New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-20
THE LEGIsLATURE
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CureIl De Grange, Haskell. Honore, Kent,
Landers, McCullen, Noble, Slaton, waters
10.
Mr.. Brewster, of ouachita, moved to strike
out all after the twenty ninth line.
x Mr.. Devices moved to lay the amendment
upon the table.
Mr.. Noble called for the yeas and nays,
resulting as follows:
Yeas: Adolphe Belot, Burrel, Collins,
Devices, Dulresne, Dupart, Evans Gugonet,
Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Harper,
Hutchinson, Holland, Hall, Isabelle, Leroy,
Lott Morris, Mahier, McVean, Murrell,
Morey, Morand, Matthews, Page, Raymond,
Rey Tureaud, Umphreys, Washington, II.
Williams, Yorke-35.
Nays: Bennett, Buckingham, Brew ster,
Barbee, Curell, De Grange, Faulkner, Fouts,
Haskell, Honore, Kent, L'Hoste, Landers,
McCnllen, Noble, Saton, Waters-l7.
Mr.. Noble called for the yeas and nays,
resulting as follows: -... ....
Yeas: Alexander, Antoine, Adolphe, Belot,
Burrel, Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Cuny, De-
wees, Dufresne, Demarest Dupart, Eager,
Faulkner, Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp,
Guidry, Hill, Honore, Harper, Hutchinson,
Holland, Hall, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Leroy,
Lott, Morris, Mollere, Mahier, McMillen,
McVcan, Murrell, Melvin, Mansion, Morey,
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Rey, Tureaud, Umphreys, Washington, II.
Williams, d. Young, Yorke-51.
Nays: Bennett, Buckingham, Brewster,
Barbee, Curell, De Grange, Fouts, Haskell,
Kent, L'Hoste, Landers, McCullen, Noble,
Slaton, Waters, zoelly-lG.
Sections six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and
eleven, were read, and adopted without
amendments.
Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, offered the fol-
lowing as an additional section, which was
adopted:
SEC. u. Be it further enacted that on or
before the fifteenth of December, 1868,
said Board OF Registration shall prepare
and submit full and complete report of
the cost and expenses of said registration,
number of votes registering in said parish,
and any information they may deem proper
at the next meeting ofthe General Assembly.
Mr.. McVean, Of Caddo, offered the fol-
lowing as an additional section, which was
adopted:
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, That the
said Board of Registration on the eXpira
ton of their terms of Office shall deposit in
the office of the Secretary OF State all books
and records pertaining to the same regis.
trars
Section fourteenth was read.
Mr. Morey, of Ouachita, offered the follow
ing amendment, which was adopted:
Fifth line, after the word State" insert
"out of any funds not otherwise appro-
priated." ......
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, offered the follow
ing amendment, which was laid on the
table: ..
After the word estate, in the fifth line,
provided that the expenses of the present
registration shall not be more than one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars"
Section fourteenth, as amended, was
adopted.
Sections fifteenth and sixteenth were read
and adopted without amendments.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved that the
bill be considered engrossed, placed on its
third reading and final passage.
Carried.
The following bill was placed on its third
reading and final passage:
An Act TO provide for the Registration of all
qualified Voters in the State.
SECrfON l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
1uEh tIlC hpNGlublt ny anu Will bIB dlNlGT
and consent of the Senate, shall immedi-
ately after this act becomes a law appoint
Board, consisting of chairman aud two
other members, who shall constitute and be
known as a Board of Registration, whose
duty it shall be to cause 10 be registered
every qualified elector in the State, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the consti-
tuition thereof, and said Board shall hold its
meetings and have its place Of business in
the city of New Orleans, and the term of
Office of said Board shall expire on the fif.
teenth day Of December, 1868.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc That
said Board Of Registration is hereby re-
quired to appoint necessary number of
supervisors of registration, not exceeding
three in each parish except the parish Of
Orleans, wherein said Board shall appoint a
number not exceeding three in each mum.
cipal district in the city of New Orleans, and
not exceeding three for the right bank.
whose term of Office shall commence on the
tenth day of September, 1868 or as soon
thereafter as they may receive their appoint
ment, and expire on the tenth day of No
vember, 1868; that the registers shall each
receive eight dollars per day for the time
they are actually employed, and the super.
visors shall receive five dollars per day, and
the supervisors shall also be reimbursed for
all necessary actual travelling expenses in.
CURED upon producing sub-vouchers and
making affidavit that the expenses
were incurred and were actually
necessary for the performance of their
duty. All accounts of the supervisors shall
be forwarded to the Board OF Registration
for examination, and if found correct. shall
be approved by the chairman of the Board
before payments The aidSuperyisors shall,
before entering upon the discharge of their
duties, take and subscribe the constitutional
oath, and shall transmit copy of the same
to the Board of Registration.
SEQ 3. Be it further enacted etc., That
the Registrars shall each give bond with
good and solvent security in the sum of
five Thousand dollars, for the faithful per
formance of the duties of their office, to be
approved by the Governor aud flied in the
Office of the Secretary of State.
Sac. 4. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the. Supervisors of each parish shall keep
their Office, except in the parish OF Orleans
at the courthouse of the parish. and NAV
establish such places for the registration Of
voters other than the courthouse. not ex-
ceeding three in number, as may be neoes-
sAry to enable electors to register with IS
iittle inconvenience as possible; and Ia all
cases publication of the offices of repistra.
tration, IS selected by the Registers and
supervisors. shall be made for thirty DAYS
IN the official journal. In the parish Of
Orleans the Board of Registration VIII
establish Offices in such district at snch
places as will facilitate the registering an
voters as far as possible
SEC D. Be Il further enacted, etc, That
sald board OF registration or the Supervisors |
so appointed by them as aforesaid. for each |
parish, shall require every person. before he |
is registered as a voter, to take and snh~ |
scribe any of the following affidavits az fhe
case may require. and any member III aaf1 /
Board of Registration or any Supervisor + |
hereby authorized to administer said