New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26
No. l..
AN ACT

AN ACT
| To amend and re-enact sections eight And
nine as amended in section one OF an act
entitled "An act to amend an act entl-
| tied an act to amend an act entitled an act
to consolidate the City of New Orleans.
and to provide for the government OF sne
| City of New Orleans, and the admlnlstra'
ton of the affairs thereof" approved Feb
rpsry twenty sixth, eighteen hundred snd
| siXty-sIX.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the state
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
yened, That sections eight and nine as
| amended in section one of an act entltieo
| AN act to amend an act entitled an acs
| to amend an act entitled an act TO consoiI-
date the city of New Orleans, and to PROVIDE
for the government of the city OF New Or-
| leans. and the administration of the affairs
thereof approved February twenty-siX,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six. which reads
as follows:
sSEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the election Of Mayor, Controller and
Street Commissioner shall take place every
two wears OF the second Monday in March;
the election of Recorders shall take place
every two years, and of one class OF the
Aldermen shall take place on the second
Monday of March every year. The Mayor,
| Controller and Street Commissioner snail
be elected by general ticket, the RECORDER
| by district ticket, and the Mayor, Control
| Ter and Street Commissioner, Recorders ana
Aldermen shall enter upon the duties OF Their
office on the third Monday OF March follow
| ing their election. The Recorders Dlstrlct
| shall be the same as provided by section
second of this act.
! "SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| the election of one class of Assistant Alder.
| men shall take place on the second MONDAY
of March Of every year, and they shall enter
| upon the duties of their office on the third
Monday of March following" be amended
and re.enacted so as to read as follows:
"'SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc,
| That the election Of Mayor, Con-
troller, Street Commissioner and Recorders
| shall take place every two years, on the
first Monday of November, commencing
with the year eighteen hundred and seventy.
The election OF one class OF the Aldermen
shall take place on the first Monday OF No
| yember in each year, commencing with the
year eighteen hundred and seventy. The
| Mayor, Controller and Street Commission
er shall be elected by general ticket. the
Recorders by district ticket, and the Mayor,
| Controller and Street Commissioner, Re
corders and Aldermen, shall enter upon the
duties of their offices on the third Monday
of November following their election. The
Recorders district shall be the same as
provided by section second of this act.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| the election of one class of Assistant Alder
men shall take place on the fiyst Monday OF
November Of every year, and they shall enter
upon the duties Of their office on the third
Monday of November following their
| election. The Governor is hereby en-
powered to fill all vacancies which may oc.
cur in any municipal office of the city OF
New Orleans, by reason of the expiration OF
the term OF the incumbent. or any other
cause. Such appointees shall hold their
offices until their successors shall De
| elected at the November election, and are
duly qualified
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts Of laws contrary to this
act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. BE. it, further enacted, etc. That
this act SHALL take effect from and after it's
passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved March Il, 1869.
(Signed) II. G. WARM0TE,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. Z. BovEE,
Secretary of State.