The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-13
PROCLAMATION
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Atata f,f In,tiuiupa

Convention lately held III the city III New Or
leans 10 frame y new constitution for the State
Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the nd
jpurnmnnt uf Haid Convention II shall he the
duty Of Tho Governor 70 issue his proclamation
directing tbs several officers of the State, au-
tbcri1ed Ivy Inv to hold elections for members
Of the General Assembly to open and hold a
poll III every parish III this state. ut the places
designated by law, upon the first Tuesday In
the month Of December next. 1879. for the pur-
pose VI taking the Hense If the good people Of
this stats In regard 10 the adoption or rejection
OF the said constitution, and 1t shall be the duty
Or said officers to receive the votes OF all per
sons entitled to vote under the constitution Of
1909. Each voter shall express his opinion by
depoaiting In tho hallot-box a ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Goustt-
tuition" or Against the Constitution 81 some
such words ma will distinctly convey the inten-
ton Of the voter.
| And whereas, 1t Ia further provided. that ut
tho above stated time and place there shall he
elected n Governor, Lieutenant Governor. q
Secretary Of State an Attorney General, State
Auditor of Public Accounts and o Huperinten-
dent OF Public Education. for the torn of four
| years:
| And whereas, 1t Ia further provided that at
the same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives In the General
4 Assembly Of this State for the term Of four
years to represent the hereinafter senatorial
disricts and representative districts and par
iahes M apportioned In said constitution. to
wit:
Tho First senatorial District, composed Of tho
| Eighth ind Ninth Wards Of Orleans and Of the
parishes uf 81 Bernard and Plaauemines two
Senators.
The Second Distrlct. composed Of the Fourth
| Fifth. Sixth ana Seventh Wards 81 Orleans. two
| Senators.
The Third District. composed OF the Third
Ward Or Orleans. one Senator.
The Fourth District composed 81 the seeond
md Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bankl OF
| Erlanns, ono Senator.
The Fifth District. composed Ct the First and
Tenth Wards at Orleans. one Senator
The Sixth District. composed OF the Eleventh,
/ Twelfth Thirteenth, Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of the par
iahes of Jefferson st. Charles and st. John the
Baptist. one Senator.
The Eighth District composed Of tho parishes
Of st. James md Ascension. one Senator.
The Ninth District, composed of the parishes
4 of Tarrahonno J,afourehe and Assumption two
Senators. #.E. .
The Tenth nlstrlct composed Or the PARISHES
4 Of Rt Mary Vermlion. Cameron and Oacasieu.
/ two Senators.
The Eleventh District composed Of the par
Ishes of 1T. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette. one
senator
The Twelfth District. composed Of the par
ish Of 1T. Landry. two Senators.
The Thirteenth District composed OF tho
parishes Of Avoyees and Pointe Ooupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed OF the
parishes Of Ibervile and West Baton Rouge,
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed . the par
ishss of East and West Teliciana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed of the par
ish of East Baton Rouge. one Senator
The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes OF 81. Helena. Livingston. Tangipa-
hon. Washington aud Ut. Tammany, ono Sen
Il ntDT.
The Eighteenth District. composed ~ the par
ishes Of Rapiaea and Vernon. one Senator.
i Tho Nineteenth District. composed Of the
,.rishes OF Natehltoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
Tho Twentieth District, composed OF the par
ieh of Caddo, one Senator
The Twenty. first District. composed Of the
parishes Of Bo sor, Webster. Btenvile and
Claiborne two Senators.
The Twenty second District. composed Of the
parishes OF Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
! West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty third District. composed OF the
j parishes OF Ouaehlta, Hichland. CALDWELL
rrnnklin and jackson, two Senators.
Tho Twenty fourth District. composed of the
parishes of Catahoula. VIM and Grant. one
Senator
The Twenty nth District composed OF the
parishes Or East Carroll and Madison. one sen
I ator.
!. The Twenty sixth District. composed OF the
par,shes or Tenaaa and Conoordia. one Sen.
atnr.
/ First Representative District, First Ward
one Representative.
I Second Representative District. Second Ward
two Representatives..
!, Third Representative District Third Ward
three Representatives..
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward
q ono Representative.
! Fifth Representative District Fifth Ward
9 two Representatives,
u sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward
I, one Representative.
q Seventh Representative District bevenu
], Ward. two Representatives.
I1lEhEH Jt6p E6sRAAattAsS 1trNAs 8's4A
U ono Representative
10 Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ware
two Representatives. HMma4 @--.=@
a Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ware
Il two Representatives.
q Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
Il Ward two Representatives.
4 Twelfth Representative District. TWelft
!, Ward one Representative. =..z.
i, Thirteenth Representative District. Thu
a teenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Represents
y tive. .=l
u Fourteenth Representative District. bixteent
and Seventeenth Wards. ono Representatives
l. Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteent
l. WaFa. one Representative.
,s The parish Of Ascension. one Kepresent
u tive.
3 The parish Of Assumption. two Represent
II lives.
!, The narfsh Or Avoyelles two Representative