The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-20

AN ACT
TO APPoRT1oS THE REPRESENTATION IN THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA ACCORDING TO THE
SECOND CENSUS, MADE IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY EIGHT, UNDER EIGHTH AND SIXTEENTH AR
TICLEs OF THE CONSTITUTION.
SECTION l. Be ID enacted By the Senate end House Of
Representatives Of tie S0eof L0uisian0 IN General As
se1JY conrea That until the next and appor-
tiOnmen shall have been made the State shall be d-
vded into the following Senatorial Districts, to-wit:
The parishes of Paquemines, ST Bernard, Jefferson
and Orleans Right Bank shall form district, and
shall elect two senator's
All that portion Of the parish of Orleans 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, aud shall elect one senator.
The parishes of Terrebonne, Assumption and Ascen-
sion shall form one district, and shall elect two SEN
The parishes of ST. James and St. John tie Baptist
shall form district and shall elect one senator.
The parishes of St. Martin and Vermliion shall form
one district, and shall elect Que senator.
The parishes of St Landry, Cacasieu and Lafayette
shall form district, and shall elect two senator's
The parish of Ibervle shall form district, and
shall elect senator.
The parishes of Pointe coupse Avoyelles and " est
Feciana shall form one district, and shall elect two
senator's.
The parishes of East Feciana, East Baton Rouge
and West Baton Rouge shall form district, and
shall elect two senator's.
The parishes of St. Helena Washington, Livingston
and St. Tanmany 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
ators. .
The parishes of Winn Catahoula and Caldwell shall
form one district, and shall elect one senator.
The parishes of Franklin and Carroll shall form
district, and shall elect senator.
The parishes of Madison Tensas and Conccrdia shall
form one district, and shall elect two senator's.
The parish of Claiborne shall form one district, and
| shall elect one senator
The parishes of Bossier and Benvle shall form one
| district, and shall elect senator.
! The parishes of Morehouse and Ouchita shall form,
one district, and shall elect senator.
| The parishes of Jackson and Union shall form one
district, and shall elect senator
SEC g. Be 1t further 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 enc.
The parish Of Orleans, right bank, shall elect one.
| The parish of jefferson shall elect two.
| The parish of st. Charles shall elect one.
The parish of st. John the Baptist shall elect
| The parish of St James shall elect two
| The parish of Ascension shall elect two. n
The parish Of Assumption shall elect two.
The parish of Lafourche shall elect two
| The parish Of Terrebonne shall elect two.
| The parish of ST Mary shall elect two.
| The parish of St NJ artin shall elect two.
| The parish Of Avovelies shall elect two.
The Ilarish of Catalonia shall elect one
I The parish of Carroll shall elect two.
+ The parish of Madison shall elect two
The parish of Tensas shall elect two.
The parish of Concordia shall elect two.
t The parish of Pointe Conpee shall elect two
The parish of West Fcliciana shall elaet two.
The parish of East Feieiana shall elect two.
/ The parish of St Helena shall elect one
The parish of Washington shall elect one.
The parish of St. Tamnlany shall elect
The parish of Livingston shall elect one.
The parish of East Baton Rouge shall elect two.
The parish of West Baton Rouge shall elect one.
The parish of Iberrie shall elect two.
The parish of Nermillon shah elect one.
The parish Of Lafayette shall elect one.
The parish of Cacasiea shall elect one.
The parish of st. Landry shall elect one
The parish of Rapides shall elect three.
The parish of Sabine shah elect one.
The parish of Natchitcohes shall elect two
The parish Of VIM shall elect one.
The parish of DeSoto shall elect two
The parish of Caddo shall elect two.
The parish of Bossier shall elect two
The parish of Claiborne shall elect two
The parish of BianTiHe sail elect eae.
The parish of Jackson shall eject one