New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION
Fl. C. Warmoth, Governor Of the State
of louisiana.


the Forty first Congress- and Representatives to the
Forty-second Congress- are to be chosen in this
State on MONDAY the seventh day of November
next rs provided by law, as follows, to wit:
One Representative to the Forty-second Congress-
and Representative TO serve the uneXpired
term of the Forty-irst 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 SO 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, 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 Tanglpahoa.
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 west of Canal street. III 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 of the parishes of St. Mary, St.
Martin Assumption Ascension, vermilior, Calca-
sieu Lafayette, St. Landry, Iberve, East Feciana,
Cameron.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
sional District. composed of the parishes of West
Peliciana Pointe Coupee AvOyelles, Rapides ST.
bne, Natchitoches DeSoto, CaddO, BOssier, VIM
and Grant. ., .-.-.... -
One Representative to the POrty-Second Con.
gress and one Representative to serve the unex-
pred term of the Forty first Congress, from the
Fifth Congressional District, composed of the
parishes of Claiborne, Bienville, Jackson, Union
Morehouse, Carroll, Ouachita Madison, Caldwell
Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula Concorda 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 NJ. Wickhffe
impeached for malfeasance in office and removed
thcrefrom.
Whereas. It IS provided BY law. On the day afsre
said that there shall, be elected State Treasurer
and "a
whereas II is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall he elected State Senators from
each of the following Senatorial Districts fill the
places of those whose term Of service has expired
and the vacancies occasioned by the death Of Sens
tors Beares and Francois, 10 witt
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.
One 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 lying the right
bank of the Mississippi river and the parish Of
Plagueniines.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Jefferson, st. 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, Latourche AID Terre-
bonEe.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of verinlion 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 OF Pointe Coupee, Bast Fehca,ia and West
Fec:ana.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish OF East Baton Rouge.
one Senator the 1t.lI term one TO serve
unexpired term occasoued by the death Of Hon.
A. x. FRANCOIS, from the district composed OF the
parishes of West Baton Rouge Ibervil!e ST. Martin
and IBERIA.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of Coucordia and Avoyelles.
One Senator from the district composed OF The
parishes of Carroll Madison, Morehouse and Rich
land.
1ba tr:c Io, no
parishes of Bossier Beaville and Claiborne.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF DeSoto, Natchitoches and Sabine
One Senator from TIE district composed of The
parishes of Cltahonla and VIM, to serve the
unexpred term occas.oned BY the death OF Hon
j. D. Beares;
And whereas. II 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 new parishes Of
Grant iberia, RichlaId, Tans,ipahoa 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
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish of the State except the parish Of Orleans.
where two Sheritfs 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 tine constitution of the State 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 inel!i-
gible to Office or,
Against the amendment making defaulters in
eligible to Office
All amendment providing 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 ninet ninth article
of the constitution" or,
Against the amendment of tine nine ninth ar
ticle OF the constitution
An amendment to the effect that article fifty OF
the constitution s!4all be abroyated 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