The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-28

The parish of Union, one representa-
tive.
The parish of Vcrmllion, one repre-
sentative.
The parish of yernsn, one represen-
tative.
The parish of Washington, one repre-
sentative.
The parish of Webster, one represen-
! tative.
The parish of Winn, one representa-
/ tive.
And for eighteen senators to represent
| the hereinafter senatorial districts for
the term of four years, to be elected by
the qualified electors of their respective
districts, as follows, to-wit
One senator TO represent the first sem
atorial district, composed of the eighth
and ninth wards of the city of New Or
leans and the parishes of st. Bernard
and Plaquemines.
/ One senator to represent the second
senatorial district, composed of the
! fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh wards of
the city of New Orleans.
One senator to represent the third SEN
atorial district, composed OF the third
ward of the city of New Orleans.
/ One senator to represent the fourth
senatorial district, composed of The sec
ond aud fifteenth wards of the city of
New Orleans.
/ One senator to represent the fifth SEN
atorial district, composed of the first
and tenth wards of the city OF New
Orleans.
Two senator's to represent the sixth
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eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth,
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, composed of the
parishes of Terrebonne, Lafourche and
Assumption.
One senator to represent the tenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of st. Mary, yermillion, 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
senatorial district, 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
tsenth senatorial district. composed of
the parishes of NaIchitoches, Sabine.
DcSoto and Rcd 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, Riclliand, Cald-
well, Franklin and Jackson.
One senator To represent the twenty
fifth senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of East Carroll aud Madison.
And whereas, by the resignation OF
the Hon. Charles j. BoatDer, "a vacancy
exists in the Senate of the State Of Lon
isiana, for the district composed of the
parishes of Catahoula, Wnm and Grant
and whereas. it is ma 10 the duty of the
Governor to cause au election to be held
i'll said district to ill 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 heir respective districts one mem
Der to represent the hereinafter con
gressional districts of this State in the
Forty Congress of the United
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and after the fourth of March, 1879, at
follows, tO-wit:
One representative from the first con-
gressional district OF this State, com.
posed Of the parishes of Plaguemines
st. Bernard, and that portion of the
parish of Orleans lying on the right
bank of the Mississippi river, and that
portion of the lett bank of the Missis-
sippi river below Julia street and the
new canal, comprising the third, fou, til,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
fiftennth wards of the city of New Or
leans.
7 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
teenth, 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, com
prising the parishes of Iberville, Ascen
sion, Assumption, Lafourche, Terre
bonnie, st. Mary, Iberia, st. Martin, La
fayette, yermiIliop, Cameron and Cal
casieu.
One representative from the fourth
congressional district of this State, com
prising the parishes o.. Rapides, Vernon
Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, VIM, Red
River, De Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Webster
and Bienville.
One representative from the fiftl
congressional district of this State, com
prising the parishes of Concordia, Cid
well, Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Rich
land, Ouaehita, Jackson, Lincoln, Union
Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll