New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-02
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
Published BY AUTHORITY.
REGUL.AR SESSION OF 1876.
No. 1.
AN ACT

Apportion,ng the State into Senatorial
districts, and fixing the number OF
Representatives to be elected from each
parish and representative district in the
State, and designating in what senatorial
districts Senators ale to be elected at the
next general election, and designating
the representative number of population,
and repeating all laws, or parts OF laws,
contrary to or in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That in compliance with the requirements OF
articles twenty, twenty one, twenty nine,
thirty, and other provisions OF the constltu,
ton to apportion the State into senatorial
districts. and to fix the number OF repre-.
sentatiyes for each parish, it is hereby pro-
vided that the State shall be divided into
the following senatorial districts, with the
number of Senators hereinafter designated
to each district.
First-The first senatorial district shall
be composed of the first, second and third
wards Of the city of New Orleans, and shall
be entitled to three Senators.
Second-The second senatorial district
shall be composed of the fourth, fifth and
sixth wards Of the city of New Orleans, and
shs be entitled to two Senators.
Third-The thi I'd senatorial district shall
be composed of the seventh eighth and
ninth wards of the city OF New orleans,
and the parish of St. Bernard, and shall be
entitled to two Senators.
Fourth-The fourth senatorial district
shall be composed of the tenth and eleve
wards of the city OF New Orleans, anu snail
| be entitled to one Senator.
Fifth-The fifth senatorial district shall
be composed of the fifteenth ward OF the
oity of New Orleans Orleans, right bank },
| and the parish of Plaquemines, and shall be
entitled to one Senator.
Sixth-The sixth senatorial district shall
be composed of the twelfth. thirteenth,
fourteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
wards of the city of New Orleans, and the
parishes of jefferson, St. Charles and ST.
John the Baptist, and shall be entitled to
| two Senators.
| Seyenth-The seventh senatorial district
shall be composed of the parishes OF Ascen
sion and St. James, and shall be entitled to
one Senator.
Eighth-The eighth senatorial district
! shali he composed of the parishes OF AS
sumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne, and
| shall be entitled to two Senators. :,
| Ninth-The ninth senatorial district sinai
| he composed of the parishes OF NermlilOr
and St. Mary, and shall be entitled to ont
Senator. ,
Tenth-The tenth senatorial district shall
be composed of the parishes OF cameron
Calcasieu, St. Landry and Lafayette ant
shall be entitled to two Senators.
Eleventh-The eleventh senatorial dlstric
shall be composed of the parishes OF Llv
ingstOn, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Iangl
pohoa and Washington, and shall be en-
titled to one Senator.
Twelfth-The twelfth senatorial distrlc
shall be composed of the parishes OF Point
Coupee, East Feliciana and West Feliclana
and shall be entitled TO tive Senators.
Thirteenth-The thirteenth senatorial dif
triot shall be composed of the parish of Eas
Baton Rouge, and shall be entitled to on
Senator.
FOurteentb-The fourteenth senatorial
district shall be composed of the parishe
of West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Iberia an
St. Martin, and shall be entitled to tw
Fifteenth-The fifteenth senatorial di'
trioc shall be composed of the parishes G
Concordia and Avoyelles, and shall be Oh
titled to one Senator. ,.
Sixteenth-The sixteenth senatoria! dis
trict shall be composed of the parishes {
! Tensas and Franklin, and shall be entltle
to one Senator.
Seyenteenth-The seventeenth senator's
! district shell be composed of the parlsnes
} Carroll, Madison, A0reh0use and KichlanS
and shall be entitled to two Senators.
! Eighteenth-The eighteenth senator's
: district shall be composed OF tho parishes