New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-16

Ahe ovCLetdry oI tue oenHte was an
nounced, asking concurrence in the follow
ing Senate bills
Senate bill No. 2I. ~
Senate bill Mo. 81.
Senate bill No. 81.
Senate bill No ia
Senate bill No. l04
Senate bill No, I22.
Senate bill No. Ii.
Also informing the House that tue Senate
had concurreG ia the following House bills.
with amendments:
House bill No. &c.
House bill No. sc. IL
House bill no. 10Y.
Also House bill No. 1853, without amend
ments.
Senate bill No, 55 was taken Up and CT
dered to be read section by section.
Section one was read.
Mr.. Alexander, of Orleans, right bank,
offered the following amendment:
Strike out in the fifteenth line all after
the word 'officesn to the word with In the
sixteenth line, aud insert 'it shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint the person
who has received the next highest vote to
ill the Office declared vacant, providing the
person can qualify according to the consti-
tution.n
Mr.. Mcvean, of Csddo, moved to lay tho
amendment on the table.
Mr. Noble, of Orleans, called for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas ard nays were called, resulting
as follows
Yeas: Antoine, Bennett, Buckingham,
Brewster, Collins, Carr, Dufresne, DupaEt,
Evans, Faulkner, HASKELL HAnlOn, Harper,
HutchiDson, Kent, MOllere, McVean. MoreY,
Pearcs, Page, Raymond, sterrett, Washing
ton Umphreys, Water5-25.
Nays: Abbot, Alexander. Belot, Burrel,
Calhoun, Curell, Devices, De Grange, Gligo-
net Gair Garstkamp, GRAY, Guidry, Hill,
Houore, Holland, Hall, Hridenhain, Isa-
belle, Ler y, Lsnders, Mahier, MurreI,
Morand, Eob'e, Rey, Tureaud, Walsh, II.
| WiiliAms-29.
The amendment, with the permission OF
the House, WAS withdrawn.
Mr. Morey, Of Ouaohita, moved to adopt
the first section.
Mr.. Noble, Of Orleans, called for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays we're called, resulting
as follows:
Yeas: Abbot, Alexander, Antoine,
| Adulphe. Brewster, Collins, Calhoun, Carr
Cuuy, Devices, Dutrrsue, Demarest, Dupart,
| Eg tus, Faulkner, Car, Garstkamp, Gray,
Guidry, Hill, Harper, Hutchinson, Heiden-
| 0hlut LodDtlltt L46 LkuJs 1IOAlt mpllCEGs hAC-
| VCAn, Murrell, MSrey, Pearce, Page, Ray
moud, RHy, Sterrett, Tureaud, Umphreys,
Walsh, Washington, H. Williams, D.
Nays. Bennett, Belot, Currell, De
Grauge, Hall, Haskell, H1nore, Holland,
Melvin, MorSud, Noble, Slaton, Waters-I2-
Section first was adopted.
Sections second and third were read and
adopted.
The following bill was then placed on q
, third reading and final passage.
An act TO determine the mode of filling
vacancies In all offices for which pro.
Wis on Is not made in the Constitution.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
/ and House of Representatives of the State
| | of Louisiana i'll General Assembly convened,
That whenever vacsoy occurs iu any office.
State, parish, or municipal in this State now
existing, or which may hereafter be created
from death, resignation, or from any other
| cause whatever, the mode of filling which
: is n 1t provided for in the constitution, all
such vacancies shall be filed, if they be
State or parish offices, by appointment by
the Governor, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, which appointment shall be
for the entire untxpired term OF such vacant
| office. Ifthe Seuate be not In session ut tn
time the appointment is made, the vscanc,
-, shall be fitted by appointment by the GOV
| eruor which appointment shall expire or
Q the third Monday after the meeting of the
next session of the General Assembly there
after, un ess the time for which the vacancy
d., | exists expires sooner; and II the time o
I such vacancy has not expired, ii shall thel
: be the duty Of the Governor to fill such un
expired Vacancy by appointment by anC
with the advice and consent of the Senate
aud il it be q municipal office, the vacancy
l. must be filed by appointment by the Gov
b ernor for the unexpired term OF the person
n whose Office is so vacated.
SEC q Be it further enacted etc, Ina
in case OF vacancy in the once OIL oeuttol
or representative Of the General Assembly
l. of this State, it shall be the duty OF IN
:, Governor to issue to the sheriff OF the parish
or to the sheriff4 of the parishes OF sucl
3: Senatorial or Representative strict, hl
n. writ of election, aud such sheriff or sheriff
shall proceed forthwith, aud after al
advertisement in such newspaper o.
papers as may oe usS,ssua.eo .or tn'
meuts In such parish or district ffteeI
days: to cause an election TO be held to 81
such vacancy, aud that all Commits 1ioner
re aud other persons required TO uth late a
d elections in such parishes, shall be requires
10 TO hold and act at such elections, and tn
returns of such electious shall be made il
the same manner to the officer to whom b.
law the returns of regular elections are re
qnired tn he made in such cases.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
all laws or parts OF laws Contrary W VI -
u conflict with the provisions OF thus act o
aud the same ara hereby repeated, aud tns
this act shall tAk3 effect from and alter ~
passage.
al Mr. Noble, Of orIeaus, called for the yeai
and nays on the dual passage of the bill.
The yeas aud nays were ordered, result
"a lug Ms follows:
70 VA. Abbot, Alexander, Antoine
10 Adolphe. Brewster. Burrel. Collins. Cal
honn. Carr, Cuuy, Dewets, Dltres ~. Dem
,d arest Dnpart, Evans. Pan kner,i GAir. Garsi
kamp. Gray Guldry, Hill, Harper, H itch
in~on, Isabelle, LlsRoy, Lntt, Msllers
r Mahisr, McVean. Murreli. Mareys peTcl
P.ge. RAlmpnd, Rey. Sterrett, Tdraut
Um ,hrrys, Walsh. Washington, II. H.Whiiami
aud D. Ynuug-42.
Ntys: Benuett, Belat, DeGrange. Haskell
r Hoa5re, Holland, H sll. Lluiers, Melvin
Morand, NOble. aud slst0u-l2.
In On motion Of Nc Mdrey. Of Oaachits, th
70 HOuss adjourned to Monday 1t eiave
O'Clock A. 81.
;. WIN vKGER5.
cbisfclerk House Of Representatives.