Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-17
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Gorerror NJ the State If L6,isittd.
WnErrAs. Representatives Of The S'1te Of
Louisiana, in the Congress Of The United
States, for tho twenty-cighth Congress, IN
serve for the two years ensuing the bird day
Of March, eighteen hundred and forty-tfteej
arc required by law to be elected on the first
Monday Of July NEXT, and the two following
days, except IN New Orleans, where lhe
day orJuly, and in the Parish Of 81. James,
where The election is TO be closed III the two
first days, to-wit
One Representative to the twenty. eighth
Congress, TO be chosen in The First Congress
sional District, composed Of Municipality No.
One and Municipality No. Three Of New
Orleans, the Suburb Trtrnte, and Tie Parishes
of st. Bernard aud Plaquemlues.
One Representative to the twenty eighth
tbligress. To be chosen in the Second Con
gressional District, composed of Municipality
No. Two of New Orleans, IF tbnt part OF
the Parish of Orleans situated OF the right
bank Of tho river Mississippi, and Of the Par
lshea Of Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John. the
Baptist. St. James, Ascension, Assumptions
Laiourcle Interior and Tertsbdhrt.
One Representative 10 tbs t~erItf eighth
Congress, to be chosen in the Third Congress
sional District, composed Of the Parishes Of
Avoyelles, CataIoula, Carroll, Madison, Con
cordia, st. Tammany, 81. llelana, Livingston,
Washington, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Pbinte Coupee, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, aud lberville.
And ono Representative TO the twenty
eighth Congress, to be chosen in The Fourth
Congressional District, composed Of the Par
ishas of st. Mary, ST. Martin, CaIcasjou, La
~fayctte, st. Landry, Rapides, Natehituchns,
Caddo, Claiborne, Union, Ouachlia, and Cald-
well.
Aud whcrrrs vacancies have occurred in
the Seuato and House OF Representatives. Of
the State of Louisiana, in the Senate by the
death of the Hon George A. Wsggaman and
also a vacancy in the county Of lbnrVIfle !
and in the House Of Representatives. by the
dealt, of the Hon. James s. Bicklla'o, OF the
Parish Of Washington, and OF the Hon.
Charles Aubeft, of The Parish Of I'afonrchc
Interior. Also, in the ffoust Of Representa-
tivts, by tho designations Of The Hon. Nlclio-
las Haylies, of the Parish Of st. Helena, and
Of the Hon Amazon Ledoux, of tho Parish Of
New Orleans | therefore direct that an
election will be held nj the aforesaid Parishes,
at the usual places Of holding eIstliOiist iii
conformity to exint'ug laws.
And whereas, it is also provided by law,
that the sense Of the good people OF this
State is to be taken as to the necessity and
expediepcy Of calling a Convention to amend
the Constitution.
Now, therefore, | have thought proper to
issue this, my proclamation, notifying the
electors and qualified voters throughout the
State, of the election aforesaid, and command
ing all Parish Judges, SIjerlfs, and otltef Uf-
ficers therein concerned, TO hold said cleo
tione, for the election of the Senatrra and
Representatives. aforesaid, on the said first
Monday ot July next, and to keep then and
there separate and distinct lists Of TIC names
of tho electors who shall have voted for or
against a Convention, within their respective
districts ard PARISHES aforesaid and TO cause
the same to be conducted, and due returns
thereof to be made in the manner and " thin
the time prescribed By law.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the State at New Orleans, this
eighteenth day Of May, in the year of
l.. g. our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty-thrhe, and Of the Indepon-
dcnce Of the United States of Amer
lea the sIXty-ecyenih.
A. MOUTCN.
BY the Govcrnor.
ROBERT CARTER NICHOLAS,
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