New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION,
PROCLAMATION
III. G. Varmoth, Governor Of the State
of Louisiana.

WHBRRAs Representatives to I'LL vacancies in
the Forty first Congress- and Representatives, to the
Forty second Congress. are 10 he chosen in this
State MONDAY, the seventh day of November
next, provided by law. as follows, to wit
One Representative to the Forty second Congress,
md 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, or she right bank of the
Mississippi river and so much of said parish Oh the
left bank OF said river, IL 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, ST. Helena,
Livingston ami Tansipahoa.
One representative from the Second Congressional
District composed Of all that portion Of the parish
of Orleans on 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. JaInea LafOurche and Terre-
bonnie.
One Representative from the Third Congressional
District composed OF the parishes of st, Mary St.
Martin, Assumption, Ascension. vermiliOn, Calca-
sieu LAFAYETTE ST. Landry. Iberviile East Felicana
East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge, Iberia and
Cameron.
One Representative from the Fourth Congrcs-
siona District, composed OF the parishes of West
Felciana Pointe Coupe AvOyet!es, Rapdes Sa-
bne Natchitoches, DcSoto, Csido, Bossirr, Vim
and Grant.
One Representative 10 the FOrty-Second Con
gress and one Representatives TO serve the unex-
pired term of the Forty first Congress, from the
parishes of Claiborne, Bienvile. Jackson Union,
Morehouse. Carroll, Ouaohit,. Madison. Caldwell,
Franklin, Tensas, Catahou.a. Concordia and Rich
land.
wHEg.As, 1t ia necessary or the day aforesaid,
that there shall be elected Auditor of Pnblic
Accounts to fill the place Of George NJ. wickliffe,
impeached for Inaltea stnce ia Office and removed
thercfrom.
Whereas, II i, prprided BY law on tie day afere-
said that there shall ne elected a State Treasurer;
and
Whereas, II is provided nv law that the day
aforesaid there shall b. elected State Senato from
each OF tin; following Senatorial Districts to fill the
places of those whose term of service has expired
and the vacancies occasioned by the death OF Sena-
tors Bcares ami Francois, ~ Wit
Three Senators from the district composed of the
First Second ami Third Repr sentative Districts Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed of the
Fourth Fifth and Sixth Re preventative 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 rive. and the parish of
Plasuemirss
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Jefferson, 81. 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, Lafourche and Terre-
bOane.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes OF verInilion and Sd Mary.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of Calcas.er, Lafayette, ST. Landry aud
Cameron.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Pointe Coupe East pelicians and West
Pciciani.
One senator from the district composed OF the
parish Of East Baton Rouge
One Senator FOR the full term a,d ore to the
unexpired term occasoncd by the death of Hon.
A. K. FRANCOIS, from the distr:c. composed OF the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge, IberviIe ST. Mar ia
and iberia.
One Senator from he 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 or Che
parishes of Bossier Benv.ile 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 CstahOula and Vim, TO serve the
unexpred term occasioned bv the death Of Hon.
J. D. Beares;
And whereas, It 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, Mchland Tsngipshos and Cameron
one Representative each is to DO 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 Parrish Judge shall be elected for
each parish in the State except the parish Of Or
Ieans
And whereas, 1t is provided that on the same dav
Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected in each
parish Of the State except the parish Of Orleans,
where two Sheriffs AID two COroners are 70 be
elected;
And whereas, is is provided by law that Justices
OF the Peace and Constables shall be elected on
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 tue people for ratification
or rejection to wit:
An amendment providing that no person who has
been officially defaulter to the State government
shah 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 ehall have written or printed
thereon the words:
FOR the amendment making defaul ters inelli-
giole to othce or,
against the amendment making defaulters In
ell gible to Office
An amendment providing a substitute for article
ninety-nine of the constitution.
The tickets of all persons voting this proposed
amendment shall have written printed thereon
the words:
FOR the anne u,iment of the ninety ninth article
Of the constitution or,
Against the amendment of the nine ty nir tn ar
ticle Of the constitution"
An amendment to the effect that artcte nfty 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 aud stricken out article fifty 81 'he
constitution" or
Retain article fifty of The constitution
An amendment limiting the debt of the STATE
10 twenty-fv million dollars prior 10 The hr-t OF