New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOvERNOI


WHEREAS. Representatives TO fill vacancies in
the Forty fourth Congress to be chosen in this
State on Monday. the second day Of November
next, as provided by law. as follows, to wit:
One Repre- sentative from the First Congressional
District. composed Of .he parishes of Plaq uemines
ST. Bernard and that portion of the parish OF Or.
leans lying on the RICH: bank Of the Mississippi
river and that portion the left bank below Julia
street and the New canal. comprising wards three.
fur five six. seven eight. nine and fifteen OF the
city of New Orleans.
one Representative from the Second Congress.
siona 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 fourts enth wards
Of the city Of New Orleans and the parishes Q:
Jefferson, ST. Charles, st. John and st. James.
One Representative from the Third Congress.
siOnaI District. composed Of the parishes of lber.
Vile. Ascension. Assumption. Iafourche. Terre-
bonnie. st. Mary IBERIA Sc. Martin. Lafayette. Yer
million. Cameron ard Calcasieu.
One Representative from the Fourth Congress
iOnal District. composed of the parishes Of Rapides
Vernon. Sabine. Nstch.oches. Grant. Winn. Red
River. De Soto. CaidO. Bossies, Webster and Bien
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Cons.esslona!
District. composed of the parishes OF Concordia,
Caldwell. Franklin. Teasas. Madison. Rich'and
ouachita. jackson. lincoln. Union. Morehouse.
Carroll. Claiborne and Catalonia
One Representative from the Sixth Consressiona:
District composed of the parishes OF Avoyees, st.
Landry. Pointe Coupe East Fe!iciana. West Fell.
cians West Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge. 81.
Helena. Livingston. Tan sipahoa. Washington and
st. Tar. many; and
| Whereas. 1t is provided by law TIA. on the day
Aforesaid there shall Va elected State Treasurer
| ard
| Whereas I. - provided BY law :ha: o. the day
! aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
rom each Of the senatorial districts to fix the
places Of those whose terms OF service have ex.
PRED Or who have died failed to qualify. ETC..
TO wit:
Three Senator's from the distr;e. composed o. the
First Second and Third Representative Districts Of
| New Orleans.
One Senator from The ds.ric. composed Of tho
Fourth Fifth and Sixth Representative! Districts Of
| New Orleans
| One Senate, from the district composed 81 the
! Seventh Eighth aad Ninth Representative Dis.r.C.s
| Of New Orleans and the parish Of St. Bernard.
Ons Senator from the district composed Of the
| Tenth and sle-en.h representative Districts o!
| New Orieana
One Senator from the district composed Of the
I $3.50
| Plaquemines.
One Senator from che district composed Of the
Twelfth, Thirt zenith, Fourteenth Sixteenth and
| Seventeenth Rep resentS:ive Districts of New Or.
leans and the parishes o: Jefferson St. Charles and
| st. John tho Baptist
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Ascens sion and st. James.
| One Senator from che district composed OF the
parishes Of Assumption, Lsfovrchs sud Teyre
5onne.
One Senator from the distrie: composed Of tae
| parishes Of Cameron, CaicSsieu. Lafayette and St
Landry.
One Senator s.on the strict composed o! Che
| parishes Of East Ee..cis1l Wes. Fsici ana and
! Pointe COupee.
One Senator from .h. dis.,ic: composed Of ehe
| parish of East Baton Rouge.
! One Senator from, sile iistrict composed Of che
parishes Of Ibervle. s.. Martin, West Baton Rouge
| and Iberia
One Senate: FRO 4 enc district composed Q: thu
| parishes Of Com rda and AvoyeIles.
| One senator fron Il. distrc c: corposed Of .h'
| parishes .: Madison, Carroll, M1rehsuse saI Rch
land.
One Senate, from u, istric. composed Of III.
| parishes Q: S.envsle. SS...es, Claiborne and Web
! ster.
One Senate. from cine district composed ~ th'
| parishes Of Satchi:oc Aes, DeSot0, Red 2vey 81,
Sabine AMI
Whereas I. il also provided nv law that on tn
said first Monday u November mex: :nere shall b'
elected, shcoushou. the state Rep1esen .ativ-s :,
serve IL the Leg stature .oc the term o. two years
and
Whereas. Il - also provided BY law sh.e OF
the aforesaid .sY Ps.ish Judge shall % elected
fov n y-sf,, n ~, he n
I orleans; and
| Whereas, II 10 provided that on che sam. day q
| Sheriff and Corone. shall oe sleete,: in eacl
parish Of She State, except the parish OF Orleans
! where two SHERIFF. AID .xo Coroner are 70 be
I elected and
Whereas. 1t 10 provided BY law tina: Justices .
| the Peace and Const sbies shall bs elected on th
same day in the several parishes Of the State au'
Whereas At the same time certain amendment
| to the constitution OF the State are required b,
law to be submitted to the people FOX ratification
! or reject ion which amendments have been more
fully set forth BY the official publications of tn
Secretary OF State, in accordance with the consts
| tuition to which reference 10 hal.
These amendments are submitted in such maj
ne. and form that the people may vote fOs Q
against each amendment, to wit
Under Act No. 4, Session OF 1874.
RELATIVE TO ISSUE pE CONSOLIDATED BONDS
First proposed amendment for approval" "r
First proposed amendment against approval
REDUCING AND LIMITING THE STATE DEB
To FIFTkEE MILLION DOLLARS AND LIN
TING TAXATION.
"Seccnd proposed amendment FOR approval" o
second proposed amendment. aSsi1s, approx
al
DEvOTISG ANIMAL REVENUES OF THE STAT
To THE EXPENSE. OF THE SAME YEAR.
"ThirA proposed amendment, for approval "r
"Third proposed amendment, against ApprovAl.
Under Act no. -, session OF 1874.
"For the amendment limiting tho deb: Of FEY
. Orleans" or
"Agans, the a,nend.nen: Iimi.in: tine deb. q
| New Orleans
Under Act No. 81. Session Of 1874.
"For the amendment, 70 article seventeen reia
| tive TO the day Of electing Representatives, or
'Asatns, the amendment to article sevent"s!
| relative to the day OF electinG Repre- sentAtiVes"
And whereas, II 10 made che duty Of the Governo:
at least six weeks before every general election Z
| issue his proclamation. giving notice tAeIeot y
| publication in the OH q journal
Now, therefore !, William p. Kellogg, Govern,
of the State Of Louisiana. issue This re
proclamation, notifying the qualified vote,
| Throughout. the state Of the election aforesaid
| ton, Comm ,sOners Of Election and othes OF.
| GERS therein concerned TO hold said eleCtiO
or Representative 70 Congress, State Treasure,
| Senators and Representatives. 10 the General Al
sembly, Parish Judges, Sheriff., Cosoners, Justice
Of the Peace, Const soles, ETC. and for the satfcs
| ton or rejection of the proposed amendments .
, OF NOVEMBER NEXT. Said election 20 be coI