New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-19
NOTICE OF ELECTRO N.
4. PROCLAMATION
III. c. Warmoth, Governor Of the State
of Louisiana.


| Forty-seeond Congress, 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 a., Representative to serve the ,a,expired
term of the Fortyfirst Congress, FROM the First
Congressional District, composed of all that portion
of thsf parish of Orleans, on the right bank of the
Mississippi river, and much of said parish the
left rank 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
| mi2es st. Tammany, Washington st. Helena,
| Livingston and Tangpahoa.
Cue Representative from the SeecE Ed Congressional
Dia.rlct composed of all that portion OF the parish
of Orleans on the left bank of the Mississippi
above and west of Canal street, ii,the city of New
| Orleans comprising the First Second Third and
Tenth Representative Districts o. tie parish Of Or
leans and the parishes of jefferson, ST Charles St
! John the Baptist, ST. James, Lafcurche and Terre
| bonnie.
| On, Representative from the Third Congressional
District composed of the parishes Of St Mary, ST.
! Martin Assumption, Ascension Vermilion, Calca
! seu Lafayette, ST. Landry Ihersille East Feciana
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, IBERIA and
| Cameron.
|
! sonal District composed of the parishes of West
Feliciaua Pointe Coupee, 2voyelles, RaYdes, Sa
bine, Natchitoches, Desots. Caddo, Bosser VIM
| and Grant.
i One REPRESENTATIVE - the Fortv-Second Con
rress and one Representative to serve the unex-
| pired term of the Forty first Congress. from the
| Fifth Congressional District, composed of the
| parishes of Claiborne, Benvi,le, Jackson Union,
Morehouse. Carroll, Orlachita, Madison, Caldwell
Franklin, Tensas, Catalonia, Concordia AMI Rich
land.
WHEREAS It is necessary on the day aforesaid
| that there shall be elected an Auditor Of Public
Accounts to fill the pace Of George NJ Wcklife,
| impeached for nislfrasance IN office and removed
| thrrcfrom.
Whereas. 1t is provided by law on the day afsre-
said that there shall be elected Il State Trea surer;
| and
whereas Il is provided by law that the day
aforesaid there shall be elected Senators, from
each OF the following Senatorial Districts 20 fill the
places OF those whose term OF service has expired,
and the vacancies occasioned by the death OF Sena-
| tors Besres and Francois. TO wit:
| Three Senators from the distric. composed of the
| FIRST Second aud 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 living the right
bank OF the Mississippi river and the parish OF
| PlaquemInes
one Senator from the district composed Of the
PARISHES of Jefferson st. Charles ami 81. John
the Baptist.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
| parishes of Ascension and 81. James.
One Senator from the district composed the
parishe OF Assumption Lafourchs and Terre-
bonne.
One Senator from the district composed o: the
parishes OF yernllion anu -. Mary.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Calcasieu, Lafayette s.. Landry and
Cameron.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Pointe Coupee East Fel!caIa aEi West
ttiicIana.
One Senator from the d strict composed of the
parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator for the full term and one 10 serve the
une xpired term occasioned By the death OF Hon
A. K. FRANCOIS, from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouse, Iberv:lie s.. Martin
and Iberia.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Concordia and Ayoyelles.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Carroll, Madison, Morehousc aud Rich
land
| One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes of Bossier, B.enviile 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 serve tn.
urexpred term occasioned bv the death OF Hon
J. D. Beares;
! And whereas 1t is also provided by law that OF
the said first Monday OF November next there shall
be elected throughout the State Representatives to
serve ia the Legislature for the term OF two years
it is to Be observed that from the parishes o.
Grant, IBERIA Richland, Tansipahoa and Cameron
one Representative each is to be elected whose
right to seat il the House OF Representatives VII
be determined by that body;
| And whereas, 1t is also provided by law that or
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall be elected FOL
each parish in the State except the parish OF Or
| leans;
| And whereas It is provided that on the same day
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected il eacl
| parish of the State except the parish OF Orleans
where two Sherifs and two Coroners are to bf
elected;
And whereas, it is provided by law that Justices
| of the Peace and COnstabes shall be elected or
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 the people for ratification
| or rejection, TO wit:
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 discharge from such liability.
The tickets of all persons voting on this pro
posed amendment shall have written or printed
| thereon the words:
For the amendment making defaHlter5 inelli
gible to Office" or,
Against the amendment making detaulters IN
eligible to office"
An amendment providing substitute tor article
ninety-nine of the constitution.
The tickets of all persons voting on this proposed
amendment shall have written or printed thereon
| the words:
''For the amendment of the ninety -ninth article
| of the constitutions" or,
| Against the amendment of the nine tr-niiith ar
ticie of the constitution"
An amendment to the effect that article fifty Of
| the constitution shall be abrogated and stricken
out.
The tickets of all persons voting on this proposed
amendment shall have written or 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
to twenty-five million dollars prior to the first OF
January, 1890.