New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22
House bill No. 26.
House bill No. sc.
House bill No. l07.

House bill No. sc.
House bill No. l0T.
Also House bill No. 1873, without amend.
ments.
Senate bill No. 55 was taken up and or.
dered to be read section by section.
Section one was read. ..ll
Mr. Alexander, of Orleans, right bank,
offered the following amendment:
Strike out in the fifteenth line all after
the word ''offices' to the word with" in the
sixteenth line, and insert ait shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint the person
who has received the next highest vote to
fill the office declared vacant, providing the
person can qualify according to the consti-
tuition"
Mr.. McVesn, of Caddo, moved to lay the
amendment on the table.
Mr. Noble, of Orleans. called for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were called, resulting
as follows: .--
Yeas: Antoine, Bennett, Buckingham,
Brewster, Collins, Carr Dufresne, DUpart
Evans, Faulkner, Haskell, Hanlon, Harper,
Hutchinson, Kent, Mollere, McYean, Morey,
Pearce, Page, Raymond, Sterrett, Washing.
ton. Umphreys, Waters-25.
Calhoun, Curell, DeweGs; De Grange, Guigo
net, Gair, Garstkamp, Gray, Guidry, Hill,
Honore, Holland, Hall, Heidenhain, 1sa-
| belle, Leroy, Landers, Mahier, Murrel,
Morand, Noble, Rey, Tureaud, Walsh, H.
Williams-29.
The amendment, with the permission OF
the House, was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved to adop
| the first section.
Mr. Noble, of Orleans, called for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were called, resulting
as follows
| Yeas Abbot, Alexander, Antoine,
Adolphe, Brewster, Collins, Calhoun, Carr,
Cuney, Devices, Dufresne, Demarest, Dupart,
Guidry, Hill, Harper, Hutchinson, Heiden
hain Isabelle, LIE Roy, Lott, DLollere, Nc
Yean, Murrell, Mercy Pearce, Page, Ray
mond, Rey, Sterrett, Tureaud, Umphrey' :,
Walsh, Washington, H. Williams, D.
Young-n.
Grange, Hall, Haskell, Honore, Holland,
Melvin, Morand, Noble, Slaton, Waters-l3,
Section first was adopted.
Sections second and third wsre read and
adopted.
The following bill was then placed on Z
: third reading and final passage.
An act to determine the mode of filling
vacancies in all offices for which pro
vision is not made in the Constitution
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Stat
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That whenever vacacy occurs in any office
State, parish, or municipal in this State nov
existing, or which may hereafter be creates
from death, resignation, or from any othe
cause whatever, the mode of filling whiCl
is not provided for in the constitution, al
such vacancies shall be filled, if they b
State or parish offices, by appointment b,
Il the Governor, with the advice and consen
b of the Senate, which appointment shall b
for the entire uneXpired term of such vacan
office. Ifthe Senate be not in session at tn
time the appointment is made, the vacauc
shall be filled by appointment by the Gov
ernor, which appointment shall expire O.
the third Monday after the meeting of tn
{ next session of the General Assembly there
b after, unless the time for which the vacanc
h exists expires sooner; and if the time
such vacancy has not expired, it shall the
be the duty of the Governor to fill such III
expired vacancy by appointment by an
with the advice and consent of the Senate
and if it be municipal office, the vacanC
must be filed by appointment by the Cox
Ie ernor for the unexpired term Of the perso
.e whose office is so vacated.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted etc., Th
in case of vacancy in the office of Senate
or Representative Of the General Assemb
~ Governor to issue to the sheriff of the paris
or to the sheriffs of the parishes of sue
Senatorial or Representative District, h
" writ of election and such sheriff or sherii
h shall proceed forthwith, and after q
o advertisement in such newspaper
~ InEfr nNnA fnTs
publication of Judicial and legal advertis
ments in such parish or district fiftet
/ days, to cause an election to be held to f
- such vacancy, and that all Commissions
aud other persons required to officiate
:; elections in suph parishes, shall be requir,
p. TO hold and act at such elections, and t
returns of such elections shall be made
the same manner to the officer to whom
law the returns of regular elections are
uuired to be made in such cases.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, Th
all laws or parts of laws contrary to or
conflict with the provisions of this act
ke and the same are hereby repealed, and th
ID this act shall take effect from and after
Is passage.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, called for the ye
and nays on the final passage of the bill.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resu
ing as follows:
- Yeas AODoti Alexander, anton
Ut Adolphe, Brewster, Burrel Collins, q
houn, Carr, Cuny, Devices, Dufresne, De
Arrest, Dupart, Evans, Faulkner, Gair, Gar
kamp, Gray Guidry, Hill, Harper, Hut
"a insoh, Isabelle, Leroy, Lott, Molle
nd Mshier, Mcyean, Murrell, Morey. Pear
Page. Raymond, Rey, Sterrett, Tureal
Umphreys, Walsh, Washington H.Williar
to and D. Young-42.
nc Nays Bennett, Belot DeGrauge, Hask'
nd Honore, Holland, Hall, Landers, Mely
Morand, Noble, and Slaton-l2.
nd On motion of Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita,
House adjourned to Monday at eley
tx O'Clock A. NJ.
VIM. yIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives
FOrty-ThIrd Days Session.
W. - MONDAY, August II, 1865
The House met pursuant to adjournme
in Speaker Lowell in the chair.