The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-13

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
State of Louisiana.

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Whereas, 1t Ia provided by the Constitutional
Convention, lately held In the city OF New Or
leans, to frume q new constitution for tie State
of Louisiana. that Immediately after the ad-
| journment Of aaid Convention 1T Ehnll be tho
| duty Of the Governor to issue his proclamation
directing the several officers of the Stnte. au-
thorIzed by law to hold elections for members
| Of the General Assembly. to open and hold 81
poll In every parish Ia this State. at the places
designated by law. upon the fret Tuesday In
the month of December next 1879, for the pur-
| pose Of ticking the sense Of the good people OF
this State In regard to the adoption rejection
Of the said constitution and 1t shall be tho duty
Of said officers to receive tho votes of all per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution of
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion by
depositng In the bnllot-box u ticket whereon
shall be printed or written For the Consti-
| tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
such words us will distinctly convey the nten-
tion OF the voter.
| And whereas. 1t Ia further provided. that mt
the above stated time and plnce there shall be
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor, "
Secretary Of State an Attorney General, d State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and Superinten-
dent of Public Education. for the term of four
years:
And whereas. It Ia further provided. that at
| tho same time aud 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
iahes MS 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 Plaauemines two
Senators.
The Second District. composed of the Fourth.
Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Wards of Orleans. two
Senators. #-.z..
Tho Third District. composed of the Third
Ward OF Orleans. one Senator.
The Fourth District. composed OF the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank 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 md
eeventeenth Wards of Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of tho par
ishes Of Jefferson. st. Charles and st. John tho
Baptist one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed Of tho parishes
of st. James and Ascension. one Senator.
Tho Ninth District composed of the parishes
OF Terrebonne. Lafourche and Assumption two
Senators.
The Tonth District. composed OF the parishes
OF st. Mary. Vermilion. Cameron and Calcasieu.
two Senators
The Eleventh District, composed Of the par
lshes Of St. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette. one
Sonntor.
The Twelfth District, composed of the par
ish Of st. Landry. two Senators.
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parishes OF Avoyeles and polnte Coupee one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed of the
parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed o the par
ishes of Eiist and West Feliciann. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed of tho par
fish of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed of the
parishes OF st. Helena. Livingston. Tangipa-
hon. Washington and st. Tammany, ono Sen
at0r.
The Eighteenth District composed OF the par
ishes OF Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed OF the
Iarishes Of Natchltoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Rod River. two Senator's
Tho Twentieth District. composed Of the par
ish of Caddo, one Senator.
Tho Twenty first District composed Of the
parishes Of Bossier. Webster. Bienvllle and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty-second District. composed OF the
parishes OF Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll, two Senators.
Tho Twenty third District composed OF the
parishes Of Ouachita. Rchard. Caldwell. !
FRANKLIN and Jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty-fourth District. composed OF the
parishes of Catahoula. VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
The Twenty fth District. composed Of the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison. one sem I
ator.
The Twenty sixth District. composed Of the
parishes of Tensas and Concordla. one Sen" /
ator.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District, First Ward.
ono Representative.
Second Representative District. Second Ward.
Third Representative District Third Ward.
three Representatives.
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward.
one Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward.
two Representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward.
one Representative.
Seventh Representative District. Seventh
Ward two Representatives. ..=.zz
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward.
one Representative.
Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ward. !
two Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward. !
two Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District Eleventh
Ward. two Representatives..
Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth
Ward. one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District. Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa-
tive.
Fourteenth Representative District. Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth
Ward. one Representative.
The parish of Ascension. one Representa-
tive.
The parish of Assumption. two Representa-
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