New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
ment of the City Park and of the park fund.

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SENATE ELL CONQUERED IN WITH AMEND
MENTs.
| On motion of Mr.. Witt the rules were
suspended, and the House proceeded to the
consideration of Senate bill No. 1C8, being
q substitute for House bill No. 4S. entitled
an act to regulate the conduct and man
ner of holding elections, and to main.
tain the freedom and purity thereof the
manner and mode of holding elections
and determining the result thereof; to
prevent fraud, violence, intimidation, riot,
tumult or bribery at and before cleo
tons; TO correct fraudulent registration,
and to prevent corruption at elections, or
at any registration or revision of the regis
tration OF voters; to define the duties Of
certain State, parish and other officers with
regard to elections; to establish and define
tho powers and duties of officers charged
with the duty of conducting elections and
determining the result thereof; to provide
returning officers for all elections and pre-.
scrlbing their powers and duties; to define
the duties Of officers charged with the duty of
maintaining peace and quiet, and suppress
sing violence, fraud and intimidation on
and before the day of any election, and
during The registration OF revision OF the
registration of voters, and the counting,
canvass and return of votes cast at cleo
:iOns to prescribe the manner in which the
votes cast at elections shall be canvaseed,
ascertained and returned, and the result
thereof ascertained and made known, and
evidence of the result thereof preserved; 70
prescribe the mode of entering on the rolls
Of the Senate and House of Representatives
the names of the members elected to serve
therein; and to provide the mode of or
ganizacion of the Senate and House of
Representatives; to provide the punish
ment for fraudulent voting and other crimes
relating to elections, and the disturbance of
the public peace during any registration,
revision of registration or election, for Grim
inal or fraudulent acts, or criminal neglect
OF officers charged in any manner with the
conduct of elections, or the count and re-
turn of the result thereof, or with the pres
ervation of public order and peace during
registration revision Of registration. or on
the day of election, and the return of votes
cast at elections; to define, declare and
provide for the punishment Of crimes relat-
ing to, or affecting elections, and the regis
:ration or revision of the registration of
voters; to repeal all acts and laws OF the
State in conflict with or inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, and to enforce
article one hundred and three u the consti-
tuition OF this State.
The first section was read and adopted.
On motion of the same member all the
sections of the bill from section two, inclu.
elusive, 70 section eighty-three, inclusive,
were stricken ou.. and in lieu thereof the
sections of House bill No. 4s, beginning
with section two 20 section ffty-s;x, inclu-
s;ve, were inserted, and the amendment
was adopted.
On motion of the same member the bill
inge and on its final passage.
Mr.. Matthews called for the yeas and
nays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhard.,
Bayley, Blaffer, Bower, Beasley, BillIu,
| Collins, Carmouche, Carloss, Dupre, De-
Blanc, Dugas, DUR, Delhommer, Dunn
| Edwards Of Tangipahoa. Edwards Of Rich
! land, Elliott, Grant, Gilmore, Hammond
| Hubeau, Jeffries, johnson of Lafourche
Johnson OF Lincoln, Koontz, Kummel
Kelly, Kidd, Luckett, Lafargue, Maginnis
Meredith, Mitchell, Matthews Of Franklin
i ~. Me- 1o;~
Magee, Nunez. Pascal, Roman, Richardson
Smith, Self, Seenan Schenck, Stafford
| Scales, Schiller, VOORHEES,, Walker, Witt
| Walters, Wells, Webb, Young-6l.
! Nays-Armstead, Butler, Baker, Carville
| Cousin, Devices, Dickinson, Demae, Gui
chard. Gracien, Hill of Asce nsion, Hahn
Hill of Ouachita, Honore, Hunsaker, Jour
dain, johnson Of Csddo, Jones Of Poinre
Coupee, Keeting, Keyes, Lane, Levisee
Million, Matthew'S Of Tensas, Piles, Randall
Ridgley, Ray, Snaer: Sartaiu, Souer
Ouachita, Woods Of West Baton Rouge
Yorke-37.
| The bill passed.
And on the adoption of it's title, on mo
ton of Mr.. Wilt, the title was amended 81
| as to read az follows:
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and place of holding elections in this State
to provide for the appointment of commits
sioners Of elections, and directing the mode
of counting and of compiling the votes, ani
making the returns of the election, and di
rectiDg the PRONUNCIATION of the results O.
elections; to provide penalties for intimida
ton and violence, carrying concealed o.
| unconcealed weapons at the polls, an(
other attempts to prevent a fair, free, ard
peaceable election; to provide proceeding
for contest for parochial office, and to re
peal all other laws inconsistent with thu
provisions of this act.
Mr.. Wilt moved to reconsider the vot,
| just given on the final adoption of the bill
And on motion of the same member tht
motion to reconsider was ordered to lie OF
| the table.
BILLS RECoMMIrrED.
On motion of Mr.. Young House bill No
| 63, entitled an act creating one recorde
and municipal police court for the city o
New Orleans, relative to the duties, power
| and administration of said Office, and pro
! viding for the impeachment, removal ant
salary of the recorder; also, for providing
| for an alternate recorder, and also repeal
| ing certain laws and abolishing municipa
police courts in the city of New Orleans.
| Was by instruction Of the Committee O.
/ the Judiciary reported back to the House
| with recommendation that it be recommit
| ted to the Committee on City Affairs.
! SENATE CHAMBER. !
New Oreans February 8, 1876. }
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives,:
/ tho 70 inf form honor