The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-08
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
State of Louisiana.

Whereas. 1t 10 provided by the Constitutions
. Convention. lately held In the city OF New Or
leans. to frame new constitution for tho Stat
. OF Louisiana. that Immediately after tho nd
= journment OF said Convention 1t shall be th
duty OF the Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing the several officers of the State, atl
thorized by Inv to hold elections for member
, OF the General Assembly. to open and hold
poll III every parish In this State. at the places
: designated by law. upon The first Tuesday Ii
the month OF December next. 1879. for the pur
pose Of taking the sense OF the good people o
this Btate In regard to the adoption or rejection
of the said constitution and 1t shall be- tho dutl
OF sud officers to receive the votes of ell per
sons entitled to vote under tho constitution d
1863 Each voter shall express his opinion bl
deposittng In the ballot-box q ticket WHEREOF
shall be printed or written: " For the Constt
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten.
ton of the voter.
And whereas. 1t is further provided. that al
the above stated time and place there shall be
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor. a
Secretary OF State. an Attorney General q State
Auditor of Public Accounts and q Snperinten-
dent Of Public Education. for the term of fuur
years:
! And whereas. Ii Ia further provided. that nj
| tho same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives In the General
Assembly of this State, for the term Of four
years. to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts and par
ishes as apportioned In said constitution. to
| wit:
The First Senatorial District. composed Of the
! Eighth and Ninth Wards OF Orleans and OF the
parishes Of st. Bernard and Pladuemines, two
| Senators.
The Second District. composed OF the Fourth,
| Fifth Sixth and Seventh Wards of Orleans. two
Senators.
The Third District. composed of the Third
Ward OF Orleans. one Senator.
The Fourth District. composed Of the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bankl of
Orleans. one Senator.
The Fifth District composed OF the First and
Tenth Wards Of Orleans. one Senator.
The Sixth District. composed Of the Eleventh,
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth Sixteenth ind
Seventeenth Wards OF Orleans. two Senator's.
The Seventh District. composed of the pnr-
isbes OF Jefferson. St. Charles and st. John the
Baptist one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed Of the parishes
Of st. James and Ascension. one Senator.
The Ninth District composed OF the parishes
of Terrebonne. Lafourche and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed Of the parishes
Of ut. Mary. Vermilion. Cameron and CaIcasien.
two Senators.
Tho Eleventh District, composed OF tho par
ishes Of st. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette, one
Senator.
The Twelfth District composed OF the par
ish OF st. Landry. two Senator's.
The Thirteenth District composed of the
III.
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed of the
parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge,
one Senator.
Tho Fifteenth District. composed the par
ishes Of East and West Felicana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District composed of the par
ish Of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed OF the
parishes Of St. Helena. Livingston. Tangipa-
hea. Washington and ST. Tammany, ono Sem
ator.
The Eighteenth District. CONT posed of the par
lsbes of Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
Tho Nineteenth District composed of the
/ lrishes OF Natehitoches. Sabine. De Soto and I
Red River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District composed of the par
ish Of Caddo, one Senator.
Tho Twenty first District. composed Of the
parishes Of Bossier, Webster. Bienyille and I
two Senators.
The TWenty-seeond District, composed of the
parishes OF Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and /
West Carroll, two Senators.
The Twenty-third District. composed of the
parishes Of OuaehIta. Richland. Caldwell.
and jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District composed Of the
parishes Of Catahoula. VIM and Grant. one
senator.
The Twenty.flfth District, composed Of the
parishes Of East Carroll and Madison. one Sem
ltor.
The Twenty sixth District. COMPOSED Of the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sem
.tor.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District, First Ward.
me Representative
Second Representative District. Second Ward.
wo Representatives.
Third Representative District, Third Ward.
hree Representatives.
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward,
me Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward.
Wo Representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward,
me Representative. !
Seventh Representative District, Seventh
Fard two Representatives. .
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward,
ne Representative.
Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ward,
wo Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward, :
wo Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District Eleventh {
Ward. two Representatives. i
Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth {
Ward. one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District, Thir- t
7enth and Fourteenth Wards one Representa- {
i've. ,
Fourteenth Representative District. Sixteenth 8
nd Seventeenth Wards. one Representative I
Fifteenth Representative District Fifteenth &
Ward. one Representative. /.
The parish Of Ascension. one Representa- 6
I've. :
The parish Of Assumption. two Representa-
ives. !
The parish of AvoyeIes, two Representatives +