New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-09
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AN ACT

To airport ion III" State into senatorial dis
trirts and (, fix TIE number of Represent
atives 10 be elected from each parish and
representative district in the State. and
designating. in what districts Senators are
TO be elected where there has been Il
change III the senatorial districts. and
repeating all other laws On the subject.
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State III
Louisiana i'll general assembly convened.
That with Il view to the uppurtionment OF
the State into senatorial and representative
districts. the State shall be divided into the
following senatorial districts. to wifi
The first. second and third representative
district, of New Orleans shall form one sen
atorial district. and elect three Senators.
The fourth. fifth and sixth representative
districts of New Orleans shall form one dis
trirt and elect two Senators.
The seventh. eighth and ninth represent
ative districts of New Orleans. and the
parish of ST. Bernard shall form one dis
| trict and elect two Senators.
The tenth representative district of New
| Orleans shall form one district. and eject
| one Senator.
Orleans. right bank. and the parish OF
| Paullclnines shah form one district. and
eject one Senatcr.
The twelfth. thirteenth and fourteenth
| ward. OF the clrv OF New Orleans. and the
John the Baptist shall form one district.
| ANA elect two senators.
The parishes of Ascension and 81. James
! shall form one district. and elect one sen
| ator.
The parishes ~ Assumption. Latourche
and Tcrrehonne shall form one district. and
! elect two Senators
The parishes of Vernlilion' and ST. Mary
! shall form on. district. and elect one Ser-
! itnr.
| The parishes OF Calcasicu. Lafayette. s..
! Landry and Cameron snail form ons dis
/ trIc. aud elect two Senators.
Tic parishes Of Livingston. 81. Helena.
Washington. 81. Tammanv and TangioahoA
shall form one district. and elect one Sen
ator.
! The parishes Of Ponte Coupee. East Fell
ciana and West Feliciaua shall form one
district and elect two Senators
The parish OF r.as. Baton Rouge shall torm
! one district. and elect one Senator.
The parishes of West Baton Rouge, Iberia.
! Ibcryilie and =. Martin shall form one dis
! trirt. and elect two senators.
The parishes OF Concordia and Avoyeiles
| shall form one district, and elect one Sen
| ator.
! The parishes of Tensas and Franklin shall
| form one district and elect one Senator
The parishes OF Carroll. Madison, Rich
! land and Morehouse shall form one district,
! and elect TWO Senators.
| The parishes OF Ouachita and Caldwell
shall form one district. and elect one SEN
! ator.
! The parishes of jackson and Union shall
form one district. and elect one Senator.
The parishes OF Bos>icr. Bienrile and
! Claiborne shall form one district, and elect
two Senators.
The parish of Caddo shall form one dis
trct. and elect one Senator.
H.. So ~,ly fool ,pl NJ Al
Sabine shall form one district. and elect TWO
! Senators.
The parish of Rapides shall form one dis
| tricr. and elect one senator.
The parishes OF Catalonia. Grant and
| VIM shall form one district and elect one
| Senator.
! Thirry-siX Senators in all.
The Representatives in the House OF Keep
ressntatives shall be as follows:
For the parish Of Orleans
First representative district First Ward
Second representative district Second
Ward. three.
Third representative district Third
Ward. four.
Fourth representative district (Fourt!
| Ward. two.
Fifth representative district tFith Ward
two.
Sixth representative district sixth
Ward }. one
Seventh representative district t>eFeA'u
Ward. two.
Eshth representative district tEiShlN
Ward: one.
Ninth representative district tNln'l
"aEdj; TWO.
lehth f'n:tSsh'atl'e u.,Ir'e' tlenth anu
Eleventh wards three.
Eleventh representative diS1Fic, i"enth
Thirteenth anu fourteenth "aEu>j' t"o'
orleans. HSht BANK. one.
Ascension. two.
Assumption. two.
AvoyelieS, two.
R R homse' T FAST 1nree'
BATON house West one