The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-19

Two senators to represent the sixth
senatorial district, composed OF the
eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth. fourteenth
| sixteenth and seventeenth wards OF the
/ city of New Orleans.
One senator TO represent the eighth
senatoria, district, composed ,f the par
isbes of ST. James and Ascension.
One senator to represent the ninth
senatorial district. comp, sed OF the
/ parishes of Terrebonnc. Laiourehe and
Assumption.
One senator IN represent the tenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of st Mary, Vermiliion, Cam
eron and CaicaSieu.
One senator to represent the eleventh
senatorial district, composed of she
parishes of 81. Martin, Iberia and Id
iayctte-
One senator to represent the twelfth
seaatorid district, composed OF the
| parish Of ST. Landry.
One senator To represent the thirteenth
senatorial district, composed Of the
parishes of Avoyelies aud Pointe Coupce
One senator to represent the sixteenth
| senatorial district, composed of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One senator 10 represent the nine
tsentb senatorial district. composed of
! the parishes OF Ma chiloches, Sabine.
1, DeSoto aud Red River.
One senator To represent the twenty
first senatorial district. composed of the
PARISHES of Bossi-r. bienille, Webster
aud Claiborne.
One senator Ia represent the twenty
third senatorial district, composed OF
the PARISHES Of 0uachIta, kichi;,nd, Caid-
well, lranklin and Jacksan
One senator TO represent the twenty
fifth senatorial d strict, composed of the
parishes Of East Carroll and Madison.
And whereas, by the resignation of
the Hon. Charles j. Boatner. vacancy
exists III the Senate OF the state of Lou
isihna. for tine district composed of the
parishes OF Catalonia, Winn and Grant !;
and whereas, it is ma ie the duty of the
Governor to cause an election to be he'd
lii said district 10 I'LL said vacancy;
/ And whereas, it is also provided BIZ
law tiat at toe same time there shall
be elected by the qualified electors OF
Of heir respective districts one mem
Der 10 represent the hereinafter con-
gies>io.al districts of this State ia the
Forty Cong ess of the United
States, for the tenn of two years, from
aud af.er the fourth OF March, 1879, as
follows, to-wlt:
One representative from the first con
eressipnal district OF this State, COM
posed IF the parishes OF Piaquenlines,
81. Bernard, and that pur;ion of the
parish of Orleans lying Oh the right
bank Of The Mississippi river, and that
portion OF The left bank of the Alissis-
sippi liver below Julia street and the
new canal, comprising the third, fourth,
hf, h, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
iitcnalh wards OF the city Of New Or
leans.
One representative from the second
congressional district ut this State, coai
prising that portion of the parish Of
Orleans above Jglia street anu the new
canal, comprising the first, second,
tentn, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, four
teeuth, sixteenth ail,l seventeenth wards
Of the city oil New Orleans, and the
parishes of Jefferson, 81. Charles. ST.
John the Baptist and st. James.
One representative from the third
congressional district of this State. COM
prisIng the parishes of Ibervi.le, Ascen-
sion, Assumption, Lafoarche, Terre-
bonne, st. Mary, Iberia, St. Martin, La
fayerre, Vermi. hon, Cameron aud Cal
casieu.
One representative from the fourth
coiigressi NAL district OF this State, com.
pflsing the PARISHES OF Rapides, Vernon,
Sabine, Natehitoches, Grant, Vim. Red
River, Dc Soto, Caddo, BOssier, Webster
aud Bi,uvIlle
One representative from the fifth
congressional district o. this State, COM
prising the parishes of Concor,lia, q Id
well, Franklin, Tensas, Madison. Rich-
land, Ouachit;,, Jackson, lincoln, Union,
Morehnuse, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Claiborne and Catahaula.
One representative from the sixth
congressional district OF tins State, com
prisiug the parishes of Avoyelies, 81.
Landry, Pointe Codpee, East reliciana,
West rehci'sna, Easl Baton Rouge. West
Baton Rouge, st. Helena, Livingston,
TaDsipahoa, Washington and ST. Tam
many.
And whereas, by the death of the
Hon. John T. Leouard, i vacancy has
been created iii the Office OF representa-
tive 10 the Forty-iitb Congress of the
United States, from the fifth congress
sions.i district of this state, comprising
the parishes of Concordia, Caldwell,
Franklin, Tensas. Madison, Richland,
Ouachia, Jackson. Lincoln, Union,
Moreiioase, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Claiborne and Catalonia; and whereas,
/. is the dnty of the Governor to cause
All election TO be held to I'LL such va
c.Bes:
And whereas, it is also provided by
law that, at the saiue time, there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
this State, State Treasurer. for the
term of four years;
Aud whereas, j, is also provided by
law that, at the same time, there shalt
be elected by the qualified electors of
the respective parishes OF this Stat.
(thc parish OF Orleans exceptea) one
Parish Judge, one Sheriff and one Coro-
ner. to be elected for each parish by the
qualified electors o. their respective
parishes, iof the term Of two years: and