New Orleans Republican., 1872-10-04
THE STATE ELECTION.
PRoc1AMATIoN OF TIE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }

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 ssne his proclamation a
least six weeks before any general election 70
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 th
State of Louisiana, do issue this, my proclamation
ordering elections to take place on tho FIRST
| MONDAY i'll November next for persons to fill thu
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 gressman from the First Congressiona
District, constituted by the parishes of Livingston
Plaquemine5 st. Bernard, st. He1ena.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
! Lafourthe 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 Felicara, Iberia, Iber.
vile, Lafayette, st. Landry, st. Martin, st. Mary
and Yermiion.
One Congr ssman from the Fourth Congressional
District, constituted by the parishes Of AvoyeIes,
Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto. West Feliciana, Grant,
Natchitoetes, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Sabine,
Webster and Winn.
One Congressman from the Fifth Congressional
District, constituted By the parishes of Bienville
Caldwell, Carroll, Catahoula Claiborne, ConcoIdia
Franklin, Jackson, Madison Moreh0use, 0uachita,
RIchland, Tensas and Union; and
For one Congressman to ELL the vacancy il the
fourth congressional district occasioned BY tie
death of the Hon. James MeCleely; and,
For all District Judges;
For all District Attorneys;
For all Parish officers.
For one Senator from the district composed ot
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 thild wards of the city of New
Orleans, to fill the vacancy occasioued 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 -
Baptist, and the twelfth, thirteenth, and four.
teenth wards of the city of New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed of
parishes Of TerrebonDe, Lafourche and Assump-
tioE
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of st Mary and vermiion.
GT,aS Say, Fro,
parishes of Calcasieu, Lafayette, St. Landry and
Cameron.
One Senator from the district composed CT the
parishes Of Livingston st. Helena, Washington,
St Tammany and Tangipahoa.
One Senator from the district composed Of tie
parishes of Point C0upee, East Feliciaua and West
Feliciana.
One Senator from the district composed of The
parish of East Baton Rouge, to fill the vacancy oo
casioned 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.ot the |
parishes of Tensas and Franklin.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Carroll Madison, Richlaud ard More
house.
One Senator from TIE district composed Of the |
parishes Of Ouachita and Caldwell.
One Senator from the district composed Of the |
parishes of Union and Jackson
0ne Senator fl ON the district composed Of tie
parishes Of Claiborne, Bossier and Bieavi4e.
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 il tie Legislature for two years;
md
Whereas, It is provided by law that on the sane
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 Shelifs and two
'oroners are to be elected; and whereas it Is also
provided by law that Justices of the Peace and
0nstables are to be elected in the several parishes
n this State, 1 have seen tit to issue this NV
PROCLAMATION, notifying all the qualified voters |
throughout the State of the election aforesaid.
nd commanding all Supervisors of Registra-
ion, Commissioners Of Election, and other
dicers concerned therein, to hold said elac.
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 daHof November next.
Said election to be conducted, and the returns
hereof made, in all respects, according to the pro
isionS OF the constitution and Of the law.
Gwen under my hand and the seal Of the State
MS thirty day Of August "A. D. 1872. and of4he
,yeuth.
By the Governor y I -
Y 4. WOODWARD,
81 IN $4,000 e. -