Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-11-22

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Store ut the Plains. eaiis!
4th Wsrd-2d Precinct. ut tHnithI4f
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5tl, Warl--At Bethel Church. ~
9Th iW.ytl--At Mortimore Yrice's. le.gg
7th Warl-At Masonic Lodge.
9Th Ward--lst Precinct, At Gothcbs
Store, Conrads place, I - AZ
] Sth Wartl--2nd Precinct, Mt School
House, Dear LOIez's Store. .e.,t ~. -
9TH Warl-At New 81, Louis, Lari-
10Th ward-At Woodland School
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I0,If J. w. BATES, Sheriff
Of the Parish Of East Baton Rouge. g
rug GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION. ~.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I
bf 'ef 20 STATE ~ LOUISIANA. s.
WHEREAS, It IN provided by the Con-
stitutional Convention, lately held IN the
city Of. New Orleans, to irpnle =, rev
Constitution for; the State Of Louisiana.
that Immediately after the adjournment
Of s..id Convention 1t shall b0 tho duty
Of tho Governor to issue his proclama-
ton directing the several officers, Of the,
state. authorized by law IL hold cleo
tious for members 81 the General Assem-
bly,. open, and hold q poll in every par
isll in this State, at the placer. designa-
ted by Inv, upon tletirst Tuesday III tho
month Of December next, 1879, for tho
purpose Of taking the sense Of tho good
people Of this State IN regard to tho
adoption or rejection Of the said Con-
stitmtion, md II shall be the duty 81 said
officers 10 receive the votes Of MI per-
sons entitled to vote under the COnsti-
ton of 1868. Each yOtor shall express
his opinion by depositimg in the ballot
box ticket whercon shall be printed Or
written: ''For the Constitution" Or.
nArainst the Consti tuition" or some such
words rs will distinctly convey tho IN
tention Of the voter.
| And whereas, 1t Is further provided,
that ut the above stated time and place
there shall DO elected u Governor, y
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF
state and Attorney General, . State An
ditor of Public Accounts and u Superlil
tendcnt Of Public EdMcatiOn, for tho
term, Of four years.
). And whereas, it IL further provided,
that Mt the same time and place there
shall he elected Senators and Reprcseil-
I. tntiyes II, tho General Assembly Of this
State, for the term Of four years, 70 re-
present the hereinafter Senatorial D's.
/ tricts and Representative Districts and
!, parishes ny apportionel IN said C"''S''-
: tuition.
4 And whereas, it Is further provided
. TINT mt The same time there shall DC elect
Y cd in each parisl, Of this State by tho
= qualified electors thereof (tle parish o.
Orleans exceptc.l) one Clerk OF the Dis
= trict Court. one Shert, and one Coroner
" for the torn Of four years and IN each
D of said parishes (thc parish Of Orleans
cxcepted) ~ many Justices ot tl'c fcaco
and CoDstablcs to DC elected Tor ~"
l term Of four, years by tho qualified cleo
s. tors within tho territorial limits Of their
;, jurisdiction as are now provided for ny
" law and in the parish Of Orleans ono
ID District Attorney, three Judges for the
ID City Courts Of the city Of NcwOrlcans, and
n one Clerk and one Constable for each %
40 said City Courts, one Clerk for the C'vil
District Court, one Clerk for the Crlinl'
nul District Court, one Civil Sheriff, one
Criminal Sheriff, one Register Of Con
y, * ycvNuces, one Recorder Of Mortgages,
" and one Coroner, Ill said officers to DC
Il. elected by the qualified electors OF th'
parish Of Orleans for the term Of iou'
Ia. years. .s4fs
I'd All the names OF the persons voted for
~ ut said election, for the offices hereinbe
~ fore enumerated, shall be written %
~. urintel on the same ticket and dcpos'
i'm led in the same ballot-box ns the vot'
m. "Eor or against the Constitution"
And whereas, il il furthermore provi
y tlc,l TINT ut the election held for the ratl
- ticntio,, or rejection of said Constitution
If shall he lawful for each voter to lav
II written or printed on his ballot, "For or
70. dina,lce relative to the State debt"
e. the words, against ordinance miativ
" to State debt and IN the event that
I, minority Of the ballots 10 cast have III
III dorscd on them For ordinance relative
=. state debt" then the ordinance and III
III, IN ticle Of said ordinance shall form u p'i
10 of thc Constitution submitted, If til
nv same be ratified and if the majority
y the votes 80 east shall have indorseH I,
70. them the words against ordinance rel'
:. tive to State debt" then said proviso!
n. and articles shall form no part OF I'll
rn' Constitution. ,,,,,
le- Now, therefore, ], LOUIS ALIKE
10 10 WILTZ, Lieutenant Governor ana Ac
OF inv Governor of the State OF Lo"'s'an
act do hereby Issue this my proclamat'oI
or directing IN election to be held throngl
OK, ont the State, mt such places as may
TED dcs;vnat,d by thelegal authorities thcr
cd, NJ on TUESDAY, the second day of d
by cemIer. 4. D.. 1879, being the first Tue
ny day Of said month, from o'clock, A. y
the until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, for d
Tax nurposc of taking the sense OF the go
Der, neople of this State inTegaT to the ado
pts. tion or rejection Of the Constitutions ll
unt mtted for ratification, for heaectlon
IN the above named officers, and for I
t.. ratification or rejection OF the ordinan
'eiit. adopted by the Constitutional Conve
ton IN relation to the debt OF the Sta
Il. and do hereby direct and order I
;. several Slcritis, Assessors, Registrar
s. Voters in the parish of Orleans, Comm
ders sioners Of Elections, and all other ono.
lnu- therein concerned to hold said elect
ring on the lay aforesaid at the places des
py mated by the proper authorities VIII
!. I; their respective parishes, and to cal
and .i,. .o , IN ne conducted in the nam
I TO WV sui" no ,ow. and I do hereby
d in rn .. n.d " -. The several sher
Sn's throughout the State to make due
W. turns Of said election to the secret;
- of State on or before the goth day OF
,, W. cernber, 1879, in accordance with
, .',. provisions of the proposed Constitute
|,a In testimony whereof have bereu
4a ,po affixed my signature, and caused the
',so of the State of Lousiana to be atfi:
II w thereto, at the city OF New Orleans,
,e' IS 3lst day of July. in the year Of our l.
y VI one thousand eight hundred and seven
nine. LOUIS a. WlLlA,
- R,, the citing Governor: