New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17
GENERAL ELECTION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.


STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department., J
New Orleans September 10, 1876. }
In compliance with the laws Of this State and Of
the United States, notice 10 hereby given tat
general election will be held In the State of Louis
lana on the Tuesday succeeding the Il at Monday
in November next, viz: TUESDAY, November 7,
1876, ut which election there are to be chosen by
the qualified voters Of the State
Eight Electors of President and Vice President |
Of the United States.
Representative in the Forty fifth Cong ress OF
the United States for the First Congressional Dis
trict comprised Of the parishes of Plaque mines.
st. Berr ard aud that porioo Of the parish OF Or
leans lying on the right bank Of the Mississippi
river. and that portion the left bank below Ju
liz street and the new canal comprising wsrds
three four, Ave. six. seven, eight, nine and fifteen
Of the city of New Orleans.
A Representative in the Forty fifth Congress OF
the United States for the Second Congressional
District composed Of that portion of the parish Of
Orleans lying above Julia street and tho New
canal comprising the second, frat enth, eleventh,
twelfth. thirteenth. fourteenth, sixteenth and
seventeenth wards Of the city Of New Orleans. and
the parishes Of jefferson, St Charles, St. John
the Bapts. and St. James.
Representative in the Forty fifth Congress of
tho United Ststes for tho Third Congressional Dis
trct composed Of the parishes Of lberville. Ascen
sion. Assumption. Lafourche, Terrebonne, St.
Mary. lbsris, 81. Martin, Lafayette, Vermilion.
Cameron aud Cacssieu.
A Representative In the Forty-6fth Congress Of
tho United States for the Fourth Congressional
District composed Of the parishes Of Rapides Yer
non Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant Win n. Red River
De Soto. Caddo. Bossier, Webster and Bienvine
Representative in tho Forty fifth Congress OF
the United Ststes for the Fifth ConGresson Dis
tlict, composed Of the parishes Of Concoldis, Cad
we'll, Franklin, Tersas Madison. Richlsnd, Ouach-
ita. Jackson, Lincoln, Tn o., Morehouse, Carroll
Claiborne end Catshoula.
representative in the Forty fifth Congress Of
the United States for the Sixth Cong ressionsl Dis
trict composed Of the parishes OF Avoyelles st.
Landry, Ponte Coupe, West Felciana, East Felici-
ana. West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, st.
Helena, Livingston, Tangpahoa Washington AID
st. Tammany.
A Governor, Lieuten,ns Governor, Auditor Of
Public Accounts, Alto. my General, Secretary Of
State and Superintendent eff Pu bic Educat ion for
the State OF Louisiana.
Also, Members Of the General Assembly, as fol.
lows:
One Senator from the 81 coRd Senatorial District.
composed OF the fourth, fifth AID sixth wards Of
the parish Of Orleans.
One Senator from the Third Senatorial District,
composed OF the seveath, eighth and ninth wards
of the parish of Orleans aud the parish Of st
Bernard.
One Senator from the Sixth Senatorial District,
composed Of the twelfth, thirteenth. fourteenth.
sixteenth and seventeenth wards Of the parish Of
Orleans and the parishes Of Jenerson St. Charles
and st. John the Baptist.
One Senator for the same district for the unex-
pred term Of B. Il. Chadbourn, deceased.
One Senator from the Eighth Senatorial District
composed of the parishes Of Assumption. LAfourche
and Terrebonne.
One Senator from the Ninth Senatorial District,
composed Of the pAriAhes Of vermilion aud st.
Mary.
One Senator from the Tenth Senatorial District,
| composed Of the parishes Of Cameron, Ilcasieu
| st. Landry and Lafayette.
One Senator from the Eleventh Sens torial Dis
trict composed Of the parishes Of Livingston, st.
Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washing.
| ton.
Ore Senator from the Twelfth Senatorial Dis
trict. composed Of the parishes Of poiuts Coupee.
| Rast Feliciana and West Felicans.
One Senator from the Fourteenth Senatorial
Rouge, IbeIville. iberia and St. Martin.
Ore Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial Dis.
trict. composed Of the parishes OF Tensas and
| Franklin.
One Senator from the Seventeenth Serat orial
District, composed Of the parishes OF Carroll
| Madison Morehouse and Richland.
One Senator from the & ghteenth Senatorial
| District, composed of the parishes Of Ouachita
! and Caldwell
One Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial
District, composed of the parishes Of Union, Lin.
| coin and Jackson.
One Senator fr I'm the TWEEN tieth Senatorial Dis
trict. composed of the parishes Of Bossier, Bien
| vile, Clsiborne and Webster.
Que Senatcr from the T wenty first Senatorial
| District composed of the parish Of Caddo.
One Senator f'om the Twenty second Senatorial
District composed of the parishes OF Dc Soto, Red
| River, Sab ne and Natchitoches.
One Senator from the Tweutv-thiId Senatoria
District composed IF the par shes of Rapides and
Vernon.
One Senator from the Twenty fourth Senatorial
District composed Of the parishes OF Catahoula
| VIM and Grsnt
| Nine teen Senators in all.
One hundred and tw nty members Of the House
| Of Repre- 1entatives 40 spporti0ned by act No, /
| session Of 1876, approved Jay 81, lo76.
| Ono Judge and one District Attorney for ach
| Judicial district of the 81 ate.
| Parish Judges, Shoriffs. Coroners, Justices Of
the Peace Con tab es Police Juror and al parish
| officers Is provided by law; and also
! Mayor and seven Aomin srators for the city
| Of New Orleans two eriffs, two Coroners
Judges and Clerks of the several district cou, t.
aud Justices OF the Peace and Constab les for the
parish of Orleans
All Assistant Supervisors Commissioners aid
other officers of election throughout the State are
| hereby directed to hold sa d election for Presi
dental Electors. Representatives in Congress
| Governor, Lieutenant Governor Au liter. Attorney
| General Secretary of State, Superin tendent o.
| Public Education, Members of the General AS
semby and Judicial, Parrish AMI NUM- ciDal off
GERS in all thir according to law, exercising due
diligence to the statutes Of the State anG
of the United Mates devised for the prevention o.
fraud OF violence and for the maintenan &C OF the
I, eedem and purity of elections.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the State
tereto attached, at the Capital in the city Of New
O leans this sixteenth day of September, in the
wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.six, and Of the Independence Of the
United States the one hundred and first.
| VIM. p. KELLOGG,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
By the Governor
P. G. DBHLONDB,
SECRETARY Of State. sel7