New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22

Section fifth was read.
Mr.. De Grange, of Orleans, moved to strike
out from the 1921 line tc the 122d line
inclusive.
Mr.. Tureaud, of st. James, moved to lay
the motion on the table.
Mr.. Noble called for the yeas and nays,
resulting as follows:
Yeas: Adolphe. Belot, Brewster, Burrel,
Calhoun, Carr, Devices, Dufresne, Dupart,
Evans, Faulkner, Guigonet, Gair,. Garst-
Holland, Hall, Isabelle, Leroy, L'Hoste,
Morris, Mollere, Mahier, Mcyean, Murrell,
Mansion, Morey, Morand, Matthe Ws, Pearce'
Page, Raymond, Reese. Rey, Tureaud, I'm
phreys, H. Williams, Yorke-41.
Nays: Bennett, Buckingham, Barbee,
Curell, De Grange Haskell Honore, Kent,
Landers, McCullen, Noble, Slaton, Waters
IL.
Mr.. Brewster, of ouachita moved to strike
out all after the twenty ninth line.
Mr.. Devices moved to lay the amendment
upon the table.
Mr.. Noble called for the yeas and nays,
resulting as follows:
Yeas: Adolphc, Belot, Burrel, Collins,
Devices, Dufresne, Dupart, Evans, Guigonet,
Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Harper,
Hutchinson, Holland, Hail. Isabelle, Leroy,
Lott, Morris, Mahier, McVean, Murrell,
Morey, Morand, Matthews Page, Raymond,
Rey, Tureaud, Umphreys, Washington, H.
Williams, Yorke-35.
Nays: Bennett, Buckingham, Brewster,
Barbee, Curell, De Grange, Faulkner, Fouts,
Haskell, Honore, Kent, L'Hoste, Landers,
McCullen, Noble, Slaton, Waters-lI.
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 Gatstkamp
Guidry, Hill, Honore, Harper Hutchinson,
Holland, Hail, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Leroy,
Lott, Morris, Mollere, Mahier, McDlillen,
McVean, Murrell Melvin Mansion, Morey
Morand, Matthews, Page, Raymond, Reese
Rey, Tureaud. Umphreys, Washington, II.
Williams, D. Young, Yorke-j1.
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.. McYean, of Caddo, offered the fol.
lowing as an additional section, which was
adopted:
Sec. u. Be it further enacted that or or
before the fifteenth of December, 1865,
said Board of Registration shall prepare
and submit a 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.. Mcyean, of Cadlo, 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 Estate" insert
''out of any funds not otherwise appro-
priated."
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, ofe( the follow.
ing amendment which was s4aid on the
table:
After the word State 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 lis third
reading and final passage:
An Act to provide for the Registration Of all
qualified Voters in the State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the Governor, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall immedi-
ately after this act becomes law appoint a
Board, consisting of chairman and two
other members, who shall constitute and be
known as a Board of Registration, whose
duty it shall be to cause to be registered
every qualified elector In the State, in &C.
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
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
number not exceeding three in each muni.
eipal district in the city of New orleap S, 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
yember, 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, aud
the supervisors shall also be reimbursed for
all necessary actual travelling expenses in
CURED upon producing sub.youchers 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 payment. The said Supervisors 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.
Sec. j. BE II further enacted, etc., That
the Registrars shall each give bond with
good and solvent security in the sum Of
i've thousand dollars, for the faithful per,
formance Of the duties Of their office, to be
approved by the Governor aud filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State.
SEC, 4. Be ii 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-