The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-01
HEADQUARTERS Fitch MILITARY DJsTE
New Orleans, March %, 1S6

HEADoUARTERs FIFrH MILITARY DISTRICT, !
New Orleans, March 25, 1868. I
Special Orders No. 63.
l. BY an act of Congress, which became a law Marcel
~, 1868, it is enacted, "Tbat hereafter any election
authorized by the act passed March twenty-three
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled An ac
supplementary to An act to provide for the more eff
ticient government of the rebel States passed Marcel
two, eighteen hundred and sixty-scven, land to facili
tate their restoration shall be decided by a majorit,
of the votes actually cast and at the election in which
the question Of the adoption or rejection Of airy con
stitution is submitted, any person dul registered in the
State may vote in the election district where he offer,
to vote when be has resided therein for ten days mex
preceding such election, upon presentation Of lis Ger
tificate of registration, his affidavit Or other satisfac
tory evidence, under such regulations as the district
commanders may prescribe; y and,
THAT the constitutional Convention Of any of the
States mentioned in tire acts to which this is amendato to.
ry, may provide at the time Of voting upon the rati6.
cation of the constitution, the registered voters may
vote also for members of the HQIse of representative
of the United States, and for all elective officers, pro.
vided for by the said constitution and the same elec.
ton officers wko. shall make the return OF the votes
cast on the ratification or rejection Of the Constitution,
shall enumcrate aud certify tie votes cast. for member.
Of Congress-"
In accordance with the terms Of this net, an election
will be held in the State of Louisiana, for members OF
the House of Representative ofthc United States, and
for such State, judicial, parish and municipal officers
and members Of the General Assembly, as are provided
for in the constitution to be submitted to the people
for ratification.
The election will be in all respects part of the cleo.
ton heretofore ordered in Special Orders No. 55,
dated March II, 1858, from these Headquarters, subject
onl to such notifications as may be required by the
above mentioned act Of Congress.
any person duly registered in the State of Louisiana
may vote in any election district, ward or precinct,
provided he has resided for ten days next preceding
the election, in the district, ward Or precinct where he
Offers to vote, upon presentation Of his certificate of
registration, or, in case of his having lost such certif-
cate, upon bis affidavit of his registration, in which
shall be set forth the fact of such loss, and that he has
not voted before at the present election, or upon such
other evidence of these facts as may be satisfactory to
the Commissioners of Election.
The ballots to be cast " for' or i" against" the Con-
stitution, shall have on them-printed, OR in writing
the names of the several officers voted for under its
provisions, and the returns of the election will be made
TO the Commanding General, as directed in paragraph
5, of Special Orders No. rs, above referred to.
BY command of Breyet Maj. Gen. r. G.. Buchanan:
GEO. L. H%ARTsUFF,
Assistant Adiutant General.