New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-20
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY rae GOVERNOR.


PROCLAMATION BY rae GOVERNOR.
| STAIR OF LOUISIANA, J
| Executive Department,
| New Orleans. September ~. 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. as follows. to wit:
One Representative from the First Congressional
District. composed of the parishes of Plaquemines.
St. Bernard and that portion Of the parish Of Or.
LEAFS 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 i've. six seven. eight, niue and fifteen Of the
| city OF New Orleans.
One Representative from the Second Congress.
siona! 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 fourta enth wards
Of the city Of New Orleans. and the parishes Of
Jefferson. st. Charles. st. John and St. James.
! Ono Re preventative from the Third Congress
sional District, composed OF the parishes OF lber'
! vile. Ascension. Assumption. Lsfourche. Terre-
bonnie. st. Mary. Iberia. St. Martin. Lafayette vez.
| million. Cameron ar d Caicasieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
iOnal District composed of the parishes Of Rapdes.
Vernon. Sabine. Satchitoches. Grant. VIM. Red
River. De Soto. Caddo. Bossier Webster and Eien-
| vile.
One Representative from the Fifth congressiO, al
District composed of the parishes OF Concordia
! Caldwell. Franklin. Teusas. Madison. Rchland
| Ouachita. Jackson. Lincoln. Union. Morehouse.
| Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District. composed of the parishes Of Avoyeiles. ST.
| Landry. Pointe Ceupee. East Feliciana. West Fell.
ciana. West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge. st.
Helena. Livingston. TanSipahoa. Washington and
St. Tammany: and
| Whereas, 1t is provided by law that on the day
afore said there shall be elected State Treasurer
and
Whereas. 1t 10 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
PRED. 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 com posed Of the
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 Orleans
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative District and the parish Of
PaIueMines.
One Senator from the d strict composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirt eenth. Fourteenth, Sixteent tn and
CeSpntQe of No
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.
tonne.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Cameron. Calcaseu. Lafayette and St.
Landry.
One Senator from the district compose Of the
parishes OF East Feliciana. West Feliciana and |
POinte Coupee. !
One Senator from the district composed Of the |
parish OF East Baton Rouge. |
One Senator from the district composed Of the |
parishes OF lberv lille. s.. Martin. West Baton Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator fro n the district composed Of the |
parishes of Con cOrda and Avoyelles.
One Senator from the district composed OF the |
parishes Of Madison. Carroll. Morehouse and Rich.
land.
One Senator from the strict comp osed OF the
parishes OF Eienvii,e. Eossier, Claiborne and Web.
steT.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of NatchitOches, DeSoto. Red River and
Sabine; and
Whereas. II is also provided by law that on the
said first Monday in November next there shall be !
elected, throughout the State Represen tatives to
serve IL the Legislature for the term Of two years;
md
Whereas. 1t 10 also provided BY law that on
he aforesaid day . Parrish Judge shall be elected
or each parish in the State. except the parish OF
orleans: and
Whereas, 1t 10 provided that on the same day q
herH and Coroaer shall be elected in each
'arish of the State. except the parish of Orleans
where two Shcyins and two Coroners are to b, ]
lected; and
Whereas 1t il provided BY law that Justices Of
he Peace and Conetables shall be elected OF the |
anne day in the several parishes Of the State; and
Whereas, At the same time certain am endments | I
o the constitution Of the State are required by |
Nv to be submitted to the people for ratification |
r rejection which amendments have been more ! I
ally set forth by tho ofcia! publcat ions Of the G
ecretsry OF State, in accordance with the consti.
ltion to which reference is had.
These amendments are submitted in such man.
or and form that the people may vote for Or
gainst each amendment, to wit:
Under Act No. 4, Session Of 1874.
ELATIvE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
First proposed amendment for approval" o
FIRST proposed amendment against approval" |
AND LIMITING THE STATE DEBT 4
TO FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN. | il
ITING TAXATION.
"Second proposed amendment for approval" or |
Second proposed amendment. against app1Oy. Z
EVOTING ANNUAL REVENUES OF TfIH STATE a
TO THE EXPENSES OF The SAME YEAR. 8
third proposed amendment, for approval" or "
''Vhird proposed amendment. againsS approval"
Under Act No. ~. session Of 1874. d.
For the amendment limiting the d. b: Of Few | CT
leans or :,
Against the amendment limitin: the debt OF y
Nv Orleans "
Under Act No. 81. session Of 1874. ~
For the amendment to article seve nteeu rela. y,
re to the day of eecting Representatives," or ID
against the amendment to article seventeen | IL
latlve to the day OF eecting Repre- sentatives."
And Whereas 1t is made the duty Of the Governor 70
least SIX weeks before every general election to
ue his proclamation giving notice thereof by 81
blication in the Off cial journal, OF
Tow. therefore. I. William P. Kellogg. 0oyernov CO
the state Of Louisiana. issue this myI
'clamstion, notifying the qualified voters
FoushOut the State of the election aforesaid.
commanding all Supervisors of Repstr,. |
n. Commissioners of Election and other Off ri
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