The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-02-07
THE CONVENTION ACT.

new constitution OF the State of Lou
istana, and making an appropriation
to pay the expenses of the same.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted 6y tie Senate
md House Of Representatives. Of the State
u Louisiana, IN General Assena6ly con-
1esaeol, That an election of delegates to
meet In convention to frame a new
of the State, shall be held
IN Tuesday, the eighteenth day of
March, eighteen hundred and seventy
nine. 1t shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor, Immediately upon the passage Of
This act, to issue his proclamation Or
dering said election in accordance with |
the provisions of the same, and to cause
such proclamation to be published daily !
in the official journal OF the State until
the day fixed for said election.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc.,
That the number of delegates to be
chosen to such convention shall be one
hundred and thirty -four, to be appor-
toned as the members of the General
Assembly of the State are now appor-
toned by law and the several senate
rial districts and parishes of the State,
and the Representative districts of the
city of New Orleans, shall elect the
same number of delegates and in the
same manner as by existing laws, each
is entitled to Senators and Representa-
tives in the General Assembly of the
State.
Sec. 8. Be it farther enacted, etc.,
That all duly qualified electors under
the then existing laws shall be entitled
to vote at said election In their respec-
tive election districts; and such election
shall be governed and regulated in all
respects by the general election laws of
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the same may be applicable to and con-
and be held and conducted by the pro-
per election officers of the several cleo
ton districts of the State. That the
several returning officers of the several
parishes and OF the city Of New Orleans
shall compile and make returns of said
election in accordance with the general
election laws then existing, and the
Secretary of State, and, in his default,
the State Auditor, shall Immediately
upon tho receipt of the returns from
said returning officers open and compile
said returns, and shall Immediately
publish In the official journal of tho
State tho names of those elected dele
gates to said convention. Any neglect
or refusal Of the Secretary of State or
Auditor to count or compile said re-
turns shall subject them, or either Of
them, to the penalties prescribed by
the general election laws for such
neglect or refusal in other elections
therein provided for, and no such fail !
IRE shall affect the right of any dele |
gate elected to take his seat in said |
SEC. 4. BE 1t further enacted, etc.,
That tho delegates so chosen shall meet |
n convention in the State-House at |
New Orleans ON the tWcnty-6rst (21st) !
lay of April, eighteen hundred and |
at twelve O'Clock M, and |
elect such officers rs they may deem |
The delegates to the con-
,ention shall receive four dollars per
Item during their attendance on the
and necessary travelling
expenses to and from the same, not to
exceed in any one case the sum of fifty
dollars aorovieletl, that no compensation
hall be allowed to delegates after sixty
lays. No pay shall be allowed for any
ecess. It shall be the duty of the Gov
rnor to attend said convention ut the
opening thereof and preside until n
Presiding officer shall have been elected,
,ut the Governor shall have no vote
herein. The Secretary of State shall
lttend the opening of the convention,
md call the roll OF delegates.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the sum of forty thousand dollars,
u so much thereof as may be necessary,
IS hereby appropriated out OF any
money in the Treasury, not otherwise
to pay tho expenses OF
the convention provided by this act.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the constitution framed by said
shall be submitted to the
people for their adoption or rejection.
SEC. z. Be 1t further, enacted, etc.,
That this act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
JOHN G. MONCURE,
Speaker Of House of Representatives.
LOUIS A. WILT,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate,
Approved January %, 1879.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
Miss Lee, the eldest daughter of the