New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-20
NOTICE OF ELECTIoN.
PROCLAMATION
fl. &. WarmOth, Governor Of the State
of Louisiana.


| and one Representative to serve the unexpired
term of the Forty-frst Congress, from the First
Congressional District composed of all that portion
Of the parish of Orleans, on the right bank OF the
Mississippi river. and much of said parish on the
| left bank of said river. is below aud east Ut
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 st. Helena,
| Livingston and Tsngpahoa.
One Representative from the Second Congressional
District composed of all that portion of the parish
of Orleans the left bank of the Mississippi river
above and of Canal street, in the city of New
l. 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 a nd Terre
bonne.
! One Representative from the Third Congressional
District, composed of the parishes OF St. Mary, ST.
| Martin, Assumption. Ascension. vermilion, Ctslca
sieu Lafayette, St. Landry Iberville East Feiciana
| East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge, IBERIA and
| Cameron
| One Representative from the Fourth Congress
| sonal District composed OF the parishes of West
Feliciana Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapdes, Sa
bine, Natchitoehes DeSoto, Caddo, Bosser, VIM
! and Grant
One Representative to the Forty Second Con
gress and one Representative TO serve tho uneH-
| pired term Of the Forty-frst Congress, from the
| Fifth Congressional District, composed of the
psrishes of Claiborne Bienville, Jackson Union,
| Morehousc. Carroll Ouachita, Madison, Caldwell
franklin, Tensas, Catahoula, Concordia and Rich
| Land
| WHEREAS. 1t is necessary on the day aforesaid
! that there shall be elected Auditor Of Public
| Accounts to fill the place of George N. Wickilhe.
| impeachei for niilfcasance III Office and removed
| therefrum.
| Whereas It is provided by law the day afere
! said that there shall be elected State Treasurer
| and
! Whereas Il is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be 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 occasoncd by the death OF Sena-
| tors Bcares 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
| On. 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 Orean. lying Oh the right
bank OF the Mississippi river AMI the parish Of
! Plaque mines.
| One Senator from the district composed OF the
| parishes of jefferson, ST. Charles aad s.. John
tbe 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-
| bonue.
| One Senator from the district composed OF the
| parishes of vermiiion and St Mary
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Calcasieu. Lafayette, ST. Landry and
| Cameron
One Senator from the district composed Of the
| parishes o.. Pointe Coupe East Feciana and West
| Fciciana.
One Senator from the district composed of the
| parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator for the full term and one 10 serve the
unexpired term occasoned by the death of Hon.
| A. 4. FRANCOIS, from the district composed of the
| parishes OF West Baton Rouge Ibervle, 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, Bienville aud 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 Catahoula and Vim, to serve the
une xpired term OCcasOned by the death of Hon.
J. D. Beares;
And whereas, It 10 also provided by law that on
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 new parishes OF
Grant iberia, Richland, Tangipahoa and Cameron
one Representative each is to be elected, whose
right to seat in ths House Of Representatives Will
4 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 il the State except the parish Of Or
leans
And whereas, It is provided that on the same day
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish of the State except tho parish of Orleans
where two Sheriffs and two Coroners to be
elected
And whereas it is provided by Law that Justices
of the Peace and Constables shall be elected Oh
the 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 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 this pro-
posed amendment shall have written printed
| thereon the words:
For the amendment making defaulters inelli-
| gibe to Office" or,
Against the amendment making defaulters in
| eligible to office"
| An amendment providing a substitute for 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 nine ". ninth article
| OF the constitutions" or
| Against the amendment of the nine t. ninth ar
| ticle 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 printed thereon
! the words
"Abrosatc and stricken out article fifty of the
| const Iation" 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
| The tickets of all persons voting this pro-
| posed amendment will have written or printed
| thereon:
| "For the amendment restricting the State debt
| to twenty Five million dollars"
Against the amendment restricting the State