New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-23
Sixth amendment:
Make section thirty-seven section thirty

/ Make 60Cl1Ou VIAA 'oONOA oCCStOA Will ~
eight.
The amendments were concurred in and
notice ordered sent to the House.
| Mr. Hunsaker moved to adjourn until the
twenty third instant, at IL NJ, which the
| Senate refused, on call of the yeas and
nays, by the following vote:
| Yeas-Antoine, Bowman, Butler, Daigle,
| Harris, Hunsaker, Ingraham, holland,
Swords, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Whit
| ney-l3.
Nays-Barber, Blackman,- Campbell,
COPELAND. Gallup, Herwig, jerks, helso'
| Lewis Lynch, McMillen, O'Hara Pinch
back, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Will
| cox-l8.
Mr.. McMillen moved to take up the sub
| stitute to Senate bill No. 373 to be entitled
an act to amend and re-enact sections
| FIVE, six, eleven, twelve, thirteen, tour
teen, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty
eight, twenty nine, thirty-fve, thirty-six,
thirty-nine, forty lone, fifty three, fifty nine,
| sixty, sixty nine, seventy, seventy-one, sew
enty-three and eighty-twO, and to repeal Sec
tons twenty three, twenty-seven, fifty -ore,
fifty-two, ffty-four, fifty-fve and fifty
seven of an act entitled IAN act to regu-
|
| freedom and purity of elections; to pre-
scribe the mode Of making, and designate
the officers who who shall make the returns
thereof; to prevent fraud, violence, intimi-
dation, riot, tumult, bribery or corruption
at elections. or at any registration or re-
vision of registration; to limit the powers
and duties OF the Sheriffs of the parishes OF
Orleans and Jefferson; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the Board and officers
of the metropolitan Police in reference to
elections; to prescribe the mode OF entering
on the rolls of the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. the names of members; to
empower the Governor to preserve peace
and order, to enforce the laws; to limit
the powers and duties of the Mayors
of the cities of New Orleans and
Jefferson with regard to elections; to
prohibit district and parish judges from
issuing certain writs to commissioners of
election: to make an appropriation tor the
expenses Of the next revision of the regis
tration and of the next election, and to
enforce article lO3 of the constitution APP
proved March Is, 1870.
Mr.. Harris, moved to adjourn until to-
morrow at l2 NJ.
On call of the yeas and nays the SEN
ate refused to adjourn by the following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Bowman, Daigle, Gallup,
| Harris. Hunsaker, holland, Swords, Todd,
Twitchell, Whitney-ll.
Nays-Barber, Butler, Campbell, Coup
| land. Herwig. Ingraham, jerks, kels0,
Lewis. Lynch, McMillen, O'Hara, Pinch
back. Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thomp-
son, Wilcox-l9.
The bill was then taken up.
The President announced that the pend
ing question on the bill was the adoption OF
the section offered by Mr.. Campbell, to
be section three of the bill.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following, to be
added to the original section offered by
him, to be section three of the bill:
1t shall be the duty of the judge of any
district court to which such papers and
statements NAV be sent, upon their recep-
ton Immediately to repair to the parish III
| which such riot, tumult, etc, were charged
TO have occurred, and to forthwith try and
determine the cause. 1t shall be the DUTY
OF the district attorney, or OF the district AT
torney pro TEN. to present and prosecute an
such causes If any judge. before whom
such cause shall come. may have been
candidate at such election, he shall recuse
himself as provided by law in other cases
Mr.. Hunsaker offered the following sub
stitute for the additional section, to be
known as section three. offered by Mr..
Campbell:
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc,
. That in such canvass and compilation the
returning officers shall observe the follow
: ING order: They shall compile first the
, | fro,, oil MALLS mr. y0tipO pIaceS at
which there shall have been fair, free and
| peaceable registration and election. When
: ever. from any poll or voting place, there
. shall be received the statement OF any
1 supervisor OF registration, assistant super
visor of registration, or commissioner o.
election, in form as require oy section
| of this act on affidavit OF three or more
| citizens, of any riot, tumuit, acts OF vlo
lence intimidation, armed disturbance
. | bribery or corrupt influences. which pre-
/. | vented or tended to prevent fa'r Ire'
, ! and peaceable vote of all qualified elec
: | tors entitled to vote at such poll O
J voting place, such returning officers shat
| not canvass. count, or compile the statemen
! of votes from such poll or voting place unit
y the statements from all other polls or votln!
' places shall have been canvassed ant
- compiled. The returning officers shall tnel
proceed to investigate the statements o
o riot. tumult acts Of violence, intimidation
i armed disturbance, bribery or colrnp
a., influences at any such poll or yotln
Mace: and if from the evidence OF sue
II statement they shall be convinced tina
II such riot, tumult, acts OF violence, IL
&c timidation, armed disturbance, bribery O
= corrupt influences did not materially III
terfere with the purity and freedom G
re the election at such poll or voting place
q or did not prevent a sufficient numoe
=. | of qualified voters thereat from reglsterln
" or voting to materially change the resul
d of the election, then, and not otherwise
n said returning officers shall canvass an
S. compile the vote of such poll or votin
20 Mace. with those previously canvassed an
/" compiled but if said returning officer
10 shall not be fully satisfied therec
Of it shall be their duty to examine 1u
Their testimony in regard thereto, and t
this end they shall have power to SEM 1e
'o persons and papers. If, after such exam
re nation, the said returning officers snail
convinced that said riot, tumult, acts OF VIZ
lcnce, intimidation, armed disturoanc
O. bribery or corrupt influences DID not hiau
rally interfere with tho purity and freedo1
of the election at such poll or voting plac
NJ or did prevent sufficient number OF IL
if. | qualified electors thereat from reglsterin
ii and voting to materially change the resu
of the election, then the said returning OF
GERS shall not canvass or compile the stai
he | meat of the votes of such poll or Votli
th place, but shall exclude it from their +
n" turns.
ed Mr.. holland then moved to adjourn UNI
We tomorrow at u M.
or On call of the yeas and nays, the motl'
in to adjourn was adopted by the tollowll
he | vote: