New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY rHE GOVERNOR.
Stair OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, Z
New Orleans, Septem Der 10, l97A.J

I WHEREAS, Representatives 10 Il! VHcaEcItS II
the Forty fourth Congress are to be chosen in thi
State on Monday. the second day of Novenbe
next, as provided by law, as follows, to wit:
One Representative from the First Congressiona
District composed of the parishes of Pla4ueminss
St. Bernard and that portion OF the parish of Or
| leans lying on the right bank OF the Mississippi
river, and that portion the left bank below Jui
| street and the New canal, comprising wards three
| four. Eve, SIX seven, eight nine and fifteen OF the
| city Of New Orleans.
Oae Representative from the Second Congress
sional District posed 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 ward!
| Of the city Of New Orleans, and the parishes O
Jefferson, 81. Charles, ST. John and st. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress
sional District, composed Of the parishes of lber
vile. Ascension. Assumption, Lafou1cle, Te-Te
borne ST. Mary iberia, St. Martin, Lafayette. Yer
| m1liOn Cameron and Calcaaitu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
ional District composed of the parishes of Rapides,
| Vernon. Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant VIM Red
River, De Soto, Caddo, Eosses, Webster and Ben.
! vile.
Cce Representative from the Fifth Cong eesiocai
! District. composed Of the parishes OF Concordia,
Caldwell. Franklin. Teusss. Madison. Richand,
OUachitA. Jackson. lincoln. CnIoc. Xo.shCNse,
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia
One Representative from ;ne Sixth Coz sreseicnAi
District, composed Of the parishes OF Avoyees st.
Landry, Poirte Coupee, East Felicana, West Fell.
cans. West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, St.
Helena, Livingston, TAngipahca Washins.o and
St. Tammany; and
Whereas. !. 10 provided by law :has OF :he day
Aforesaid :heze shall be elected State Treasurer
and
Whereas, II il :.c, del ~ law tia. o: the day
Aforesaid there eaali be elected State Senators
rom each OF the senatorial d.stzicts TO IL! the
places Of those whose terms Of service have
pred who lave died Or tailed 20 qualify. etc.
10 wiz:
Three Senators from the Iistric. composed 9: -he
First, Second AID Third Representative D...c.s Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from The Ls:ric: imposed 0: she
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Representative Districts Of
Few Orleans
One Senator from :he List,ic: CON posed Of the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Representative Districts
of New Orleans and the parish Of 81. Bernard.
One Senator from the distre. composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative districts Of
New O1leanA
One Senator from the d s.ric. composed Of The
Fifteenth Representative DAty.: AIT: Tie pax. Oh OF
P!s9uenines.
One Senator from che district conyoseI 0. the
Twelfth, Thirt tenth, Fourteenth Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Rep resen,a.ive Distyicts Of New Or.
leans ard the parishes Of Jefferson, s.: Csagles ard
St. 1ohI the Baptist.
One Senator from the district composed q the
parishes Of Ascension and St. James.
One Senator from She G!styis. composed Q: the
parishes u Assumption. Lsfousche aId Terre-
bonnie.
Oze Senator from the Lis.ric. composed Of the
parishes Q; Cameron. Ca.casie9, LAfsye.:e ard st.
Landry.
one Senator from the L;stric: pose 1! o: she
parishes OF East Fs!c..ns. Vest Fe..c.arS and
Pointe Coupee.
One Senator from the .i.str.:: composed o. the
parish Of East Baton Eoage.
One Senator :rou the district com :o.el OF the
parishes Of Iossv lie. So. Nar:l. IVES. Ea.o. Rouge
and IBERIA
One Senator from ehe Iis:r;c. composed OF Che
parishes o! Con coIL.a and Avoyellt..
One Senator from The .::stEc. corposeL o. the
parishes o. Madison. Carroll. NoytAsUse ard E:ch.
land.
One Senator from H.. L'.,r;c: composed Of .he
parishes OF S.eEvi1e. Eossiez. Claiborne and Web
ste1.
parishes OF Natch.:ochee. DeSo:o. Red Rivez and
Sabine; and
Whereas, II IS also provided by law Cha. on the
said frs. Monday il November mex: there shall be
elected, throughout the State Represen tatives to
serve u the Legislature toz the term Of two years.
and
Whereas. 1t IS also provided Lv law that on
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall be elected
for each PARISH in the State. e1csp: tie parisb Q!
Orleans and
Whereas, 1t 10 provided tina. on the same cav .
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish Of the State except the parish OF Orleans
where two Sheyias AID two Coyone:s are 20 be
elected; and
Whereas. I. is provided ~ law tina. Justices Of
tie Peace and Conststes shall be elected OF the
same day IN the several parishes OF the State; and
Whereas, At tie same tine certain amendments
10 the constitution Of the State sIe required BY
law 20 be submitted TO the people !oc ratification
OF rejection, which amendments lave been more
fully set forth by the official publ ca ions Q. she
of State, IN accordance with the eo1sti.
tuition to which reference 10 had.
These amendments are submitted il tueh man.
ger ard :c:m that the people may vote tor o.
against each amendment, 70 wiz:
Under Act No. 4. session Of 1874.
TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
FIRST proposed amsninen: for appsorai"or
FIRST Proposed amendment agsias. approval"
REDUCING AND LIMITING THE STATE DEBT
TO FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN.
ting TAXATION.
Second proposed snen:msn: for approval" or
Second proposed aneaGmsat. against ap2.0y.
DEvO1iNc ANNUAL REVENUES o. The STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF The sAMEYEA EAR.
Third proposed amendment, for approval o.
"Thl1d proposed amendment. sgsias: app,ov.."
Under Act No. ~, Session OF 1874. |
'For the amendment limiting the Cess 0: New
Orleans" OF |
Against tho snenImen: Limiting tae deb. Of f.!
View Orleans
Under Act No. 81, session Of 1874.
'For the amendment TO article seventeen .els.
E!ve 10 tie day Of electing REPRESENTATIVES" or
Against the amendment TO article seventeen
rfatlye TO ttS day of eif cling RenCes3utafiIe6