The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-06-10
THE LOUISIANA HLEoTIor
General Buchanaa's Official Odd.
Another Order
FUN AHEAn,,

uenelal buchanan, on the 2fi iissu.d
Especial Orders No. 49, oficiallv $
nouncias who are elected to the d;ss..
State, judicial and ParochiaI Offices !. :, =
election held on the 18th and 18th Il : =,
1868. The order is a very long one ar -
lpying six columns Of The New Orlean, !.
pers. We must omit all the names o;.s.
as elected in it and. only give theinpo,t.,ss.
portions to our readers
The civil government hereby pro,;5.,
provisional in its character until anss se !. .
amendment 70 the Constitution Of iha n ~
ted States, known as Articles XIV AM ~,
have become part ofthat Constitution 4a''
Article l58 of the new constifnt;n,
the State provides that the terms of s a.. y
Of all sivil officers elected under Il s .asS
date from the first Monday in Noron sIal'
following the election. Therefore TIA -
GERS whose election is herein announce sa'.
will only enter upon and hold Their soi; sss'
from that date. A vacancy occurring i
any Office in the meantime will be allsa
preferably by the person who has bass
elected to it. s'u
If any ofthe officers whose election
herein announced shall be disonIjfed ).
the first Monday in. November, 1864 =
hold Office, the incumbent at that date 81,
hold over until the disability shall hsvs +
been removed or a new election held.
Cases of contested election will Be- A.
termined BY the proper civil tribunal. il
accordance with the provisions the Ststs
constitution and existing laws.
An Official copy Of this order viii 30 r.
garded as certificate Of election.
by command IF
Br'yt. Maj. Gen. R. G. BucuAsAy
,s THOS. 81. NELL.
Maj. 10th Inft'ry, BIT. Brig. Gen. q. S.F4
Actg. Asst. Adjutant Gen.
We now come to the funny part ii Iii,
matter. A fellow signing himself rs. b,
Packard, Chairman Beard Of Registration
has Illuminated, on the same subject, Two
days after Buchanan's No. l2l, the follow.
ing document:
Now. therefore, /. S. B. Packard. Chair.
man ofthe Board of Registration aforesaid
in obedience to the duty imposed By said
Constitutional Convention upon, and h
virtue OF the authority thus vested 10 this
Board. DO hereby ndtfy all civil oficerl
elected under said constitution that sa;d
requires that tlley qualify opd
take possession Of their respective Offer
or Monday, june 10, 1868, 10 accordsseo
with article l58 Of the constitution.
| also notify the members ofthe Gener.,
Assembly Of Louisiana, elected under said
constitution, that by Art. l59 Of said con-.
stitution they are required to convene h
the city Of New Orleans on Monday Juna
~, 1868, at II NJ and further notify al
civil officers now in Office that By the new
constitution their terms Of Office will q.
pire at II N. on Monday, June l5.ls68 &
which time they will deliver up said Ol6css,
Win all appurtenances thereto, to their sac.
cessors declared duly elected by the Sps.
cial Order No. l2l of the Military Com.
lnander Of the Fifth Military District, issu.
ed June 2,lS68; Provided, That ID al
cases where the officers elett do moi quail.
y according to the laws of Congress and
Of this State, present incumbents will hold
over until such officer shall qualify, ora
successor shall have been appointed, O. u
officer declared elected who IS able d
qualify. s. B. PAeKAsp.
Chairman Board Of Registration.
Attest: r. C. RIcHanDsos. SecY,
We calmly await the issue in this mstto,.
The Evening Picayune Of Saturday 40.
nounces that Packard has been arrested By
order Of General Buchanan, taken 10
Headquarters, where, after on interview
With the Commanding General, be was re-
eased on his personal recognisance TO -
pear for trial before a military commission,
which was to be appointed Saturday by the
General.
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