The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-18

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
State ~ Louisiana,

State OF Louisiana.
Whereas. It is provided by tho constitutional
Convention, lately hold In tho city OF New Or
leans. TO frame new constitution for tho hthte
of Louisiana that Immediately inter the I'D
journment of said Convention 1t shall be tho
duty of the Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing the several officers Of the State. au-
thorized by law to hold elections for members
of the General Assembly. to open and hold a
poll In every parish in this State. ut the places
designated by law. upon tho first TuosdaY LII
tho month Of December noxt. 1879. for tho ptlr-
pose of taking the sense Of the good people OF
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
Of tho said constitution. and IL shall be tho duty
Of said officers to receive the votes OF all per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution OF
1861. Each voter shall express his opinion BY
depositlng In the balot-box q ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Consti-
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or Home
such words "a will distinctly convey the inten-
ton of tho voter.
And whereas. 1t ia further provided. that at
tho above stated time and place there shall be
elected a Governor. Lieutenant Governor, n
Secretary of state. IN Attorney General, btate
Auditor n Public Accounts and Superinten-
dent OF Public Education. for the term OF four
years:
And whereas. It Ii further provided. TINT at
the same time and plaee there shall. BIO elected
Senators 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 az npportioned In said constitution. to
wit.
Tho First Senatorial District. com posed OF the
Eighth and Ninth Wards OF Orleans and Of the
parishes OF st. Bernard and PlaQuemines, two
Senators.
The Second District. composed Of the Fourth.
Fifth, Sixth aud Seventh Wards Of Orleans. two
Senators.
The Third District composed Of the Third
Ward OF Orleans. ono Senator.
Tho Fourth District. composed OF the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank) of
Orleans. one Senator.
Tho Fifth District. composed eff the First and
Tenth Wards Of Orleans, ono Senator.
The Sixth District. composed OF tho Eleventh.
Twelfth, Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans two Senators.
Tho Seventh District. composed of the par
ishes of Jefferson. st. Charles and St. John the
Baptist. one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed Of the parishes
Of ST. Jamea and Ascension. ono Senator.
The Ninth District. composed OF the parishes
Of Terrebonne. Lafourehe and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tonth District composed of the parishes
of st. Mary Vermillon. Cameron and Calcasieu.
two Senators.
Tho Eleventh District, composed OF the par
ishes Of st. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette. one
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed OF the par
ish Of st. Landry two Senators.
The Thirteenth District. composed Of tho
parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. ono
Senator.
The Fourteenth District composed of the
parishes or Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
Tho Fifteenth District. composed the par
ishee of East and West Felieiana. 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. Tangipn-
hoa. Washington and st. Tammany, one SEN
ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed OF the par
Ishes of Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed Of the |
i wishes of Natchtoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
The Twentieth. District composed Of the par |
tsh of Caddo, one Senator.
Tho Twenty first District. composed Of tho |
parishes of Bossier, Webster, Bienville and |
two Senators.
Tile Ttrenty-aaeand District composed OF the |
parishes Of Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and |
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty-third District. composed Of the
parishes Of Ouaehita. Richland. Caldwell. /
r'ranklln and Jackson. two Senators.
Tho Twenty fourth District. composed Of the |
parishes of Catahoula VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
The Twenty fifth District. composed OF the
parishes Of East Carroll and Madison. one Sem
ator.
The Twenty-slxth District. composed OF the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sem
ator.
Fon THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District, First Ward.
one Representative.
Second Representative District. Second Ward. i,
swo Representatives.
Third Representative District. Third Ward.
,hree Representatives.
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward.
one Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward.
iwo Representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward.
one Representative.
Seventh Representative District Seventh
Ward. two Representatives.
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward.
one Representative.
Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ward.
,wo Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward.
,Wo Representattyes