New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION
II. G.. Warmoth, Governor Of the State
Of Louisiana.

Fo,ty.second Congress, are to be chosen in this
| State Oh MONDAY, the seventh day Of November
| next. as provided 10y law, as follows, TO wit:
One REPRESENTATIVE to the Forty Congress,
| and one Representative TO serve the uneXpired
| term of the Forty-first Congress, from the First
Congressional District, composed OF all that portion
Of the parish of Orleans on the right bank of tine
Mississippi river, and much of said parish on the
| left bank of said river, as is below and east of
| Canal street, in the city of New Orleans, eompris-
| 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-anG Tanglpahoa
One Representative from the Second Congressional
District composed of all that portion OF the parish
Of Orleans OF the left bank of the Mississippi river
above and west of Canal street, il 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 Tel1e
| bonnie.
| One Representative from the Third Congressional
District composed of tine parishes of st, Mary, ST.
| Martin Assumption, Ascension, Verniion, Calca
sieu Lafayette st. Landry, Ibervie, East Felicana
| East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberia and
| Cameron
| One Representative from the Fourth Congress
sioual District composed OF the parishes Of West
| FeEciana Poiute Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapides, Sa-
| bine Natclltoches, DeSoto, Caddo, Bossier, Vim
| and Grant.
| One Representative to the FOrty-Second Con-
| sress and one Representative to serve the uneX-
| PRED tenn of the Forty Congress, from the
| Fifth Congressional district, composed OF the
parishes OF Claiborne, Bicnville, jackson, CnCn,
Morehouse Carroll, Ouacllita, Madison Caldwell,
Franklin, Tensas, Catalonia, Concorda and Rich
land.
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary on the day aiOro said,
that there shall be elected Auditor OF Public
Accounts to I'LL the place OF George N. Wickffe,
impeacLed for ulalfeasance in Office and removed
therefcom.
Whereas. 1t is provided BY law, the day afsre-
and
| Whereas, II is provided by law That on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected state Senators from
each of the following Senatorial Districts ill the
places Of those whose term Of service has expired,
and the vacancies occasioned 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 md the parish OF st. Bernard.
| G.e Senator from the district composed OF the
| Tenth Representative District of New Orleans
| One Senator from the district composed of that
portion o: the parish of Orleans lyinS the right
| bank OF the Mississippi river and the parish OF
| Plaquenlines.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes Of jefferson, s.. Charles and St. 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, La:ourche and Terre-
bonle.
Ore Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF yerInlon and ST Mary.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of CGlcas;eu, Lafayette, ST. Landry and
Cameron.
One senator RON TIE district composed Of the
parishes Po-nte Coupee, East Feliciana West
FelIcidna.
One Senator from the district composed of the
! parish Of East Baton Ro-ge.
One Senator Tor the tl.l term and one 10 serve the
uaexpred term occas:oned by the death of Hon.
A. R. FRANCOIS from the district composed of the
parishes West Baton Rouge, Iberville, st. Martin
AID Iberia
Oce Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of ConcorG.a AID Ayoyeiles.
| one Senator from III. distrlc. composed OF the
parishes Of Carroll, Madison, Morehouse and Rich
land.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes of Bosser Benvi!le 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 C.tahopla and Vim, to serve the
unexpired term occasioEed bv the death OF Hon
J. l.. Beares;
And whereas Il IS also provided by law that on
the SAID first Monday of November next there shall
be elected throughout the State Be representatives. 70
serve the Legislature for tie term Of two years
it is be observed that from the parishes OF
Grant, iberia. Richland TanripaLoa and Cameron
one Representative each is to be elected whose
right seat in the House OF Representatives will
be determined by that body;
, And whereas Il 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 II is provided that on the same day
a Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected jim each
parish of the State except the parish OF Orleans
where two SEerits and two CoroIers to bt
elected
And whereas, it is provided by law that Justices
of the Peace and Constab,es shall he elected or
the day in the several parishes Of the State
and whereas, at the same time, certain amend
menrs to the constitution the State are required
by law be submitted to the people TOR ratification
or rejection. to wit:
Al amendment providing that no person who has
been officially defaulter to the State government,
l shall be eligible Office until he shall have oh
tanned discharge from such liability.
The tickets OF all persons voting on this pro
, posed amendment shall lave written printed
| thereon the words:
| For the amendment. making defaulters inelli
| gible 20 Office Or
Against the amendment making deaulters in
! eligible 10 Office
Al amendmen IL providing substitute for article
n-Icty-rine OF the constitution.
The tickets OF al persons voting on this proposed
| amendment shall have written OF printed Thereon
| the words:
| For the ameEdmer: OF the rine-y-I.nth article
; | OF the constitution or,
Against the amendment OF the nine ~ ninth ar
| tcie Of the constitution
An amendment to the eject that article fifty OF
the constitution shah be abro-a,ed and stricken
: out.
The tickets of al persons voting this proposed
amendment shall have written Or printed thereon
the words:
"Abrogate and stricken ont article fifty Of the
constitution, Or
Retain article fifty o: the constitution
An amendment limiting the Debt of the State
to twenty-five million dollars prior to the first o.
January, 1880.