New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-12
GENERAL ELECTION.


PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE o. LOuuIANA,)
Executive Department, }
New Orleans, September Is, 1876
In compliance with the laws of this State and Of
tho United States, notice 10 hereby given that .
general election viii be held in the State of Louis
lana ON the Tuesday succoedir the first Monday
in November next, viz: TUESDAY, November Z,
1876, 1t which election there are to be chosen by
the qualified voters of the State
Eight Electors of President and Vice President
OF the UAited States.
Representative in the Forty fifth Congress Of
the United States for the First Congressional Dis.
trict, composed Of the parishes Of Plaquemines,
St Bernard, and that por,iOo Of the parish Of Or.
leans lying on the right bank of the Mississippi
river. and that portion on the left bank below in.
liza street and the new canal, comprising wArds
three, four, five. six seven, eight, nine and fifteen
Of the city Of New Orleans.
Representative in the Forty fifth Congress Of
the United States for the Second Congressional
District posed of that portion Of the parish Of
Orleans lying above Julia street and the New
canal, comprising the second, fret tenth eleventh.
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth and
seventeenth wards Of the city of New Orleans. and
the parishes Of Jefferson, st. Charles, st. John
the Baptist and St. James.
Representative in the Forty. fifth Congress of
the United States for the Third Congressional DIS
trict composed Of the parishes Of Ibervile Ascen.
sion. Assumption. Lafourche, Ter,ebonne, St.
Mary, IBERIA st. Martin. Lafayette, vermilion.
Cameron and Calcssieu.
Representative in the Forty. fifth Congress Of
the United States for the Fourth Congressional
District composed Of the parishes Of Rspides, Yer
non. Sabine, Nstchtoches, Grant, Winn, Red River.
De Soto. Caddo, Bossier. Webster and Bienvile.
A Representative in tho Forty fifth Congress OF
the United States for the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict composed Of the parishes of ConcoIds. Cald.
we'll. Franklin, Tensas, Madison. Richland, Ouach-
its, Jackson, Lincoln. Urion, Morehouse. Carroll.
Claiborne and Catahoula.
Representative in the Forty fifth Congress Of
the United States for the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict. composed of the parishes Of Avoyelles. St.
Landry. Ponte Coupee, West Felicisns East Felici-
ana, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, st.
Helena. Livingston. TAngipahoa, Washington and
st. Tammsny.
A Governor, Lieutenant Governor, an Auditor
Of Public Accounts. an Attorney General. Score
tary of State and q Superintendent Of Public Edu.
cation for the State OF Louisiana.
Also, Members Of the General Assembly, ~ fol-
lows:
One Senator from the Second Sc material District.
composed of the fourth, fifth aid sixth wards Of
the parish OF Orleans.
One Senator from the Third Senatorial District.
composed Of the seventh. eighth and ninth wards
of the parish Of Orleans and 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
Or cans and the parishes Of Jederso St. Charles
and St John the Baptist.
Que Senator for the came district for the unex
pired term Of Z. d. Chsdbourn. 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 parishes Of Vermilion and st.
Mary.
One Senator from the Tenth Senatorial District,
composed Of the parishes Of Cameron. c Ilcas:eu,
st Landry and Lafayette.
One Senator from the Eleventh Sena torial Dis
trict composed Of the parishes Of Livingston st.
Helena St Tanmany, Tangipahos and Washing.
ton.
Ore Senator from the Twelfth Senatorial Dis.
trct. composed Of the parishes of Pointe Coupee.
East Felicisus and West Felcisns.
One Senator from the fourteenth Senatorial
District, com posed Of tho parishes of West Baton
Rouge, IbeIv ille iberia and St. Martin.
One Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial Dis
trict. composed Of the parishes OF Tensss and
Franklin.
One Senator from the Seventeen tn Senatorial
District, composed Of the parishes Of Carroll,
Madison, Morehouse and Rchland.
One Senator from the Eighteenth Senatorial
District, composed Of the parishes Of Ouachita
ard Caldwell
One Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial
District composed of the parishes Of Union, Lin.
coin and Jackson.
One Senator from the Twentieth Senatorial Dis
trict com posed Of the parishes Of Bossier, Bien
vile. Claiborne and Webster.
One Senator from the Twenty first Senatorial
composed of the parish of Caddo.
One Senator from the Twenty second Senatorial
District, composed Of the parishes of De Soto Red
River, Sabine and Nat chitoches.
One Senator from the Twenty.third Senatorial
District, composed of the parishes of Rapides aAd
Vernon.
One Senator from the Twenty fourth Senatorial
District, composed of the parishes Of Catalonia.
VIM and Grant.
Nineteen Senators in all.
One hundred and twenty members Of the House
Of Representatives a. apportioned by act No
session of 1876, approved January 81, 1876.
One Judge and one District Attorney for each
judicial district of the State.
Parish Judges, Sheri6s. Coroners, Justices of
the Peace Constables, Police Juror 8, and all parish
officers as provided by law; and also
Mayor and seven Administers tors for the city
of New Orleans, two Sheriffs, two Coroners
Judges and Clerks of the several district courts
and Justices Of the Peace and Constab les for the
parish of OrleanA
All Assistant Supervisors, Comm issioners and
other officers of election throughout the State are
hereby directed to hold said election for Presi.
aential Electors. Representatives in Congress,
Governor, Ii. utenant Governor, Auditor. Attorney
General, Secretary Of State, Superin tendent of
Public Education, Members of the General A.
sembly, and Judicial, Parish and NUM- cipal OIL
GERS in all things according to law, exercising due
to enforce the statutes of the State and
Of the United States devised for the prevention of
fraud or violence and for tho maintenance Of the
fIeedsm and purity of elections.
Gwen under my hand and the seal of the State
hereto attached, at the Capitol in the city Of New
0ileans, this sixteenth day of September, in the
rear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and