New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-24
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NOTICE Of ELECTION.
BY TIE GOVERNOR.

SPArE o. LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, :
new Orleans, September 10, 1874.
"sEsEA., Representatives to fill vacancies in
THE FoTty-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 Repre- NATIVE from the First Congressional
District, composed of the parishes of Plaouemfnes
st. Bernard and that portion OF the parish of Or
leans lying on the right bank of the Mississippi
river and thar 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 Orleans
One Representative from this 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 fourteenth 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 Iber.
vile, Ascension. Assumption, Lafourche, Terre.
bonnie, st. Mary Iberia St. Martin. Lafayette. Yer.
mllion Cameron ard Calcasieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
iona District, composed of the parishes of Rapides
Vernon. Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, VIM. Red
River, De Soto, CaddO, Bossies. Webster and Bien.
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
District composed Of the parishes of Concordia,
Caldwell. Franklin, Tonsas. Madison. Richand,
Ouachts. Jackson. lincoln. Union. Morehouse.
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District, composed Of the parishes of Avoyeles, st.
Landry, Pointe Ceupee, East Felicana, West Fell.
0a<nv Do,, E,nt c.
Helena, Livingston. TaAgipahoa. Washington and
st. Tammany; and
Whereas, 1t is provided by Law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas, Il 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-
pred or who have died Or 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 tn Q
Fourth Fifth and Sixth Representative 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 Or,eana
One Senator from tho district composed Of the
Fifteenth representative Disric. 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 snd st.
Landry.
One Senator from the district composed Of The
parishes Of East Feliciana, West Feiicj ana and
PoiR:e CoUpes.
One Senator from the district compo SEQ of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes OF Ibervlle. St Martin. West Baton Rouge
and Iberia
One Senator fro IN the district composed of the
parishes of CONGO rdia amt Avoyelles.
One Senator from the .lisfsct Dposed Of che
parishes OF Madison, Carroll, Mo.elouse and Rich.
land.
One Senator from the d stric: composed OF the
par shes o: BieHvilIe. Eossier. Claiborne and Web
ste,.
One Senator from tho district composed OF the
parishes of NatchitOches. DeSoto, Red River and
Sabine: and
Whereas, I. is also provided By Law tina: on the
said first Monday in Novembe. ne t there sha! be
elected, throughou: the State Represeu tatives to
in the Legislature fox the term Of two years;
and
Whereas. II 10 also provided by law that OF
the Aforesaid day q Parish Judge shall be elected
70. each psIlsh in the State. except the parish Of
orleans; and
Whereas, 1t is provided that on the came day .
Sheriff and Coroner shat! be elected in each
parish of the State. except the parish Of Orleans
where two sherfs and two Coroaers arc to be
elected; and
Whereas. It 10 provided by law shat Justices Of
the Peace and Constables shall DO elected on the
same day in the several parishes of the State and
Whereas, At the same time certain am endments
to the constitution Of the 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 the
Secretary Of State in accordance with the eonsti.
.U:io. to which reference is had.
These amendments submitted In such man
ne. and form that the people may vote for OF
against each amendment, to wit:
Under Act No. I, 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
TO FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN.
TING TAXATION.
''Second proposed amendment for approval" or
Second proposed amendment, against approx.
al
DEvOTfN0 ANNUAL REVENUES OF THR STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAME YEAR.
'Tiird proposed amendment, for approval" or
''Thigd proposed amendment, against approval"
Under Act No. -. Session OF 1874.
''For the amendment limiting the debt Of New
Orleans" or
Against ths amendment Nmitin: the debt Of
New OreAns.'
Crder Act No. 81, Session Of 1874.
''Eor tho amendment to artic! seve ntesD re!a
tive 70 the day of eiecting Representatives. or
Against the amendment to article seventeen
relative to the day Of eiecting Representatives,"
and whereas, II is made the duty OF the Governor,
a. least six weeks before every general election to
issue his proclamation giving notice thereof by
publication in the Otfi cal journal.