The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-05

Hon. Charles S. Abel. Chairman Committee on
Elections, New Orleans, Louisiana
In answer to your communication of
Saturday, January Z, 1871, beg to sub
NIT as my opinion that the notice of in
tention to contest the seat of the SEN
ators or Representatives should be given
within thirty days from the first Mon
pay Of November election day.
Each branch of the General Assembly
is, by the constitution, made the judges
of the return Of qualification of its mem
bers, but this does not prevent the Gen
eral Assembly from presenting such rules
for determining such returns and quail
fcations as it may deem proper. The
rule prescribed in section 1431, Revised
Statutes, seems to be sacramental. The
Board Of Canvassers" are required to
meet at the State capital within ten days
after the election to compile the votes and
make proclamation of the result.
Say it should take ten days to complete
the work, there still remain ten days OF
the thirty, from day of election, within
which notice can be given, being exactly
the time allowed for contests OF elections
in courts Of justice. ,4......- -
Besides, the wording ofthe law is differ
ent between contests for parish Offices be-
fore courts of justice, and contests before
the General Assembly. .-rl- u.
1t will be seen by section 1418, Revised
Statutes, that after the close "of the cleo
ton" Thus, in the first instance ("After
the close, etc.,") referring to the procla-
nation of the result, and in the second
place cot the election") to the day on
which the election was held. .teo -r
I am clearly of the opinion that the
notice should be given within thirty days
from the day on which the election was
held. .-t...--- ....rg. ...
SIMEON BELDEN,
Attorney General.
NOTICES OF BILLS t. 3D..
Notices were given that the following
entitled bills would be introduced on
some future day:
BY Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston:
An act to incorporate the Roncal Wa
ter Power Manufacturing Company, par
ish of Tangipahoa. r
BY Mr.. Brewster, of Quachita:
An act to grant leave of absence to the
Hon. Robert Ray, Judge of the Four
teenth judicial District. ,t
By Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles:
An net to regulate loans '-
By Mr.. Bickham, of Washington:
An act for the purpose of incorpora-
ting all the churches Of all denominations
in the parish of Washington, and also, al
the same time, all the public schools i,
said parish. white and colored.
BY Mr.. Schumacher, of Orleans:
An act entitled an act for the better
protection of surgical and mechanical
dentistry in the State, and for other pur.
poses, 90 3D..
By Mr.. Marie, of Terrebonne:
An act to incorporate the New Orleans
Theatre Company of New Orleans
BY Mr.. Lott, of Rapides:
An act for the relief Of Bramstein and
Bender.
By Mr.. Bryan, Of Calcasieu:
An act making an appropriation tx
deepen the mouth Of the Calcasieu river
and improve the navigation Of the same
BY Mr.. Bentley, Of st. Mary:
Joint resolution petitioning Congress
to devise some plan by which the privil
eyes of common school education may
be generally and uniformly extended t.
the youth of the United States. W
BY Mr.. Pond, of Feast Feliciana:
An act to change the name of Mrs
Stella Bradley Hunter, widow of the lat1
Eugene Hunter, of Clinton, Louisiana, t.
that Of Stella Eugene Hunter. q. !.
| BY Mr.. Burch, of East Baton Rouge:
An act for the relief Of Mrs. Leontin'
L'OfRcial, widow of j. L'Oficial, membe,
elect to this House, killed in the riot a
Baton Rouge on the night of Novembe,