New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-06
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

PROCLAMATION By THE GOVERNOR
Starr OF LOUISIANA,
. Executive Department.,
New Orleans. September 10. 1874
WHEREAS Representatives to fill vac ancies in
the Forty fourth Congress to be chosen in this
State on Monday. the second day of November
next, as provided by law. as follows, to wit:
l One Representative from the First Congressional
District, composed Of the parishes of Plaq uemines
| st. Bernard and that portion OF the parish of Or.
! leans lying on the right bank Of the Mississippi
river and that portion the left bank below Julia
street and the New canal. comprising wards three,
four Ave- six, seven. eight. nine and fifteen of the
| city Of New Orleans.
! One Representative from the Second Congress.
sonal District. composed of all that portion of the
parish OF Orleans lying above Julia street and the
New canal. comprising the first, second, tenth.
eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth and fourtt enth wards
| of the city Of New Orleans and the parishes of
Jefferson, st. Charles, st. John aud st. James,
I One Representative from the Third Congress.
sonal District, composed Of the parishes of Iber.
vile. Ascension. Assumption, Lafourche. Terre.
bonnie. St. Mary Iberia, st. Martin, Lafayette Yer.
million. Cameron and Calcasieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
ionaf District. composed of the parishes Of Rapdes
Vernon. Sabine. Natehitoches. Grant. VIM. Red
River. Do Soto. Caddo. Bosser. Webster and Bien.
| vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
| District. composed of the parishes of Concorda,
| Caldwell. Franklin. Tensas. Madison. Richland,
| Ouachits. Jackson. Lincoln Union. Morehouse
| Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District, composed of the parishes Of Avoyelles St.
Landry, Pointe Ceupee, East Felciana West Fell.
ciana. West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge st.
| Helena. Livingston. Tangipahoa, Washington and
st. Tammany; and
Whereas 1t is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas. 1t is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
rom each Of the senatorial districts to fill the
places of those whose terms Of service have ex.
pired, or who have died failed to qualify. etc.
to wit:
Three Senators from the district composed of the
First Second and Third Representative Districts of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
FOURTH Fifth and Sixth Districts OF
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed of the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Representative Districts
Of New Orleans and the parish of st. Bernard.
One Senator from the district composed of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts of
New Orleana
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative District and the parish Of
Plaquemines.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirt zenith. Fourteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Representative Districts of New Or
leans and the parishes Of Jefferson St. Charles and
St. John the Baptist.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes of Ascension and St. James.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Assumption, Lafourche and Terre-
bonnie.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Cameron. Calcasieu. lafayette and st.
Landry.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes Of East Felciana. West Feliciana and
Pointe Coupee.
Ono Senator from the district compo sed of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes OF Iberville. St. Martini West Baton Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator fro m the district composed of the
parishes Of Col cdrdia and Avoye!les.
One Senator from the district co opposed of the
parishes Of Madison. Carroll. Morehouse and Rich.
land.
One Senate. from tho d strict composed of the
parishes OF Bienvie. Bossier. Claiborne and Web
stef.
One Senator from the distric, composed of the
parishes OF NatchitOches. DeSoto Red River and
Sabine and
Whereas. It Is also provided by law that on the
said first Monday in November next tuere shall be
elected throughout the State, Represen tatives to
serve ia the Legislature for the term of two years.
and
Whereas. It Is also provided BY law that on
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shal be elected
for each parish in the State except the Parrish of
Orleans; and
Whereas, 1t Is provided that on the same day a
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish Of the State. except the parish of Orleans,
where two Sherifs and two Coropers are to be
elected; and
Whereas. 1t Is provided by law that Justices of
the Peace and Constables shall be elected on the
same day In the several parishes Of the States and
whereas, At the same time certain am endments
to the constitution of the State are required bv
law 70 De submitted to the people for ratification
or rejection, which amendments have been more
fully set forth by the official publications of the
Secretary of State, in accordance with the cousti
tuition to which reference is had.
These amendments are submitted in such man.
ner and form that the people may vote for or |
against each amendment to wit;
Under Act No. 4, Session of 1874.
RELATIVE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
FIRST proposed amendment for approval" or |
First proposed amendment against approval"
REDUCING AND LIMITING THE STATE DEBT |
TING TAXATION
second proposed amendment for approval" or |
all 's"As' "PpA"''
DEvOT!NG ANNUAL REVENUES OF THE STATE |
10 THE EXPENSES OF THE SAME YEAR.
"Third proposed amendment, for approval or
Third proposed amendment, against approval"
Under Act No. ~. Session of 1874.
Orleans" or
y, Against the amendment limiting the debt of
New Orleans"