The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-06-13

~ 4 bill passed the House Oh the !tiI
inst, providing for the assembling Of the
Legislatures of the Southern States, elected
under the constitutions thereof, within thir-
~ days after said bill becomes 4 law, II net
sooner assembled.
~" The recent action OF "lc :. j. Pack
ard, chairman Of the Boarl Of ke-I>tTA,
,ion," overriding ard setting aside 81 cr'at
Order No. III Of General DHci nan, "nt
by his s~proclama'ioh Calling together tn
Lcgi,l ,ture and ordering the in~tala'ion o:
officers throughout the State, is a piece ii
impcrtinent assumption that has seldom |!
ever been equalcd. The celebrated pro
nunciamrnto Of Governor Wells, "i>slc''
when he conceived the novel idea Of pat
ting down General Sheridan by rajsin ~
the Convention Of g, is the only parallel
,ge can call to mind, cycn IN tai, age o.
change and anarchy. lsAdira ism is but
another name for revolution, and in local ~
we'll a. in national politics their schemes
are pushed forward with the rccklcs>1c,s
and desperation that characterize gamblers
moro than any other class Of men.
It appears from PacEard'S arrest that his
foolish assumption Of power is Likely to
prove quite as SINAI Il failure a J. Madison
Wells effort in the same direction.
For Your KIDNEYS n DLADp"E.-J|c
an Old an acknowledged combination Tor
diseases of the Urinary Organs. If you
will call On the agent Of the "Great South,
ern Preparations he will show You the
Recipe and Medicine known as Dromsoo!e
A. Co.'S Extract Bearbcrry, CnbcbS ant bn-
chu, which is prepared i'll the South, and Il
the best Medicine now before the public for
diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder.
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.gy" From orders recently issued by
Cen. Buchanan, in regard TO the late clcc-
ton, VIC make the following extracts:
The General Assembly will not convene
until the Commanding General Snall Lave
been officially notified Of the acceptance by
Congress of the new State Constitution.
Immediately after receipt of this intorma-
ton a dav will be appointed for the meet
inc Of the General Assembly, to take &C non
unon the amendment to the Constltut on of
the United States, known as Article NV,
and to define by law the powers and duties
rvrt1ining to the offices newly created by
this Constitution.
The civil government hereby provided
for is provisional in its character until after
the amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States, known as Article XIV. shall
have become q part of that Constitution
Article l5S, of the new Constitution of
the State, provides that the terms Of office
of all civil officers elected under it, shall
date from the first Monday in November
following the election. Therefore the Off
Gers whose election is herein ANNOUNCED,
will only enter upon and !lol their Offices
from tn t date. \ vacancy occurring in
any office in tie. meantime will be filled
preferably by the person who has been elec-
ted to it.
If any of the officers whose election is
announced shall be disqual fed on the first
Monday III LtoEclilocI, looC, W ii'l'i oiift',
the inc .mbent at that date will hold over
u..til the d stability shall have been remoy
cd, or a new election held.
In regard to municjpa! officers or mem
bcrs of town councils, the order says:
The officers whose election Is herein an
nounced, except those for the city of New
Orleans, will enter upon the. discharge of
their respective duties on the Seventh day
Tor the day following, provided the Seventh
falls on Sunday after the receipt Of official
copies of this order bv the sevetal Mayors
Of the corporations above enumerated, TO
whom they will be sent for distribution to
the newly elected officers.
The officers who are hereby declared el'c-
ted will be- required to take, a"d to file at
these headquarters, the GA h prescribed by
the act of Congress of July I'd, 1862.
In case Of their inability to qualify, ap-
pointmeats to the vacancies will be made
from these headquarters. Apprentices to
fill such vacancies in the Council. will be
selected only from residents Of the District
or Ward in which they exist.
Should the State constitution be approx
ed by Congress before the arrival of the
time for the next regular municipal cleo
ton, thespersons elected as above will then
be entitled to take their offices under its
restrictions.