The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-04
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PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
ERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
Executive Department, !

In compliance with the laws -
, this State ard OF the United States
notice is hereby given that genera
election will he held in the State %
Louisiana on the Tuesday succeed,
ing the fist Monday in Novem,m
next, viz: TUESDAY, November Z
1376, ut which election there are {.
be chosen by the qualified voters -
the State
- Eight Electors, of President am
Vice President of the United States
- A representative in the Forty.
fifth Congress of the United State
for the First Congressional District
composed of the parishes Of Plaque.
mines, st. Bernard, and that pOi
ton of the parish of OrleeDs lyin;
on the right bank of the Mississipp
river. and that portion on the lief
bank below Julia street and the new
canal, comprising wards three, four,
five, six. seven, eight, nine and tif-
teen of city Of New Orleans.
A Representative in the Forty
fifth Congress of the United State
for the Second Congressional Dis
trict, composed of that portion 81
the parish of Orleans lying allow
Julia street and the new canal.
comprising the second, first, tenth,
} eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, four
teenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth,
wards of the city of New Orleans,
and the parishes of jefferson, ST.
Charles, st. John the Baptist and
St. James.
A Representative in the Forty
9Th Congress of the United States
for the Third Congressional Dis
trict composed of the parishes Of
Iberville, Ascension, Assumption,
Lafourche, st. Martin, Lafayette,
Vermillion, Cam ervI,, and Calcasieu.
A Representative in the Forty
fifth Congress of the United States
for the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict composed of the parishes OF
Rapides, Vernon, Sabine, Natchi.
toches, Grant, Winn, Red River.
De Soto, ICaddo, Bossier, Webster
and Bienville.
A Representative in the Forty
fifth Congress of the United States
for the Fifth Congressional District.
composed of the parishes of COncOr
da, Caldwell, Franklin, Teusas,
Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Jack |
son, Lincoln, Union, Morehouse,
Carroll, Claiborne aud CatahOula.
A Representative in the Forty
fifth Congress of the United States
for the Sixth Congressional District
composed Of the parishes of AvOy
Giles, St. Landry, Point COupee.
West Feliciana. East Feliciana,
West Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge, St. Helena, Livingston,
Tangipanoa, Washington and St
Tammany. %, |
A Governor, q Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, an Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, an Attorney General, a Sec
rotary of State and a Superintend
ent Of Public Education tor the
State of Louisiana.
Also, Members Of the General As
sembly, "a follows:
One Senator from the Second Sen
atOrial District, composed of the :
fourth, fifth and sixth wards of the
parish of Orleans.
One Senator from the Third Sena-
tOrial District, composed of the sew
enth, eigth and ninth wards of the
parrish of Orleans and the parish OF
St. Bernard.
One Senator from the Sixth Sena- {
tOrial District, composed OF the !
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, six
teenth aud seventeenth wards OF TIN, c
parish of Orleans and the parishes =
" Jefferson, st. Charles and st. I
|ohn the Baptist. y
One Senator for the same district =
or the unexpired term Of X. II.
'halbOurn, deceased.
Ona Senator from the Eighth Sen
toIial District, composed of the
arishes of Assumption, Lafourche A
nd TerrebOne.
One Senator from the Ninth Sem
t0rial District, composed of the
arishes of VermilliOn and St. Nary.
One Senator from the Tenth SEN
torial District, composed of the
arishes of Cameron, Calcasieu, St.
andry and Lafayette.
One Senator from the Eleventh
District, composed of the
'rishes Of Livingston, st. Helena,
. Tsmmany, Tangipahoa and We
ashington. fro
One Senator from the Twelfth CD
material District, composed OF the ex
rishes Of P0inte COupee, East Fe me
lana and West Feliciana. tic
One senator from the Fourteenth an
material district, composed Of the BILE
riches Of West Baton Rouge, Iber. mi
le, Iberia and st. Martin. 80.
)ne senator from the sixteenth, cul
latOrial district, composed of tn. of
rishes of Tensas aud Franklin. pre-
)ne senator from the seventeenth ]
Iatorial district, composed of til, em
fishes of Carroll, Madison, More. Its