Natchitoches spectator., 1868-02-20
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adjournment, leaving the date DianK.
Another ordinance provides tnat elec
ton for State, judicial, InnnIclpai, anu
parish officers. State legisiaInre anu :
held at the same time of election for
ratification of the constitution. Ordl, ,
nance adopted, providing that registered l
electors NAV vote in any parish IN s
which they may happen to be on the I
day of election, upon presentation Oh '
their registration papers. L
NEW ORLEANS, February l0.-ln the +,
convention to day resolution to pay
each member and employe 80 per cent.
over their per diem, and directing the
warrant clerk to issue warrants for the
amount, lies over. This was offered on
account of members warrants being
sold at a heavy discount. Ordinances
adopted, providing that the same regis
ters and commissioners appointed by
| the Major General commanding to SUI
perintend the election for ratification OF
the constitution, shall superintend the
election for StaCe officers, at the same
time; provided they be authorised by
the commanding General to act; IT not
authorised, the committee OF seven ap- |
pointed by the convention to take charge |
of the whole matter of ratification of the
constitution and election Of civil officers.
will appoint registrars and commission
ers of election to hold election as herein
provided for; also all civil officers thus
elected shall enter upon the discharge
of their duties on the second Mondy
after the official PRONUNCIATION OF tue Ia
tification of the constitutions, and cOnti-
} nue. in office until their legally elected
successors are duly installed. Leglsfa-
ture to hold first session at Baton Rouge
the third Monday after official promul-
CATION of ratification; and proceed imine-
: iiatly to vote upon the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and to have no power to
enact any law until said article is acted
upoD; also providing for the payment
of registrars, commissioners and other
officers necessary to carry out the proVl-
5 sious of this act, out of any funds raised
: by virtue of tax ordinance not otherwise
u appropriated; also to appoint commit
:. tee of seven, to be called "Committee on
+ Style," to revise, amend. correct and
: have printed this constitution. Pen
ding discussion on resolution providing
e for the appointment of and prescribing
Il the duties and powers OF boards OF regis
r tration. convention adjourned.
MOBILE, February 9.-Ehe election
{, was concluded yesterday, and passed Oh
l. most quiet and orderly. The vote stands
:, whites SO; colored 4961.
IL LONDON, February 9-Advices from
&c Abyssinia stated that large force o.
9 British troops advanced from Zeunts
n. toward Intorca on the 26th January
& Water had been bored for according tt
y the American plan, and found in abun
E. dance near the English line of march
'e The coast shores had been lighted b.
lt the English for naval purposes. Cam
n followers from India were bein;
es returned home. Ephraim, Governor Q
u Ouassonah, was recalled with, it is said
c. the approval of the British authoritie
r. i IC.zN, In IN
az old Georgia case, petit!oning to restral
ru Stanton, Grant and Pope from proceed
ht ing under tile reconstruction act
g, decided adve rsely last term, to day tn
III reasons for That opinion were given,
us affect, as follows: The question involve
ct and the rights sought to be protecte
y. >, were exclusively political in thelrchara
;. ter, relating to sovereignty and COVER
rs: ment, and not to tn rights of persons {
a.. a. property, and the court therefore ha
ISL no jurisdiction of the subject matter I
sd, the bill. They cite the cases of t!
ca State OF Rhode Island VS.. State
om Massachusetts, and of the Cherok
'hS Nation VS.. State of Georgia, and 9th
se- cases, to show that the court has !
Jul m'ur jurisdiction to decide political questlo
on Chief Justice concurred in the resu
t .o. but not in the reasons assigned. Il
ehU Chief Justice announced that the preSe
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on Monday in April. ..--...
en-. In the case of the State of Texas
ec- White eft al, on motion to dissol
OH injunction restraining White ct al. frC
ons selling certain bounds on the grouu
'ds among others, that Texas, being
ion State, had no rights in court. Oh
as Justice Chase gave the opinion of t
;t ?e court, refusing to dissolve the injul
llUe ton.
MONTGOMERY, February IL
pS' thirty-four counties heard from, the w
'wl for the constitution stands 81, ,733; reg
ion IT tration in the same counties Ill 2
, Cne W This includes all the negro counties
ueir ts. Hale and Marengo. The twenty-six
aol- naming counties have white majOriti
ary; and will not vote at all. To carry
ned ne constitution $4,000 will have to
lneI polled.
py WASHINGTON, February 11.-Juf
ton Black filed, yesterday, bili of the st
am of Georgia VS. Grant, Mead, -Huger
rant al. Black endeavOrs to avoid
aG ground which led to the dismissal of
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