New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24

sidered engrossed for a third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus- ,
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
By Mr.. Anderson:
Senate bill No. 266 from second reading
file), to be entitled an act relative to con-
tribut;ons to be raised by the Citizens
Bank of Louisiana, and the resale of prop
erty purchased on foreclosure OF stock
mortgages.
The bill, on motion of Mr.. O'Hara, was
fixed as the special order at P. M. the
twenty fourth instant.
By Mr. Swords
Substitute for Senate bills Nos. 297, $40
and 346, to be entitled an act to amend and
re-cnact sections two, three, four, SIX,
twenty-seven, thirty flour, forty forty
eight and forty-nine Of an act entitled IAN
act to- amend and re-enact an act to estab-
fish Metropolitan Police district, and to
provide for the government thereof, ap-
proved March s, 1869, and to provide for
the reduction Of the expense OF the Metro
politan Police force and the same was
made the special order Of the day for this
evening at half. past seven o'clock.
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY-UNfISIsHED
BUSINESS.
The President announced that the sui
stitute for Senate bill No. 1873, to be
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
tons five six, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen, twenty one, twenty-five, twenty eight,
twenty nine, thirty-fve, thirty-six, thirty
nine, forty-one, fifty three, fifty sixty,
| sixty nine, seventy, seventy-on seventy
| three and eighty two; and to repeal sections
| twenty three, twenty seven, ftty-one, 11ty-
two, fifty four, tifty-fve and fifty OF
| an act entitled "An act to regulate the
conduct and to maintain the freedom and
purity of elections; to prescribe the mode
| of making, and designate the officers who
| shall make the returns thereof; to pre-
| vent fraud, violence intimidation, riot,
tumult, bribery or corruption at cleo
tons, or at any registration or revision 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 cleo
! tions; to prescribe the mode OF entering
on the rolls of the Senate and House OF Rep
| resentatives the names of members; to EN-
| mower 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 jet
ferson with regard to elections; to pro-
hibit district and parish judges from issuing
certain writs to commissioners OF election;
to make an appropriation for the expenses
of the next revision of the registration and
of the next election, and to enforce article
1913 Of the constitution" approved March 10,
1870, was the bill under consideration
The question being on the adoption OF the
following substitute offered by Mr.. Hun
saker as section three Of the bill:
SEC. 3. 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
statements from all polls or voting places at
which there shall have been fair, free and
neaceable registration and election. When
ever from any. poll or voting place, there
shall be received the statement OF any SIT
pervisor of registration, assistant super
visor of registration or commissioner o.
election in form as required by section -
: of this act, on affidavit OF three or more
2 citizens, of any riot tumUlt, acts Oh VIC
: | lence. intimidation or armed disturbance
l bribery or corrupt influences, which pre-
vented or tended to prevent falr 1ret
| and peaceable vote OF all quaineI
= electors entitled to vote at such poll o.
voting place. such returning officers shat
: not canvass. count or compile the statemen
# of votes from such poll or voting place un
q fill the statement from all other polls or vot
inc places shall have been canvassed ant
complied The returning officers shall the'
e nroceed to investigate the statements o
riot, tuuult acts of violence, lntlmldatlol
or armed disturbance at any such poii
voting place; and if, from the evidence o
such statement, they shall be c0h'lhce'
0 that such riot, tnmllt, acts OF violence, IL
n timidatiOn. armed disturbance, bribery o
corrupt influences did not MATERIAL
, interfere with the purity and freedom
e of the election at such poll or yotln
T. place. or did not prevent sufhcien
4 number OF qualified voters thereat froi
registering or voting to materially chang
o the result of the election, then, and 10
Of otherwise, said returning officers shall car
# vass and compile the vote of such poll G
voting place with those previously cal
Il vassed and compiled; but if said n
e turning officers shall not ba fully sal
Is isGed thereof. it shall be their duty
20 examine further testimony in resar
thereto. and to this end they shall haH
T. power to send for persons and paper
u if, after such examination, the SAID return
,e ing officers shall be convinced that sal
=, | riot, tumult, acts Of violence, intimidation
!" armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt Il
fluences did not materially Interfere VII
the purity and freedom OF the election
a. such poll or voting place, or did prevent
- sufficient number of the qualified eiecto
ie thereat from registering and voting to m
ID terialIy change the result of the electio
n then the said returning officers shall n
canvass or compile the statement OF Il
votes of such poll or voting place, but sha
ID exclude it them from their returns
Mr.. Blackman moved to strike out secti'
two from the bill as adopted.
&c Mr.. Campbell raised the point OF ord
ne that the Senate having laid upon the tai
I'd a motion to reconsider section two OF t
bill. the motion now to strike out the sectl
n. was not in order.
Is The President held the point not W
he taken upon the grounds stated, the bill L
" having been adopted as a whole; but he
the motion out of order on the ground tn
the adoption Of the section of Mr.. Hunsak
ct as section three was the pending questl
to | before the Senate. and must be disposed
IN On call Of the yeas and nays the St
ate refused, by the following vote, to ado
ed the section:
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