The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
PROCLAMATION
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. I
State of Louisiana.

Whereas. II Ia provided by tho Constitutional
Convention. lately hold In tho city of Now Or
] loans TO frnme u now constitution for tho State
/ Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the ad-
/ journment Of said Convention 1t shall be the
| duty OF tho Governor to Issue his proclamation
| directing tho several officers OF the State, hu-
! thorlzed by law to hold elections for members
OF tho General Assembly. to open and hold
poll In every parish In this State. nj tho places
designated by law. upon tho first Tuesday In
tho month OF December next. 1879. for tho pur-
pose OF taking the sense Of the good people OF
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
| of tho said constitution and 1t shall be the duty
! of said officers to receive tho votes OF oil per
sons entitled to vote under the constitution OF
1863 Each voter shall express his opinion by
/ depoeiting In tho bnIIot-box q ticket Whereon
shall BIO printed or written: For the ConstI-
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
| such words Gs will distinctly convey the tnten-
ton OF tho voter.
| And whereas It Is further provided. that Mt
| the above stated time and place there shall be
| elected Il Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
| Secretary OF State. nm Attorney General q Stnte
/ Auditor OF Public Accounts and Buperinten-
dent OF Public Education. for the term OF four
| years:
| And Whereas 1t is further provided. that Mt
| the samo time ind place there shall be elected
| Senator's 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 tho
Eighth and Ninth Wards of Orleans aud Of tho
| parishes OF st. Bernard and Pla1uemines two
| Senators.
j Tho 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. ono Senator.
! Tho Fourth District. composed OF tho Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans right bank) OF
/ Orleans ono Senator.
The Fifth District. composed OF the First md
/ Tenth Wards of Orleans. one Senator.
Tho Sixth District. composed Of tho Eleventh.
! Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of the par
ishes OF Jefferson. st. Charles and st. John the
Baptist one Senator.
/ Tho Eighth District. composed of tho parishes
of st. james and Ascension. one Senator.
Tho Ninth District. composed OF tho parishes
! OF Terrebonne. Lafourehe and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed OF the parishes
| OF st. Mary Vermtlion Cameron and Calcasleu.
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 Senators.
4 Tho Thirteenth District. composed OF the
| parishes OF Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. ono
| Senator.
Tho Fourteenth District. composed OF tho
marshes OF Ibervile and West Baton Rouge.
ono Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed the par
ishes Of East and West Feliciana. 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. Taneipar
hoa. Washington and st. Tammany, one Sen.
| ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed OF the par
Ishes OF Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
| Tho Nineteenth District. composed OF the
Iarshes of Natehitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
1 Rod River. two Senators.
Tho Twentieth District. composed OF the par
ish Of Caddo, ono Senator.
Tho Twenty first District composed OF tho
parishes OF Bo=ser, Webster. Bienyllle and
i Claiborne. two Senators.
Tho 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 Ouachta. Richland. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and Jackson. two Senators.
4 TheTwenty fourth District. composed OF the
marshes of CatahouIa. Vim and Grant. one
Senator.
The TWenty-flfth District composed OF the
parishes OF East Carroll and Madison. ono Sem
ator.
The Twenty -slxth District composed OF the
parishes OF Tensas and Concordia. one Sem
ator. z.4-s5 t.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
, First Representative District, First Ward.
one Representative.
; Second Representative District Second Ward
two Representatives.
Third Representative District. Third Ward.
!, three Representatives.
) Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward
one Representatives
Fifth Representative District. Filth Ward
two Representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward
one Representative.
g Seventh Representative District. Seventh
: Ward. two Representatives.
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. ono Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District. Thir
: teenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa-
s tive.
: Fourteenth Representative District Bixteent
s and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
n Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteent
! Ward. one Representative.
d Tho parish of Ascension. one Represents
d tive
8 The parish of Assumption. TWO Represents