The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-10-25

SHERIFF > 'fFiCE- IHFlSfl OF AScGnSfOn;f
Donaldsonyille, La, Oct. |, 1879.
To the Qualified Electors of the Parish of
Ascension
WHEREAS, The Constitutional Convcn-
ton lately held in the city of New Orleans,
to frame a new Constitution for the State of
Louisiana, ordered an election to be holden
throughout the State, upon the
First Tuesday of December, 1870.
for the purpose of taking the sense of the
good people of this State in regar, to the
adoption or rejection of the said Constitu-
ton ut which election each voter shall cx-
press his opinion by dcpositing in the ballot
box ticket wherein shall be printed or
written: For the Consultations" or,
against the CONSTITUTIONS" or such other
words as will distinctly convey the intention
ot the voter: and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the above stated time and place there shall
be elected a Governor, a Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, an Attorney
General a State Auditor of Public Accounts
and a Superintendent Of Public Education,
for the term of four years. ;sn,
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 thc term
OF four years. TO represent the different Scn-
atorial Districts and Representative Dis
Constitution /; and
Where's. Ii is further provided that at
the same tin" aid place there shall be
elected, for the term OF four years. one Dis
trct Judge, and one District Attorney, for
each of the Judicial Districts of this State;
and
Whereas. 1t is further provided that at
the same time there shall be elected in each
parish by the qualified electors thereof, one
Clerk Of the District Court one Sheriff ant,
one Coroner for the term of four years, and
as many Justices of the Peace and Consta-
bles, as now provided by law, for the term
of four years !;
All the names Of the persons voted for at
said election, for the offices hereinbcfurc
enumerated, to be written OF printed OF the
same ticket and deposited in the same bal
lot-hoN. as the vote for CT against the Con
sttution; and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the election held for the ratification or re-
lection of said Constitution, it shall be law
1ul Tor each voter to have written or printed
Oh his ballot, For ordinance relative 20
State debt or the words, Against orsli-
nance relative to State debt" and III the
event that /. majority of the ballots so cast
have lndorsed on them: = For ordinance
relative to State debt. then the ordinance
and article OF said ordinance shall form a
part OF the Constitution submitted, il the
same be ratified and if the majority of votes
SO east shall have indorsed on them the
words, Against ordinance relative to State
debt. then said provisions and articles shall
form no part of the Constitution
Now, therefore, |, Peter a. Jones, Sheriff
OF the parish Of Ascension. il pursuance oil
the proclamation of His E> cellency, Louis
Alfred Wilt. Lieutenant Governor OF the
State OF Louisiana and acting Governor in
the absence of the Governor and in co:npli- |
ance with law, do hereby issue this my
proclamation to the voters of the parish Of
Ascension. directing an election to be held |
III this parish ut such places as may be here
after designated by the pi oper authorities, |
ON
Tuesday, the 2nd day of Decem-
Der, A. d. 1879,
being the first Tuesday of said month"; from
O'Clock A. NJ. to = 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
submitted for ratification for the ratitica- |
ton or rejection OF the ordinance Il doptel /
by the Constitute Convention in relation
to the debt of the State; for tine election of
all State officers as above enumerated and
one Senator from the Eighth Senatorial Dis
met, composed of the parishes of st. james
md ASCENSION one District Judge and one
District Attorney from the Twenty-seconI
judicial District. composed also OF said par
shes Of st. James and Ascension, one Rep
one Clerk of the District Court,
me Sheriff. one Coroner. ten Justices Of the
Peace and ten Constables
And do hereby order aud direct the sew
raj Commissioners to be hereafter APP
pointed by the proper authorities to conduct
aid election in the manner prescribed by
aw, and make due return of their respective
'olls to my Office, within the shortest posi-
lie delay.
In testimony whereof. 1 have hereunto
fixed my official signature at Donaldson
lille, La, this lst day of October, A. D. 1879
p. A. JONES.
Sheriff of the parish Of Ascension