Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-10
LOUISIANA.
Packard Steps out of the Advi.
sorry Board.
KeilOgg's Plan to Gobble New
Orleans.


The Text OF His Pocket LegislatiOn.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Q, 2:25 P. M-The
following Is the amendment to the city
charter, which he's caused 20 much d'seus-
sion. 1t only requires the Governors sig
nature to become a law:
An act to amend aud re-enact section
of an act entitled an act TO amend an act
| entitled au act to extend the limits of the
parish of New Orleans, etc, approved
March 10, 1870, and to prescribe additional
regulations for the government OF the corr
poration Of New Orleans, approved March
Is, 1871, to fix the time for the election Of
! the Mayor and administrators of the city
of New Orleans and 10 authorize the Gov
ernor to fill vacancies in said offices in GER
tain casess
Section /. BE it enacted, etc, section
seven of act number seven, Of 1870, ap-
proved March 10, 1870, and entitled an act
to extend the limits OF the parish of Or
leans, be and the same is he.eby amended
and re-enaeted, so as TO read as follows:
The election for Mayor and the several
administrators shall be held every four
years, and at the SAME tlfiie that the elec-
tiun Is heldfcr the Governor of the State,
and they shall be chosen at large by the
qualified voters of the city of New Orleans,
all vacancies occurring by resignation,
death, expiration of term. disa-
bility or otherwise al any other
lime than the general election, shall
be filed by the appointment Of the Cover
nor, by and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate when in session, or submitted
for such advice and consent at the next ses-
sion: provided that vacancies may be teiu-
poralily filed Until the actioh OF the Gov
ernof BY the Administrator of Finance act
ing as Mayor pro tenn, and the Mayor may
assign any administrator to another depart
ment ad interim, and the same course shall
be observed in cases of temporary absence
or sickness; and all officers herein provided
for shall hold their Offices until their sue
cessors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, that
nothing in this act shall be so construed to
extend the term of the present incumbents
of the Mayor and administrators of the city
of New Orleans beyond the time for which
they were elected. Upon expiration OF said
term for which they were elected, the Gov
ernor shall appoint their successors until
the &c Ieral election of 1876, as herein be-
fore provided.
Sec. ). Be II further enacted, etc, that
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act are repealed. so far as they colTiiCts
and this act shall take effect FROM and after
Its passage.
Two 'tAdvisOries'' Resign.
Messrs. Burke and Packard have resigned
their positions on the Advisory Board.
The vacancies will be filed by the respee-
tive State Central Committees. Burke re-
signed because he is a candidate on the
Parish ticket. Packard resigned because
his duties as Chairman of the State Central
Republican Committee require all the at
tention and time that his official calling
will permit him to bestOx.
COunferblasts.
ST. Louis, Oct. 9.-Kellogg writes TO the
Democrat complaining that the Associated
Press newspapers are prejudiced against
him, and the negroes have no means of be-
ing heard.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. S.-The Picdpa,e
picks to pieces Kellogg recent lettef clIarg-
ing past Democratic administrations with
extravaganza, showing in one instance a
discrepancy of Sl3,II0.7I1.