New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-29
The Board of Registration.
ORDINANCES. CREATING THE BOARD.
NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS AND sHERlFFs.

COMMITTEE ROCKS, Bo4RD OF REGISTRATION,
New Orleans, March 10, 1865 !
The board of registration was organized
by the election Of S. B. Packard, chairman,
and R. G. Richardson, secretary.
On motion, resolved that the following
ordinance and resolution creating said
board, and fixing its duties, be published in
the official paper of this board:
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, The act of congress of the
twenty-third of March, 1867, sets forth as
one of the purposes of the assembling of
this convention =" to establish civil gov.
eminent for the state;'
Be it ordained by the people of Louisiana
in convention assembled, That a board of
registration for the state be appointed by
this convention, to consist of seven members
thereof, whose term of office shall begin
with the adjournment of the convention, and
end with the inauguration OF state officers,
as provided for in the constitution.
Be it further ordained, etc., That it shall
be the duty of said board to elect chairman
from among its members, and a secretary,
and that all public notices, proclamations,
and orders shall be signed by the president
and attested by the secretary.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the said
board shall have power and authority to
! make rules, regulations, and orders con-
corning the registration of voters, the duties
of registrars, the holding of elections, the
duties of commissioners of the respective
polls, the making of returns, and the an
nouncement of the result of the election /;
Provided, That such rules, regulations, and
orders shall in nowise conflict with the pro-
visions of the act known as the reconstruc
| ton act, or with the schedule or ordinance
contained in the constitution to be sub
mitted by this convention, or with the law
| full authority of the district commander,
exercised in pursuance and fartherance of
said acts and provisions, but shall be in CO..
operation with and furtherance of the same.
Their authority shall extend to all matters
of execution or detail not fully provided for
| in said reconstruction acts and constitution
and in case of the non-action of any officer
of the state, or district commander or any
omission in carrying out said law, regula'
| tions, or ordinances, or detail necessary to
carry into effect the purposes of said act,
| according to their letter or spirit
Be it further ordained etc, That they
shall be empowered for the administration
| of oaths of office and the issuing of commits.
sions to act in case of vacancy or the non
| action or omission to perform their duties
of any or all elective officers.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That it shall
be the duty of said board to fix the salary
and regulate the duties of all officers of
elections ordered to be held by the recon.
| struction acts and the constitution, and the
salary and expenses incurred in carrying
this ordinance into effect, shall be paid
upon the certificate of the chairman of said
committee, out of any funds raised by the
| tax ordinance of this convention, passed
| December "a, 1867 not otherwise appropri-
ated: Provided, That the board of registrars
shall not have the power to fix their salaries
at a greater sum than SIS per day.
| Adopted in convention at the city of New
Orleans this thirteenth day of February,
Ammo Domino eighteen hundred and sixty.
eight. JAMES G. TALIAFERRO,
President.