New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-26
THE STATE ELECTION.
PRocLAaEArIoN OF THE eovERNoR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. }

t Executive Department.
New Orleans, August 81 1877
WHEREAS By Law it is made the duty OF IL
Governor of the State to Issue his proclamation 6
: least six weeks before any general election fC
officers of the State members of Congress, Pres
dental Electors, Senators and Representatives
the Legislature, parish officers, etc;
Therefore I, H. C. Warmoth, Governor of tn
State of Louisiana do issue this my proclamation
ordering elections to take place on the FRS
MONDAY in November next for persons to fill tn
| offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, AuditO
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 COngressiona
District constituted by the parishes of Livingston
PIaquemnes st. Bernard, St. Helena.St. Tammany
Tangipahoa, Washington, and of the fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and fifteenth ward
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 tht
Baptist, Terrebonne, and of the first second
third tenth, eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth anc
fourteenth wards of the city of New Orleans.
One Congressman from the Third Congressional
District constituted by the parishes of Ascension
Assumption East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge
Calcasieu, Cameron, Mast Feliciana Iberia, Iber
vile, Lafayette, st. landry, Sts Martin, st. Mary
and Vermi,ion:
One Congressman from the Fourth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of AvoyelIes
| Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto West Feliciana, Grant,
Natchitoches, Pointe Coupeee Rapides, Sabine,
| Webster and Winno
One Congressman from The Fifth Congressional
District constituted by the parishes of BienvilIe,
Caldwell, Carroll Catalonia, Claiborne, Concordia,
] Franklin Jackson, Madison, MOrehouse, Ouachita,
1 Rlchland, Tensas and Union; and
7 For enc Congressman to fill the vacancy in the
fourth congressional district occasioned by the
| dea5h Of the Hon. James McCleery; ando
? For all District Judges;
| For all District Attorneys;
I 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 ard 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 Representative Dis
trct 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
tenth wards of the city of New Orleans
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes oS gerrebonneo Lafourche and Assunp.
$ioEo
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF st Mary and vermiliOn.
One Senator from the District composed of the
parishes Oh Caleasieuo Lafayette, st. Landry and
Cameron.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Livingston, st. Helena Washington
st. Tammany and Tangipahoa.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Point Coupee, East Feliciana and West
FbIicianao
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish of East Baton Rouges to fill the vacancy oe
casioned dS 5he death Of the Hon. George w. |
Reagano
One Senator TEom fAe district composed of the |
parishes of Wast Baton Rouge IBERIA Tbegvte and
Sto Martino
One SenaFo5' from she district composed at the
parishes of Tensas ana Franklin.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Caggollo 3Iadisono GicIbanj and More.
house,
One Senaeos from sAe district composed Of the
parishes OF Duachtta and CALDWELL
one Senator from Che district composed of the
parishes Of Union and jackson.
one Senator Gonf she district eomnoseR of +7,a
parishes of Claiborne, Bossier ard Bieuvilfe.
One Senator 6rom the dist1iG5 composed of +he
PARISH Of Caddeo
One Senator from the 2isqrce composed of fine
parishes OF De Soto, Eatehitoches, Sabine and Red
2iveIo
One Senator From tie district conn posed OF the
parishes of Rapides and Vernon
one SenatoB from the district composed of the
parishes of Grant Catahoula and Winno
"1ha ais" Tor Representatives throughout She
tate 70 SesEs jB che Legislature 5og two wears.
md N'
NAefeas. 1t provided by law that on the same
lay SaEIsh Judge shall be elected for each parish
kept the parish of Orleans and
whereas, 1t is also provided that Sheriff and
'oroner shall be elected for each parish excen+ in
ne parish OF Orleans, where two Sheriffs and two
oroners are to be elected; and whereas il is also
roVlded by law that Justices of the Peace and
onstaoes are to be elected in the several parishes
TINS State l have seen fit to issue this INV
reclamation, notifying all the qualified voters
throughout the State of the election aforesaid
n4 commanding all Supervisors of Reois+ra
oH' commissioners of Election and other
hcers concerned therein, to hold said eIac.
Oh 1oT PRESIDENTIAL Electors, for Governor Lien
7nant Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts Sec
5tary OF State, Attorney General Superintendent
Public Education, Representatives to Congress-
9nators, Representatives to General Assembly :
raI district and parish officers, on moN0AY
le fourth day of November next.
Said election to be conducted. and tro rot,r,,.
eleof made in all respects, according to the pro.
SONS OF the constitution and of the law.
GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the state 4
is thlrty-hrst day Of August A n 1870 o,5 oe.,. |
dependence of the United States tba - :
Venth.
p,- +,,o c.-. H. G. WARMOTH .
7. A. WOODWARD II
sci zp Assistant Secretary Of S+s+a z