The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02

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sixteenth and seventeenth wards Of the
city Of New Orleans.
| One senator to represent the eighth
senatorial district, composed Of the par
ishes of st. James and Ascension.
One senator to represent the ninth
senatorial district, comp1sed of the
Assumption.
One senator to represent the tenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of st Mary, Verinillion, Cam
eron aud Caicasieu.
| One senator to represent the eleventh
senatorial district, composed OF the
| parishes of st. Martiu, Iberia and La
fayette.
One senator to represent the twelfth
senatorial district, composed of the
parish of St. Landry.
| Que senator to represent the thirteenth
senatorial district, composed of the
| parishes of Avuyeles and Pointe Coupee.
| One senator to represent the sixteenth
senatorial district, composed Of the
parish If East Baton Rouge.
| One senator TO represent the nine
tenth senatorial district, composed of
the parishes of Ma chitoches, Sabiue,
DeSoto and Red River.
One senator to represent the twenty
irst senatorial district. composed Of the
| ..as1shes of Bossier. Bienville, Webster
and Claiborne.
One senator to represent the twenty
.hird senatorial district, composed o.
he parishes of Ouachlta, Richland, Cald-
| we'll, franklin and Jackson.
| One senator TO represent the twenty
if Ia senatorial district, composed of tue
| parishes of East Carroll and Madison.
Aud whereas, by the resignation of
he Hon. Charles J. BO.tner, n vacancy
| exists In the senate OF the state of Lou
lsiana. for the district composed of the
parishes OF Catauoula, Wlnn and Grant !;
aud whereas it is ma ie the duty of the
| Governor to cause an election to be he'd
IN said district to hll said vacancy;
And whereas, it is al,o provided by
law that at tue same time there shall
he elected by the qualified electors OF
If heir respective districts Que fnein-
Der to represent the hereinafter con-
giessioral districts If this state la the
Forty sixth Cong. ess of the United
States, for the term Of two years, from
:Dd after the fourth Of Aiarch, 1879, rs
follows, to- wit:
One representative from the first con-
gressional district OF this State, CON-
posed If the parishes OF Plaqaemines
i st. Bernard, and that portion of the
parish of Orleans lying on the right
bank If the Mississippi river, and that
portion OF the left bank of tne Missis-
sippi river below Julia street and the
bew canal, comprising the third, fon ia,
hfh, SIKH, seventh, eighth, ninth and
fifiennth wards of the city of New Or
leans.
Oae representative from the second
congressional district Of this State, COM
prising that portion Of the parish Of
Orleans above Julia street and the new
canal, comprising the first. second,
tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fur
teeuth, sixteenth and seventeenth wards
Ut the city OF New Orleans, aud the
parishes If Jefferson. ST. Charles, ST.
Jonn the b ,ptist and st. James
One representative from the third
congressional district Of this State. com
prising the parishes of Ibervi,ie, Ascen-
sion, ASSUMPTION, Lafourche, T-rre-
bonne. st. Mary, loeria, st. Martin, La
fayette, Vermi,lion, Cameron and CAL
casieu.
One representative from the fourth
congressional district OF this State. com
piising the parishes OF Rapides, Vernon
Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, VIM. Red
River, DE Sot.', Caddo, Bossier, Webster
and BienvIlie.
One representative from the fifth
congressman district Of this State, com
prising tue parishes of ConcOrdia, q Id
well, Frauklin, Tensas, Madison, Rich
land, Ouachita, Jackson, Lincoln, Union
Mor.house, East Carroll, West Carroll
Claiborne and Catahoula.
One representative from the sixth
congressional district of tnis State, com
prising the parishes of Avoyelles, ST
Landry, Puiute Coupee. East Fellciana
West teliciana, East Baton Rouge. Hesl
Baton Rouge, st. Helena. Livingston
Tsngipahoa, Washington and ST. Tam
many.
And whereas, by the death of the
Hon. John Z Leonard. vacancy has
been created in the office of rep essen "A
tive to tine Forty-tilth Congress of th,
United States, from the fifth congress
sioual distri Il of this State, comprising
the parishes of Concordia, Caldwell
|
Ouachita, Jackson. Llpcoln, Union
Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll
Claiborne and Catahoula and whereas
it is the dnty of the Governor to cause
An election to be held To I'LL such va
cancy;
And whereas, it is also provided BY
law that, at the same time, there shall
be elected by the qu allied electors oi
this state, a State Treasurer, for the
term of four yea $;
And whereas, it is also provided by
law that, at the same time, there shall
be elected by the qualified electors Of
the respective parishes OF this STATE
lthe parish OF Orleans. excepted) ont
Parish Judge, one Sheriff aud Que Coro
ner. to be ELECTED for each parish by ths
qualified electors Of their respective
parishes, for the term of two years; ant
in the parish Of O,leans where the quail
flied electors thereof shall elect one
civil sheriff, one criminal sheriff. ons
coroner for the lett bank of the Mi>sis