The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-08
TILE YI.-ORDINANCE.


ART, 1872 Immediately upon the adjournment of
this convention this constitution shall be submitted for
ratification to The registered voters of the State
formty to the of congress passed March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty entitled An act to
provide for the efficient government of the rebel
States" and the acts supplementary thereto.
ART l53. The election for the ratification of the
constitution chall be held on Friday and Saturday the
seventeenth and eighteenth days of April eighteen
hundred ard sxtyeght, at the places now prescribed
by law; and the polls shall be open from o'clock A.
NJ to P NJ. At that election all those in favor of
ratifying the constitution shall have written printed
on their ballots For the Constitution and those op
posed to ratifying the constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots Against the Constitution
ART. l54 In order to establish civil government,
as required by act of congress- passed March twenty
third eighteen hundred and sixty seven; an election
shall be held at the time and place at which the
constitution is submitted for ratification for all State,
judicial parish or municipal officers for members of
the general assembly, and for congressional represen
tatives at which election the electors who qualified
under the reconstruction acts of congress shall VOTE
and none Others Provided, That any elector shall be
eligible to any office under any municipal corporation
in this State.
ART. 1856 At the election for the ratification of
the constitution and for officers of the civil govern
ment as required by congress, all registered electors
NAV vote in any parish where they have resided for
ten DAYS next preceding said election and at any pre-
cinc in the parish upon presentation of thier certi
Gates of registration affidavit other satisfactory
idence that they entitled to vote registered cleo
tors.
ART 1856 The same registrars and commissioners
who shall be appointed by the commanding general OF
the fifth military district to superntend the election for
the ratification or rejection of the constitution shall
also at the same time and place, superinend the cleo
ton for all officers and representatives herein ordered
nroyided thew be authorised to act by the command
inp general And in that the commanding gen.
era shon]d not so authorize said registrars and com
mssioners the committee of appointed by this
convention to take charge of the whole matter OF the
ratification of the constitution and the election OF civil
officers shall appoint registrar tor each parish IN
the State, except the parish of Orleans, and in
each district of the parish of Orleans counting Orleans
right hank a. one district who SHALL each in his parish
or district appoint sufficient number of commission
ers of election 20 hold the said election for the said
civil officers and representatives at the same time and
place as herein provided for.
ART l57. Returns shall be made in duplicate,
sworn to by the commissioners holding the election,
and forwarded within three days thereafter to the reg
istrars of the parish or district The registrars shall
Immediately forward copy of said returns 70 the
chairman of the committee of seven appointed by this
convention, who SHALL within ten days after the last
return has been received, make proclamation OF the
result of said election
ART 15s All civil officers thus elected shall enter
upon the discharge of their duties on the second Mon
dag after the return Of their election shall have been
officially promulgated, or as soon qualified accord.
ing to Law, and shall continue in Office for the terms