New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
EXTRA EsSiO
AN ACT
NO. /


To amend and re-enact sections eight and
nine as amended in section one or an act
entitled "An act 10 amend an act enti-
tied an actto amend an act entitled an act
TO consolidate the City OF New Orleans,
and to provide for the government OF the
City of New Orleans, and the admlnlstra.
ton of the affairs thereof" approved Feb
ruary twenty sixth, eighteen hundred ana
siXty-siX.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana il General Assembly con-
vened. That sections eight aud nine as
amended in section one of al act entitled
" An act to amend an act entitled an act
to amend an act entitled an act to consoll-
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-siy. which reads
as follows:
"SEc. s. Be II further enacted, etc, That
the election Of Mayor. Controller and
Street Commissioner shall take place every
two years. on 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 shall
be elected by general ticket, the Recorder
by district ticket, and the Mayor, Control
Ter and Street Commissioner, Recorders and
Aldermen shall enter upon the duties of their
Office on the third Monday of March follow
ing 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 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. s. 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
vember in each year, commencing win ghe
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 first 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 ali vacancies which may &C.
| 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 be
elected at the November election, and are
duly qualified"
SEC. 2. Be i. further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws contrary to TINS
act, be and the same are hereby repealed:
| SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
| this act shall take effect from and after Its
passage.
(Signed) % MORTIMER CARR.
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
(SigneO OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved March II, 1869.
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary Of State.