Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-12-29
STATE CONVENTION.
PROCLAMATION
By THOMAS o. MOORE, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA

EXEC7TIyE OFFICE, BNroN RnlGE.
Whereas. An Act Of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana. entitled I'm Act provil-
IN for a State Convention. approved December
l2th. 1860 makes it the duty Of the Governor to
order an election to be held in the several par
lShes OF the State for Delegates to a State Con
yentlon. on
MoNDAv.T TIE It'll DAY OF JANUARY, \. D. 1851.
And here's, the above named Act provides
That the several Parishes and Representative
Districts shall be entitled to the same number o
| Delegates to said Convention. as the several
Parishes and Representative Districts are entitled
to members Of the House of Representatives o.
the State. and the several Senatorial Districts
shall be entitled to the same number of Dele
gates aS they are entitled to Senators in the
State Senate to wit:
The parish of Plaqucnncs shall elect two del
egatts.
The parish Of St Bernard shall elect one dele,
gate.
The paris, OF Orleans, Right Bank. shall elec.
one delegate
The parish of Jefferson shall elect two dele
gates.
Tie parish Of st Charles shall elect one dele
gate
The parish of st. John the Baptist shall elect
one delegate.
TIE parish Of st. James shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish Of Ascension shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish Of Assumption shall elect two dele
gatrs.
The parish Of Lafourche shall elect two dele
gates
The parish of Terrebonne shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish Of St. Mary shall elect two dele
gates
The parish of st. Martin shall elect two dele
gates
The parish of Ayoyelles shall elect two dele
gates
The parish Of Catahoula shall elect one dele
gate.
The heparish of Carroll shall elect two delegates
The parish Of Madison shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish of Tensas shall elect two dele
gaIcs
The parish Of Concordia shall elect two dele
gates
The parish of Point Coupee shall elect two del
egt,tes.
The parish of West Felciana shall elect two
delegates.
Tie parish of East FeIiciana shall elect two
delegates.
The parish of ST. Helena shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of Washington shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of st. Tamm.ny shall elect one del
egate.
The parish of Livingston shall elect one del
cgate.
The parish of East Baton Rouge shall elect two
delegates.
Theparish of West Baton Rouge shall elect two
delegates.
The parish of Ibervilie shall elect two dele
gat's.
The parish OF VermiEion shall elect one dele
gltc.
The parish of Lafayette shall elect one dele
gate
The parish of Calcasieu shall elect enc dele
gate
The parish of St Landry Shall elect four dele
gates.
The parish of Rapdcs snail elect three dele
gates.
The parish of Sabine shall elect one delegate
The parish of Natchitouhes shall elect two del
egates.
The parish of 'Finn shall elect one delegate
The parish of De 500 shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish of Cad,lo shall elect two delegates
The parish Of Bossier shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish of Claiborne shall elect two dele
gates.
The parisl, of BienvilIc shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of Jackson shall elect one dele
gate
The parish of L Union shall elect two delegates
The parish OF Morehouse shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of Ouachita shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish Of Caldwell shall elect one dele
.ate.
The parish of Franklin shall elect one dele
gate.
The First Representative District of the-parish
of Orleans shall elect three delegates
The Second District two delegates.
The Third District, four delegates.
The Fourth District one delegate.
The Fifth District. two delegates.
The Sixth District, one delegate /
The Seventh District, two delegates.
The Eighth District, one delegate
The Ninth District, one delegate.
The Tenth District, three delegates; and
The Senatorial District composed of the par
shes Of Plaquemines, ST Bernard, Jefferson and
orleans, Right Bank, shall elect two delegates.
The Senatorial District composed of the parish
f Orleans, Left Bank, shall elect FIVE delegates.
The Senatorial District composed Of the par
elegate.
The Senatorial District composed of the par
shcs OF Terrebone Assumption and Ascension,
hall elect two delegates.
The Senatorial District composed of the par
,hes of st. james and st John the Baptist, shall
lect one delegate.
The Senatorial District composed of the parish
St. Mary, shall elect one delegate.
The Senatorial District composed of the par
hes of st. Martin and FerIillion shall elect one
eiegate@
The Senatorial District composed of the par
hes of ST. Landry, Caleasieu and Lafayette,
hall eject two delegates.
The Senatorial District composed of the parish
Iberville shall elect one delegate.
The Senatorial District composed of the par
hes of Pointe Coupee. Avoyeies and West Fe-
ciana. shall elect two delegates.
The Senatorial District composed of the par