The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-12

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sixteenth and seventeenth wards of tn,
city of New Orleans.
One senator to represent the eight
senatorial district, composed of the par
ishes of st. James and Ascension.
One senator to represent the nintl
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of Terrebonne, Lafourche and
Assumption.
One senator to represent the tenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of st. Mary, Verinillion, Cam.
eron and Calcasieu.
One senator to represent the eleventh
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of st. Martin, Iberia and La
iayette.
One senator to represent the twelfth
senatorial district, composed of the
parish of st. Landry.
One senator to represent the thirteenth
j senatorial district,s composed of the
parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee.
One senator to represent the sixteenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
One senator 10 represent the nine
tenth senatorial district, composed of
the parishes of Natchitoches, Sabine,
DeSoto and Red River.
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 of
the parishes of Ouachita, Richland, Cald-
well, franklin and Jackson.
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fifth senatorial district, composed of the
parishes OF East Carroll and Madison.
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, Wmn and Grant !;
and whereas, it is made the duty of the
Governor to cause an election to be held
In said district to I'LL said vacancy
And whereas, it is also provided by
law that at the same time there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
of their respective districts one menu
Der TO represent the hereinafter con-
gressional districts of this State in the
Forty-sixth Congress of the United
States, for the term of two years, from
and after the fourth of March, 1879, as
follows, to-wit:
One representative from the first con-
gressiOnal district of this State, conf
posed Of the parishes OF Plaquemines,
st. Bernard, and that portion of the
parish of Orleans lying on the right
bank of the Mississippi river, and that
portion OF the left bank of the Missis-
sippi river below Julia street and the
new canal, comprising the third, foui tn,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tittennth wards of the city of New Or
leans.
One 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, four
tenth, sixteenth and seventeenth wards
OF the city of New Orleans, and the
parishes of Jefferson. st. Charles, St
John the Baptist and st. James.
One representative from the third
congressional district of this State, CON-
prising the parishes of Iberville, Ascen-
sion, Assumption, Lafourche, Terre-
bonnie, St. Mary, Iberia, st. Martin, La
fayette, Vermiilion, Cameron and CAL
casieu.
One representative from the fourth
congressional district of this State, COM
pilsing the parishes of Rapides, Vernon,
Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, Winn. Red
River, DE Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Webster
and Bienville.
One representative from the fifth |
congressional district of this State, CON- |
prislng the parishes of Concordia, c i'd |
well, Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Rich |
land, Ouachita, jackson, Lincoln, Union,
Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll, |
Clasborne and Catahoula.
One representative from the sixth |
district of this State, COM
prising the parishes of Avoyelles, st. |
Landry, Pointe Coupee, East Feliciana,
West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge. West
Baton Rouge. st. Helena, Livingston,
Tangipahoa, Washington and st. Tam
many.
And whereas, by the death of the
Hon. John 4 Leonard, a vacancy has
been created in the Office of representa-
tive to the Forty-fifth Congress of the
United States, from the fifth congress
slonal district of this State, comprising
The parishes of Concordia, Caldwell,
Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Richland,
Ouachita, Jackson. Lincoln, Union,
East Carroll, West Carroll,
Claiborne and Catahoula and whereas,
i is the duty of the Governor to cause
III election to be held to fill such va
fancy;
And whereas, it is also provided by
aw that, at the same time, there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
his State, a State Treasurer, for the
ERIN of four years; f,
And whereas, it is also provided by
aw that, at the same time, there shall
,e elected by the qualified electors of {
he respective parishes of this State ]
the parish of Orleans excepted) one
Parish Judge, one Sheriff and one Coro-
Ter, to be elected for each parish by the {
qualified electors of their respective
for the term of two years; and
II the parish of Orleans, where the quail
fed electors thereof shall elect one q
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