New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOvERNOR.

H0VClAAMATIUN BH The GUVEANV0
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans September 10, 1874.
WHEREAS, Representatives to fill vacancies il
the Forty Congress are to be chosen in thii
State on Monday. the second day of November
next, - provided by law, ~ follows, to Wit:
One Representative from the First Congressional
District, composed Of the parishes of Plaquemines
St. Bernard aud that portion of the parish of Or
leans lying on tho right bank of the Mississippi
river and that portion on 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 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 fOurte 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
siOnal 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
ional District, composed of the parishes of Rapdes
Vernon, Sabine, Natchitocbes, Grant. VIM Red
River, De Soto. Caddo Bossier. Webster and Bie1
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes OF Concorda.
Caldwell. Franklin. Tensss. Madison. Richland
Ouachita. Jackson. Lincoln. Union. MorehOuse.
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District, composed Of the parishes of Avoyees, st.
Landry, Pointe Ceupee, East Feliciana. West Fell
cians West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge, St.
Helena, Livingston, TaHgipahoa. Washington and
St. Tammany; and
Whereas 1t is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas It 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 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 Representative Districts Of
New Orleans
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Of New Orleans and the parish Of st. Bernard.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts OF
New OrsanA
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 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 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 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 IbeEyille st. Martin. West Batoa Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator fro IN the district composed Of the
parishes Of Co CO Gdia and Avoye!es.
One Senator fro u the dis;E CT posed Of the
parishes OF Madison. Carroll, Noyeiouse AID Rich.
land.
One Senator from the d'str:c: composed OF the
parishes Of Bienyile. Bossies. Claiborne aad Web.
ster.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes of Natchi.ocaes. OeS0tO. Red River and
Sabine: and
Whereas. 1t Is also provided! by law that the
said first Monday in November uex: snera shall be
elected. throughout the State, Represen tatves to
ser.e in the Legislature Coz the term Of two years:
and
Whereas. It Is also provided by law that on
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall DO elected
for each parish in the State. excep: the parish OF
Orleans; and
Whereas. It Is provided tina: on the same day .
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected In each
parish of the State. except the parish Of Orleans.
where two Sheritfs and two Coroners are 10 be
elected; and
Whereas. It Is provided by law tina: Justices OF
the Peace and Constables shall be elected on the
day in the several parishes Of the State: and
Whereas. At the same time certain amendments
to the constitution of the State eequred BY
law to 30 submitted to the people for ratification
or rejection. which amendments have been more
fully Sc: fort! ty .he Ofcia: publications of the
Secretary Of State. in accordance with the consti.
tut ;on 20 wh!ci. reference is had.
Ti..s. amendments are submitted In such man.
her and :o:,u that she people may vote tor Of
aga,s >. e:.e: amendment. to wit:
Under Act No. 4, Session Of 1874.
RELATIVE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
"Firs: proposed amendment for approval" or
"F.rSt proposed amendment against approval
REDUCING AND LIMITING THE STATE DEBT
TO FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN.
TING TAXATION.
"Second proposed amendmen: for approval" OF
Second proposed amea1me0:e against approx.
al"
DEvOTiNG ANIMAL REVENUES OF THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF V1E SAME YEAR.
"Third proposed amendment. foy approval" or
"Thigd proposed amendment. against approval"
Under Act No. 22. Session o: 1874.
'For the amendment limiting tho debt @. New
."Asains; the amendment Amis:n: the deb: Of
New Orleans
Under Act 80. 81, Session Of 1874.
''For the A,nenimen. to article seventeen re!a.
tive 10 the day o: electing Representatives," or
'Aga,ns: the amendment to article seventeen
relative to tie day OF eIecting Representatives,.
And whereas. Is made the duty 0. the Governor.
a; teas: six weeks before every general election. to
issue his proclamation giving notice thereof b.
publication in the official journal.
Now. Therefore. l. William P. Kellogg. Governor
Of tho State OF Louisiana. issae this my
proclamation, notifying the qualified voters
throughout the State OF the election. aforesaid,