New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY faE GOVERNOR.

STAY8 o. LOCielASA,1
Executive Department 7
New Orleans, September 10. 1874.
THRRhA.. Representatives 70 fill vacancies In
the orty-fourth Congress are 70 be chosen in This
State on Monday. the second day OF November
next. as provided by law. as follows. to wit:
One Representative from the First Congressional
District composed Of the parishes Of Plaq usnines,
st. Bernard and that portion OF the parish OF Or.
leans lying on the right bank Of the Mississippi
river, and that portion the lef; 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 Tbs Second Congress.
sionsl 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 lbes.
vile. Ascension. Assumption. Lafourche. Terre.
bonnie. St. Mary. IBERIA St. Martin. Lafayette. Yer.
million. Cameron and Calcasieu.
One Representative from the FOdfth Congress
iona! District. composed of the parishes OF Rapides,
Vernon. Sabine. Nstchitoches Grant. Vim. Red
River. De Soto. Caddo. Bosser. Webster and Bieu.
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes OF Concordis.
Caldwell. Franklin. Tensss. Madison. &ichland,
Ouschits. Jackson. Lincoln. Union. Horehouse.
Carroll. Claiborne and Catalonia
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes Of Avoyelles, st.
Landry. Pointe Csupee. East Felicians. West Fell.
ciana. West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge. st.
Helena. Livingston. TanGpahoa. Washington and
st. Tammany and
Whereas. 1t is provided by law that on the day
afore said there shall! be elected State Treasurer:
and
Whereas, It Is provided by law that on the day
Aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
each of the senatorial districts to I'LL the
places Of those whose terms of service have
pired. OF who have died or failed to qualify. ETC..
to wit:
Three Senators from the district composed OF the
First Second and Third Representative Districts OF
New Oreans.
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 Distrcts
of New Orleans aud the parish Of st. Bernard.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
New Orleans.
One Senator from tho district composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative Distrc. aud the parish of
Plaquemines.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirt eenth, 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 tho
parishes Of Assumption. Lafourche and Terre.
bonnie.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Cameron. Cacaseu. Lafayette and st.
Landry.
One Senator from the 4 strict composed Of the
parishes OF East Fe!iciaas. Yves. EeliciauA and
Ponts C0upee.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes OF Ibegv lille. 81. Martin. West Baton Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator fro n the district composed Of To
parishes Of Co rda and Avoy Giles.
Ono Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Madison. Carroll Morehouse aud R.eh
land.
One Senator from the strict composed Of the
parishes Of Bienville, BOssier. Claiborne and Web.
ster.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Natchitoches, DeSoto, Bed Eiver and
Sabine; and
Whereas. 1t Is also provided by law that on the
said first Monday in November mex: there shall be
elected. throughout the State Represen tatives 70
in the Legislature for the term Of two years;
and
Whereas. II Is also provided BY law that or
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall be elected
for each parish in the State. except the parish OF
Orleans; and
Whereas. II 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 Sheriff. AID two Cc.onegs are to be
elected; ard
Whereas. It is provided by law that Justices Of
the Peace and COnstables shall be elected on the
same day In the several parishes Of the States 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
OF 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 are submitted In saci, man.
ner and form that the people may vote for OF
against each amendment. to wit:
Under Act No. 1. Session OF 1874.
RELATIVE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
First proposed amendment for approval" or
"F!rst proposed amendment against approval
nEpucISG AND LIMITING THE STATE DEBT
TING TAXATION.
Second proposed amendment for approval" Of
a." "s"''' "'T''''
DEvOTiNG ANNUAL REVENUES or THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAME YE AK.
"Third proposed amendment, for approval" or
"Third proposed amendment. against approval"
Under Act No. -. Session of 1874.
'For the amendment limiting the debt @: few
against the ameadnen: limiting the deb, Of
New Orleans
Under Act No. Ct. Session OF 1874.
tive to the day of electing Represent stiyes"
Against the amendment to article seventeen.
relative to the day OF eiecting Representatives."
And whereas, 1t is made the duty Of the Governor.
at asst six weeks before every general election to
issue his proclamation giving notice thereof by
publication in the official iourna'.
Sow. therefore. !. william P. Kellogg. Governor
Of the State Of Louisiana. issue this my
proclamation. notifying the qualified voters
throughout the State OF the election aforesaid.
and commanding all Supervisors Of Registra.
iion. Commissioners Of Election and other Off.
GERS therein concerned to hold said election
fog Representatives 20 Congress. State Treasurer.
Senators and Representatives to the General As.
semby. Parish Judges. Sheyiffs. Coroners, Justices
OF the Peace Constabes. etc. and for the ratfca.
ton rejection 81 the pronoea1 ou,ard ,pants 20