New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION
ii. G.. 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 Congress, |
and one Representative to serve the uneXplred |
fern 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
Mississinpi river and so much of said parish the
left bank of said river, 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 Congre ssiOna
District composed Of all that portion of the parish
of Orleans on 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, verniiion Calcsi-
sieu LAFAYETTE St Landry Iberville East Feiciana,
East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge, Iberia and
Cameron.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
sional District, composed OF the parishes of West
Felicana, Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapdes, Sa-
bine Natchitoches, DeSoto Caddo, Bosser Vim
and Grant.
One Representative to the Forty-Second Con
gress and one Representative to serve the unex
! pircd term of the Forty-hrst Congress, from the
Fifth Congressional District, composed of the
| parishes of Claiborne, BienyiIe Jackson Union,
| Morehouse Carroll, Ouaehta Madison, Caldwell,
! IL, I1n ~,
| land.
WHEREAS 1t is necessary on the day aforesaid,
| that there shall be elected an Auditor OF rublic
| Accounts to fill the place OF George NJ. Wirhte,
| impeached for malfeas;tncc III office and removed
terefIom.
! whereas II is provided by law, on the dav afere.
said that there shall be elected State Treasurer;
| and
! Whereas 1t is provided by law that the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators from
each OF the following Senatorial Districts to Ill 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 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 the right
bank OF the Mississippi river and the parish! OF
Plaqucmines
Oae Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of jefferson, st. Charles aud 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, Laourcae AID TeIre-
bonnie.
One senator from the district composed OF the
parishes OF vermilion AID 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, Eat Felicisna and West
Feliciana.
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 occasioued by the death of Hon.
A. K. FRANCOIS from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge, Ibervie, ST. Martin
and Iberia
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Concorlia and Avoyees
q, 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 and 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 Cltahoula and VIM, 10 serve the
une xpired term occasoned 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 new parishes OF
Grant Iberia, Richland 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 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 Sheriifs 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 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:
gible to Office" or,
Against the amendment making defaulterS in
eligible to office"
An amendment providing a substitute for article
ninet y-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 ninety ninth article
| OF the constitutions" or,
against the amendment of the nine ninth ar
ticle 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 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