New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

FIFTH GENERAL ASSGmoA'
aTATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Ferty.fourth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. February 20, 1876.
At $50 A. NJ, P. E. Bechtel, Secretaz
of the Senate, in the absence of Hon. c. {
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent Of the Senate. called the Senate
order, and called Senator Anderson to tn
chair.
On call of the roll, the following Sens
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Andersen
Cage, Goode, Harper, Pollard, Robertson
White, Whitpey-9.
Absent ~ Messrs. Allan, Blackburn
Blunt. Bresux, Brewster, Burch, Chat
bourp. Deteige, Dumont, Eustis, Georg,
Landry, Masicot, Ogden. Stamps, SteveI
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton
Young-T.
oSA~SNt ~
motion of Senator Harper, took recess m
tt, 10 A. NJ.
At ten o'clock Senator Anderson calle'
the Senate to order.
On call OF the roll, the following Seaa-
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage
Chadbourn, Detiege, Eustis, George. G0Ode
Gls, Grover, Harper, KelsO, Ogden, Pollard
Robertson, Weber, White, Whitney-22
Absent-Messrs Allan, Breaux, Dum0nt
Greene, Herwig, Kelly, Landry, Masic0t
Stamps. Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Whar
ton, Young-l4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.
Dardls.
The minutes were read, correc ted and ap
proved.
On motion of Senator Wharton the Senate
went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised,
on the call Of the roll the following Sena-
tors answered to their names.
Present-Messrs. Alexander. Anderson,
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chad bourn, Detiege, Euatis, George, Goode,
Ola, Greene, Grover, Herwig, Ogden, Pol
lard, Robertson, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, White, Whitney, Young-26.
Absent-Meesrs. Allan, Breaux, Dumont,
Harper, Kelso, Kelly, Landry, Masicot,
Stampe, Steven, Sypher-lO.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, )
New Orleans February &c. 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
An act was introduced in your honorable
body during the regular session of 1875 en-
titled an act to repeal sections 1860 and
1861 Of the Revised Statutes of 1870, and to
provide the manner Of filling any vacancy
that may exist in the Offices of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, and relative to
the suspension and impeachment Of the Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, and for
other purposes.
1t was designated in your proceedings as
Senate bill No. 126, an act to repeal sections
1860 and 1861 Revised Statutes, and for
other purposes. On the twenty fourth Of
February, 1875, it passed the Senate (Sen-
ate journal, page 1927. On the twenty fifth
Of February 1t was transmitted to the House,
and the concurrence of that body was
asked therein House journal, page 1857.
dietary the same day House journal, page
no.; was reported favorably by that com
mittee. and passed by the House, March l,
1875 blouse journal, page l24). The Senate
was notified of that fact March Senate
journal, page 1911. The bill was enrolled,
and was received by the executive, March
5, and was approved and signed by him
April Is, 1875, thus becoming q law under
article sixty-six of the State constitution.
l herewith transmit to yof a certified
copy of this law.
The original enrolled bill was some time
since placed among the archives of the State
in the Office of the Secretary of State.
WIN. p. KELLOGG, Governor.
Senator Burch moved that the act be
printed in the journal.
Adopted.
The act reads as follows:
An act to repeal sections 1860 and 1861 of
the Revised Statutes Of 1870, and to pro-
vide the manner Of filling any vacancy
that may exist in the office OF Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, aud relative to
the suspension or impeachment of the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor and
tor other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That sections fifteen hundred and sixty
and fifteen hundred and sixty-one of the
Revised Statutes Of 1870 be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
in case Of vacancy in the Office Of Governor,
the Lieutenant Governor shall be Governor;
in case Of vacancy in the Office of Lieutenant
Governor, the Senate shall elect President
who shall be Lieutenant Governor; if the
offices Of Governor, Lieutenant Governor
and President of the Senate shall become
vacant by death or otherwise, the Senate
shall elect a President. who shall be Gov
ernor, and when he assumes the position of
Governor, the Senate shall, at their first
meeting, eject President, who shall be
Lieutenant Governor.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
in case the offices of Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor shall become vacant while
the General Assembly is not in session, the
President pro TEN. of the Senate shall act
as Governor
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
in case of the impeachment of the Cover
nor or Lieutenant Governor, such impeach-
ment shall not work suspension until
articles OF impeachment preferred BY the
House OF Representatives to the Senate
shall have been received and entered upon
the journal of the Senate.
SEC. D. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act be and the same are hereby repeal
ed, and this act take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
tSignedl G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April Is. 1875.
(Signed) WIN. P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLONDE.
Secretary of State.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Grover submitted q petition from
tLe property holders of the city Of New