The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-03-28

PROCLA NATION
BY ROBERT &. WICKLiFFE. GOVERNOR OF
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA


THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
To the Sheriff of the Parish of East Fclicana
M llEREAS. Ii Is provided by law. that the Asso-
w ciate Justice of the Supreme Court Of the Se-
cond Snprem Court District shall be elected by the
duly qualified voters of said ID strict, on the First
Monday of April. 1867. sad District being composed
Of that portion OF the City Of New Orleans which
is situated above the line extending along the mid
die of Julia street until It strikes the New Orleans
Canal. and theme" down said Canal to the Lake. and
the parish y OF Jcerson, ST. John the Baptise. st.
Charl s. st. James, Ascension. Assumption, La
fnnrche Tcrrrbonc, West Baton Rouge, and Ibcr-
Vile
And WHEREAS, II is also provided by law thRt
District Jndg's shall be el ctod throughout the
State sad Fist Monday Of April. 1857 (thc first
Judicial District cxcepcd), as follows TO wit,
One Judge for the Second judicial District, com
posed of the Parishes of st. Bernard and Plaque
mines One for the Third Judicial District compo-
srd of the parishes of Jefferson and St Charles ::
One for The Fourth Judicial District composed Of
th par she's Of 81. John the Bnltste st. James and
Ascension; One for ih Fifth Judicial District. com
posed Of the par shes Of Assumption. Latonrchc.
aud Tcrrrbon One for the Sixth judicial d..
trct. composed Of the parishes of East and West
Baton Rorgr aud Iberye; One for the Scy nth
Jud cial District composed Of East and West Frli-
ciana One for the Eighth Judicial District compo-
sod Of the parishes of st. Tnnmn"y Washington,
81. Helena. aud Livin g.ton; o. Tor th" Nnth Jud-
cial District composed Of the parishes of POinte
Coupcc aud Concord One for the Tenth judicial
District, composed Of the parishes Tensas, Madi-
son. and Carroll One for the Eleventh judicial
District composed of the parishes of Catahoula
Franklin. and Caldwell Onc for til" Twelfth Judi
cal District composed Of the parishes of Ouachta
Union, Morehons'. and Jackson; One for the 1hlr
t"enth judicial District composed of the parishes
of Rapides and Avoyeles One for the Fourteenth
Judicial District, composed of the parishes of -
Mary st. Martin, and Vermiliion One for the Fiji
teenth judicial District composed of the parishes o
Lafayette. st. Landry. and Calcasieu One for tn
Sixteenth Judicial District. composed of the parishe
of NachitocheS. Sabine and Wnn One for the Sew
cntcenth Judicial District composed Of the parishes
Of Bossicr Claibornn and Bicuvlr' and one Jnd@
for the Eighteruth Judicial District, composed o
the parishes of Caddo and DrSoio
Now, 1nrREfonE. have thought proper to issu
this. my proclamation, notifying the qualified voter
of this state Of the Election aforesaid. and com
manding all Sherns. Commissioners of Election
and other officers therein concerned. to hold salt
/ Election for an Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court for the Second Supreme Court District an,
for District Judges. throughout the State (thc Firs
Judicial District cXccptcd), on said First Monda.
of April, ls51
Said Election to he conducted and returns thcreo
made in all respects according TO the Constitution
and Laws in such case made and provided.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND. and the Seal of the State o
Louisiana, at the City of Baton Rouge, on tli
2Sth of February. A. D. 1857, and of the Indc
pcnlcncc of the United States of America th
Eighty-iirst. -
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A. DupL,NrlEn, Asst. Secy. of State.
Tn pursuance of the above Proclamation rnbli
notice Is hereby given TO the Commi issioncrs of Elcc
tions for the Several Election precincts established
by law in the parish of East Fciciana State Of Lou
isana. to assemble at their respective precincts o.
the first Monday in April A. ID. 1851, and then am
there within The hours prescribed by law, hold n
Election for one Judge for the Seventh Judicial Dis
rct of said State. composed Of the parishes of Eas
Feciana and West Feliciana. and make due return
thereof 10 me. Il. NJ. O.. BROWN.
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