New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY rae GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, ;
New Orleans, Septemoe 10, 1874. }

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| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans september 10, 1874
WHEREAS Represent s.ives to fill vacancies il
the Forty fourth Congress are to be chosen in thi
7 StAt6 06' Monday, fYS second -dsy- Of Novembs
| next - provided BY law, - follows, to wit:
| One Representative from the First Congressional
District composed Of the parishes OF Pa4uemines
| st. Bernard and that portion OF the parish OF Or
leans lying on the right bank OF the Misslsslpp
river and that portion the left bank below JUL;
street and the New canal. comprising wards three
four, five, six seven. eight. nine and fifteen OF the
l city Of New Orleans.
Ono Representative from the Second Congress
sional District. composed Of all that portion Of thu
parish OF Orleans lying above Julia street and the
| New canal, comprising the first. second, tenth
eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth and fourtt enth ward:
of the city Of New Orleans. and the parishes o.
! Jefferson, ST. Charles, St. John and St. James.
One Re preventative from the Third Congres
sional District. composed of the parishes Of rber
ville, Ascension. Assumption. Lafourche. Terre
bonne st. Mary. iberia. St. Martin. Lafayette. vef
! million. Cameron ard Calcssieu.
| One Representative from the Fourth Congress
iona! District composed of the parishes Of Rapides.
Vernon. Sabine. Hatchito cies, Grant. VIM. Red
l River. De Soto. Caido. Bosseg. Webster and BEN
vile.
One Representative from the Fifth Congr essiona!
| District. composed of the parishes OF Concordia.
| Caldwell. Franklin. Tensss. Madison. Rich!and.
! Ouachits. Jackson. Lincoln. onion. Morehouse.
Carroll. Claiborne and Catalonia.
One Representative from the Sixth Corgressiona!
District. composed of the parishes Of Avoyees. st.
Landry. Pointe Coupee, East Felicana. West Fell.
ciana. West Baton Rouge. Eas: Baton Rouge. St.
Helena. Livingston. TanGpahoa. Wasliu s:on and
ST. Tammany: and
Whereas. 1t Is provided by law that on the day
aforesaid there shsl: be elected State Treasurer;
and
Whereas. Il IA provided BY law tina: on che day
aforesaid there shall be elected State Senators
rom each of the senatorial dis:ricts to flI~the
places OF those whose terms Of service have
PRED. or who have died or failed to qualify. ETC..
to wit:
Three Senators from the district comp sed Of the
Fret, Second and Third Representative Districts of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district Composed o: the
Fourth Fifth AID sixth Representative Districts OF
New Orleans.
One Senator from the district com posed 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 Eleyenth Representative Districts Of
New Orleans.
One Senator from the d's.ric: comp osed Of the
Fifteenth Representative District AID the par sh Of
Plaquemnes.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
Twelfth. Thirt zenith. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Representative Districts of New Or.
leans and the parishes OF Jefferson. st. Charles aud
st. John the Baptist.
One Senator from she district composed Of the
parishes of Ascension and St. James.
One Senator from the district composed Of the
parishes Of Assumption. Lafourchs and Terre-
bonnie.
One Senator from the district moosed of the
parishes OF Cameron. Calcaseu, Lafayette end st.
Landry.
One Senator from tae distr,c: com pose Of the
parishes Of East Feiic.aas. Wes: Fei.ciana and
Pointe Coupee.
One Senator from the dis.ric: composed Of the
parish o: East Baton Rouge.
One Senate: from the distric: composed Of the
parishes OF foe.v lie, st. Mart.n IVES. Bato Rouge
aad iberia.
One Senator fro the iistrc: composed o. the
parishes Of Con co rds and Avoy e;es.
One Senator from the dis'rc: pposei Of the
parishes Q; MadissH Carroll. Merei Use aad Rich.
land.
One Senator from :.le ds.rc. comp osed o. tire
parishes ct Bienvi,.e. Bossie:. Claiborne and Web.
ster.
One Senator from the distric: composed o: the
parishes OF Natchiso ches. Desoto. Bed R.yes and
Sabine: a1d
Whereas. It IS also provided by law tia: on the
said tirss Monday IN November nex: tuere shall be
elected. throughout the State. Represel tatives TO
in the Legislature tor the :er1 Of two years:
and
Whereas. It Is also provided BY Jaw that on
the aforesaid day . Parish: Judge shall. be elected
for each parish il the State. e2cep: she parish Of
Orleans; and
. Whereas. It Is provided that on the same day
Sheriff and Coroner shall: be elected in each
parish of the State. except the parish Of Orleans
where two Sherifs and two Coronegs are to be
elected; and
Whereas. 1t IA provided BY law that Justices Of
the Peace and Coustab;es shat; be elected on the
same dsy in the several parishes the State; and
Whereas, At the same time certain an endments
to the constitution Of the State are equired by
law to he 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 consti.
tuition to which reference is had.
These amendments are submitted IN such man.
ner and form that the people may vote TO; or
against eacl. amendment. to Wit:
Under Act No. 4, Session Of 1874.
RELATIVE TO ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATED BONDS.
First proposed amenimen: 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" or
second proposed amendment. against approx.
all
DEvOTlNG ANNUAL REVENUES or TIE STATE
TO THE EXPENSES OF THE SAMEYEAR
Third proposed amendment. TO: approval" or
"Third proposed amendment. against approval"
Cnder Act No. ~. Session OF 1874.
"For the amendment limiting the deb: OF Few
Orleans or
against the amendmen: limiting the des. Of
New Orleans
Under Act No. 81, session of 1874.
"For the amendment to article seventeen reia.
tive to the day Of eecting Representatives." or
Against the amendment to article seventeen
relative to the day OF eecting Representatives,"
And whereas, It ia made the duty o! the Governor.