Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-03-31

HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT l
New Orleans, a., March IS, 1865. (
General Orders No 3d.
/. By an act of Congress, which became
law March 18th, 1865, it is enacted
That hereafter any election authorized
by the act passed March twenty three
eighteen hundred aud sixty-seven, enti
tied AN act supplementary to An act to
provide for the 10 ore efficient government
7nt the rebel States passed March two,
eighteen hundred and sixty seven, and 10
facilitate their restoratlon,' shall be de-
cided by majority OF the votes actually
cast; and at the election 10 which the
question of the adoption or rejection OF
any Constitution is submitted, any person
duly registered in the State may vote in
the election district where he offers to vote
when he has resided therein for ten DAYS
next preceding such election, upon pre-
sentatioh of bis certificate of registration,
his sftdavit or other satisfactory evidence
under such regulations as the District
Comm anders may prescribe;" and,
hat the Constitutional Convention of
any OF the Sta,es mentioned in the acts to
which this is amendatory, may provide
that at the time of voting upon the ratf,
cation of the Constitution, the registered
voters may vote also for members OF the
House of Representatives. of the United
States, and Tor all elective officers, pro-
vided for by the said Constitution; and the
same election officers W no shall make the
return of the votes cast on the ratification
or rejection of the Constitution, shall
enumerate and certify the votes cast for
members of Congress-
In accordance with the terms of this act i.
an election will be held in the State et
Louisiana, for mem bers of the House of
Repre- 'entatives OF the United States, and
for snch State, Judicial, Parish, and mu
nicipal officers and mem bers of the General
Assembly, as are provided for in the Con
stitution to be submitted to the people for
ratification.
This election will be in all respects
part of the election heretofore ordered in
Special Orders No. SIS, dated Marchs llth.
1858, from these Headquarters, subject
only to such notifications az may be re-
quired by the above mentioned act of
Congress-.
Any person duly registered in the State
OF Louisiana, may vote in any election.
district, ward or precinct, provided he has
resided for ten days, next preceding the
election, in the district, ward or precinct
where he offers to vote, upon presentation
of his certificate of registration, or, III ease
of his having lost such certificate, upon
his affidavit of registration, in which shall
be set forth the fact of such loss. and that
he has not voted before at the present cleo
ton, or upon such other evidence of these
facts as may be satisfactory to the Com
missioners of Election.
The ballots to be cast "for" or against"
the Constitution, shall have on them
printed, or in wrting-the names of the
several officers voted for under its provIs-
ions, and the returns o the election will
be made to the Commanding General, as
directed in paragraph 5, of Special Orders
No. 55, above referred TO.
By command of Brevet Major General
R. c. Buchanan.
GEO. L. HARTSUFF,
Assistant Adiutaut General.