~ili make full report I
such failures on the part Of civil officers I
the commanding general, Fifth military diI