New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-11
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION By rHE GOVERNOR.


next. as provided by law az follows, TO VIII:
One Repre- sentative from che First Congressional
District. composed OF the parishes OF PlaQuenines,
St. Bernard and that portion Of the parish OF Or
leans lying on the right bank o! 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 Orleans.
Oae Representative from the Second Congress.
sionaI District, composed of all that portion of tie
parish Of orleans lying above Juis street and the
I 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 81. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress.
siona District, composed OF the parishes OF IbeE
I vile, Ascension Assumption, Lafourche Terrs-
bonne st. Mary iberia, st. Martin, Lafayette. Yer.
million, Cameron ard CSlcasisu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
ional District composed Of the parishes Of Raples
Vernon. Sabine Natchi;oches, Grant, Vim Red
River, De Soto, Gaddo, Bossier, Webster and Bien
! vile.
! One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
| District. composed Of the parishes OF Concordis
! Caldwell, Franklin, Tensss, Madison. Richland
| Ouschits Jack son. Lincoln. Union. GorehOuse.
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District, composed of the parishes of AvOyess st.
Landry, Pointe Csupee, East Fecians West Fell
ciana. West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge 81.
| Helena, Livingston, TahGipahoa, Washington and
! st. Tammany; and
| Whereas, 1t is provided by law that on The day
afore said there shall b. elected State Treasurer
| and
| Whereas, It 10 provided BY law that on The day
| aforesaid there shall he 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 tailed to qualify, ETC.,
| to wit:
Three Senators from the district composed Of tho
FIRST Second and Third Representative Districts OF
| Kew Orleans.
| One Senator from the district composed oY the
FOURTH Fifth aud Sixth Representative! Districts Of
| New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
Seventh Eighth and Einth 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 parl sh OF
| Paquemines.
One Senator from the district composed of the
| Twelfth Thrt eenth Fourteenth, Sixteenth and
| Seventeenth Rep resenta:ve Districts of New Or
leans and the parishes of Jefferson, 1t. Charles and
| st. John the Baptist.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Ascen sion and st. James.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes Of Assumption, Lsfouxchs aud Tsrxe
bonnie
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Cameron, Ca.casieu lafayette and St.
Landry.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Eas. Felicaas, West FeiciaaA 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 Iberville st. Martin, West Ratio Rouge
and Iberia
One Senator fro . the district composed OF tho
parishes of Co uco riia amt Avoyess
Ono Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes OF Madison, Carroll Noreao1se and sich-
land.
One Senator from :h- distric: composed Of the
parishes OF Bienviie. Sos.ieg, Claiborne AID Web
ster.
One Senator from the district composed Of The
parishes of Natchitoctes, DeSote Bed 8iver and
SABINE; and
Whereas It is also provided 10y law that on the
said first Monday in November next there shall be
elected throughout the State, Represan tatives to
serve in the Legislature for the term OF two years;
| and
Whereas, It 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
l AVID tvu,C tn bS
elected; and
Whereas. 1t is provided by law that Justices OF
| the Peace and Constables shall be elected on the
same day in the several parishes Of the State and
Whereas At the same time certain amendments
| 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 consti
tuition to which reference is had.
| These amendments submitted in such man
| ner and form that the people may vote for OF
| 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 FIFTkEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN
Second proposed amendment for approval" OF
. Second proposed amendment, against approx
| al
: DEVOTING ANNUAL REVENUES OF THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAME YEA
"Third proposed amendment, for approval or
Third proposed amendment, against approval
Under Act No. ~, session of 1874.
"For the amendment limiting the debt of New
Against the amendment limiting the debt o.
| New Orleans.
Under Act No. 81. Session of 1874.
= 'sFor the amendment to article seventeen rela
tive to the day OF electng Representatives." or
| Against the amendment to article seventeen
a relative to the day OF eiectnS Representatives,.
, And whereas 1t is made the duty OF the Governor
at least six weeks before every general election tt
issue his proclamation giving notice thereof b,
| publication in the official journal,
Now therefore, /, William P Kellogg. Governor
! | of the State of Louisiana. issue this m,
proclamation notifying the qualified voter
, | throughout the State of the election aforesaid
: | and commanding all Supervisors OF Res!stra
, | ton, Comni ssoners of Election and other oi1
= | GERS therein concerned to hold said election
/ | REPRESENTATIVES to Congress, State Treasurer
/. | Senators and representatives to the General As
: senbly, Parish Judges Sherits, Coroners, Justices
Of the Peace Constables etc, and for the ratlhca
J ton or rejection of the proposed amendments L
l. the constitution on MONDAY The SECOND DAl
d | OF NOVEMBER NEXT Said election to be con
ducte4 aud tha returns thereof MADE all respect
according to the provisions the constitution ant
o laws OF this State and of the United States.