The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-25
Proclamation OF Election.
SHERIFF's OFFICE, Parish Of Calcasieu,
Lake Charles, Oct. 25, 1S19.i,.


SuEaFF's OFFICE, Parish OF Calcasieu,
Lake Charles, Oct. Is, fSs9f,e1
To the Qualified Electors of the Parish Of
Whereas, The Constitutional Convention
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 Constitution,
at which election each voter shall express his
opinion by depositing in the ballot-box ticket
whereon shall be printed or written |: /" For
the Constitution" or, against the Consti-
tuition" or such other words US will convey
the intention of the voter; and NJ
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at the
above stated time and place there shall be
elected a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, a
Secretary OF State, an Attorney General, y
State Auditor of Public Accounts and Su-
perintcndent 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 Senatorial
Districts and Representative Districts and par
ishes as appointed in said Constitution; and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at the
same time and place there shall be elected,
for the term OF four years, one District Judge,
and one District Attorney, for each Of the Ju-
dicial Districts of this State and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that ut the
same time there shall be elected In each par
ish by the qualified electors thereof, one Clerk
of the District Court, one Sheriff and one
Coroner, for the term of four years, and as
many Justices OF the Peace and Constables,
as now provided by law, for the term Of four
years;
All the names of the persons voted for ut
said election, for the offices hereinbefore emu
merated, to be written or printed on the same
ticket and deposited in the same ballot-box,
as the vote for or against the Constitution; and
Whereas, Ills further provided that at the
election held for the ratification or rejection
Of said Constitution, 1t shall be lawful for each
voter to have written or printed on his ballot, |
For ordinance relative to State debt, " or the
words, against ordinance relative to State
debt" and In the event that majority Of the |
ballots SO cast have Endorsed on them: "For |
ordinance relative to State debt" then the |
ordinance and article of said ordinance shall |
form part of the Constitution submitted, If |
the same be ratified, and II the majority of
votes so cast shall have Endorsed on them the |
words, against ordinance relative to State
debt, f" then said provisions and articles shall
form no part OF the Constitution
Now, therefore, /, David III. Lyons, sheriff |
OF the parish of Calcesieu, In pursuance of
the proclamation of His Excellency, Louis
Alfred Witt, Lieutenant Governor of the
State Of Louisiana and acting Governor in the
absence of the Governor, and In compliance
with law, do hereby issue this my proclama-
ton to the voters Of the parish of Calcasieu,
directing an election to be held in this parish
at the twenty polling places already designa-
ted by the proper authorities, on
Tuesday, the 9md day Of Decem-
her, 1879,
being the first Tuesday of said month"; from
7 O'Clock A. M. to 8 o'clock In the afternoon,
for the purpose of taking the sense of the
good people of this parish In regard to the
adoption or rejection Of the Constitution sub
mitted for ratification for the ratification or
rejection of the ordinance adopted by the
Convention In relation to the
debt of the State for the election Of all State
officers as above enumerated, and two Sena-
tors from the Tenth Senatorial District, COM
posed Of the parishes of Caleasieu, Cameron,
Vermilion and st. Mary, one District Judge
and one District Attorney from the Fourteenth
Judicial District, composed OF the parishes of
Vernon, Calcasieu and Cameron, one Repre-
sentative, one Clerk OF the District Court, one
Sheriff, one Coroner nine Justices OF the
Peace and nine Censtables.
And do hereby order and direct the sew
eral Commissioners appointed by the proper
authorities to conduct said election in the
manner prescribed by law, and make due re-
turn of their respective polls to my office,
within the shortest possible delay.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto af-
fixed my official signature at Lake Charles,
La, this 18th day OF October, a. D.. 1879.
DAVID n. LYONS,
Sheriff of the Parish OF Calcsaieu.