Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-11

Store, COnrad's place.
9th Ward-2nd Precinct, at School
House, near LOpez's Store.
9th Ward--At Grifiin's Store.
10th Ward-At Woodland School
House.
J. W. BATES, Sheriff
Of tho Parish Of East Baton Rouge.
THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
WHEREAS, it is provided by the Con-
stitutionAl Convention, lately held in the
city Of New Orleans, to frame now
Constitution for the State Of Louisiana,
that Immediately after the adjournment
of said Convention it shall be tho duty
of tho Governor 10 issue his pr0clama-
ton directing thu several officers Of the
State, authorized by law To hold cleo.
tions for members Of the General Assem-
bly,, open, and hold poll in every par
ish in this State, at the places designa-
ted by law, upon the first Tuesday in tho
month Of Decenlbe! next, 1879, for the
purpose of taking the sense of the good
people of this State in regard to tho
adoption or rejection Of tie said Con-
stitution, aud it shall 10 the duty Of said
officers to receive the votes of all per-
SONS entitled to yot, under the Consti-
ton of 1868. 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 Constitution, "or some ouch
words as will distinctly convey the in
tention Of the voter.
And whereas 1t is further provided,
that at the above stated time and place
there shall be. elected Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, o Secretary Of
State and Attorney General, State Au-
ditOr of Public Accounts and a Superin
tendent of Public Education, for the
term, Of four years.
And Whereas it is further provided.
that at tile same time and place there
shall be elected Senator's and Rcpresen-
tatives in the General Assembly of this
State, for the term of four years, to re-
present the hereinafter Senatorial Dis
tricts and Representative Districts and
parishes as apyortsoned in said Consti'
! tuition.
And whereas, ii is further provided
that at the same time there shall be elect
ed in each parish Of this State by the
qualified electors thereof (the parish Of
Orleans exceptcd) one Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court, one Sheriff and one Coroner
for the term ofEour years and in each
of said parishes (the parish Of Orleans
excepted) as MANY Justices of the Peace
and Constable, to DO elected for the
term of four years by the qualified cleo
tors within the: territorial limits of their
jurisdiction as are now provided for by
law and in the parish of Orleans ono
District Attorney, three Judges for the
City Courts of the city of New Orleans, ard
OnelClerk and ono Constable for each of
said City Courts, one Clerk for the Civil
District Court, one Clerk for the Crimi-
nal District Court, one Civil Sheriff, one
Criminal Sheriff, one Register of Con-
vcyances, one Recorder Of Mortgages,
and one Coroner, all said officers to I've
elected by the qualified electors of the
parish of Orleans for the term of four
years.
All the names OF the persons voted for,
ut said election, for the Offices hereMbe-
fore enumerated, shall he written or
printed on the same ticket and deposit
ted in the SAM. 1llot-box AZ the vote
'For or agaills; the Constitution"
And whereas, it is furthermore pr0vi-
ded that at the election held for the rati-
fcation or rejection Of said Constitution,
it shall be lawful for each voter to have
written or printed on his ballot, For Or
dinance relative to the State debit" or
the words, against ordinance relative
to State debt.n and in the event that q
majority of tic ballots so cast have in
ilorsed on them For ordinance relative to
State debt" then the ordinance and ar
ticle of said ordinance shall form part
of the Constitution submitted, if tho
same be ratified /; and if the majority of
the votes so cast shall have Endorsed on
them the words "Against ordinance rela-
tive to State debt" then said provisions
and articles SHALL form no part Of tho
Constitution.
Now, therefore, l, 10 us ALFRED
Witt, Lieutenant Governor and Act
ing Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
do hereby issne this my proclamation,
directing an election to be held through
out the State, .at such places as may DO
designated by thelegal authorities there
of. on TUESDAY, the second day Of De-
cember. A. D.. 1879, being the first Tues
day of said mpnth, from 7 o'clock, A. NJ,
until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of taking the sense Of tho good
people of this state in regard to the adop-
ton or rejection of the Constitution sub
mtted for RATIFICATION, for the election Of
the above named officers, and for the
ratification or rejection Of the ordinance
adopted by thu Constitutional Conyen-
ton in relation to the debt Of the State;
and do hereby direct and order tho
several Sherifls, Assessors, Registrar Of
Voters in the parish of Orleans, Commits
sioners of Elections, and allother officers
therein concerned to hold said election
on the day aforesaid at the places desig-
mated by the proper authorities within
their respective parishes, and to cause
the same to be conducted in the manner
prescribed by lasN aad do hereby di-
rect and order the several Sheriffs
throughout tie State to make due re-
turns of said election to the Secretary
of State on or before the Goth day of De-
cember, 1879, in accordance with the
provisions Of tic proposed Constitution.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
affixed my signature, and caused the seal
of the State OF Louisiana to be affixed
thereto, at the city Of New Orleans, this
31st day of July. in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine. LOUIS A. WILT,
By the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary ofState.