New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-06

An act to amend an act entitled an act
to transfer all the causes now pending
before the courts of the State under the con-
stltution of one thousand eight hundred and
slxty-four to the courts created by the con-
stitution of one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight.
An act to regulate the practice and the
dispatch of business in the District Courts
OF New Orleans, and
An act to provide for supplying the loss Of
the public records and other papers con.
sumed by the burning of the Courthouse in
the parish of VIM during the month OF
February, 1868.
I. C. REMICK,
Private Secretary.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. ster-
rett, of Caddo, offered the following Joint
resolution:
To provide for the relief of the INDECENT
sick in transitu at the city of Shreveport.
Passed its first and second readings, and
referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
Mr.. Morey, of 0uachita, called for the
special order of the day, Senate bill No. 81.
Mr.. Mercy moved to strike out all after
the enacting clause of the first section, an!
insert substitute for Senate bill No. 81.
adopted August 10, with the following add.
tional sections:
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted ETC.. That
the registration of voters of this State shall
be closed nine days before the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of November, A. u.
1865; and it shall be the duty of the Super-
visors of Registration in every parish in this
State to make out and furnish certified
copies of the registered voters in each cleo
ton precinct and polling place of each par
ish, to the Commissioners of Election in
each precinct or polling place, to be used at
the election or elections to be held in No.
vember, A. D. 1868, if any such are ordered
to be held, and at any subsequent election
until otherwise provided for: and the failure
OF the Supervisors to furnish such copies of
registered voters shall subject each of
such delinquent supervisors to a fine of
not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars, to be recovered for the
use of the parish in which the failure to
perform the duty occurred, to be sued for in
the name of the parish: and it shall be the
duty of the District Attorney, pro tempore.
of such parish, to institute any such suit
whenever any such delinquency shall be
brought to his knowledge by any member of
the Police Jury or Commissioners of the
Election, who ought to have been furnished
himself, or that he has reasonable cause to
believe from other evidence to be true.
SEC. l6. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Supervisors OF Registration in each
parish of this State shall divide the
same into as many precincts, not to eX-
coed the number now established by law,
as to them may seem advisable, and direct
what number of polls or voting places shall
be established in each precinct, and to fix
the places of holding thereof, and to ap-
point Commissioners for each poll or voting
precinct.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Governor of the State shall, previous
to any general election. appoint in each
parish of the State one Supervisor of Reg
istratien, to whom the Clerks of the Court
shall deliver the books of registration de
livered to him by the last Supervisors of |
and he shall receive the same |
and strike from them the names of the |
voters who have died or left the parish, |
1r become ineligible for any legal cause,
md add thereto the names of all those
Eh0 have removed into the parish since |
he last registration, or who were
lot then registered, and those who |
nave since come of age, and generally to |
perfect the registration OF the parish, and |
they shall close such registration nine days |
before the said general election and fur |
nish to the Commissioners of Election of |
each voting place or poll copies of the |
registered voters of their precinct, and with
In ten days after such general election |
such Registrars shall redeliver to the Clerks |
If the Courts the books of registration,
With all the additions and amendments
made thereto, as herein provided.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
I shall be the duty of the Supervisors of
Election in every parish of this State, Tex
'ept the parish, of orleans) to appoint one
" more suitable persons to attend at each
'oting poll, whose duty it shall be to con-
-ey the box to receive the votes to the
lace of holding the election, and to de-
lver the same to the Commissioners of
Election, and to attend the Commissioners |
t Election during the whole time of holding
be election, and TO obey all legal orders of
UGH Commissioners, in keeping order at
r near the polls, suppressing riots, or dis
rider OF any kind, and to make all such ar
ests as may be ordered by the said Com
iissioners. Any person who may resist or
ppose such persons in the discharge of
heir said duties, upon conviction thereof,
hall be punished, as is provided for resist
ng an officer.
The amendments were taken up section
" section and adopted.
The amendments were placed on their
everal readings, adopted, and the bill was
rdered to be sent TO the Senate for concur.
ence.
Leave of absence Tor ten days was granted
0 Mr.. Tureaud, of st. James.
Leave of absence for two days was granted
o Mr. Lee, Of st. Bernard.
On motion of Mr.. Washington, of Assump.
ion, the House adjourned until tomorrow
t twelve O'Clock NJ.
WILLIAM vIGERS,
Chief Clerk House Of Representatives.
FIfty-NInth Days session.
FRIDAY, September 4, 1868.
The House met pursuant 10 adjournment,
peaker Lowell in the chair.
Tho roll baino ballad fftvfuo xoar,t,..