New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-09

STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Forey.feurth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans. February %, 1876
At $3.50 A. M, p. E. Bechtel, Secretsr
Of the Senate, in the absence Of Hon. c. {
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent of the Senate. called the Senate t
order, and called Senator Anderson to tn
chair.
On a call of the ROLL the following Sena
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Cage, Goode, Harper, Pollard Robertson
White, Whitney,.
Absent = Messrs. Allan. Blackburn
Blunt. Breanx, Brewster, Burch, Chad
bourn, Deteige, Dumont, Eustis, George
Ola, Greene, Grover, Herwig, Kelso, Kelly
Landry, MasicOt, Ogden. Stamps. Steven
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton
Young-0.
There being NO quorum, the Senate, OF
motion of Senator Harper, took a recess IN
til 10 A. NJ.
At ten O'Clock Senator Anderson called
the Senate to order.
On call of the roll, the following Senar
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Blackburn Blunt, Brewster, Burcb, Cage,
Chadbourn, Detiege, Eustis, George. Goode,
11ou I'd
soeest aSSs' weSeP .i White, W H
Absent-Messrs Allan, Breaux, Dumont,
Greene, Herwig, Kelly, Landry, Masicot,
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, TwitChell, Whar-
ton. foung-l4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Dardls.
The minutes were read, corrected 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,
ChadbourD, Detiege, Eastis, George, Goode,
Ola, Greene, Grover, Herwig, Ogden, Pol
lard, Robertson, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, White, Whitney, Young-26
Absent Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Dumont,
Harper. Kelso, Kelly, Landry, Mascot
Stamps, Steven. Sypher-l0.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ,
New Orleans. February %, 1861
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
senate:
An act was introduced in your honorable
body during the regular session OF 1876 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 impe achment of the Gov.
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, and for
other purposes.
1t was designated in your proceedings Is
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 twas transmitted to the House,
and the concurrence of that body was
asked therein House journal, page 1881.
It was referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary the Same day House journal, page
ll0): 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 2 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 a Law under
article sixty-eix of the State constitution.
herewith transmit to you = 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 1851 of
the Revised Statutes of 1870, and to pro-
vide the manner of filing 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
for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it en- acted 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. =. Be it further enacted. ETC., That |
in case of vacancy in the office Of Govern or,
the Lieutenant Governor shall be Governor; |
in case Of vacancy in the office of Lieutenant |
Governor, the Senate shall elect President |
who shall he 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 q President, who shall be Gov
ernor. and when he assumes the position of
Governor, the Senate shall, at their first
meeting, elect a President, who shall be
Lieutenant Governor.
Sec. B. 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 tenn. 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 a 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
it's passage.
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
fSigned) C. C. ANTOINE,