New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-18
THE. STATE ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Fyacutive Rp0artIneut

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans, August 81, 1872. }
WHEREAS, BY law it is made the duty OF tn,
Governor of the State to Issue his proclamation a
: least six weeks before any general election fo
officers of the State members of Congress, Presi
Dental Electors Senators and Representatives il
the Legislature, 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 ill 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
1angipahoa, Washington and Of the fourth, Gfth
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 her
vile, Lafayette, St. Landry, st. Martin, st. Mary
and vermi!ion
One Congre ssman from the Fourth Congressional
District constituted by the parishes of Av0yelles,
Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, West Feliciana, Grant
NatehitocEes, Pointe Coupee, Rapides Sabine
| Webster and Vim.
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
District constituted by the parishes Of Bienville,
Caldwell, Carroll, Catahoula Claiborne Concordia
| Franklin jackson Madison MOYp 1n1Isa OT1achft9
| Rlchland, Tensas and Union; and
| For enc Congressman to fill the vacancy in the
fourth congressional district occasoued by the
death of the Hon. James McCleery; and,
For all District Judges;
For all Dis 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 occasoned 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. ". 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 di strict composed of the
parishes Of Terrsbonne, Lafourche and Assun.p-
ton
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of st Mary and vermiIion
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 FeIiciana 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, Ibera IberyiHe and
st. Martin.
One Senator from the district composed Of the |
parishes Of Tensas and Franklin.
One Senator from the district composed of the |
parishes of Carroll, Madison, Richland and More
house. ~.4.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of ouachita and Caldwell.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of Union and Jackson.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Claiborne, Bossier and Bieuville.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish of Caddo.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of De Soto, Natchitoches, Sabine and Red
River
One Senator from the district 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
state to serve in the Legislature for two wears;
md
Whereas, It 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
Coroner shall be elected for each parish except in
he parish of Orleans where two Sherifs and two
}Oroners to be elected and whefeas it is also
provided by law that Justices of the Peace and Fl,
JODstables to be elected in the several parishes
n this State, I have seen fit to issue this nv
notifying all the qualified voters
throughout the State of the election aforesaid
nd commanding all Supervisors of Registra-
ion, Commissioners of Election, and other
Hcers concerned therein, to hold said cleo
ion for Presidential Electors, for Governor Lieu.
eDant Governor Auditor of Public Accounts Sec.
etary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent
4 Public Education, Representatives to Congress
enators, Representatives to General Assembly, :
nd all district and parish officers, on MONDAY,
he fourth day of November next.
Said election to be conducted and the returns -
hereof made, in all respects, according to the pro
iStons of the constitution and of the law.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the State +
ais thfrtyfrst day of August A. D. 1872 and Of the
dependence Of the United States the ninety l
eventh. .
II. c. WARMOTI. i
Y. A. WOODWARD, t
sci Up Assistant Secra+a,,- of S+,+a