The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27
AN ACT


TO APpoRT1oN THE REPRESENTATION IN THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, ACCORDING TO THE
SECOND CENSUS, MADE IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
FIFTY EIGHT, UNDER THE EIGHTH AND SIXTEENTH AR
TICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tie Senate znH House of
s0reenatjres Of the State Of Louisiana in General Is
seM5y congened That until the next census and appor
tonment shall have been made, the State shall be di
Tided into the following Senatorial Districts to-wt:
The parishes of Plaquemines, st. Bernard Jefferson
and Orleans Right Bank shall form one district and
shall elect two senator's.
All that portion of the parish of Orleans on the left
bank of the Mississippi river including the city of New
Orleans, shall form district, and shall elect five
senators.
The parishes of St Charles and Lafourche shall form
one district and shall elect one senator.
The parishes of Terrebonne Assumption and Ascen-
sion shall form one district, and shall elect two
ators.
The parishes of ST. James and St. John tie Baptist
shall form one district and shall elect senator.
The parishes of st. Martin and VermIlion shall form
one district, and shall elect one senator.
The parishes of St Landry, Cacasieu and Lafayette
shall form district, and shall elect two senators.
The parish of Ibervie shall form district and
shall elect one senator
The parishes of Pointe CoupGe, Aroyelles and West
Feciana shall form district, and shall elect two
senator's
The parishes of East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge
and West Baton Rouge shall form one district and
shall elect two senator's.
The parishes of st. Helena, Washington Iivingsto
and st. Tammany shall form one district, and shall
elect one senator.
The parishes of Sabine Natchitoches, DeSoto and
Caddo shall form one district, and shall elect two sen
ators.
The parishes of Winn, Catahoula and Caldwell shall
form district and shall elect senator.
Thesparishes of Franklin and Carroll shah form one
district, and shall elect senator.
The parishes of Madison, Tensas and Concordia shall
form one district and shall elect two senator's.
The parish of Claiborne shall form district and
shall elect one senator.
The parishes of Bosser and Benvile shall form one
district, and shall elect one senator
The parishes of Morehouse and Ouchta shall form
one district, and shall elect one senator
The parishes of jackson and Union shall form one
district, and shall elect one senator
SEC 2. lie At tufter enacted etc., That until the next
census and apportionment the representation in the
House of Representatives shall be apportioned among
the several parishes and districts at representative
number of six thousand nine hundred and twenty.
The parish of Plaquemines shall elect.two. /
The parish of St. Bernard shall elect one |
The parish of Orleans, right bank, shall elect one.
The parish of Jefferson shall elect two.
The parish of St. Charles shall elect /
The parish of st. John the Baptist shall elect one.
The parish st. DANES shall eject two.
The parish of Ascension shall elect two
The parish of Assumption shall elect two.
The parish of Latourcbe shall elect two.
The parish of Terrebonne shall elect two.
The parish Of st. Mary shall elect two
The parish of st. N lrtin shall elect two.
The parish of Ayoyeles shall elect two.
The parish of Catahoula shall elect one.
The,parish of Carroll shall elect two.
The parish Of Madison shall elect twe.4
The parish of Tensas shall elect two.
The parish Of Concordia shall elecsFt1
The parish of Pointe Coupee shall elect two. /
The parish of West Fsiicana shall elect two. t
The parish of East Feliciana shall eect two. /
The parish of ST. Helena shall elect one.
The parish of Washington shall elect one.
The parish Of ST Tammany shall elect oae.
The parish of livingston shall elect 0ne.