New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-28

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PROCLAMATION BY raE s;uyERNOR.

PROCLAMATION BY raE a:OyERN0l,
SfAfR o. LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
new Orleans. September 10. 1874
WazRKAs. Representatives, to till racancies 4
the Forty fourth Congress are to be chosen in thi
State on Monday. the second day Of Eoven,be
next. rs provided by Law. a. follows, to wits
One Representative from the First Congresstona
District. composed Of the parishes of Plaq uemines
st. Bernard and that portion of the parish of OF
leans lying on tho right bank Of the Mississippi
I river. and that portion on the left hank below Ju
! street and the New canal, uprising wards three
four. five. six seven, eight. nine and fifteen Of tn
| city Of New Orleans.
! One Representative from tbs Second Coneres
siOna1 District. composed Of all that portion of tn
I parish Of Orleans lying above Julia street and tn,
New canal. comprising the first. second. tenth
| eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth and fourteenth ward
! Of the city of New Orleans. ard tho parishes o
Jefferson. st. Charles. St. John and St. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress
sionai District. composed Of the parishes of Iber
vile. Ascension. Assumption. Lafourche, Terre
bonnie, 81. Mary, Iberia, st. Martin. Lafayette. Yer
| mllion Cameron ard Calcaaieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
ional District. composed of the parishes of Rapdes
Vernon. Sabine. Natchitoches, Grant, Vim. Red
River. De Soto, Caddo. Bossier. Webster and Bien.
! vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes of Concordis,
Caldwell. Franklin. Tensas. Madison. Richlaud,
Ouachits. Jackson Lincoln, Union. Morehouse,
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the sixth Congressional
District. composed OF the parishes Of Avoyeles St.
Landry, PSinte Ceupes. East Fehcans, West Fell.
ciana West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge st.
Helena, Livingston. Tangpahoa Washin gton and
St Tammany; and
Whereas. 1t 10 provide1 by Law that on the dav
Aforesaid there shall 10 elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas, Il 10 provided BY law that on the dav
Aforesaid there shall be elected State Senator'S
rom each of the senatorial districts to ill 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 OrleanA
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Representative Districts Of
New OrleanA
Ouc CoudtN HVIu lH0 UlStT1CV com OB0O OF the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Representative Districts
Of New Osleans aud tho parish Of st. Bernard.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts Of
New OrlsanA
One Senator from the district composed OF the
Fifteenth Representative District end the parish of
PlaqusmiRes.
One Senator from che district composed Of the
Twelfth Thirt zenith, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Rep resentativs Districts of New Or.
leans and the parishes Of Jefferson st. Charles and
st. John the Baptist
One Senator from tho district composed Of The
parishes Of Ascension and st. James.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes ss Assumptisa Lafouschs end Tsrrs-
bonnie.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Cameron, Calcsssu, Lafayette sad st.
Lsndsy.
One Senator from the district compose OF the
parishes Of East yelieiana, West Hslici ana and
Points Coupeey
One seuatoy from tho district composed Of the
parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
= hes Of Ibervills, st. Martin, West Baton Rouge
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1 paris. nator fro n the district composed Of the
ana ioc1f Co rdia and AvOyelles.
! Gator from the district CO nposed OF the
ON. g. Madison. Carroll Moyehouss AID Rich-
gga..-"'"
S,r. s., sesf from che district composed OF The
pArsh.. o. Rie1 Wills. Bossier. Claiborne and Web
steg.
One senstsr from tho dstric, composed Of the
parishes of NatchitS ches, DekOte, Bed River and
Sabine: and
Whereas, 1t is also provided by law that OF tho
said first Monday in November next there shall be
elected, throughout the state, Represen tatives to
serve in the Legislature fer the term Of two years
and
Whereas. It 10 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 I
Whereas, 1t il provided that on the same day |
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each |
parish of the State. except the parish Of Orleans
where two Sheritfs aud two Coroner are to be !
elected and
Whereas. 1t s 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 am endments |
to the constitution of the State 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 is had.
These amendments are submitted in such man.
nor and form that the people may vote for or |
against each amendment, to wit:
Under Act Ne. 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 LIN.
TING TAXATION.
Second proposed amendment for approval" or
Second proposed amendment, against approx.
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DEvOTING ANNUAL REVENUES OF THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF The SAME YEAR.
Third proposed amendment, for approval" or
Third proposed amendment, against approval"
Under Act Ne. ~. Session Of 1874.
For the amendment limiting the debt of New
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