New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION
FL. e. Wnrmoth, 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 unexpired
term of the Fortyirst Congress- from the First
Congressional District. composed OF all that portion
of the parish OF Orleans the right bank of the
Mississippi river and SO much OF said parish on the
left bank of said river, az 10 below and east of
Canal street, i'll the city of New Orleans, compris-
ing the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth aud
Ninth Representative Districts of the parish of
Orleans and the parishes Of st. Bernard Plaque
mines, st. Tammany, Washington, st. Helena,
Livingston and TangIpahoa.
One Representative from the Second Congressional
District composed all that portion of the parish
of Orleans on the left bank of the Mississippi river
above and west of Canal street i'll 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 TerIe-
bonnie.
One Representative from the Third Congressional
District composed OF the parishes of st, Mary st.
Martin Assumption, Ascension. Vernlon, Caca-
sieu Lafayette, ST. Landry, Iberve, East Frliciana,
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge. Iberia ana
Cameron
One Representative from the F0Grtn COuTitS-
sional District, composed of the parishes OF West
Feliciana, Ponte Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapides, Sa-
bine, Natchtoches, DeSoto, Caddo, Bossier, winn
and Grant
One Representative to the Forty-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, Bicuyile, jackson, Union,
Morehousr Carroll, Ouachita, Madison, Caldwell,
| Franklin Tensas, Catalonia. Concorda and Rich
| land.
| WHRxEAs 1t is necessary on the DAY aforesaid
| that there shall BE- elected Auditor OF Pubic
Accounts 10 i'll the place OF George NJ. Wiskliiie
impeaehed for maifeasaIIee in office and reno, ed
| th-refrom.
| Whereas 1t il provided by law, on the day afsre
said that there shall be elected State Treasurer;
| and
| Whereas II - provided by law that the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators from
each OF the folio wing Senatorial Districts to nil the
| places those whose term OF service has expired
| and the vacanc-, occasoned by the death OF Sena
| tors B.ares and Francois, to Wit:
| Three. Senators from the district composed OF tn,
First Second and Third Representative Districts OF
| New Orleans.
! One Senator from, the district composed OF the
Fourth Fifth and Sixth Repre- sentative Districts OF
| New Orleans.
! On. 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 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. 81. Charles and St JOIN
| the Baptist.
One Senate, from the district composed of the
| par shes of Ascension and ST. James
| Olie Senator from the district composed of the
! parishes Of Assumption, Latourche and TrTre-
! bonne.'
| One Senator from the district composed OF the
| parishes of vcrmilion and st. Mary.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Cacasieu, Lafayette. St. Landry and
| Cameron
| One Senator from the district composed Of the
| parishes OF Pointc Coupee East Feciaua and West
(! F.liciana.
One Senator from the d;stric. composed Of the
| parish OF East Baton Rouge.
One Senator for the full, term and to serve the
| xpired term occasoned by the death OF Hon
A. X. FRANCOIS from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge. Ibervile, 81. Martin
and iberia
One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes of Concorlia 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
parishe, OF Bossier, Bienville and Claiborne.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| ;l1,a ~ n Not, .I,nSo and Sab
One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes of Cltahoula aud Vim, to serve the
unexpired term occasoned bv 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
serve III the Legislature for the term OF two years
it is to be observed that from the new 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 ior
| each parish i'll the State except the parish OF Or
| leans;
| And whereas 1t is provided that on the same day
| a Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish of the State except the parish of Orleans
|
| elected
And whereas, it is provided by law that Justices
of the Peace and Constables shall be elected on
the same day i'll the several parishes OF the State
And whereas, at the same time, certain amend
ments to the cOnsttutiO 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 on this pro-
posed amendment shall have written or printed
thereon the words
For the amendment making defaulters incl
gible to Office or,
Against the amendment making defaulterS in
eligible to office"
An amendment providing a substitute for article
ninety mine of the constitution.
II The tickets of all persons voting this proposed
amendment shall have written printed thereon
the words:
For the amendment of the ninety-ninth article
of the constitution" or,
Against the amendment of the nnety -nnth ar
ticle of the constitution.
An amendment to the effect that article fifty o!
the constitution shall be abrosated and stricken
out.
The tickets of all persons voting on this proposed
! amendment shall have written 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.