Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-03
pROCI.A NATION.
By ALEXANDER Merrnr,

~ tiA6ATbEA wv lbF,
Gorsrnor If the State Of Louisfaaa.
WHEREAS, Representatives Of tho State 81
| Louisiana, In the Congress OF the United
8tates, for the twsntyseighth Congress. 10
servo for the two years ensuing the third day
Of March, eighteen hundred and forty-three,
arc required by law to be elected on The fret
Monday of July nest. and tho Two following
days, except in New Orleans, where the
| election is to bs held only ON the said first
! day Of July, and in the Parrish Of ST. James,
where tho election 10 10 be closed in the two
first days, io-wit ;
One Representative to The tweniysnighth
Congress-, 10 be chosen In the First Congress
aional District, composed Of Municipality No,
One and Municipality No. Three Of New
Orleans. the Suburb T'refnes, and the Parishes
Of st. Bernard and p~laqnemines.
One Representative to the twsnty.eighth
Congress, 10 be chosen IN the Second Con
gfeseienal District, composed Of Municipality
No. Two Of New Orleans, Of that part RI
the Parish of Orleans situated on tho right
bank Of The river Mississippi, and Of the Par
ishcs Of Jefferson, st. Charles, st. John, the
Baptist, st. James, Ascension, Assumption,
Lafourche Interior and Terrebonne.
One Representative TO the twehfy-eighth
Congress-, TO be chosen in the Third Congress
sional District, composed Of The Parishes Of
Avoyelles, Catahoula, Carroll, Madison. Con-
cofdia, St. Thmmany, 81. Helana, Livingston,
Washington, East felicinna, West Felieiapa,
Pointe Ceupte, Fast Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, and Iberville.
And one Representative to the twenty
eighth Congress, TO be chosen in the Fourth
Congressional District, composed Of the Par
ishes Of st. Mary, ST. Martin. Caleasieu, La
%fayette, st. Landry, Rapldes, Natehitoches.
Caddo, Claiborne, Union, Onachita, and Cald.
well.
And whereas vacancies have occurred in
tho Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the State Of Louisiana, IN the Senate by the
death Of the Hon George A.. Waggaman ; and
alao a vacancy in ths county Of lbervi|le /;
and in the House Of Representatives by the
death Of the Hon. james 4. Bickha,n, Of the
Parish Of Washington. and Of the Hon.
Charles Aubert, Of The Parish Of l.afoirche
Interior. Also, in The House Of Representa-
tives, by The designations Of the Hon, Nichp-
Ina Baylles, of the Parish Of st. Helena, and
If the lion. Amaron l.edonx, Of the Parish OF
New Orleans ; ! therefore direct thTt All
election will be held in The a~f1resnid Parishes.
at thn usual places Of holding elections, III
conformity TO existing laws.
And whereas, it ia also provided BY law,
that the sense Of the good people OF this
State il to be taken az 10 the necessity and
expeiiency Of calling a Convention to amend
the Constitution.
Now, therefore, | have thought proper to
issue this, my proclamation, notifying the
electors aud qualified voters throughout the
State, Of the election Aforesaid, and command
ing all Parish Judges. Sheriff., and other Of
ficers therein concerned, TO hold said cleo
tions. for the election Of the Senators and
Representatives. aforesaid, on tho said first
Monday Of July next, and TO keep then and
there separate and distinct lists Of the names
Of the electors who shall have voted for or
h Convention, within their respective
and parishes aforesaid and to cause
The same to be conducted, and due returns
thereof to be made in the manner and within
tho 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
T.. 81 our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
and forty-three, and of the Indepen-
denre Of the United States Of Amer
lea the sixty-seventh.
A. MOUTON.
pnprpT, "a NICHOLAS.