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


is empO Wered, ana II ID Dy Salu OIulnhuOe
made the duty of this Board to take control
Of 'all natters Of execution or of detail not
fully provided for in said reconstruction
acts Cof Copgress) and Constitution (of
LouisianO, and in case OF the non-action Of
any officer of the State or District Com
nsander, or any omission in carrying out
said law, regulations, OF ordinances, or de-
tails necessary to carry into effect the pur-
poses OF aid act according to their letter
and spirig' and
Where's, The District Commander Of the
Fifth Military District in his Special Order
No. l2l, formulating the election of civil
officers a Louisiana, dated June 2, 1858,
has failet to recognize the requirements Of
said Contitution, which provides
First, That all civil officers thus elected
shall ente upon the discharge of their duties
on the seond Monday after the return Of
their eleclon sAal haze been officially pro-
nl,Llqated or as soon as qualified according
to law, and shall continue in office for the
terms of heir respective offices herein pgs-
scribed, aid terms to date from the first
Monday in November following the cleo.
ton. Use srticle 1853 of Constitution.)
.. "Ths General Assembly elected under
this Constitution shall hold its first session
in the citrof New Orleans on the third Mon
day after he Official PRONUNCIATION aforesaid,
and proceed, Immediately upon its organi'
cation, to vote upon the adoption of the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, proposed by Congress,
and passed June 10, 1861 etc. (See article
1859 Of CoIstitutiOn.)
He, thesaid District Commander, having
refused toreeognize the requirements of the
Constitution, as above shown, in his said
order, in the following language: The
General 1ssembly win NOT convene until
the Commanding General shall have been
officially rotifed Of the acceptance by Con-
gress of tie new State Constitution. Imme-
diately afer receipt of this information a
day will disappointed for the meeting of the
General Assembly to take action upon the
! amendment to the Constitution OF the United
States, kn)wn as article fourteen, and 70 de-
line BIZ lauthe poDers and duties pertaining
to the offices nelNy created BY this ConStita'-
TOM
"Articlt 1853 Of the new Constitution of
the State provides that the terms Of all civil
officers elected under it shall date mot be-
gin) from The first Monday in November fol-
lowing the election. Therefore the officers
whose election is herein announced will
only enter llpon and hold their offices from
that date;' and
Whereas TIE failure to inaugurate the
State officers elected under the new Con-
stitution q. the time appointed by the Con
stitution would necessarily prevent the
General Asemblys legal existence, as well
as action upon the fourteenth proposed
amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States (ths present acting Governor
being comtitutionslly unable to approve
any act otsaid General Assembly, and with
out the approval of the Governor it being
impossible for any legislative enactment to
become Iaw), and thus effectually prevent
Reconstruction in accordance with the laws
of Congress, which provide that ''the
Legislature elected under the Constitution
shall haTs adopted the amendment to the
Constitution OF the United States proposed
by the Thrty.ninth Congress, and known
as article fourteen" (see section 8, Law
passed March 2, 1872 prior to admission
into the Union, The adoption Of said Con
stitutiond amendment by the Legislature
of Louisiana being thus. rendered utterly
impossible; and
Where's, The Commanding General is moi
above thdaws Of Congress, nor is he above
the Convention that framed the Constitu'
ton und.r which these officers are to be
inauguraed, both being the creatures Of
Congressional will, Independent of each
other, vt both subject to the paramount
authority Of the Congress Of the United
States; aid
4 Where's, The Reconstruction Laws fully
empowered the Constitutional Convention
20 govc-aiia1l matters of detail in regard te
the inaunrati6h of the new government
AUTHORIZED by Congress; and
Where's, Said Constitutional Convention
has delegsted its full powers in the premises
to this Bard, which is the legal represent
ative Of sid Convention; Now, therefore
!, s. B. packard, Chairman Of the Board
Of Registration aforesaid, in obedience e
the duty imposed by said Constitutional
ConTentln upon, and by virtue Of thu
authority thus vested in this Board, d
hereby nifty all civil officers elected under
said Constitution that said Constitution re
quires thit they qualify and take possession
Of their respective offices on Monday, Jun
| Is, 1868, n accordance with Article l5e o
Constitution.
also nifty the members Of the Genera
Assemblyof Louisiana, elected under sal
Constitution, that By Art. 16s of said Con
stitution they are required to conven il
the city q New Orleans on Monday, jane
| %, 1868, t IL "; and / further notify al
civil officers nowin Office that by the neN
Constitution their terms Oftofice win 81
pire at u N. on Monday, June Is, 1868, q
which the they viii deliver up said Offices
with all sppurtsnances thereto, to thei
successor declared duly elected BY tn
Special oder No. 121 Of the Military Con
nander d the Fifth Military District, issue
June 2, 8Ss; Prouided, That in all case
where tie officers elect do not qualify a.
cording b the laws Of Congress- and Of thi
State, present. incumbents viii hold owe
until suei officer shall qualify, or successe
shah haze been appointed, or an Office
declaredeleotsd Who is able to qualify.
Il s. B. PACKARD,
Chairman Board Of Repatriation.
Attest
r. o. RIoHARps0E. Secretary.