New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION:
PROCLAMATION
II. G. Warmotb, Governor of the State
of Louisiana.

Forty second Congress are to be chosen in this
State ON MONDAY the seventh day of November
next as provided by law, as follows, to wit:
One Representative to the Forty-second Congress,
and one Representative to serve the unexplred
| term of the Forty-frst Congress, from the First
Congressional District composed OF ali that portion
of the parish of Orleans the right ba nix of the
Mississippi river and much of said parish the
left bank. of said river as IS below and east of
Canal street in the city of New Orleans, compris.
| ing the Fourth Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Eighth and
Ninth Representative Districts of the parish of
Orleans and the parishes of st. Bernard, Plaque
| mines St Tammany, Washington, 81. Helena,
| Livin gston and Tangpahoa.
| One REPRESENTATIVE from the Second ongressional
District composed of all that portion of the parish
of Orleans the left bank of the Mississippi river
| above and of Cana. 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 the parishes of st, Mary, St
| Martin. Assumption, Ascension, vermon, Calca-
| seu LAFAYETTE ST. Landry, Iberve, East Felicana
| East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge, Iberia and
| Cameron.
one Representative from the Fourth Congress
esonal District, composed of the parishes Of West
Felicana, Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapides, Sd
| bine Natchitocles DcSotO, CaddO, Bossier, VIM
| and Grant.
| One Representative TO the Forty-Second Con-
| gress and one Representative to serve the unex-
| pred term OF the ForIyirst Congress, from the
| Fifth Congressional District composed OF the
| parishes of Claiborne, Bienve, Jackson. Union,
Morehouse Carroll, Ouachita, Madison Caldwell,
| (T.,- 4hn,t1a and ri.
| land.
WHEREAS II is necessary on the day aforesaid,
| that there, shall be elected an Auditor OF Public
Accounts to till the place of George VI. Wickl!te,
| imueacled Tor malteasance in Office and removed
| therefrom.
Whereas 1t IS provided by law, on the day afsre-
said that there shall be elected State Treasurer;
| and
Whereas 1t is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators from
each OF the following Senatorial Districts to I'LL the
places OF those whose of scr7ice las expired,
and the vacancies occasioned by the death Of Sena
tor. Beares and Francois, 70 wit:
Three Senators from the strict 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 the right
bank of the Mississippi river aud the parish OF
! Plaquemines
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Jefferson, st. Charles and 81. John
the Baptist.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Ascension and ST. James
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes OF Assumption, LafoUrche and Terre-
bonnie.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF vermiI!on and ST. Mary.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Calcaseu. Lafayette, ST. Landry and
Cameron.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Ponte Coupee East Feliciana and West
Frliciana.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish OF East Baton Rouge.
One Senator for the full term aud one to the
une xpired term occasoned by the death of Hon
A. X. FRANCOIS, from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge, Iberville, St. Martin
and IBERIA.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Concordia 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 Bossier BienviIle and Claiborne.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of DeSoto, Natchtoches and Sabine.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Citahoula and VIM, to serve the
une xpred term Occasoned bv the death OF Hon
J. D. Beares;
And whereas, 1t is also provided by law that on
the said first Monday OF November next there shall
be elected throughout the State Representatives TO
in the Legislature for the term of two years,
it is to be observed that from the parishes of
Grant, Iberia, Richand, Tangipahoa and Cameron
one Representative each is to be elected, whose
right to seat in the House OF Representatives, Will
be determined by that body;
And whereas, 1t is also provided by law that on
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall be elected for
each parish in the State except the parish of Or
| leans;
And whereas, 1t is provided that on the same day
a Sheriff and IA Coroner shall be elected in each
| parish of the State except the parish OF Orleans,
where two Sheriffs and two Coroners are to be
elected;
And whereas it is provided by law that Justices
of the Peace and Constables shall be elected on
the same day in the several parishes OF the State
| And whereas, at the same time, certain amend
ments to the constitution of the State are required
by law to be submitted to the people for ratification
or rejection, to witt
An amendment providing that no person who has
been officially defaulter to the State government
shall be eligible to office until he shall have OBJ
tanned a discharge from such liability.
The tickets of all persons voting ION this pro-
posed amendment shall have written or printed
| thereon the words:
For the amendment making defaulters ineai-
gble to Office" or,
Against the amendment making defaulters in
eligible to office"
An amendment providing a substitute for article
nnety-nine of the constitution.
The tickets of all persons voting on this proposed
amendment shall have written printed thereon
the words
| of the constitution or,
| Against the amendment of the ninety ninth ar
ticle of demonstration"
, An amendment to the effect that article fifty OF
the constitution shall be abrogated and stricken
| out
The tickets of ali persons voting on this proposed
amendment shall have written printed thereon
| the words
"Abrogate and stricken out article fifty of the
constitution" or
Retain article fifty of the constitution"
An amendment limiting the debt of the State
!, January, 1890
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