Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1861-01-05
A CONVENTION.
PROCLAMATION

Y PROCLAMATION !
81 THOMAS .. MOORE, ~GOvERNeR OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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ExEeryrvE OFFICE. BATON ROUGE.
Whereas. An Act Of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, entitled IAN Act provid-
ing for a state Convention approved December
Eth. 1860, makes it the duty of the Governor TO
order an election to be held III the several par
ishes of the State for Delegats to 4 State Con
%yention, on
MONDAY. THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, A. d. 1861,
And Where's. the above named Act provides
"Thas the several Parishes and representative
Districts Shall be entitled to the same number Of /
Delegates ~ said Convention, as the several /
Parishes and Representative Districts are entitled
to members OF the House of Representatives Of
the State. and tue severj Senatorial Districts
shall be entitled 10 the SINE number Of Dele !
gates as they are entitld to Senators in the !
State Senate" to wit; Il.
The parish Of Pi.quemhcs Shall elect two del
egates. /,
The parish Of St. Bernard shall elect one dele
gate. i
The p~arishDf Orleans. Right Bank, shall elect
one delegate Il
The parisho Of Jefferson sllll elect two dele
gates. N
The DaTlSI vi SI SuaIiGS Sfal tlCCt VIS uCiS
gate. {
The parish of St. John the Baptist SHAH elect /
The pariA Of st. James shall elect two dele
gates. ~ Iss
The paria Of Ascension shall elect t"eaeESS@'
gates. ~
The paris of Assumption shall elect tWea4dele-
gates.
The parish of Lafourche shall sklect two aele-
gates. Il Al
The parish Of Terrcbonne stall elect two iele-
s' 4 t parish Of St. naryf!hnl, elect two d,,s-
gates.
gates. @
The parish of t1voyelles shall elect two dele
The paris@f catahou'a shall elect one dde-
The parish Of Carroll shall elect two delegates.
The parish Of Madison shall elect two deh-
The parish of Tensas, shall elect two dele
The parish of Concordia shall elect two dele
gates. ~
The parish of Point coupee shall elect two del
egates.7
The parish of West Feliciaaaa shall elect TIVE
delegates.
The parish Of East Feliciana 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. Tammany shall elect one del
egate.
The parish of Livingston shall elect one del
egate.
The parish of East Baton Rouge shall elect two
delegates.
The parish Of West Baton Rouge shall elect two
delegates.
The parish of Ibcrvilie shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish of Vermillion shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of Lafayette shall elect one dele
gate. 70
The parish Of Ca hsssieu shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of st. Landry shall elect four dele
gates.
The parish of Rapidcs shall elect three dele
atessY
The parish of Sabine shall elect one delegate.
The parish of Natclitoches shall elect two del
egates.
The parish of Vim shall elect one delegate.
The parish of De Soto shall elect two dele
gates.
Inc parish Oh CaQuO Snau eject tWO delegates.
The parish of Bo5sier shall elect two dele
gates.
The parish Of Claiborne shall elect two dele
gates. ~
The parish Of Bienville shall elect one dele
%
The parish of Jackson shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of Union shall elect two delegates.
The parish OF Morehouse shall elect one dele
gate.
The parish of Ouachita shall elect one dele
The parish of Caldwell shall elect one dele
gate.
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
ishes of Piaquemines, ST. Bernard, jefferson and
Right Bank, shall elect two delegates.
lily bts61lCt COlupUSCu vi uc pdIlSl
Of Orleans, Left Bank, shall elect five delegates.
The Senatorial District composed of the par
ishes of St. Charles and L.atourche, shall elect one
delegate. ,@
The Senatorial District composed of the par
ishes of Terrebone. Assumption and Ascension,
shall elect two delegates.
The Senatorial District composed Of the. par
ishes of st. James and st. John the Baptist, shall
one delegate.
The Senatorial District composed Of the parish
Of s.. Mary. shall elect one delegate.
The Senatorial District composed of the par
Of st. Martin and Neimillion shall elect one
delegate.
The Senatorial District composed Of the par
of st. Landry. Caleasieu and Lafayette,
shall elect two delegates.
The Senatorial District composed of the parish
Of Iberyile, shall elect one delegate.
The, Senatorial District composed of the par
shes OF Pointe Coupee. AFoyelles and West Fee
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