The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05

eleNentn- twelfth, tnlrteentn, Iourtetntn,
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. 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
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 Avoyclles and PointeC oupee.
One senator to represent the sixteenth
senatorial district, composed of the
parish of East Baton Rouge.
One senator TO 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, BienyiIle, Webster
and Claiborne.
One senator to represent the twenty
third senatorial district, composed OF
the parishes of Ouachita, Richland, 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. Boatner, vacancy
exists in the Senate of the State of Lon
isiana, for the district composed of the
parishes of Catalonia, Winn and Grant !;
and whereas, it is made the duty of the
Governor tn cause an election to be held
in said district to NIL 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 mem.
Der to represent the hereinafter con-
gressioual 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 left bank of the Missis-
x, =. I,,I. 49, l..
new canal. comprising the third. fourth,
hf,h, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and
tiftennth wards of the city of New Or
leans.
Ole representative from the second
congressional district of this State, COM
prisins 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 B,ptist and St. James.
One representative from the third
congressional district of this State. COM
prislng the parishes of Ibervilie, 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
prising the parishes of Rapides, 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, c Id
well, FIaaklin, rensas, Madison, Rich
land, Ouachita, Jackson, Lincoln, Union,
Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Claiborne aud Catahoula.
One representative from the sixth
congressional 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 L 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
sional district of this State, comprising
the parishes of Concorda, Caldwell,
Franklin, TensAs, Madison, Richland,
Ouachita, Jackson. Lincoln, Union,
Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Claiborne and Catahoula; and whereas,
il is the duty of the Governor to cause
an election TO be held to fill such va
cancy;
And whereas, it is also provided by
law that, at the same time, there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
this State, State Treasurer, for the
term of four years;
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
(the parish of Orleans excepted) one
Parish Judge, one Sheriff and one Coro-
ner, to be elected for each parish by the
qualified electors of their respective
parishes, for the term of two years; and
in the parish of Orleans, where the quail
lied electors thereof shall elect one
civil sheriff, one criminal sheriff. one