Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29
The Convention.

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An ACT

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SECTION !. u" 1t enacted Icy I'll" senate
aud House ct Representative" t the state
"t Louisiana. III General Assembly cohNcii-
ed. That an election at delegates I" meet
in convention I" frame a new constitution
at III" state. shall u" hc.d "n tuesday,
t." eighteenth day "i March, eighteen
hundred AMI seventy -uIn". II shalt Ice the
duty of the G"Ncru"r. immediately upon
ia" passage of this At. I" i--u" his pi"cla-
nation ordering sad election III accord
aurr with tn" provisions ot the same. aud
Ia CIu>'. such pr"rtal latl"n t. bc published
dallN lu Ill" "ihriaI Journal 81 the STATE
until ia" day t\"'l for ~ald election.
50. = he II iuIthrr enacted, "tr., | hat
Ia" number al Il, lr-dtr> I" -" chosen I"
such c"ycnti"r shah t'" Que hundred and
thltN-iour. {" he app"ril"nrd a. the mem
h'r> al the i"NrtIl Assembly ~ the state
Al" now IpP"ltI"urd 10y law; ami the sly
crIl senatorial districts aud Parishes Of.
The state. and III" Representative district,
at th' city of New Orleans. shall 'lrct the
>'mc number OF delegates and IN th" same
wnuurr - 10y existing laws. each j. emit.
tlrd I" senator's and Rcpr">"mtatiV" IN the
nr''Ial Assembly Of tn >flir.
sc. >. T.. Il further enacted. "'c., That
all duly VU' .u'd electors under IL" then
c\l>tlug L. shall lee entitled {" vote at
>lid election IN their respective erection
! districts: aud >uch election shall Lee guy-
"rncd and regulated in all RESPECTS lay the
/ general election laws of the state IN force
/ Al the time" =" iIr A. the sam" may Ice APP
7 pllcahlc 10 ana consistent with the pro-
visions of this act and lac held and CON
ductcd 10y the proper c!"ctlun Officers of
F the several election districts of the state.
7 That the several returning officers of the
. several p1l>h'> and of the city oi New
/ Orleans shall compile and make returns
OF >IId election ia accordance with In"
general election laws then o\l~tiug. and
ih" SECRETARY 81 State. ami. ~ IN default.
the state Auditor, hall immediately upon
. ia" r'rrIpt 81 tltr returns from sand Ir.
Tuning officers open and compile sud L..
turns. Iud shall Immediately publish IA
IA" official journal ut thu STATE the mares
IT THOSE elected delegates 'n and couvcm-
Con. ANY neglect ~ refusal of the >,crr-
fairy of stat. 81 Auditor tu count or conn
pa" said returns ,Sht,l subject them. or
4 rlt!tr! VI them. to thr penalties prescribed
10y tlr -cu,IIl clrci,ou laws fur such neg
beet 81 refusal ~ other r,"ctior> tLrlriu
rfo,td.d for. and TO ,r,h failure shah If.
+ - III" wight at any delegate elected 10
take lis sat 40 eJ'd convention.
SO. l. l'' n further rnactcd. etc. That
the delegates =" 'l'~ II shah mrct Ia com
t'nil"H az 90" >if't. ll4H~r ~ New Hr-
leans "u The tWcu'v-lir>t D2l~tN day of
April eighteen hundred and SEVENTY nine.
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