New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-01
THE STATE ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION or THE GOVERNOR.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department.
New Orleans, August 3D. 1872.
WHEREAS By law it is made the duty OF tt
Governor of the State to Issue his proclamation 8
least six weeks before any general election &c
officers of the State, members of Congress, Pres
Dental Electors, Senators and Representatives i
| the Legislature, parish officers, etc;
Therefore, I, H. c. Warmoth, Governor of th
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
| Plaquemines, st. Bernard, st. HelenaSt 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 the
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, st. Martin, St. Mary
and Vermon.
One Congressman from the Fourth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of Avoyelles
Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, West Feliciana, Grant,
NatehitocEes, Pointe Coupee, Raptdes, Sabine,
Webster and VIM
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes of BenviIle,
Caldwell, Carroll, Catahoula Claiborne, Concordia,
Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita,
R1chland, Tensas and Union; and
For enc Congressman to fill the vacancy in the
fourth congressional district occasioped 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 oceasioned 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
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 of Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assrmp
tor.
One Senator FROM the district composed of the
parishes of st Mary and yermilion
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 Tangtpahoa
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Point Coupee, East Feciana and West
Feliciana.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parish of East Baton Rouge to fill the vacancy &C.
casioned 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 of the
parishes of Tensas and Franklin.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Carroll Madison, RichIand and More
house.
One Senator from tie district composed of the
parishes of Onachita 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 Bienvile.
One Senator from the district composed of the |
parish of Caddo.
One Senator from the district composed of the |
parishes OF De Soto, Natchtoches, 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. Cataheula and Winn.
And also for Representatives throughout the
state TO serve in the Legislature for two years.
md
Whereas, 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 Vhata Sheriff and
coroner shall be elected for each parish except in
he parish of Orleans, where two Sheriffs and two !
jOrOners are to be elected; and whereas it is also
provided by law that Justices of the Peace and
onstabIes are to be elected in the several parishes
this state, l have seen fit to issue this nv
reclamation notifying all the qualified voters
the State of the election aforesaid.
nd commanding all Supervisors of Registra.
ion, Commissioners of Election, and other
Ulcers concerned therein, to hold said cleo.
ion for Presidential Electors, for Governor, Lieu
enant Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts Sec.
etary of State, Attorney General Superintendent
# 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 rati,rrs
hereof made. in all TeSpapts i
isions of the constitution and of the law
Given under my hand and the seal of the State
lts thirtyfrst day of August a. D. 1872, and of the
dependence of the United States the ninety
9venth.
II. C. WARMOTH.
By the Governor
Y. A. WOODWARD,
sci Up Assistant Secretary of State.