New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-05

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An Act relating to the Finances Of the State.
WHEREAS, By special orders No. 40, issued
from the headquarters of Fifth Military
District on the twenty-second of February
last, 1868, Major General w. s. Hancock,
for the reasons stated in the said special
orders, and on the recommendation of His
ExcelleBcy, Governor Joshua Baker, did
order the licenses, revenues, taxes, and
dues of the State of Louisiana to be paya.
BILE and collected in United States legal
tender treasury notes; and
Whereas, 1t is important and proper that
no change giving rise to uncertainty, incon-
venience, and confusion should be suddenly
instituted before the Treasurer and Auditor
of Public Accounts of this State, and the
committees on Finance in the two Houses OF
the Legislature shall have made an exami-
nation into the condition of our State
finances with view to their improvement,
therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That until
further legislation all the licenses on trades,
professions, aud occupations, the revenues,
dues, and taxes of the State of Louisiana
shall continue to be payable and collected
in United States legal tender treasury notes,
and it is hereby made the duty of the State
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with these collections, TO exact payment as
above.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
An Act to create Board of Police Commits
sioners for the city of New Orleans.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened, That the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint Board of five Police
Commissioners for the city of New Orleans,
who shall have full power 10 appoint and
remove and control the officers and men of
the police force of the city of New Orleans.
SEC. 2. That no officer or member of the
police force shall be removed except fer
good and sufficient cause, and after fair
trial by the Police Board.
SEC. 3. That all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
SIC. 4. That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
An act directing the Governor of the State
to enforce the third section of the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitu.
ton of the United States and the pro
visions of article ninety nine of the
Constitution of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and the House of Representatives of the
State of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the Governor of the State be
and he is hereby authorized and required
TO inquire into the qualifications of all per-
sons holding or claiming to hold any Office
or exercising or claiming to exercise the
functions of any Office by appointment of
the Governor or by virtue of any election,
State, judicial, OF parochial, heretofore held
or which may be hereafter holden in this
State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That if the
Governor of the State shall ascertain that
any person holding and exercising the
functions of any office or claiming the
right to exercise the functions of any
office in this State by virtue of ap.
pointment or election as aforesaid is dis.
qualified by the provisions of the third sec.
ton of the proposed fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States or
by the terms of article ninety.nine of the
constitution OF Louisiana, he shall withhold
the commission from such person required
by law TO be issued TO him by the Governor
OF the State, and he shall moreover declare
such Office vacant.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That if any
person shall have received q commission,
and In violation of said constitutional pro.
visions shall have assumed the duties of
office; or If any person shall have without
commission and in violation of said con-
any office by virtue of any appointment or |
election as aforesaid prior to the passage of |
this act, who may be disqualified as afore. |
said, it shall be the duty of the Governor |
and he is hereby authorized and required to |
declare such Office vacant, and such Office |
shall so be and remain vacant as If no such |
person had ever been appointed |
or elected thereto.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That when.
ever vacancy in any Office is created by
the operation of this law, and the cOnstitn
ton does not provide for filling the same,
it shall be the duty of the Governor, and he
Is hereby authorized to appoint a qualified
citizen thereto, who shall hold such office
until his successor is duly appointed or
elected and qualified.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of this act shall not be con
strued so as to prevent any person from
whom commission has been withheld as
or who has been removed as afore-
said from contesting before any competent
court with any person who may be ap.
pointed to such office his right thereto.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That all
laws or parts of laws conflicting with this
be and they are hereby repeaIed.
SEC. Z. Be it furCher enacted, That this |
aw shall take effect from and after its
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