The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-07-11

moved except for good aud sufficient
cause. Quera will not the fact Of On
officer or man being white and .
democrat be q good and sufficient
cause
Sd. An act directing the Governor
70 enforce 81 Section Of l4th Amend.
ment and provisions Of Art. 90 Of
Constitution of Louisiana,
Sect. lgt authorizes the Governor
to inquire into the qualifications Of
all persons holding or claiming TO
hold Office By virtue Of appointment
OF election, State Judicial on Paro-
chial held OF hereafter to be held.
Ilr. Lee, Rad, Of Sc. Bernard, intro.
iuOed the bill entitled
AN ACT directing the Governor Of the
State Ia enforce the third section Of
the fourteenth amendment TO the Con-
stitution Of the United States, and
the provisions of article ninety-nine
of tie Constitution Of Louisiana.
SRO, /. Be q enacted 6y ne lSenqts and
House Of Representatives Of d5e STATE Of
LOuisjnsa IN General Assembly C0nOsned,
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 exer-
else the functions Of any Office by APP
Of the Governor or by virtue
Of any election, State, Judicial or paro-
chial, heretofore held or which may be
hereafter holden in this State.
SEQ. q Be IL Further enacted, That if
5he Governor Of the State shall ascer-
tain that any person holding or exer.
Cising the functions of any Office, or
the right to exercise the func-
ions Of any Office in this State, by viz.
Tue Of appointment or election as afore-
Iaid, is disqualified by the provisions Of
ihird section of the proposed 14Eh
amendment TO the constitution Of the
United States, or by the terms of article
% Of the constitution of Louisiana, he
hall withhold the commission from
uCh person required by law to be issued
o him by the Governor Of the State,
nd he shall moreover declare such Of
Ice vacant.
SEC, 3. Be IL further enacted, That IL
ny person shall have received COM |
mission, and in violation Of said cohsti- |
utioDal provisions shall have assumed
he duties Of Office; or if any person
hall have, without a commission, and |
q violation Of said constitutional provi- |
ions, assumed the duties of any Office |
" virtue of any appointment or cleo
lon, as Aforesaid, prior to the passage
4 this act, who may be disqualified as !
tOTesaid, it shall be the duty 0f the |
Governor, and he is hereby authorized |
nd required to declare such Office va.
ant, and such Office shall so be and re.
lain vacant as Il no such disqualified /
erson had ever been appointed OF
lected thereto.
SEC 4, BE Il Purifier snactsd, That
,henever vacancy in any Office is ere.
Ted by the operation of this law, and
le constitution does not provide for
ling the same, it shall be the duty az
le Governor, and he is hereby author
ed to appoint qualified citizen there.
}, who shall hold such Office until his
lceessor is duly appointed 81 elected
nd qualified.
SRo. 5, Be- is Jtgkssr eaooSed, That
70 provisions Of this act shall NOT be
,nstrued 90 as 10 prevent any person
ON whom a commission has been with
cid as aforesaid, or who has been 70.
owed as Aforesaid, from Contesting be-
're any competent court with any per-
@ who may be appointed to such
lice, his right thereto.