The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-29
Proclamation OF Election.

SHEEIFr's OFFICE. Parish of Ascension, }
Donaldsonvilc, La, Oct. l, 1879.
70 the Qualified Electors OF the Parish of
Ascension:
WHEREAS, The Constitutional Conven-
ton lately held in the city of New Orleans.
! to frame new Constitution for the State of
Louisiana, ordered an election to be holden
throughout the State upon the
First Tuesday of December, 1879,
for the purpose of taking the sense of the
good people OF this State in regard to the
adoption or rejection of the said Constitu-
ton, at which election each voter shall ex-
press his opinion by depositing in the ballot
box ticket wherein shall be printed or
written g For the Constitutions or.
against the CONSTITUTIONS" or such other
words as will distinctly convey the intention
| OF the voter; and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the above stated time and place there shall
be elected a Governor, a Lieutenant Gov
ernor, a Secretary of State, an Attorney
General, State Auditor of Public Accounts
and u Superintendent of Public Education.
For the term OF four years and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the same time and place there shall be
elected Senators and Representatives of the
General Assembly Of this State, for the term
| OF four years, to represent the different Sen
atoral Districts and Representative Dis
trlcts ANA parishes as appointed in said
Constitution and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the sam" time and place there shall be
elected, for the term OF four years, one Dis
trict Judge, and one District Attorney. for
| each OF the Judicial Districts ct this State !:
and
| Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the same time there shall be elected in each
| mari Inv tho i4inI ala
Clerk of the District Court, one Sheriff anu
| one Coroner, for the term of four years, aud
as many Justices Of the Peace and Consta-
bles, as now provided by law. for the term
OF four years:
All the names of the persons voted for, at
sad election. Tor the Offices herein before
| enumerated, to be written or printed on the
| sa1ne ticket and deposited in the same bal
lot-hox, as the vote for or against the Con-
stitution F; and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the election held for the ratification or re-
lection of said Constitution, it shall be law
tnl for each voter to have written or printed
on his ballot 9 For ordinance relative 20
State debt or the words, Against vrdi-
| nance relative to State debt and in the
event that u majority of the ballots so cast
| have indorsed on them: For ordinance
relative to State debt" then t!it. ordinance
and article of SAID ordinance shall form Il
part vi the Constitution submitted, IL he
same be ratified. ami ii the sn,,jnritv IT votes
so cast shall have indorseil on them the
words. = Against ordinance fti;,tste to ,,Hte
debt. then said provisions and articles shall
for,u no part OF the Constitution:
Now, therefore. |. Peter A. Jones. Sheriff
OF the parish OF Ascension. in pursuance uf
the proclamation of His l. celIrncy. Louis
Alfred Witt, Lieutenant Governor ut the
State OF Louisiana and acting Governor in
the absence Of the Governor and in compli-
ance with law, do hereby issue this my
proclamation TO the voters vi the parish OF
Ascension. directing an election be held
III tins parish at such places rs may be bere-
alter designated by the proper authorities,