New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
NOTICE or ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION
He. WarmOfh. Governor Of the State
of Louisiana.


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 one Representative to serve the unexpired
term of the Forty-fr5t 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 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 Tanslpahoa.
One Representative from the Second Congressional
District composed of all that portion of the parish
of Orleans on the left bank of tho 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 th, 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 vermilion, Calca-
sieu LAFAYETTE st. Landry Iberviiie East Feliciana
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberia and
Cameron.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
sonal District, composed OF the parishes of West
Fcliciaua Pointe Coupee AvoyelIes, Rapides Sa-
bine Natchitocles. DeSoto Caddo Bossier, VIM
and Grant.
One Representative to the Forty-Second Con
gress, and one Representative to serve the uneX-
PRED term of the Fort -tirst Congress, from the
Fifth Congressional District, composed of the
parishes of Claiborne, Bienville, jackson, Unon
Morehouse Carroll, Ouachita, Madison, Caldwell,
:.I
land.
WHEREAS, It is necessary on the day aforesaid,
that there shall De elected an Auditor OF Pubic
Accounts 20 ill The place of George NJ. Wicklfe,
| mpeached for nlaiteasance in office and removed
tLerefIon.
Whereas L il, provided by law, on the day afere-
said hatthcrc Shall be elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas Il : provided by law that on the day
aforesaid here shall be elected State Senators from
each OF the following Senatorial District, to fill the
places of those whose term of service has expired,
and the vacalcis occasioned by the death OF Sena-
tors Beares and Francois, TO wit
Three Senator'S 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 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 or the right
| bank OF the Mississippi RIVER AID the parish of
| P.agucmines
| one Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes OF Jefferson s.. Charles and 81. John
| the Baptist
| Oae Senseer from the district composed Of the
| parishes OF Ascension and s.. James.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes OF Assumption Lafoureae and Terre-
| bonnie.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes OF Vcr.niliou and 81. Mary.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Ca.Ca5ieu, Lafayette ST. Landry and
Cameron.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Ponte Coupee, East Felicana and West
| Fcciana.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator for the full term and one to serve the
unexpired term occasioned b. the death OF Hon.
| A. R. FRANCOIS. from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge IberyiIle st. Martin
!
| and IBERIA.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes of ConcorIia 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
! parishes OF Bossier, Bienvile 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 CitahOula and Vim, to the
| unexpired term occasioned bv the death of Hon
J. D. Beares;
| And whereas, 1t 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, Richand, Tangipahoa 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 alsrprovded 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, It is provided that the same day
| Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected in each
parish of the State except the parish of Orleans,
| where two Sherifs 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 i'll the several parishes Of the State
| And whereas, at the same time certain amend
mens TO the constitution of the State required
by law to be submitted to the people for ratification
| or rejection, 10 wit:
| An amendment providing that 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
| For the amendment making defaulter5 inelli-
| gible to Office o.
| Against the amendment making defaulter5 in.
eligible TO Office"
| An amendment providing a substitute for article
ninetynine of the constitution.
| The tickets OF all persons voting on thDproposed
| amendment shall have written or printed thereon
| the words:
| For the amendment of the ninety-ninth article
| of the constitutions" or,
| Against the amendment of the nine ty ninth ar
| ticie OF the constitution"
| Al amendment to the effect that article fifty of
| the constitution shall be abrogated and stricken
| out.
The tickets of ali persons voting on this proposed
| amendment sl.aL have written or printed thereon
| the words:
"Abrogate and stricken out article fifty of the
| constitution"
o. Retain article fifty of the constitution"
An amendment limiting the debt of the State
to twenty-ti million dollars prior to the first of
Jarrory