New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-07

PROCLAMATION ~ THE GovHaNOH

fIPnOcLAnaTI0N ~ THE GovHaN0R
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Kew Orleans, September 10, 1874
wHEKKAs Representatives to fill vacancies in
tho Forty fourth Congress to b chosen in this
State on Monday. the second day of November
next. as provided by law, a. 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
leans lying on the right hank of the Mississippi
river and that portion on the left bank below Julia
street aud the New canal. comprising wards three,
four fve 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 tie
| parish of Orleans lying above Julia street and the
| New canal comprising the first, second, tenth
eleventh twelfth, thirteenth and fourts 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 her
| vile, Ascension. Assumption, Lsfourche, Terre-
bonnie ST. Mary, Iberia, ST. Martin, Lafayette. Yer.
million, Cameron AZ Ca,casieu
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
iOnal District, composed of the parishes Of Rapdes
River, De Soto. Caddo, Bossier Webster and Bien-
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes of Concordia
Caldwell Franklin. Tensas Madison. Rchland
Ouachita, Jackson Lincoln Union. M0reh0use
Carroll, Claiborne aud Catalonia
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District, composed of the parishes Of Avoyelles St.
Landry, Pointe Ceupee, East Felicana. West Fell
ciana West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge, st.
Helena, Livingston, TanXipahoa Washington and
st. Tanmany; 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 I'LL the
places of those whose terms Of service have ex-
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 composed 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
Fifteenth Representative District and the pari 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, Cacasieu. Lafayette and st.
Landry.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes OF Bast Felicians, West Felici ana and
Pointe COupee.
One Senator from the district composed Of tho
parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Ibervile. st. Martin West Baton Rouge
and Iberia
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Con CO rds amt Avoyelles.
One Senator from the ds,H ct CO rposed Of the
parishes OF Madison Carroll, Morehouse AID Rich.
land.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes OF Bienville. Bossier. Claiborne aud Web
ster.
One Senator from the district composed of the
parishes of Natchito ches. 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 in the Legislature fol- the term of two years;
and
Whereas, 1t is also provided by law that ON
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall be elected
for each parish in the State except the parish of
Orleans; and
Whereas, 1t is provided that on the same day q
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish of the State, except the parish Of Orleans
where two Sheriffs and two Coroners are to be
elected; and
Whereas, It 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 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 const
tuition to which reference 10 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
TO FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LINZ
/. TING TAXATION.
"Second proposed amendment for approval" or
Second proposed amendment, against approx
al"
DEvOTING ANNUAL REVENUES OF THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAME YEAR.
.oTI,ird nronased amer d,ueut. for auprQyaln or