New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
THE STATE ELECTION.
pRocLAnAr1oN OF THE GOVERNOR.

PROCLAMATION OF THE GEOFEE@49NAA'
STATE or LOUISIANA }
Executive Department,
New Orleans, August 81 1877
WHEREAS By law it is made the duty OF the
Governor of the State to Issue his proclamation at
least six weeks before any general election for
officers of the State members of Congress, Presi-
dental Electors, Senators and Representatives in
the Legislature, parish officers, ETC.;
Therefore, l. 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 MI 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
Tangpaboa, 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 Feliciana, IBERIA Iber-
vile, Lafayette, st. Landry, st. Martin, st. Mary
and vermt:ion.
One Congressman from the Fourth Congressional
District constituted by the parishes of Ayoyelies,
Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto. West Feliciaua, Grant,
Natchitockess Pointe doupeeo Rapides Sabine,
Webster and VIM
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
Caldwell, Carroll, Catahoula Claiborne, Concordia,
Franklin, Jackson Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita,
R1chland Tensas and Union and
For one Congressman to fn,the vacancy il the
fourth congressional district occasioned by the
death of the Hon. James McCleery and,
For all District Judges e..
For al Dist riot 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 Dis
triet, 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. ". 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 vermtlion.
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. Tammany and Tangpahoa
. One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Point Coupee, East Felciana and West
One Senator from the distBict composed of the
parish of East Baton Rouge to I'LL the vacancy oc.
casioned by the death of the Hon. George W. |
Reagan o
One Senator srom the district composed of the I
parishes of West Baton Rouge, Iberia dberyille and
st. Martin.
One Senator from Che district composed Of the |
parishes Of Tensas and Franklin
One Senator from the district composed ef the |
parishes of Carroll MADISON, Rchlsn5 an5 More
house.
oone Senator from qfs 6tstrica ee2ngosat! OF the
parishes of Ouachita and Caldwell
One Senator from the district cosnposea of gle /
parishes of Union and Jackson. :
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF Claiborne, Bossier and BeuviIle
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish of Caddoo
0ne Senator from chs district composed of the
parishes OF 6sote, Satchitocdes, Sabine and Red
river.
One Senator Sronb the dis9ricg composed of the
parishes of Rapides and Vernon.
One Senator from the district composed of the
Parishes of Grant Catalonia and VIM
And, also for Representatives throughout the
tate TO serve in the Legislature for two years;
md
Whereas, It 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
'oroner shall be elected for each parish except in
ne parish of Orleans, where two Sheriffs and two
oroners are to be elected and whereas. it is also
foYlded by law that Justices of the Peace and
onstables are to be elected in the several parishes
ths State, l have seen fit to issue this nv
reclamation notifying all the qualified VOTERS
the State of the election aforesaid f.
nd commanding all Supervisors of Registra.
on Commissioners of Election, and other
heers concerned therein, to hold said cleo
ion for Presidential Electors, for Governor Lien.
enant Governor Auditor of Public Accounts, Sec.
etary of State, Attorney Genera, Superintendent
I Public Education, Representatives to Congress
enators, representatives to General Assembly,
nu all district and parish officers, on MONDAY,
10 fourth day of November next.
Said election to be conducted. and the ratrrns
hereof made, in all Fespects accordinc ~. ~, -
sions of the constitution and of the law.
Given under my hand and the seal of tl,a State
us thirty first day of August, D. 1872 and of the
dependence of the United States the ninett.
,venth.
~ tna co-.-u H. G. WARM0TH.
VA. WOODWARD
SCI . Assistant Secretary of State.
CARPETS. CARPETS