The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-26
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Executive Department.
New Orleans. January 25. 1879.

/ STATE OF LOUISIANA.
! Executive Department.
| New Orleans. January Is. 1879
Whereas. it Ia provided by act No. 8. OF tn
General Assembly OF this State, entitled AN &C
to provide for convention to frame new con
| tltutfon OF the State OF Louisiana, and makins
an appropriation to pay the expenses of th,
same" approved January %. 1879. that an cleo
| tion OF delegates to meet in convention to frame
new constitution Of the State shall be held OF
TUESDAY. the eighteenth day of March: A. d
1879. and 1t is made the duty OF the Governor
Immediately after the passage of said act. &c
| Issue his proclamation for the election of dele
gates to be chosen to such convention, to be
| apportioned as the members Of the General
Assembly OF the State are now apportioned by
law. as follows. to wit:
SENATORIAL DELEGATES
Two for the First Senatorial District. com.
posed OF the eighth and ninth wards OF Orleans
and OF the parishes OF st. Bernard and Plaque
| mines.
Two for the Second Senatorial District, CON-
posed OF the fourth. fifth. sixth and seventh
wards OF Orleans.
One for the Third Senatorial District. com
posed OF the third ward of Orleans.
one for the Fourth Senatorial District, COM
posed Of the second ward and fifteenth ward
|
One for the Fifth Senatorial District. COM
posed of the first end tenth wards OF Orleans
Two for the Sixth Senatorial District. COM
posed OF the eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth, four
teenth. sixteenth and seventeenth wards of Or
leans.
One for the Seventh Senatorial District. COM
posed Of the parishes OF Jefferson, st. Charles
and st. John the Baptist
One for the Eighth Senatorial District. COM
posed of the parishes Of st. James and Ascen-
sion.
Two for the Ninth Senatorial District, com
posed of the parishes OF Terrebonne. Lafourche
and Assumption.
Two for the Tenth Senatorial District, CON-
posed Of the parishes OF st. Mary. vermilion,
Cameron and Calcasieu.
One for the Eleventh Senatorial District. COM
posed OF the parishes OF st. Martin. Iberia and
Lafayette.
Two for the Twelfth Senatorial District, COM
posed OF the parish Of st. Landry.
One for the Thirteenth Senatorial District.
composed OF tho parishes OF Avoyelles and
Pointe Coupee.
One for the Fourteenth Senatorial District.
composed OF the parishes OF Iberyille and West
Baton Rouge.
One for the Fifteenth Senatorial District,
composed Of the parishes OF East and West Fe-
liciana.
One for the Sixteenth Senatorial District.
composed Of the parish of East Baton Rouge.
One for the Seventeenth Senatorial District,
composed of the parishes OF St. Helena, Living
ston. Tangipahoa, Washington and St Tam
many.
One for the Eighteenth Senatorial District.
composed Of the parishes Of Rapldes and Yer
non.
Two for the Nineteenth Senatorial District.
composed Of the parishes OF Natchitoches.
Sabine. De Soto and Red River.
One for the Twentieth senatorial District.
com posed OF the parish Of Caddo.
Two for the Twenty first Senatorial Distr1ct.
composed of the parishes Of Bossier, Webster.
Bienvile and Claiborne
Two for the Twenty-second Senatorial Dis
trict. composed Of the parishes OF Union. More
house. Lincoln and West Carroll.
Two for the Twenty third Senatorial District,
composed OF the parishes Of Ouachita. Richland.
Caldwell franklin and Jackson.
One for the Twenty fourth Senatorial District