New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-27
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
THE ORDER OF GENERAL BUCHANAN

The following order, received at late
hour last evening, is sufficiently compre-
hensive to be understood
Headquarters FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
New Orleans, La, March 70, 1906.
Special Orders No. 63.
l. By an act of congress which became a
law March II, 1858, It is enacted: "That
hereafter any election authorized by the act
passed March Is, 1867, entitled AN act sup
Elementary to AN act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel states,
passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate their
restoration shall be decided by a majority
of the votes actually cast; and at the cleo
ton in which the question Of the adoption
or rejection of any constitution is submit
ted, any person duly registered in the state
may vote in the election district where he
offers to vote when he has resided therein
for ten days next preceding such election,
upon presentation of his certificate of regis
tration, his affidavit or other satifactory evil
dence, under such regulations as the district
commanders may prescribe; = and
THAT the constitutional convention Of
any of the states mentioned in the acts to
which this is amendatory may provide that
at the time of voting upon the ratification
of the constitution, the registered voters
may vote also for members OF the house OF
representatives of the United States, and
for all elective officers provided for by the
said constitution: and the same election
officers who shall make the return of the
votes cast on the ratification or rejection of
the constitution shall enumerate and certify
the votes cast for members of congress-"
In accordance with the terms Of this act
an election will be held in the state of
Louisiana for members of the house of rep
resentatives of the United States and for
such state, judicial, parish, and municipal
1lJDFJ nf ftraf
bly, as are provided for in the constitution
to be submitted to the people for ratitica-
ton.
This election will be in all respects part
of the election heretofore ordered in special
orders No. So, dated March IL, 1865, from
these headquarters, subject only to such
notifications as may be required by the
above mentioned act of congress.
Any person duly registered in the state of
Louisiana may vote in any election district,
ward, or precinct, provided he has resided for
ten days, next preceding the election, in
the district, ward, or precinct where he
offers to vote, upon presentation of his Ger
tifcate of registration, or, in case of his
having lost such certificate, upon his aftida
Wit of his registration, in which shall be sci
forth the fact of such loss, and that he has
not voted before at the present election, OF
upon such other evidence of these facts al
may be satisfactory to the commissioners o
| election.
The ballots to be cast ''for" or "against
the constitution shall have on them, printed
or in writing, the names Of the several Off
GERS voted for under its provisions, and thu
returns of the election will be made to thu
commanding general, as directed in para
| graph 3, of special order No. So, above re
| ferred to.
By command of Brevet Major General R
| C. Buchanan.
GEO. L. HARTSCFF,
Assistant Adjutant General.