New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-23
NOTICE OF ELECTION
PROCLAMATION
FL. C. Warmo:h, Governor of the State
of Louisiana.

|
| Forty-second Congress- are 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 Representative to serve the uhexpIred
| term of the Forty-drst 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, comprs
| 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,
Livingstonand 1anslpahoa.
One Representative from the Second Congressional
District, composed of all that portion of the parish
Orleans 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. James, Latourche and TeIre-
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. iberve, East Feiciana,
! East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge IBERIA and
Cameron.
! sional District composed of the parishes of West
| Fcliciana Pointo Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapides Sa-
| binc Natchitoches DeSoto, Caddo, Bossier, Winn
| and Grant.
One Representative to the Forty-Second Con
| gress and one Representative TO serve the mex
| pred term of the Fortyirs Congress from the
| Fifth Congressional District, composed OF the
parishes of Claiborne, Bienyile, jackson, Union,
| Morehouse, Carroll, Ouachita, Madison Caldwell,
| Franklin, Tellsas, Catahoula, Concorda and Rich
| land.
! WHEREAS 1t is necessary the day aforesaid,
that there shall be elected an Auditor OF Public
Accounts to ill the place of George N. Wicklhe,
impeached for ulalfeasance in office and removed
| therefrom
whereas 1t is provided by law, On the day afsre-
said that there shall be elected State Treasurer
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 fill 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 and the parish OF 81. 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 river and the parish of
! Plaquemines
! 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 and Terle-
| bonnie.
One Senator from the district composed of the
! parishes OF vermilion 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 Ponte Coupec, East Felicana and West
| FeliciaHa
| One Senator from the district composed of tie
| parish of East Baton Rouge.
| One Senator for the full term and to serve the
! uuc xpircd term occasioned by the death of Hon.
A. K. Francois, from the district composed Of the
parishes West Baton Rouge, Iheryilie St. Martin
| and IBERIA.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes OF Concorla and Avoyelles
| One Senator from the district composed Of the
| parishes OF CauoI, Madison Morehousc and Rich
| land
| One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishs Of Bossier, B.enve 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 Catalonia and Vim, to serve the
! une xpred term occasioned bv the death OF Hon
! J. D. Beares;
| And whereas, 1t is also provided by law that on
the said frs. Monday OF November next there shall
be elected throughout the State Representatives. to
ia the Legislature for the term Of two years,
| it is to be observed that from the parishes of
| Grant, Iberia, Richland, Tansipahoa and Cameron
| one Representative each is to be elected, whose
right a 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;
1 And whereas 1t is provided that on the same day
| q Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
| parish of the state except the parish of Orleans,
| where two Sheriffs 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 day in the several parishes of the State;
| And whereas at the time, certain amend
ments to the 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 detaulter 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 or printed
| thereon the words:
"Por the amendment making defauters nelli-
| gibe to Office" or,
Against the amendment making dcfaulters in
| eligible to office"
An amendment providing n substitute for article
! NINETY -iline 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 constitution" Or
against the amendment OF the nine ty ninth ar
| ticlc Of the constitution"
An amendment to the effect that article fifty of
| the constitution shall he 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 10 the first of
| January, 1885.