The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
MIR. KIDD's BILL.
An Act N Take the sense of the People
of the state On the Question of Holding
constitutional Convention, etc.

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tllne, pace anu mode ei .organllalng sucf
cong.ention, Ine oa..li % ~ l4empsrs, ap,
portlohlIg tlle iepresentsttipn py deiegates
~ sala i,, eonseIaioh; a.Ipng elie seversl pIr'
lsnes, prov.ffi1g gh. iJr .ne IN naanner le, a com
contingent expenses OF the convention.
SECTION |. +Be u e'tdcted .by the Sentte a1sd
House Of Representatives. Of tie State of IO,t-
tstana IN General Assembly convened, That
the question whether or nota constitutional
convention shall be held, De ana the same ls
hereby submitted to the people Of the State OF
LoMslana, 70 be determined by them by bal
lot at the general election TO be held on the
ilrst Monday OF November, 1873, In manner as
1olloWs, D-Wit: Each voter deslr1hg such con
yentlon shal write or pave printed on MS bal
lot for State and parish officers and Congress
men, the word convention, and each voter
opposed to such constitutional convention
shall write or have printed on his ballot as
aforesaid the words, against convention ;
ana on the same ballot each voter shall also
i MS parish or ward IN the convention should
the same be ordered by q majority OF the
voters In the State; and that the returns OF
such election on the question Of holding the
convention ana Tor delegates to the conven-
ton, pc mace at the same Tune ana In the same
manner as the returns OF the election OF State
and parish ,1 9Iicers t1fn TO be chosen ana the
returns shan be compiled ana the result ascer-
tanned in all respects as Is provided by exist
ing laws for m me general election OF oIncers: ~
SEC. y Be q Jnrther en0ctea, etc., Ihat I'M
turns ana the ascertalnnent OF the result the
Governor snail MAKE proeiaInaton i, OF the
same IN the ofhclal lo,lrnal OF the state, ana
othe secretary OF state snail prepare ecertliy
ana noid compiete ron ana hst IN dupiicate
OIL all the delegates electeu 10 represent the
severai parishes o1 the state ID sald conyen-
tloh, accordlng 70 tne ollcai returns. one
copy 70 pc retained LII MS ounce, ana the other
sCo sCo pe dellVered 70 the president Oh Inc conven-
tl0n. as hereinafter PROVIDED:
SEC .. Be u trther enacted, ETC, That La
the event OF majority OF the votes cast a1
convention the deIeoates elected bv the seve-
raj parishes to such convention shall as
semble in the city Of New Orleans, in the
House Of Representatives, on the second Mon
day in December, 1878, at IL saselock meridian,
and thereupon at said hour and place the
Secretary of State shall call the roll or list of
delegates above provided for and shall ad-
minister to the delegates present the following
oath "I --, do solemnly swear or affirm that
/ will support the constitution Of the United
States and theo laws made Hereunder and
that will bear true faith and allegiance to
the State of Louisiana and to all the people
thereof, and will to the best of my ability dis
charge all the duties incumbent on me as q