New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-14
THE STATE ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION OF TIE GOVERNOR.

Executive Department.
New Orleans, August 81, 1872.
WHEREAS, By law it is made the duty OF thu
Governor Of the State to Issue his proclamation a
least six weeks before any general election 70
officers of the State, members of Congress, Presi
Dental Electors, Senators and Representatives il
| the LegBl AZURE, parish officers, etc, ~
Therefore, I, H. C. Warmoth, Governor of the
State of Louisiana, do issue this my proclamation
ordering elections to take place on the FIRST
! MONDAY in November next for persons to fill the
offices of Governor Lieutenant Governor. Auditor
| of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secre
| tary of State Superintendent of Public Education
For one Congressman from the State at large
one Con gresham from the First Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Livingston
Plaquemines st. Bernard, st. Helena. st. Tammany
| Tangipahoa, Washington, and of the fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and fifteenth wards
| of the city OF New Orleans.
| One Congressman from the Second Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Jefferson
| Lafourche st. Charles, st. James, st. John the
| Baptist, Terrebonne, and of the first second,
! third tenth, eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth and
fourteenth wards of the city of New Orleans.
| One Congressman from tire Third Congressional
District constituted by the parishes of Ascension,
| Assumption, East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge,
| Calcaseu, Cameron, Mast Felicana, Iberia, Iber-
vile, Lafayette, st. Landry, st. Martin St. Mary
and Vermion.
One Congre ssman from the Fourth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Avoyees,
| Bossier CaddO DeSoto, West Felictana, Grant,
Natchitoehes Pointe Coupee, Rapides Sabine,
Webster and Vim.
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Bienvlle
Caldwell Carroll, Catalonia, Claiborne, Concordia,
Franklin, Jackson, Madison, M0rehOuse, Ouachita
Rlchland, Tensas and Union; and
For one Congressman to fill the vacancy in the
fourth congressional district occasioned by the
death of the Hon. James McCleery; and
For all District Judges;
For all District Attorneys;
For all Parish officers.
For one Senator from the district composed OF
the parish OF ST. Bernard and the seventh, eighth
and ninth wards of the city of New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed of the
first, second and third wards of the city of New
Orleans, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of the Hon. S. S. Fish.
One Senator from the district composed of the
fourth, fifth and sixth wards of the city of New
Orleans.
One Senator from the Tenth Represent alive Dis
trict, composed of the tenth and eleventh wards
Of the city of New Orleans, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of the Hon. E. W. Pierce
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Jefferson, St. Charles, st. John the
Baptist and the twelfth, thirteenth and four
teenth wards of the city of New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assump.
toE.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of st Mary and Vermi!ion.
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 Livingston, st. Helena Washington
st. Tannlany and Tangipahoa.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Point Coupee, East Feliciana and West
Feliciana.
One Senator FROM the district composed of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge, to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the death of the Hon George W.
Reagan.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of West Baton Rouge Iberia, Ibervile and
st. Martin
One Senator from the district composed at the |
parishes of Tensas and Franklin.
e. one Senator from the district composed of the |
parishes of Carroll Madison, Richand and More.
house
One Senator from tie district composed of the
parishes OF Ouachita and Caldwell
One Senator from the district composed of Che
parishes of Union and Jackson.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Claiborne, Bossier and BienvilIe.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parish of CaddO
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF De Solo, Natchitoches. Sabine and Red
River.
One Senator from the district composed of fbe
parishes of Rapides and Vernon
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Grant, Catahoula and VIM
And also for Representatives throughout the
State to serve in the Legislature for two wears.
lnd
Whereas, 1t is provided by law that on the same
lay Parish Judge shall be elected for each parish
kept the parish of Orleans; and
Whereas, 1t is also provided that Sheriff and
coroner shall be elected for each parish except in
he parish OF Orleans, where two Sherifs and two
joroners are to be elected and whereas it is also
provided by law that Justices of the Peace and
}Onstables to be elected in the several parishes
Il this State, 1 have seen fit to issue this NV
reclamation notifying all the qualified voters
throughout the State of the election aforesaid
nd commanding all Supervisors of Registra.
ION, commissioners of Election, and other
Ulcers concerned therein to hold said cleo
ion for Presidential Electors, for Governor, Lieu
enant Governor Auditor of Public Accounts. Sec.
etary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent
+ Public Education, Representatives to Congress
enators, Representatives. to General Assembly.
nd all district and parish officers, on MONDAY.
ne fourth day of November next. '
Said election to be conducted, and the returns ]
hereof made in all respects, according to the pro-
sions of the constitution and of the law.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State
lis thirty day of August A. D. 1872 and of the
dependeuce OF the United States the ninety i
ventho Q
BY che Governor: -
g. A. WOODWARD
eel Up Assistant Secretary of State. {