New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-18

PROCLAMATION
III. c. Warmoth, Governor of the State
of Louisiana.

| WHEREAS, Representatives to fill vacancies in
the Forty-rst Congress, and Representatives. to the
| 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 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 the
Mississippi river, and much of said parish 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,
| 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 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 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 Iberve, East Feliciana
| East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge Iberia and
Cameron.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress.
| siona District composed of the parishes of West
! Feciana, Pointe Coupee, AvOyelles, Rapides, Sa-
| bne Natciitoches, 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 Forty-hrst Congress, from the
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parishes of Claiborne, Bienville, Jackson, Union,
| Morehousc, Carroll, Ouachita Madison, Caldwell,
Franklin, Tensas, Catalonia, Concordia and Rich
| land.
WHEREAS 1t is necessary the day aforesaid,
| that there shall be elected an Auditor o. Public
Accounts to I'LL the place of George ". Wickihe
impeac he'd for maIfeasance in office and removed
| therefrom
Whereas II is provided by law. Oh the day afere-
said that there shall be elected State Treasurer
! and
| Whereas 1t is provided by law shat on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators from
each OF the following Senatorial Districts to I'LL the
places of those whose term OF service has expired
and the vacancies occasioned by the death OF Sena-
| TOYS Bcares and Francois, to 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 the parish of Orleans lying the right
bank OF the Mississippi river and the parish OF
! P,aquemines.
One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes of jefferson, ST. Charles and 81. 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, Lafourche and Terre-
| boune.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
| parishes of Vermilion and 81. 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 Coupee, East Felieana and West
| Felciana
| One Senator from the district composed of tie
| parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator for the full term and one to serve the
| unexpired term Occasioned by the death of Hon.
A. R. FRANCOIS, from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge, Iberyille st. Martin
and IBERIA.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes of Concordia and Avoyeles
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, Bienville aud Claiborne
One Senator from the district composed OF the
| parishes of DeSoto, Natchtoches and Sabine.
| One Senator from the district composed of the
| parishes of Citahoula and Vim, to serve 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
serve il the Legislature for the term of two years
it is to be observed that from the new parishes OF
Grant Iberia, Richland, Tangipahoa 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;
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,
| where two Sheriffs and two Cor0ners 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 same 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 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 printed
| thereon the words
For the amendment making defaulters inelli-
gible to Office" or
eligible to Office"
An amendment providing a substitute for article
| ninety-nne of the constitution.
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 nine ty-ninth ar
! tcle of the constitution"
An amendment to the effect that article fifty of
the constitution shall be abrogated and stricken
| out.
The tickets of all persons voting 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