New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-16
ORDINANCES CHEATING THE BOARD,
mO4cs 10 lax cOutslORs AND sHtEFFs

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sew UTIsAn March 10, 1903, !
The board Of registration was "rgAn'zrd
Big the election of g. B. Packard, chairman,
@Ad Z. G, Richardson, secretary.
On motion, resolved that the following
ordinance aud resolution creaung said
board, and axng Its duties, be published in
ahe official paper nf this hoard:
oRpIAASCR.
WBEREAE, The act vi congress- Of the
twenty third OF March, 1887, sets forth as
one oi the purposes Ut the assemh lug of
this Cnnvruiinu To establish civil gov
erRment fer the stste;7
Be it ordained by the people of Louisiana
m convention assembled, That IA board III
repatriation for the slate be appointed by
this oon stlitiUu, ~ consist ut seven inemher6
sAsra0s. Vhnss term uf Office shall begin
with The adjournment of the convention, ami
end with 10 inauguration of state Officers,
IS proVidta for Ia thr constitution.
Be Il fura re- or1aInrd, etc, That II shall
be the duty q sid BOARD to elect chairman
from among ~ zneulbrrs, and u secretary,
and that al ptOAc Rnnces, prOchmatiUns,
aAd orders shall be SIGNED b. the president
Rnd sttesl ed ny the Secretary.
Be 1t further eriNAed, etc, That the said
board shall hive puHer and authority 10
make rules, regulations, and orders CON
Cernlng the registration OF voters, the duties
OF registrars, the holding of elections, me
duties of commissioners OF the respective
polls, the making of returns. and the al-
0ouncement Of the result OF the election
Provided, That such ruleH, Tegu atlOus, ana
orders shall in 10 wise conflict "llh the pro-
visions Of the act known as the TeconeTuc-
ton act, or with the schedule or ordinance
contained in the constitution 10 DC sun
nitted by this convention, or with the law
full authority of the district commander,
exercised in pursuance and furtheTanCe 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 ia Car. ying out said law, rrgula-
lions, or ordinances, or detail necessary To
larry into effrCt the purposes" of said act,
according TO thrir letter or spirit.
Be it further ordained, etc, That they
shall be empowered for tue administration
of oaths of office and the issuing OF counts
si0hs to act ia 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 1t shall
be the duty Of said board to fix the salary
and regulate the duties of all OH 'eTs OF
elections ordered 20 be held by the recon
structiOn acts aud the constitution, aud the
salary sud expenses incurred in carrying
this ordinance into effect, shall be paid
upon the certificate of the chairman of said
committee. out If any funds raised by the
tax ordinance of this convention, passed
December q 1867, not Otherwise appropri-
ated: Provided, That the hoard Of registrars
shall not have the pu~er TO fix their SALARIES
at a greater sum than SIS per day.
Adopted III convention at the CITY of New
Orleans this thirteenth day of February,
Ammo Domino eighteen hundred aud sixty.
eight. JAMES g. TALlAFERRO,
President.
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