New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24
nav oRIFANs REPUBIIoAN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a 1872


Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox-lo.
The question then required on the notion
to adopt the section offered as section three
of the bill by Mr. Hunsaker
On call of the yeas and nays the section
was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell. Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, Ingraham,
jerks, Kelso, O'Hara, Pinchback, Swords,
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney-l6.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman,, COPELAND,
Daigle, Herwig, Lewis, Lynch McMille0'
Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson
Wilc0x-l4.
Mr. Ray offered the following as an add
tional section to be the section next to the
last section of the bill, which was adopted
SEC. - Be it further enacted, ETC., That
at any general election where there is to be
elected any ward, municipal or other
district official, which does not embrace the
entire parish, separate boxes shall DE Kept
at the polls or voting places within such
ward. municipality or district, in which
shall be deposited the votes cast for such
ward, municipal or other district officers;
and a separate list shall be kept OF the per-
sons voting for such, and the commissioners
of elections shall make the returns thereof
for all officers so voted for, who required to
be commissioned by the Governor, as other
returns are required by this act to be made,
and for such officers as do not require com.
missions from the Governor, to the clerk OF
the district court, who shall notify the par
ties elected of their election, and II there be
a tie, to order new election
MIR. Campbell in the chair.
Mr.. Harris moved TO reconsider the sec
ton just adopted.
Adopted.
The section was then rejected.
Mr.. McMillen offered the following, to be
added after the word rejection IN line
eleven of section eighteen:
Provided, that no person shall be allowed
to vote for ward Or municipal officers, ex
eept in the ward or municipality IN which
he resides.
Adopted.
The section was then adopted as
amended.
Section nineteen was then read and
adopted, it having been passed over When
other sections of the bill were adopted.
Section forty-two (printed bill> was then
read and adopted.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to strike out thu
words assistant supervisors OF registra
| ton" wherever they occur in the bill
Adopted.
| Messrs. Bowman and holland came int
| the Senate and desired unanimous consen
to have their votes recorded upon the adop
ton of the section offered hy Mr.. Hunsake
as section three of the bill.
Consent was granted.
Mr.. Bowman voted nay.
Mr.. holland voted yea.
Section ffty-four. having been passed owe
in the consideration of the other sections
was then adopted.
Sections sixty-three. sixty-six and seven
teen were then consecutiyely adopted.
Mr.. Smith offered the following. to b
added to section three:
Provided, that any person interested il
said elections b. reason OF being a candl
date for office, shall be allowed a hearln
before said returning officers upon maxim
application within the time allowed for tn
forwarding of the returns of said election
Adopted.
The section was then adopted as amended
Mr. McMillen then moved 10 adopt th
bill as whole.
Adopted.
The Secretary was directed to properl
fill the blanks occurring in the bill, and
enumerate the numbers OF sections correct.
The bill was then considered as engrosset
The constitutional rule was then su
nended by four-ffths affirmative vot
and the bill read it's third and last time.
On call of the yeas and nays, the bill WI
finally adopted by the following vote;
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber. Butle
Campbell, COPELAND, Gallup, Harris lie
wig. Hunsaker, Ingraham. jcnks, hels
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, Noland, O'iar
Pinchback. Ray, Smith Swords, Syphe
Todd, Twitchell. Wilcox-2G.
Nays-Bowman, Daigle, Thomas, Thorn
f som
Mr.. Bowman moved that the Senate tai
: recess until half-past seven o'clock tt
, evening.
Adopted.