The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-21

The parish of Terrebonne, two repre-
sentatives.
The parish of Union, one representa-
tive.
The parish of vermillion, one repre-
sentative.
The parish of Vernon, one represent
tative.
The parish of Washington, one repre-
sentative.
The parish of Webster, one represen-
tative.
The parish of Vim, one representa-
tive.
Aud for eighteen senator's to represent
the hereinafter senatorial districts for
the term of four years, to be elected by
the qualified electors of taeir respective
districts, as follows, tO-wit:
/ One senator to represent the first SEN
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 tue
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh wards OF
| the city of New Orleans.
! One senator to represent the third SEN
ward of the city of New Orleans
One senator to represent the fourth
senatorial district, composed of he see
ond and 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
senatorial district, composed o. the
eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth,
sixteenth and seventeenth wards of the
city of New Orleans.
One senator To represent the eighth
senatorial district, composed of the par
I ishes of st. James and Ascension.
One senator to represent the ninth
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of Tcrrebonne. Lafourche and
Assumption.
One senator to represent the tenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parishes of st. Mary, VeFmillion, Cam
eron and Calcasieu.
One senator to represa the eleventh
senatorial district, composed OF the
parishes of ST. Martin, Iberia and La
fayette.
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 Avoyeles and Pointe Coupee
One senator To represent the sixteenth
senatorial district, composed OF the
parish of East Baton konga.
1 One senator Tn rplll-4<pnt tba nina
tenth senatorial district, composed Of
the parishes of Naschiloches, Sabine.
DeSoto and Red River.
One senator to represent the twenty
first senatorial district. composed of the
PARISHES of Bossier, Bicnyille, Webster
and Claiborne.
One senator TO represent the twenty
third senatorial district, composed Oh
tile parishes of Ouachlta, Richiand, Cald-
well, franklin and jackson.
One senator TO represent the twenty
fifth senatorial district, composed OF the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison.
And whereas, by the resignation of
the Hon. Charles j. BoatIer, a vacancy
exists IN the Senate Of the state of Lou
isiana, for the district composed of the
parishes Of Catahoula, Winu and Grant
and whereas, it is made the duty of the
Governor to cause an election TO be held
Ill 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 their respective districts one meIn-
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, com
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 lett bank of the Missis-
sippi river below Julia street and the
new canal, comprising the third, foui tn,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
hftennth 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. COM
prising the parishes of Ibervilie, Ascen-
sion, Assumption, Lafourche, Terre-
bonnie, st. Mary, Iberia, st. Martin, La
fayette, Vermiflion, Cameron and Cal
casieu.
One representative from the fourth J
congressional district OF this State, COM |
prising the parishes OF klpides, Vernon, :
Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, Vim. Red |
River, DE Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Webster
aud -BienvIlle.
One representative from the fifth |
congressional district of this State, COM
prising the parishes of Concordia, Id |
well, franklin, Tensas, Madison, Rich !
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