New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERHOh'

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| Executive Department.
New Orleans, September III, 18Th
| WHEREAS, Representatives to fill vacancies IN
the Forty fourth Congress are to be chosen in this
! State on Monday, the second day Of November
| next, as provided by law, aa follows, to wit:
One Revre sentative from the First Congressional
District composed of the parishes Of Paquemines,
st. Bernard and that portion Of the parish of Or.
| leans lying on the right bank OF the Mississippi
river and that portion on the left 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.
Oae Representative from the Second Congress
sional District composed of all that portion Of the
parish of Orleans lying above Jpa street and the
New canal, comprising the first, second, tenth
eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth 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 her
vile. Ascension. Assumption, Lafourche, Terre-
bonnie ST. Mary. IBERIA St. Martin, Lafayette. Yer.
million. Cameron and Calcasieu. -.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
onal District composed of the parishes Of Rapdes,
Vernon Sabine, Natchitoches. Grant, VIM. Red
River. De Soto. Caddo. Boss:er. Webster and Ben.
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Corgr essional
District. composed Of the parishes of Concordia.
Caldwell. Franklin. Tensas. Madison. Richland.
Ouachita. Jackson. Lincoln. Union. Norehouse.
Carroll. Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District composed of the parishes OF Avoyelles st.
Landry. Pointe Ceupee. East Fecians. West Fell.
cians. West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge. St.
Helena. Livingston. Tangipahoa. WashinSto and
st. Tammany: and
whereas. 1t is provided by law that on the day
afores there shall! be elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas, II Is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
rom each Of the senatorial districts to fill the
places of those whose terms of service have OK.
pired OF who have died or failed to qualify. etc.
to wit:
Three Senators from the district comp osed OF the
First. Second and Third Representative Districts Of
New Orleans.
Ono Senator from the ds:ric: 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 Districts
of New Orleans and the parish Of st. Bernard.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative district and the parish Of
Plaquemines.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Representative Districts of New Or.
leans and the parishes OF Jefferson ST. Cha yles 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 the
parishes Of Assumption. Lafourche and Terre.
bonnie.
One Senator from the ds.ric: posed o! the
parishes Of Cameron. Calcasieu. Lafayette and st.
Landry.
One Senator from the district com posed OF the
parishes Of East ye!iciana. West FeIici ana and
Ponte Coupee.
One Senator from the dis:ric: composed Of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes OF Iherviile. st. Martini Yves. Baton Rouge
and iberia.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Co nco .d;a and Lvoyelles.
One Senator from the distr ct co posed Of the
parishes OF Madison. Carroll, Morelcuse and Rich.
land.
One Senator from the d s.,ic. comp osed OF the
parishes OF Bisnyille. Bossier. Claiborne and Web.
ster.
One Senator from The district composed Of the
parishes Of NatchitO chee. DeSoto. Red River and
Sabine; and
Whereas. It Is also provided by law that on the
said first Monday III Novembe, next there shall be
elected throughout the State. Represen ta:ives to
serve ia the Legislature fo: the tenn Of two years;
and
Whereas, It is 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
Whereas. 1: is provided that on the same day q
Sheriff and Coroner shall be elected in each
parish Of the State. except the parish OF Orleans,
where two Sheriff. and two CoroneEs are 70 BE-
elected: and
Whereas. 1t Is provided BY law that Justices Of
the Peace and Constabies sh Ill 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 are required by
law to be submitted to the people for rstf :ation
or rejection, which amendments have been more
fully set forth by the official publications Ct the
Secretary Of State. in accordance with the cons:i
tuition to which reference is had.
These amendments submitted In such man.
ner and f0'm that the people may vote tor or
against each amendment. to wit:
Under Act No. 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.
ling TAXATION.
'Second proposed amendment for approval" or
'Second proposed amendment. against approx.
DEvOT1NG ANNUAL REvKtUES or THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSE; OF The SAME YEAR. |
Third proposed amendment. for approval" or
'.hird proposed amendment. against approval" |
Under Act No. 22, Session OF 1874.
"Por the amendment limiting the debt Of New |
Orieaus." or
:. against tho amendment limitiu: the deb: Of |
New Orleans"
Under Act No. & I. Sessf0n nf 1874.