New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-23
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

Stair OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
. New Orleans September 10, 1874.
WHEREAS. Representatives to fiji! vacancies
the FOrty.fourth Congress are to be chosen in tn
State on Monday. the second day of NOvemb.
; | next. as provided by law. ~ follows, to wit:
One Representative from the First Congression
District. composed Of the parishes Of Plaquemine
St. Bernard and that portion of the parish OF o.
leans lying on the right bank Of the Mississippi
river. and that portion the left bank below JUL
street and the New canal. comprising wards three
four. five. six. seven. eight, nine and fifteen Of tn
city Of New Orleans.
One Representative from the Second Congre
sional District. composed Of all that portion of III
parish Of Orleans lying above Julia street and tn
New canal. comprising the first. second. tentl
eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth and fourteenth ward
OF the city Of New Orleans. and the parishes {
Jefferson. st. Charles. St. John and st. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress
sonal District. composed Of the parishes Of lbel
vile. Ascension. Assumption. Lafourche. Te-re
bonne st. Mary iberia. St. Martin. Lafayette. We!
million. Cameron and Calcasieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
ionai District. composed of the parishes Of Rapdes
Vernon. Sabine. Natchtoches. Grant. Vim. Rec
! River. De Soto, Caddo, Boss;er. Webster and Ben
! vile.
One Representative from the Fifth congressiona
| District. composed OF the parishes OF cOncordia
| Caldwell Franklin. Tensas. Madison. Rchiand
Ouachits. Jackson. Lincoln. Union. MoyeL0use
Carroll. Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District composed of the parishes Of Avoyelles. ST.
| Landry. Pointe Ceupee. East Fe!ciana. West Fell
ciana. West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge, St.
| Helena. Livingston. TanGipahoa. Washington and
| st. Tammany; and
Whereas. 1t is provided by !aw that On the day
afore ssd there shall be elected State Treasurer:
and
| Whereas. 1t Is provided BY law that on TIE Gay
Aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
rom each Of the senatorial districts 70 ii! the
places OF those whose terms Of service have ex.
pred. OF who have died o. failed to qualify etc.
TO wit:
Three Senator's from the district composed Of the
First Second and Third Representative Districts OF
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district imposed OF she
FOURTH Fifth and Sixth Representative, Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
Seventh. Eighth and Ninth Re- preventative Districts
of New Orleans and the parish Of s.. Bernard.
One Senator from che district posed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Fifteenth Re preventative District and the psris OF
Plsquemnes.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth: Thirt eenth. Fourteenth, Sixteent til 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 Ascens ion and st. James.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Assumption. Lafousehs and Teyre.
bonne.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes OF Cameron. Caicaseu. Lafayette and st,
Landry.
One Senator from the i strict compose OF she
parishes OF East Felicana. Yves: Eelic;ara and
Pointe Coupee.
One Senator from the district com,,o ses ~ the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed Of The
parishes OF Ibegvi!e. st. Martin. West Batoa Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator FRO N the district composed Of the
parishes of Con coltia and Avoyeiles,
One Senator from the distr ct co u posed Of the
parishes OF Madison. Carroll, MoreLouse and R;cL.
land.
One Senator from the dstr;c. comp o. ed OF sfe
parishes of Eenvi.!e. Bossisr. Claiborne and Web.
ster.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes Of Natch.tocLes, DeSo:o. Red River and
Sa bine: and
Whereas. It IS also provided By law tina: on the |
said first Monday in November next there shall be
elected throughout the State, Represen tatives TO
serve Ia the Legislature TOR the term Of two yearss
and
Whereas. It is also provided By Jaw shat on
The aforesaid day Parish Judge shall be elected
for each parish in the STATE. excep! the parish 9!
Orleans; and
Whereas. 1t is provided that on the eamt- dav
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish of the State. except the parish Of Orleans
where two Sherits and two Coroness are to b
elected; and
Whereas. It Is provided BY Jaw tina: Justices OF
he Peace and Constabes shall bs elected on the
ame day in the severa: parishes OF the State; and
Whereas. At the same time certain am endments I
o the constitution OF the State are equired BY
aw to be submitted to the people fog ratification
II rejection. which amendments have been more /
ully set forth by the official publications of the
secretary Of State. In accordance with the copsti.
ution to which reference is had.
These amendments are submitted in su ch man.
Ter ard form that the people may vote 10. OF |
gaiIst each amendment. to wit:
Under Act No. 4, Session OF 1874.
,ELATlvE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
First proposed amendment for approval"
flrst proposed amendment against approval"
EpUCING AND LIMITING THE STATE DEPT
TO FlFTkEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN.
IT1NG TAXATION.
Second proposed amendment for app,ova, - y,
Second proposed amendment. axainsI APPROX. J
EvOTlNG ANNUAL REVENUES or TIIR Stair
10 THE EXPENSES OF THE SAMEYEAR
Third proposed amendment. for approvAAs
Third proposed amendment. against APPROVAL
Under Act No. ~, Session OF 1874.
For the amendment limiting the debt Of News
Against the amendment Nm,.in: the deb. ,f
Under Act No. st, Session Of 1874.
For the amendment 10 article seventeen re.a.
We 10 the day OF electing Representatives." or
against the amendment to article seventeen |
'iat've to the day Of electing Repre- sentatiyes."
And whereas. 1t Is made the duty Of the Governor,
least Elk weeks before every general election. to
sue his proclamation giving notice thereof by {
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