The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-08

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State az Louisiana.

leans. 10 ITHme q new CONSTITUTION ZOE Inc btatf
OF Louisiana. that Immediately after the ad
journment Of said Convention it shall be tbs
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 9
poll In every parish In this State. at the places
designated by law. upon the first Tuesday In
the month of December next. 1879. for the pur.
pose OF taking the sense OF the good people Of
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
OF the said constitution and It shall be the duty
Of said officers to receive the votes of all per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution 81
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion by
deposittng In the ballot-box 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 whereas. 1t Ia 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. q State
Auditor OF Public Accounts and Superinten-
dent of Public Education, for the term Of four
years;
And whereas. It 10 further provided. that at
the same time and place there shall be 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 as apportioned in said constitution, to
wit:
The First Senatorial District. composed 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 and Seventh Wards Of Orleans. two
Senators.
The Third District. composed Of the Third
Ward OF Orleans. one Senator.
The Fourth District. composed Of the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank) OF
Orleans. one Senator.
The Fifth District. composed Of the First and
Tenth Wards of Orleans. one Senator.
The Sixth District. composed Of the Eleventh,
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards OF Orleans. two Senators.
The 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. James and Ascension. one Senator.
The Ninth District composed of the parishes
Of Terrebonne. Lafourche and Assumption, two
Senator's
The Tenth District. composed OF the parishes
Of st. Mary. Vermillon. Cameron and Oalcasieu.
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed of the par
ishes or 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 the
parishes Of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
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
ish or East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes OF St Helena. Livingston. Tangfpa-
hoa, Washington and st. Tammany one Sem
atOr.
The Eighteenth District. com posed Of the par
ishes Of Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed Of the
Iarishes Of Natchitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District composed Of the par
ish Of Caddo, one Senator.
The Twenty first District, composed of the
parishes OF Bossier, Webster. Bienyille and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty second District composed Of the
parishes of Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty-third District. composed of the
parishes Of Ouachita Richland. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and Jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed OF the
parishes Of Catahoula. VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
The Twenty.f1 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 Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
Ward. two Representatives.
Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth
Ward. one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District. Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa-
i've
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-
lives.
The parish of Avoyelles. two Representatives
The parish OF East Baton Rouge. two Repre-