The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-25
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.

Representatives OF the State was intro
duced into the Senate this morning and
passed that body. 1t was compromise
to certain extent, and approved by the
Joint caucus of the two Houses. In
the present constitution OF tho Execu-
tive and the Senate the Demo-
cratic and Conservative men,
bers OF the Legislature cannot
do more than to obtain measures Of
comparative good; but while nothing ID
said In the bill about the fraudulent
census to which the State has been sub
jected, and that matter has been avoided
altogether, this apportionment bill
strikes us, with our limited experience
as to the actual population In the local
tiles designated. as being on the whole,
very fair one, and wo therefore take
the liberty Of recommending It's passage.
| The bill leaves tho Senatorial districts
| to remain as they are In tho act OF 1871,
and tho House consists OF 100 members,
and I'm accordance with the bill OF Mr..
Blackburn, OF Claiborne, with the excep
ton Of two changes, which will DO noted
| In the city wards.
The following table shows both the
Senatorial and House apportionments /:
| First Dlstrlct-Entitlsd to one ponator md
composed Of tho First and Second Wards OF tho
city.
Third District--Composed OF tho Fourth.
| Fifth and Sixth Wards. and entitled to two
Fourth Distrct-Seventh Ward and ono Soma
Fifth District Eighth and. Ninth Wards and
Sixth District--Composod Of the Tenth.
Eleventh. and Twelfth Wards and two senat n
toenth and Seventeenth Wards and one Senator.
Eighth District Fifteenth Ward and the par
shos Of vt. Bernard and Pladuemines. and on
Tcnth District Composed Of the parishes Of
st. james and st. John tho Baptist. entitled to
Eleventh District Composed Of tho parishes
Of Ascension and Assumption. entitled to one
| Senator.
st. Charles and Lafourcbe. entitled to ono Son
Thirteenth Senatorial District Composed Of
tho parishes Of 81. Mary. IBERIA aud Terrobonne.
Fourteenth senptorial Dstri.-Composed Of
| the parishes 81 West Baton Rouge. lberryille,
Lafayette and 1T. Martin. entitled to two Sena-
Fifteenth Senatorial ct--Composed OF the
|
Sabine entitled to one senator.
Sixteenth Senatorial Dstriot-Composed OF
tho parishes OF vt. Landry and Vermillion !;
Hovonteenth Senatorial District posed Of
the parissihes q East Baton houge, Esst Fsllci-
Eighteepth Senatorial DiHtrict-C ompOsed OF
| tho parishes Of Ponto Coupoe Rapldes and
Ayoyellos. entitled to two Senators,
tho paripbes Of Do soto. Ned River. Bonvlo
| and Natehitochos. entitled to two Senators.
Twentieth Senatorial Distriot-Composed OF
Twenty first Senatorial Dlstrict-Composed Of
| the parishes Of Bossier and Webster. entitled To
Twenty second Senatorial District Com.
posed Of tho parishes Of Claiborne Lincoln and
JACKSON, and shall have one Senator;
Twenty-th third equatorial Dstrict~Tonsas and
Twenty fourth Nonntorial Distriot--Carroll
Northumberland Union. are entitled TO two Soma
Twenty fifth Senatorial District Conoordia
Catahoula, and Grant, one senator.
Twonty-sixth Senatorial District-Ouachta.
twenty seventh senetora District Com
posed Of the parishes OF Madison and Richland
and entitled to ono Senator.
Total-Thirty-six Senators.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
Parish Of OrleansFlrst District. First Ward.
Second District. Second Ward-Two Repro
sentatives.
Ihtrd Distflct. 1nlrd Waru-Infee hepreBen-
Fourth District. Fourth WardOne Represen-
Fifth District. Fifth ward-Two Representa-
sxtl, District. Sixth Ward-Ono Representa-
Seventh District, Seventh ward-Threo Repre-
Eighth District. Eighth ward-one Roprosen-
Ninth District. Ninth ward-Two nopresent4-
tivCs.
Tenth District. Tenth Ward-Threo Reproeon-
tativcs.
Eleventh District. Eleventh Ward-Two Rep
rosontatiyes.
Twelfth District. Twelfth ward-Ono Repre-
Thirteenth. Fourteenth Sixteenth and Sovon-
teenth Warsls-Two Representatives.
PARISHES.
Parish of Ascension two Representatives.
arsh OF OF T2
Parish OF East Baton Rouge. three Represen-
Parish Of West Baton Rouge. ono Representa-
tive.
Parish Of Bienvlle one Representative.
Bossior, two Representatives.
Caddo, three Representatives.
Calcasieu. ono Representative.
Caldwell. ono Representative.
Cameron ono Representative.
Carroll. two Representatives.
CatahOula. one Representative.
Claiborne two Representatives
Concordia. two Representatives.
Do Soto, two Representatives.
Fast Feliciana. two Representatives.
West FeIiciann. two Representatives.
Franklin. ono Representative.
Grant. ono Representatives.
Ibera two Representatives.
1bervile two Representatives.
Jackson. ono Representatives
Jefferson. two Representatives.
Lafayette, ono Representatives
Jafourche. two Representatives.
Lincoln, ono Representative.
Livingston. one Representative.
Madison. two Representatives.
Morehouse. two Representatives..
Natchitoches. three Representatives.
Ouachita, two Representatives.
Plaquemines two Representatives
Pointe Coupee two Representatives.
Rapides. three Representatives.
Rcd River, ono Representative.
Richland. one Representative.
Sabine, one Representative.
St Bernard. one Representative.
St Charles one Representative
st Helona. ono Representative
st James three Representations