The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-02-01
OFFICIAL
LAWS OFTHE STATE OF LOUIsIANI
Published BY Authority.
REGULAR SESSION, 1879.
IN. o. Democrat. ]

new constitution of the State of
Louisiana, and making % appro-
priation to pay the expenses of
the came.
SECTION l. Be It enacted BY the Sew
ate and House Of Representative Of The
State Of Loxisi0sa, II General Assew-
bly, convened, That % election Of del.
egates 70 meet 10 convention to franc
. now constitution Of the State, shall
be held on Tuesday, the eighteenth
day Of March, eighteen hundred and
seventy. Dine. Il shall be the duty
Of the Governor, Immediately upon
tho passage of this act, to issue bis
proclamation ordering said election
10 accordance with tho provisions Of
the same, and to cause sach proclam>
alton to be published daily 10 the Of.
fetal journal of the State until the
day fixed for said election.
SEC. 2. Be Il further enacted, etc.,
That tho number Of delegates to be
chosen to such convention shall b
ono hundred and thirty. four, to be
spportioned 40 tho members Of the
General Assembly Of the State are
appoIti0ned BY Law /; and the several
senatorial districts and parishes Of
the State, and the Representative die.
tricts Of tho city of New Orleans,
shall elect tho Same number Of dele
gates and 10 tho came manner % BY
existing laws, each il entitled to Sen
ators and Representatives 10 tho Gen.
oral Assembly Of the State.
SEC. 3. Be It further enacted, etc. {,
That Oh duly qualified electors under
tho then existing Laws shall be co.
titled TO vote ut said election 10 their
respective election districts /; and
such election shall be governed and
regulated in oil respeets BY the gen.
erxl election laws Of tho State 10 force
ut the time, 40 far no the same may
be applicable to and consistent with
tho provisions IT THE oct, and be held
and conducted by the proper election
officers IT tho several election dis
triets Of tho State. That tho several
returning officers Of tho several par.
ie|'ea and "f tho city If New OrDeaDs
shall compile and make retutps Of
aaid election 10 accordance With tho
general election lave then elistio9,
and tho Secretary Of State, and 10 hia
default, tho State Auditor, shall i'm.
mediateIy up'" the receipt Of tho 70.
turns from said returns, and ahaIl
Immediately publish in tho official
journal IT tho state tho names Of
thoso elected delegates to said con.
vention. Any neglect OF refusal Of
the Secretary If State or Auditor tn
oount or compile said returns shaIl
subject them, or either Of them, to
the penalties prescribed BY the gen.
eral election laws for such neglect or
refusal in other elections therein pro.
vided for, and no soch failure shall
affect tho right Of any delegate elect
q 70 take BE ooot ID 0ai0 eoeVo0.
don.
SEc. 1. Be Il (hsthSs enacted, &C.,
That tho delegates % chosen shall
meet 10 convention 10 tho State House
at New Orleans on tho twenty>6rst
(2lst) day Of April, eighteen hundred
aud seventy mine, ct twelve o'clock
No., and elect such offers - they may
deem neeessary. The delegates to
the Convention shall receive -four dol
lars per diem daring their attendance
on tho convention, aud necessary
travelling expsosee to )aad from the
came, not to exceed 10 asy one case
the SUN q fifty dollass; provided,
that no compensation shall 30 allow.
ed b dslsgaestss after sixty days. No
pay shsll b allowed for any recess.
It shall b tho duty Of To Governor
to attend said convention at tho open.
log thereof and preside until . pre-.
sidiue omcer shalt bsve been elected,
but tho Governor shall have no vote
therein. Tho Secrstaly Of State
shall attend tho opening ofths con.
vsntioo, and call tho roll Of delegates.
Ssc. s. Be Il fkvtksr enacted. &C.,
That the sam Of forty thousand dol.
lass, or % much thereof - nay b
necessary, 10 hereby appropriated
out Of any mo1ey 10 The Treasury,
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