The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1868-04-18
ELECT ITO N.
Office Board of Registrars,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,

UDeOusas, La, Apftl /, Aooo'
For fear that the instructions TO commissioners
of the election should not reach them through
the papers, the following abstract Is in'uo
+b.;r Guidance. with this additional prosiso-
that in case no one of the COMMISSIONERS nanio"
.,,,,,,d oorsent to act under said lnstructlohs'
tho Deutv Sheriff for the precinct or polling
.1noo :. autborized by the Registrars to appoint
p.o ,,,ho vii, take the required oath in the
manner prescribed.
ur.no,,RTERs. FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
Vey Orleans. La, February 23d, 1865 )
snecial Orders No. 54. . = ..u,
opoos = commissioners of election will be re"
.a +o take the same oath OF ONCE taken by
ttha Reeistrars and which may be subscribed 10
taf,ra snv Registrar or Justice of the feuce,
aua will be filed with the Chairman OF the Board
Co. +ransmittal to these Headquarters.
A' To of the commissioners III each precinct
IL, he required to act clerks OF the election.
snd care must be taken to select suitable per-
sons for this purpose o1 ro,-
e' r., commalld of Major General Hancock.
crS l. HARTsUFF, Asst. ADJ. Gen.
HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, !
New Orleans, La, March IL, 1865.
General Orders No. 3D.
2 Whereas, a Convention recently assembled
o+ Now Orleans La, ill compliance with Special
Orders No. loo, trein these Headquarters, oateu
0ctober Il. iSUI, did, i'll pursuance OF the acts
Of Congress mentioned in said order, proceed
10 frame Constitution and civil government
for the State of Louisiana; and
Whereas. the acts OF Congress provide that
tba election fot the ratification OF SAID Constltu-
tion shall be conducted by the ofheers OF persons
annointed by the Commanding General, said
section will be held in the STATE OF Louisiana,
from A. NJ TOT z. NJ, on the 18th and 18th
davs of April, 1868, at which the registered vo-
tars of said State may vote for or or against the
Constitution submitted to them by said ConVen-
ton. e =, p;h
,r;Ij he superintendents Of and will conduct the
slection and will see that all the necessary pre-
parations are made for properly conducting the
ssama that due and suiticent notice is given OF
the time and object Of the election, Commits
sioners appointed proper ballot-Doxes prepared
Nv. The election at each precinct will be pre-
sided over by the three commissioners, who Will
he sworn in the same manner the Registrars.
Should only two of the commissioners be pres
ent they shall appoint a third; should only one
be present. he shall appoint another, and they
together shall appoint third. -,
Each ballot presented by a colored voter will
be marked "Colored,n by one of the judges OF
election Pon books will be kept OF the names
of the voters as at ordinary elections III the
State. As each voter presents MS cea,ineate,
one of the judges will endorse on it voted,
with the date, and signed by one OF the Com
missiOners. ,-
v. Al the close of the election, the commits
sioners will carefully count and make dupncate
retnrns of the result OF the election; stating,
also, in four separate Lists, respectively, the
number of white voters for, the number of col
ored voters for, and the number of each against
the Constitution. The ballots Will theh oe re-
nlaeed In the balot-boxes, which will be sealed
and together with the registration and election
records will he carried by one of the eommis
sieners to the Court House, or place designated
and turned over to the Board OF Registrars.
TX y As an additional measure to Sc
nure the purty of the election, each commis
sioner and Registrar is hereby clothed, during
the election, with authority to call upon the elSl
officers of the Parish to make arrests, ana III cass
of failure OF the aforesaid civil ot7eefs, are EN-
powered to perform their duties, during the elec
tion They will make full report OF such tall
ures on the part OF civil officers to the Com
mauding General of the Fifth Military District
x Ali places where Intoxicating liquors ar
%seta;led will be closed ON the days of election
and such safe of liquors is prohibited durin
said election days.
GEO. L. HARTsUFF, A. A. u.
HEApouaRTERs, FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
New Orleans. La, March %, 1865
Special Orders No. 63.
l. By an Act of Congress- which became
law March II, 1868, it is enacted: THAT her'
after any election authorized by the act passe
March twenty.three, eighteen hundred and sixt
seyen entitled 'An Act supplementary TO :" Z. "A
Act to provide for the more efficient goxernmei
of the rebel States," passed March two, eigh
een hundred and siSty-seyen, and TO faclh!a'
their restoration shall be decided by major
tv of the votes actually east; and at the eie
ton in which the question of the adoption Or I
lection of any constitution is submitted. auy pc
sons duly registered i'll the State may vote
the election district where he offers to vote wht
he has resided therein for ten days next pr
ceding sueh election, upon presentation of
sert;tieate of registration. his affidavit or 9th
satisfactory evidence, under such regulations
the district commanders may prescribe" and,
srThat the Constitutional Convention of any
the States mentioned in the acts to which I'll
is amendatory, may provide that at the time
voting upon the ratification of the Constitute
the registered voters may vote also for meIn6e
of the House of Representatives OF the Unit
States, and for all elective officers, PROVIDED =
by the said Constitution; ana the same ., eieeti
officers who shall make the return OF tne Vo'
cast ON the ratification or reeetlon .. Inc ~ =,
cast for members Of Congress-
In accordance with the terms OF TINS act,
for members Of the House o. Ine
te psp,s ghl,ea aa a.S ucnai % oicers @ and members
the General Assembly, as are provided for
the Constitution to be submitted 70 ehe peo
Tor R ratl1eatiion al, h II II, resnects part
tba s aieet;op heretofore ordered in Special Ord
frayn fhosa He