The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-10-18
Proclamation of Election,

SHERIFF's OFFICE, Parish of Ascension,
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. l, 1879.
To the Qualified Electors of the Parish of
Ascension:
WHEREAS, Tho Constitutional Cunyen-
ton lately held in tile city Of New Orleans,
to frame new Constitution for the State of
Louisiana, ordered an election to be holden
throughout the State, upon tho
First Tuesday Of December, 1879,
for the purpose of taking the scuae Of the
good people Of this State in regard to the
adoption or rejection of tho sail Constitu-
ton, ut which election each voter shall ex-
press his opinion by depositing in the ballot
box ii ticket wherein shall be printed or
written: >" For the Constitution" or.
words is iai1l distinctly convey the intention
Of the VOTER; ana
Whereas, 1t is further provided that ut
the above stated time and place there shall
be elected u Governor, Il Lieutenant Guv-
ernor, Secretary of State, an Attorney
General, a State Auditor Of Public Accounts
and Il Superintendent Of Public Education,
for the term Of four years; and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that Mt
the same time ana place there shall DC
elected Senators and Representatives of the
General Assembly Of this State, for the tern,
OF four years, to represent the different Sen
atOrial Districts and Representative dis
tficts ana parishes as appointed III said
Constitution and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that ut
the same time and place there shall he
elected, for the term OF four years. one Dis
trict Judge, and one District Attorney, for
each Of the Judicial Districts of this State
and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that ut
the same time there shall be elected in each
parish, by the qualified electors thereof, one
Clerk of the District Court, Que Sheriff anu
one Coroner, for the term Of four years, and
as many Justices Of the Peace and Const:.-
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 hereinbefore
enumerated, to be written or printed on the
same ticket and deposited in the same bal
lot-box, as the vote for or against the Con
stitutiOn and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the election held for the ratification or re-
lection Of said Constitution, it shall he law
ful Tor each voter to have written or printed
Oh his ballot, For ordinance relative 20
State debt" or the words, Against or,li-
nance relative to State debit" and in the
event that majority OF the ballots so cast
have inuorsed on them: For ordinance
relative to State debt" then the ordinance
aud article of said ordinance shall form Il
part OF the Constitution submitted, if the
same be ratified. and if the majority of votes
so cast shall have indorsed on them the
words, Against ordinance relative to State
debt then said provisions and articles shall
forln no part of the Constitution
Now, therefore, 1. Peter A. Jones, Sheriff |
OF the parish OF Ascension, in pursuance Of |
the proclamation Of Ills En- celiency, Louis |
Alfred Witt. Lieutenant Governor of the |
State OF Louisiana and acting Governor in |
the absence Of the Governor and in compli- |
;snce with law, do hereby issue this my
proclamation to the voters of the parish Of |
Ascension. directing an election 10 be held |
III this parish at such places as may be here
after designated by the proper authorities,
on