New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY rae GOVERNOR.

PROCLAMATION BY THE EOVERSOH'
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, Z
New Orleans, September 10. 1874
WHEREAS. Representatives to fill vacancies IN
the Forty fourth Congress to be chosen in this
State on Monday, the second day of November
next, as provided by law, a. follows, to wit:
One Revre sentative from the First Congressional
District, composed of the parishes Of Plaquemines
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 five. six, seven eight. nine and fifteen OF the
city of New OrleanA
One Representative from thu 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 fourt6 enth wards
of the city Of New Orleans and the parishes OF
jefferson, st. Charles, St. John and St. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress
sonal District, composed Of the parishes Of lber'
Vile, Ascension. Assumption, Lafourche. Terre'
bonnie St. Mary Iberia st. Martin. Lafayette. Ver'
mllion Cameron ard Calcasieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
ional District compose of the parishes of Rapdes
Vernon, Sabine. Natchitoches. Grant, Vim. Red
River. De Soto Caddo, Bossier. Webster and Bien-
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
District composed of the parishes of Concorda,
Caldwell, Franklin. Tensss. Madison. Richland.
Ouachits. Jackson. Lincoln, Union. Norehouse.
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District composed of the parishes of Avoyelles, 81.
Landry Pointe Ceupee, Rast Feliciana. West Fell
ciana. West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge, ST.
Helena, Livingston. TaASipahoa. Washington and
St. Tammany; and
Whereas, 1t is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Treasurer:
ana
whereas, II Is provided ~ law TIA: or the day
aforesaid there sha! be elected State Senators
rom each of the senatorial districts TO fla the
places of those whose terms o. service have ex.
pred, who have died Sr tailed 10 qualify. ETC..
to wit:
Three Senators from the district composed Of the
First, Second and Third Representative Districts OF
New Orlesns
One Senator from the district com posed OF the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Representative: Districts Of
New Orleans
One Senator from che district composed Of the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Representative Districts
Oh 0oV OileAN6 SAu Tue fAIlsu VI St pcfuAIus
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts Of
New OrleanA
Ono Senator from the district composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative District and the parish Of
Plaquemiles.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirt eenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Rep resentative 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 Ascen sion and st. James.
One Senator from tho district composed Of the
parishes Of Assumption. LafouSche and TeYre-
bonnie.
One Senate, from the district composed OF ene
parishes Of Cameron. CAlcsseu. Lafayette and st.
Landry.
Ono Senator from the 4 istsics composed Of the
parishes OF East EeIicianA. West FeIici ana and
Pointe Coupee.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district com posed Of the
parishes OF Iberville st. Martin. West Baton Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator fro N the district composed Of the
parishes Of Col CO rdi. and AvoyslIss.
Ono senator from the district composed Of the
ACSSS
land.
One Senator from the s,rict composed Of the
parishes Of Bisnvie. Bossier. Claiborne aud Web
ster.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Natchitochss DeSotO. Red River and
Sabine: and
Whereas. It 10 also provided by law that on the
said first Monday in November next there shall be
A1a fod ohO fbaE TAFT f2fiy In
in the Legislature 1or the term Of two years;
and
Whereas. It 10 also provided by law that On
the Aforesaid day Parish Judge shall bs elected
for each parish in the State. except the parish u
Orleans and
Whereas, II 10 provided tina: on the came day .
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish Of the State except the parish of Orleans,
where two ShegiRs and two Covoness are to 10
elected; and
Whereas. IL is provided by Law that Justices Of
the Peace and Constables shall be elected on the
day in the several parishes Of the State: and
Whereas, At the came time certain Am sndmen.s
to the constitution Of tho state are required by
law to be submitted to the people for ratification
or rejection, which amendments have been more
fully set forth BY the official publications Of tho
Secretary Of Stats, in accordance with the eonst.
tuition to which reference 10 hal
These amendments submitted in such man.
ner and form that the people may vote 3oz or
against each amendment, to viii:
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 TUE STATE pYgr
TO FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN.
TING TAXATION.
''Second proposed amendment for approval" OF
Second proposed amendment. axainst APPROX
al
DEvOTIyG ANNUAL REVENUES or THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAMk YEAR.
'Third proposed amendment, for approval" or
"Third proposed amendment, against approval"
Under Acs Ne. -, Session 81 1874.
For the amendment limiting tho deb. cs New
Orleans" or
Against the amendment Nmitin. TIE debt u
New Orleans
Under Acs No. 90. Session 81 1874.
"For the amendment 20 article seventeen reia-
tive to the day Of eecting 6epresent atives," or
against the amendment to article seventeen
relative to the day OF sleeting Representatives.
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