New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-10
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
rRuCa.AslATfON BY rae GOVERNOR.

NTATk o. LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
New Orleans. September 10. 1874.
| WHEREAS. Representatives to fill vacancies 4
the Fort yfOurth Congress are to be chosen IN tbi
I State on Monday. the second day Of Noyembe
! next a. provided By law. ~ follows. to wit:
I One Repre- sentative from the First Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes Of Plaquemines
| 81. Bernard and that portion OF the parish OF Or
leans lying on tho right bank Of the Mississippi
river and that portion on the left bank below Julii
street and the New canal. comprising wards three
four. five. six. seven. eight. nine and fifteen OF the
1 city Of New Orleans.
One Representative from the Second Congress
sional Distrct. composed OF all that portion Of t..e
parish Of Orleans lying above julia street and the
| New canal. comprising the first. second. tenth
eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth and fourt, enh wards
OF the city Of New Orleans. and the parishes Of
| jefferson. st. Charles. St. John and St. James.
! One b. preventative from the Third Congres.
| si0nal District. composed Of the parishes Of Iber'
| vile. Ascension. Assumption. Lafourche. Terre.
bonnie. 81. Mary. IBERIA ST. Martin. Lafayette. VET
| million. Cameron an Calcaeieu.
! One Representative from the Fourth Congress-
iona District composed of the parishes OF Rapies.
Vernon. Sabine. Natchifoches. Grant. VIM. Red
River. De Soto. Caddo, Booster. Webster and BEN.
| vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congressional
| District. composed Of the parishes OF Coneordia.
Caldwell. Franklin. Tensas. Madison. Rchiand.
Ouachits Jackson. lincoln. Union. Aoyehouse.
Carroll. Claiborne and CatahouiA
One Representative from the Sixth Congressional
District. composed Of the parishes Of Avoyellss St.
Landry. Pointe Csupee. East Felicians. West Fell
cians. West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge. st.
Helena. Livingston. Tsugioahoa. Washington and
st. Tammany; and
Whereas. 1t is provided by Law that ON the day
afort said there ahau be elected State Treasurer:
and
whe,eas, Il 10 provided by law that on che 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 *.
pired. or who have died failed to qualify. etc.,
to wit:
Three Senators from the district composed 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 OrleanA
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 che district composed Of the
Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts Of
New Orleans
Ono Senator from the district composed Of the
Fifteenth Representative District and the parish Of
Plaquemnes
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth, Thirt eenth. Fourteenth, sixteenth and
Seventeenth Rep resentative Districts Of New Or
leans and the parishes Of Jefferson. st. Charles and
st. John the Baptist.
One Senator from tho district composed Of the
parishes Of Asceu sion and St. James,
One Senator from the district composed OF the
parishes Of Assumption, Lafourchs and Terre-
bonne.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Cameron. Calcssieu. Lafayette and st.
Landry.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Bast Eeliciaus, West geUci ana and
Pointe Coupee.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parish of East Baton Rouge.
One Senator from the district composed 81 the
parishes OF Ibexv ills. st. Martini West Batoa Rouge
and Iberia.
One Senator fro ~ the district composed Of the
parishes Of Con co rda ana Avcyeles.
One Senator fro II the district CO posed Of the
parishes Of Madison, Carroll. Mosehouse AID Ricl..
land.
One Senator from chs d s.ric: composed OF the
parishes 81 Bieuv:iie. SosseT. Claiborne and Web
stef.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes of Natchitoches. DeSoto, Red River aud
Sabine: and
Whereas. It 10 also provided BY law tina. on the
said first Monday in November lie xt tuero shall be
elected, throughout the State. Represen tatves 70
serve in the Legislature for the Of two years.
aud
Whereas. II is also provided BY law that on
the aforesaid day Parish Judge shall bs elected
for each parish in the State excep. the parish Of
Orleans: and
Whereas. 1t is provided that on the same day .
Sheriff &nd Coroner shall b. elected in each
parish Of the State except the parish Of Orleans
where two Sheritts aud two Coroner are to be
elected; and
Whereas. 1t is provided by law that Justices of
the Peace and COnstabes shall 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 required by
law to be submitted to the people for ratification
or rejection, which amendments have been more
fully set forth by the official publications Of the
Secretary of State, in accordance with the const
tuition to which reference ia had I
These amendments submitted In such man.
ner and form that the people may vote for OF
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 FIE = y M MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN
''second proposed amendment for approval" or
'Second proposed amendment. against approx.
all
DEvOTTNG ANNUAL REVENUES OF THE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF The SAME YEAR. I
"Third proposed amendment for approval" or
"Third proposed amendment, against approval"
Under Act No. ~. Session OF 1874.
"For the amendment limiting the debt Q: Few |
against the amendment limiting ths deb. Of
New Orleans
Under Act No. 81, Session Of 1871.
"For the amendment to article seventeen yeia.
tive to the day of eecting Representatives," /
Against the amendment to article seventeen
relative to the day of electing Representatives..
And whereas. 1t is made the duty of the Governor.
at least six weeks before every general election.
issue his proclamation giving notice thereof by \
publication in the official iourna'.
Now. therefore. I. william P. Kellogg. Governor I
Of Che State Of Louisiana. issue this nay
proclamation. notifying I'll. qualified voters
throughout the State Of the election aforesaid.
and commanding al! Supervisors OF Regis:ra. |
ton. Commissioners OF Election and other off
GERS therein concerned 20 hold said election
or Representatives to Congress. State Treas urer
Senators and Representatives, 10 the Genera. As.
se mhiv Parish Judges Sheriff. COronevs Yu.,ic.a