The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-26

CIV OI New O4lruliS.
One senator to represent the eigiith
senatorial district, composed oi the par
ishes of St. James and ASCENSION
One senator TO represent the n'nth
senatorial district. composed OF tue
parishes of Terrebonne, iaionrche anG
Assumption.
Oae senator to represent the tenth
senatorial district, composed OF the
parishes of st Mary, Vernillion, Cam
erun aud Calcasieu.
one senator 10 represent the eleventh
senatorial district, composed ot the
parishes of st. Martin, Iberia and La
iayette.
One senator 10 represent the twelfth
senatorial district, composed Of the
parish of ~ Landry.
One senator to relnesent the thirteenth
senatorial district, composed OF the
parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupce.
One senator to represent the sixteenth
senatorial district, composed OF the
parish Of East Baton konge.
One senator TO represent the nine
tenth senatorial district. composed OF
| the parishes of NaichiIoches. Sabine,
! DeSoto ana Red River. ft ~
One senator To represent the twenty
first senatorial district, composed OF the
PARISHES of Bossier, Bienville. Webster
| and Claiborne.
| One senator to represent the twenty
third senatorial district, composed o.
the parishes of Ouachltas RiciIland, Cald-
well, Franklin and Jackson.
One senator TO represent the twenty
! tif.h senatorial district, composed oi sac
I 4
And whereas, by the resignation OF
! the Hon. Charles j. Boatner, vacancy
| exists in the Senate OF the State of LOU
isiana. for the district composed OF the
parishes of Catahoula, Winn and Grant !;
and whereas, it is made the dnty OF the
Governor TO cause an election to be held
IN said districS 10 I'll said vacancy;
And whereas, il is also provided By
law thai at the same time there shall
be elected by the qualified electors OF
OF heir respective districts one ineni-
Der 10 represent the hereinafter con-
gressional districts of this State in the
f,orty-sixth Congress OF the United
States. for the term Of two years, from
and after the fourth of March, 1879, as
follows. tu-wit:
One representative from the first con-
gressional district OF this State, com
noseS az th,. marshes q. Plaonemines
81. Kernnrd and that portion Of the
nari,h Of Orleans living on the right
bank of The Mississippi river, and thai
portion OF slle left bank of the Missis
sippi river below Jnlia street and ths
new canal comprising the third, foai Tn
hf,b sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth ant
!. 6ft,.nnth wards of the city of New Or
|. leans. t I1
One representative from the secont
congressional district of this State, CON
arising that portion of the parish o
Orleans above julia. street ana the new
canal. comprisin:f the first, second
ZENITH .e,eyetIth. twelfth. thirteenth, four
teeutb. sixteenth and seventeenth ward
,,f The CITY OF New Orleans, aud Tia,
II lJarishes of Jefferson, st. Charles. -
John the Bsp,ist and St. James.
One re,,,esentasive tron the thir,
congressional district of this Stare. con,
prising the parishes of 1beryiie, Ascen
sion. Assumption. Lafonrche, Terre
homie. st. Mary. Iberia, St. Martin, La
h fsyette, VerMi.llon, Cameron aud Ca
!, casieu.
: Que representative from the fourt
!. congressional district OF this stats, con
piising the parishes OF Rapides, Verno,
: Sabine, Nasciituches, Grant, Vim. lie
River. De SotO, Caddo, BOssier, WebstS
) and Bienvilie.
One representative from the fit
/ congressional district of this State, con
prising the parishes of Concordia, G (
J. well. Franklin, rensas, Madison, Riel
land, Ouachita, jackson, Lincoln, Uniol
y Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carol
Claiborne aud Catahouia.
!. One representative from the SKI
congressional district Of tails State, con
- prising the parishes Of Ayoyeljes, 5
Landry, Pointe Coupee. East felIcian
J. West fellciana, East Baton Rouge. Ne
Baton Rouge, st. Helena, Livingsto
4. Tangipahoa, Washington and st. Tan
many.
e. And whereas, by the death of Il
Hon. Johu L Leonard, a. vacancy h
e. been created in the Office of represent
tive to tue Forty fifth Congress of Il
a. Tinted Ststee from, the fifth tDnure