New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-02
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BIZ rae GOYERNOR.

the Fort .fourih Congress are to be chosen IN ts
State on Monday. the second day OF November
next. "a provided by law. as follows TO Wit:
One Representative from the First ConSressonsA
District composed Of the psrshes OF Pia4 uem!hes'
st. Bernard and tina: portion of the parish OF Or
leans wing on the rish: bank of the Mississippi
river and that portion tn left bank below Julia
street and the New canal. comprising wards three.
four five six seven. eight. une and ntseeu OF she
city o: New Orleans.
One Representative from the Second Coa@feS'
sonal District composed of all tina: portion OF TO
parish of orleans lying above Julia street and the
New canal, comprising the first. eecond. fenth'
eleventh twelfth. thirteenth and fouIt' enth waras
of the city of New Orleans. and She parishes OF
Jefferson st. Charles. St. John and st. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress
sonai District. composed Of the parishes Of Iber'
VILE. Ascension. Assumption. Iaiourche. Terre'
bonnie. St. Mary. IBERIA St. Martin. Lafayette Ser'
million, Cameron and Cacasieu.
One Representative from, the Fourth Congress
;onal District composed of the parishes Of Rapdes.
Vernon Sabine. Natchitoches. Grant. VIM. Red
River De Soto. Caddo. Bosser. Webster and Beo-
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Cougressiona!
District. composed OF the parishes OF Coacordia.
Caldwell. Franklin. Tensas. Madison. Richand'
Ouachts. Jackson. Lincoln. Union. Aorehouse.
Carroll, Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from tho Sixth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes o: Avoyeles. st.
Landry. Pointe COupee. East Feliciana. West Fell
clana. West Baton Rouge. Eas: Baton Rouge. st.
Helena. Livingston. Tansipaaoa. Washington and
st. Tammany: and
Whereas. 1t is provided by law tha: on the day
aforesaid there shall; DC elected State Treasurer:
and
Whereas. It Is provided 81 law that Oh she day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
ron each Of the senatorial districts to fill the
places o: those whose terms Of service have e1.
pred. who have died Or failed to qualify. etc..
to wit:
Three Senators from the district com? ossd Of the
First, Second and Third Representative Districts Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Representative Districts Of
New Orleans.
Ono Senator from the district composed Of The
Seventh Eighth and Ninth Representative Districts
Of New Orleans and the parish of st. Bernard.
Ono Senator from thu district composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts Of
New Orleans
One Senator from the dist,ic: composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative District and the pari sh Of
Paquemines.
One Senate, from the district composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seyen.eenth Rep resentatiys 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 She distric: composed OF the
| parishes Of Assumption, Lafouychs and Terse.
bonnie.
One Senator from tho district composed Of the
parishes OF Cameron. Cacaseu. Lafayette snd st.
Landry.
Ono Senator from the distr;c: composed o: the
parishes Of Eas: Fei!ciana, West Ee!ic:ana and
Pointe Coupee.
One Senator from the dstric: compos ed Of the
| parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes o: IbegyilIe St. Martin, ives: 3ato Rouge
| and Iberia.
One Senator fro N the district composed o! the
parishes Of Co nco rdia and ivoye;les.
| One Senator from ths dis;rc: co imposed Of che
parishes 0: Madison Carroll, Mo-eA9use aai Rich.
| land.
Ore Senator from tne d's.ric: comp osei Of The
parishes OF Bienyi.le. Eosse. Claiborne and Web.
ste-.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes of Ma tchi;O ches. 0eSOtO. Red River and
| Sabine: and
| Whereas I. is also provided BIZ law tina: the
said frs: Monday in November next t.ere shall. be
elected .hrcr shout the state Represea tatives to
IL :he Legislature ioy the term OF :wo years;
All!
| Whereas. I: is also provided b. law tina: on
the aforesaid dag Parsi. Judge stai: be elected
Cor each parish il tbs State. ex.ep: tie parish o!
l Orleans; and
Whereas. 1t is provided that on the same day a
| Sheriff and Coroner shall! be elected IN each
parish OF the State. excep. ;he parish o: orleans
! where two S:1ertts and two Coroner are to be
l elected: and
Whereas. It Is provided ~ law that Justices Of
I the Peace and Constab'es shall Oe elected on the
same day In the several parishes OF the State: and
! Whereas. A: the same time certain am endments
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 tho oiticia! publications Of the
Secretary Of State in accordance with the cousti'
| tuition to which reference is had.
| These amendments submitted In such man
ner and form that She people may vote tos o.
} against each amendment. to wit:
Under Act No. 1. Session Of 1874.
RELATIVE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS
I 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" o.
'Second proposed amendment. against approx
| al
DEvoTISG ANIMAL REvEyUES OF THg STATE
| TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAME YE AR.
"Thrd 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 amendmeu; limiting the deb. o
! New Orleans
Under Act No. 81, Session of 1874.
| "For the amendment to article seventeen reia
| tive to the day of eectiug Representatives." or
| Against the amendment to article seventeen
| relative to the day of eecting Representatives.
| And whereas, 1t is made the duty of the Governor
at least six weeks before every general election u
issue his proclamation giving notice Thereon o.
| publication in the official journal.
Now, therefore,. I. 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 al! Supervisors OF hesistra
| ton. Comm.s sioners of Election and other OH
| GERS therein concerned to hold sad election
| or Representatives 20 Congress. State Treasurer
! Senators and Representatives to the General Az
sen,by. Parish Judges, Sherids Coroners, Justice
of the Peace COnstAbes. ETC., and tor the ratIica
| .iou or rejection Of the proposed amendments t
| the constitution. or MONDAY. THE SECOND DA
OF NOVEMBER NEXT. Said election to be cor