The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-12
PROCLAIM TON.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. |
State of Louisiana,

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Convention. lately held in tho city OF New Or
leans, to frame Il new constitution for tie State
of Louisiana. that Immediately after the ad-
| ournment OF said Convention 1t shall DO the
duty of the Governor to issue his proclamation
directing the several officers Of the State. au-
| thnrtzed by law to hold elections for monitors
Of the General Assembly. to open and hold q
| poll In every parish In this State ut the places
designated by law upon tho frat Tuesday III
the month OF December next. 1872 for the pur-
pose OF taking the sense of the good people OF
this State Ia regard to the adoption or rejection
of tho 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
1903. Each voter shall express his opinion by
deposlting In tho ballot-box q ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Consti-
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
tion OF the voter.
And whoreas. 1t Is further provided. that ut
the above stuffed time and place there shall be-
elected q Governor. Lieutenant Governor
Secretary OF State. an Attorney General State
Auditor OF Public Accounts and II supernten-
dent OF Public Education. for the term of four
years;
And whereas. it Is further provided. that Mt
Senators and Representatives In tho General
Assembly of this State. for the term Of four
years, Is represent the hereinafter senatorial
dlstrlots and representative districts and par
Ishes as apportoned In said constitution to
wit:
Tho First Senatorial District. mpoaed Of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards of Orleans ind of the
parishes OF st. Bernard and Plaauemines two
Senators.
The 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.
The Fourth District. composed OF the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bankl Of
Orleans. one Senator.
The Fifth District. composed of tho First and
Tenth Wards Of Orleans. ono Senator.
Tho Sixth District. composed Of tho Eleventh.
Twelfth. Thirtoonth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
seventeenth Wards OF Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of the par
fishes Of Jefferson. st. Charles and st. John tho
Baptist ono Senator.
The Eighth District composed Of the parishes
OF st. James and Ascension. ono Senator.
The Ninth District. composed Of the parishes
of Terrebonne. Lafourche and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed OF the parishes
Of ST. Mary vermilion. Cameron and Calcasieu
two Senators.
Tho Eleventh District composed OF tho par
ishes OF st. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette one
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed OF tho par
ish OF st. Landry. two Senators.
The Thirteenth District composed OF the
parishes of AvoyelIes and Pointe Coupee. ono
Senator.
The Fourteenth District, composed of the
parishes OF Iberville and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District composed the par
ishes OF East and West Feliciana, one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed Of the par
sh of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes OF ST. Helena. Livingston. TanRipa-
hon. Washington and st. Tammany, ono Sem
ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed of tho par
isbes of Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
Tho Nineteenth District. composed OF the
PARISHES Of Natchitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District. composed of tho par
ish Of Caddo, ono Senator.
The Twenty.lrs District. composed Of the
parishes of Bossier, Webster. Bienvllle and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty-second District. composed of the
parishes Of Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twonty-third District. composed Of the
parishes of Ouach;ta. Richland. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and Jackson, two Senators.
The Twenty-fonrth District. composed Of the
parishes OF Catahoula VIM ard Grant. one
Genator.
The Twenty. fifth District. composed Of the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison, one Sem
ator.
The Twenty-sixth District. composed of the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sem
ator.
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 Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward.
two 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.
two Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward
two Repre- sentatives.
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
Ward. two Representatives.
Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth
Ward. one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Wards, one Representa-
tive.
Fourteenth Representative District, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth
Ward. one Representative.
The parish of Ascension. one Representa-
tive.
The parish of Assumption. two Representa-
tives.