New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-21
THE STATE ELECTION.
pRocLAsrATIoN OF THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans, August 81, 1872.
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, I, H. G. Warmoth, Governor of thu
State of Louisiana, do issue this, my proclamation
ordering elections to take place on the FIRST
MONDAY in November Iext for persons to fill thu
offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, AEdito
of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Score
tary of State, Superintendent of Public Education
For one Congressman from the State at large
one Cen gresham from the FIRST Congressiona
District, constituted by the parishes of Livingston
Plaquemines, st. Bernard, st. Helena.St. Tammany
7angipahoa, 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 fret, 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 Felicana, Iberia, Tber-
ville Lafayette, st. Landry, st. Martin, St. Mary
| and VermiOn.
One Congressman from the Fourth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of AvoyeIes
Bossier, Csddo, DeSoto West Felciana, Grant
Natchitockes, Pointe Coupee,- Rapides, Sabine
Webster and Vim.
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Bienvile,
Caldwell Carroll, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concorda,
Franklin, Jackson, Madison Morehouse Ouachita,
Rlchland, Tensas and Union; and
For one Congressman to fill the vacancy in the
fourth congressional district eccasioned 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 Dis
trict, composed of the tenth and eleventh wards
of the city of New Orleans, to fill the vacancy
EE4
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 AssuInp.
tioE.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes OF st Mary aud yermiEion
One Senator from the District composed of the
parishes of Calcaseu, Lafayette, St Landry and
Cameron.
One Senator from the district composed of the 1
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
Feliciana.
One Senator from the district composed of the |
parish of East Baton Rouge, to fill the vacancy oc
ea61oned 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 al. the |
parishes of Tensas and Franklin.
One Senator from the district compose4 of '4ba
parishes Of Carroll, Madison Richland and More.
house,
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Ouachfta and Caldwell,
one Senator from the district composed of tbe
parishes of Union and Jackson.
enc Senator from the district composed of the I
parishes of Claiborne, Bossier and Bienviue.
one Senator from the district composed Of tbe
parish of Caddo
One Senator from the district composed Of +la
parishes Of De Soto, Eatchitoches, Sabine and Red
River. -''A
One Senator from the district composed Of tta
parishes of Rapides and Vernon
One Senator from the district con,nosed ~ a.,
parishes of Grant Catalonia and Wfnn CT
And also for Representatives tbrouobo, a+>4ho
state to serve in the Legislature for two wears.
lud '''' ears
" hereas, 1t is provided by law that on the same
lay Parish Judge shall be elected for each parish
Except the parish Of Orleans and
whereas, 1t Is also provided that Sheriff and
,0foner shall be elected for each parish exean4 IN
ne parish of Orleans where two Sheriffs and to
oroners are to be elected; and whereas 4 il also
roVlded by law that Justices of the Peaee o,,J
oAstabies are to be elected in the several a,isbos
this State, l have seen fit to issue fins ~
reclamation, notifying all the qualified vo+ars
nfoaShout the State OF the election aforesaid
ny commanding all Supervisors of Registra.
.n1' 0'uiliISslonefs OF Election, and ether
mcers concerned therein, to hold sajd a1ao
ion for Presidential EleStora for c., go
9h'ne Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts. Sec.
etary OF State, Attorney General, Superintendent
Pubic Education, Representatives, to CONGRESS
enafors, Representatives to General Assembiv
nd al district and parish officers, on MONDAY
le fourth day of November next, =
'"i' eiec1Loh TO be conducted, and the re+rrns !
's[eo maze n al respects according to the pro-
slohs OF the constitution and of the law
- uL,,oh my hand and the seal of the State
us thiFty,first day of August A. 1872 and tfs
dependence Of the United States the pinat4F
,Venth. AiHFtT-
BY the Governor: ~ y Ai''Ao IL
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