New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
THE STATE ELECTION.
PRoCLAmATIoN OF THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department. :

/ WHEREAS, By law it is made the duty or tn
Governor of the State to Issue his proclamation a
least six weeks before any general election 70
officers of the State, members of Congress, Pres
dental Electors, Senators and Representatives il
the Legislature, parish officers, etc;
Therefore, 1, H. c. Warmoth, Governor of tn
State of Louisiana, do issue this, my proclamation
ordering elections to take place on the First
| MONDAY in November next for persons to fill thu
Offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Audto
| of Public Accounts Attorney General Seere
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 the Third Congressional
District constituted by the parishes of Ascension
Assumption, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge,
Calcasieu, Cameron, Mast Felieana, Iberia, her
vile, Lafayette, st. Landry, st. Martin st. Mary
| and yermiliop.
One Congressman from this Fourth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Avoyeles
Bossier, CaddO, DeSoto West Fehciana Grant,
EatchitocEes, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Sabine
Webster and VIM.
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of BienviIe,
Caldwell, Carroll, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concorda,
Franklin, Jackson, Madison Morehouse Ouachita,
RIchland Tensas and Union; and
For one CONGRESSMAN Tn i'll the vananov in tJa
fourth congressional district occaaioned 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 Representative Die.
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
tor.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of St Mary and vermilion.
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, I
St. Tammany and Tangipahoa.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of Point Coupee, East FeGciana and West
Felciana
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge to fill the vacancy oc.
easioned by the death of the Hon. George W.
Reagan
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF West Baton Rouge Iberia, Iberville and
St. Martin.
One Senator from the district composed at the
parishes of Tensas and Franklin.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Carroll, Madison, Richland and More.
house.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of 0uachita and Caldwell
one Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Union and Jackson.
one Senator ftom the district composed of the
parishes of Claiborne, Bossier and Bienville.
one Senator from the district composed of the
arish of Caddo.
One Senator. from the district composed of the
arlshes OF De Soto, Eatchitoches, Sabine and Red
liver
One Senator from the district composed of the
arishes of Rapides and Vernon.
one senator from the district composed of the
ar1shes of Grant, Catahoula and VIM.
And also for Representatives throughout the |
tate to serve in the Legislature for two wears.
nd
Whereas, 1t is provided by law that on the same
ay Parish Judge shall be elected for each parish
kept the parish of Orleans; and
whereas, 1t is also provided that a Sheriff and
oroner snail be elected for each parish except in
le parish OF Orleans, where two Sheriffs and two
oroners are to be elected; and whereas it is also
roVided by law that Justices of the. Peace and
onstables are to be elected in the several marshes
TINS State, l have seen fit to issue tins NV S
exclamation notifying all the qualified voters I
roughout the State of the election aforesaid .
ID commanding all Supervisors of Registra +
on' commissioner of Election, and other
hcers concerned therein to hold said eIec- Z
on for Presidential Electors, for Governor lien '
nant Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts Sec
tary of State, Attorney General, Snperiptendert I
Public Education, Representatives to Congress t
majors, Representatives to General Assembly. t
ID all district and parish officers, on MONDAY,
e fourth day ofEovember next. V
said election to be conducted, and the returns
ere9f made, in all respects according to the pro- r
slons OF the constitution and of the law.
5lven under my hand and the seal of the State ~
is thirty-rst day of August, A D. 1872 and of the H
dependence of the United States the ninety. II
zenith. o.
BY the Governor: -'-A v L.
Y. A WOODWARD,
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