New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION
ii. c. Warmoth, Governor of the State
of Louisiana.

i
the Forty first Congress- and Representatives to tn
| Forty Congress, to be chosen in thi
| State on MONDAY the seventh day of Novembe
| next as provided by law, as follows to wit:
| One Representative to the FOrty-secOnd Congress
| and Representative to serve the unexpre,
| term of the Forty-first Congress, from the FRS
Congressional District, composed of all that portion
of the parish OF Orleans, on the right bank of tn,
Mississippi river and much of said parish on tn
left bank of said river, as is below and east o
Canal street, in the city Of New Orleans, cOmpris
ing the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Eighth ant
Ninth Representative Districts of the parish O
Orleans, and the parishes of st. Bernard PLAQUE
mines, ST. Tammany, Washington, St. Helena
Livingstonand Tangipahoa.
One Representative from the Second Con ressiona
District composed of all that portion of the parish
of Orleans the left bank of the Mississippi river
above and west of Canal street in the city of New
Orleans comprising the First, Second Third and
Tenth Representative Districts, of the parish of Or
leans and the parishes of Jefferson, ST. Charles ST.
John the Baptist ST. James, Lafourche and Terre.
bonnie.
One Representative from the Third Congressional
District, composed of the parishes of St. Mary ST.
Martin, Assumption, Ascension, vermlon Calca.
sieu, Lafayette St. Landry Iberville East Felciana
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberia and
Cameron.
One Representative from tie Fourth Congress
sional District, composed of the parishes of West
Feliciana, Pointe COupee, Avoyelles. Rapides Sa-
bine, Natchitoches, DeSoto, Caddo, Bosser, VIM
and Grant.
One Representative to the Forty-second Con.
gress, and one Representative to serve the unex-
pred term of the Forty-tirst Congress from the
parishes Of Claiborne, Bienville, jackson, Union,
Morehouse, Carroll, Ouachita Madison Caldwell
Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula Concorda and Rich.
land.
WHEREAS, It is necessary on the day aforesaid,
that there shall be elected an Auditor of Public
Accounts to fill the place of George N. Wicklfe,
impeached for Inafeasance in office and removed
there1rOm.
Whereas, II is provided by law. on the day afere.
said that there shall De elected State Treasurer
and
Whereas, 1t is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall elected State Senators from
each of the following Senatorial Districts to fill the
places of those whose term of service has expired
and the vacancies occasoned by the death of Sena.
tors Beares and Francois, to wit:
Three Senators from the district composed of the
First Second and Third Representative Districts of
New Orleans
One Senator from the district composed of the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Representative Districts of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed of the
Seventh Eighth and Ninth Representative Districts
OF New Orleans and the parish OF st. Bernard.
One senator from the district composed of the
Tenth Representative District of New Orleans
One Senator from the district composed of that
portion of the parish of Orleans lying Oh the right
bank of the Mississippi river and the parish of
PlaGuemines.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Jefferson, st. Charles and ST. John
the Baptist.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Ascension and 81. James.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Assumption, Laiourche and Terre-
bonnie.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of ver,niIion and St Mary.
One Senator rom the district composed of the
parishes OF Calcasieu, Lafayette st. Landry and
Cameron
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Pointe Coupee, East Feci;ana and West
Felicaua.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish OF East Baton Rouge
One Senator for the full term and one to serve the
unexpred term occasioned by the death of Hon.
A. R. FRANCOIS, from the district composed of the
parishes of West Baton Rouge Iberrille and ST.
Martin.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Coneordia and Avoyelles.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Carroll Madison, Morehouse and Rich
land.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes Of Bosser, Bienville and Claiborne.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of DeSOto Natchitoches and Sabine
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes of CatahOula and Vim, to the
urexpired term occasioned bv the death OF Hon.
]. D. Beares;
And whereas, 1t is also provided by law that on
the said first Monday OF November nett there shall
be elected throughout the State Representatives to
serve in the Legislature for the term Df years
it is to be observed that from the new parishes of
Grant, Iberia, Richland. Tangipahoa and Cameron
one Representative each is to be dected, whose
right to seat in the House of Representatives will
be determined by that body;
And whereas, Ii is also provided by law that on
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shallbe elected for
each parish in the State except the parish of Or
eans;
And whereas, 1t is provided that Onthe same day
4 Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected in each |
parish OF the State except the parish of Orleans
where two Sherifs and two Coronsrs are to be |
elected;
And whereas, it is provided by law that Justices |
Of the Peace ard Constables shall be elected on |
he same day in the several parishe. of the State;
" at fh.ac
nents to the constitution of the State are required
~ law to be submitted to the people br ratification
'r rejection, to wit:
An amendment providing that no PRISON who has |
'een officially defaulter to the State government
hall be eligible to office until he shall have OBJ
aimed discharge from such liability
The tickets of all persons voting on this pro-
'osed amendment shall have written OF printed
hereon the words:
For the amendment making def,ulters ine
,ib,e to office;r or,
Against the amendment making defaulters in
Eligible to Office
An amendment providing a substitute for article
ncty-nine of the constitution.
The tickets of all persons voting on This proposed
shall have written or printed thereon
he Words
For the amendment Of the nine ninth article
f the constitution or,
against the amendment of the nins ty ninth ar
icle of the constitution
An amendment to the effect that article fifty of
he constitution shall he abrcgated AID stricken
ut.
The tickets of AL persons voting OF this proposed
mendment shall have written or printed thereon
he words
Abrosate and stricken out article fifty OF the
onstitution," or
" Retain article fifty of the constitution
An amendment limiting the debt OF the State
twenty-five million dollars prior to the first Of