The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-10-17

/ COnSUlGuGlOn OF In6 UnlCeu States.
That if any person within the
exclusion of the third section of
the fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
who shall have been relieved from
the disabilities herein contained
by an act of Congress, shall be
elected or appointed to any office,
either State, parish, or municipal,
in lieu of the second clause of the
oath prescribed in this section of
this act, said person shall take
and subscribe the following oath:
| "And I do further solemnly
lswear that I have been relieved
from the disabilities contained in
the third section of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States"
! Sec. A.. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the affidavit prescribed
to be taken in section three of
this act may be taken, sworn to,
and subscribed before any person
legally authorized to administer
oaths in any parish in this State,
and the same shall be filed in the
| Secretary of States Office for this
! State, within thirty days from the
closing. of the election at which
| he may have been elected or from
the date Of his appointment, if
! appointed. And if said affidavit
| be not taken and filed in the Sec
| retaTy of States office within said
! thirty days, the person so elected
| or appointed shall be deemed in
eligible to such office, and the Of
flee deemed vacant, then such
office shall be held to be vacant,
and shall, be filed as the Constitu-
tion or laws may provide for such
vacancies.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That if any person shall
falsely and corruptly take the oath
or oaths, in either Of the clauses
in section three of this act, such
person shall, ON conviction there
of, be imprisoned at hard labor in
thepenitentiary of this State for
a term of not less than five, nor
more than ten years.
Sec. 6. Be it furthur enacted,
ETC., Thattaking the oath prescrib-
ed in section three OF this act, and
the issuance of the commission in
consequence thereof, and the tax
ing the Constitutional oath of Of
? fee, and entering upon the dis
charge Of the duties of any Office,
shall not prevent any person from
contesting any such party's right
to such office on the ground of This
I ineligibility, or for any other legal
or sufficientreason, by the contest
ing party pursuing the forms and
requirements of law. 1e elE
/, Sec.i Z. Be 1t further enacted
etc., That in case commissions have
been issued to any person or per
sons elected or appointed to Office
= before the passage of this act, OF
If any person has been sworn in,
or entered on the discharge of the
duties Of any Office which does not
! require a commission, all such
persons shall take the oath requir
, ed by, section three of this act
! and file the same in the Office OF
o the Secretary of State within thir
/ ty days after the PRONUNCIATION 0,
/ this act, and in the event of theil
/ failing so to do, the Governor shall
declare such persons lueligible tt
e Office and their offices vacant, anC
! the offices shall be filled as pre-
scribed by the Constitution ant
!. laws of the State.
!. Sec. s. Be it further enacted
s etc, That if any person elected o.
) appointed to any Office, State
? parish or municipal, in this State
n and who is required to attest hi
d eligibility to Office according 10th
requirements of this act, shall pre-
II sumo to discharge the duties o
It any such office after the expiration
}, of the time required by this ac
s within which to file his af6divi
Y in the Office Of the Secretary o
S State, all his pretended officia
T. lacts from that date shall be void
Le and if his office is in whole or i
re parta salaried Office, and his righ
le to hold Office be contested, h
shall file bond in the court i
is which the suit of contest may b
le instituted, with good and suficien
Il sureties conditioned, that in Cas-
in the decision of the court shall b
against him he shall pay to tn
n person found to be entitled t
ne said Office all the fees, salary an
ID emoluments of said Office durin
#, the whole time he shall have hel
m the same, and he shall not be e.
er titled to demand or receive an