The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-02

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The Eighth District shall be composed of the parishes of St.
James and Ascension, and shall elect one Senator.
The Ninth District shall be composed of the parishes of Terre-
bonnie, Iafourche and Assumption, and shall elect two Senators
The Tenth District shall be composed ofthe parishes of St Mary,
vermiion, Cameron and Cacaaeu, and shall elect two Senators.
Martin, Iberia and Lafayette, and shall elect one Senator:
The Twelfth District shall be composed of the parish of 81. Lam
dry, and shall elect two Senators
The Thirteenth District shall be composed Of the parishes of Avoy-
The Fourteenth District shall be composed of the parishes of 1ber-
vile Tn and a; West Baton aoaa. Rouge yn and shall nLn elect one IN IS Senator ah,oo 49,.
and West Feldana, and shall elect one Senator:
The Sixteenth District shall be composed of the parish of East
The Seventeenth District shall be composed of the parishes of st.
Helena, Livingston, %Tangipahoa, Washington and St. Tammany,
The Eighteenth District shall be composed of the parishes of
HE Nineteenth District t shall Id be composed of the parishes of.
Natchitoches Sabine, De Soto and Red River, and shall elect two
The Twentieth District shall be composed of the parish of Caddo
and d. shall elect one Senator;
ser, Webster, Bienvlle and Claiborne, and shall elect two Senators;
Senators.
The Twenty-third District shall be composed of the parishes of
ouachita, Richand, Caldwell, Franklin and Jackson, and shall elect
Catahoula, Vim and Grant, and shall elect one Senator
The Twenty-6fth District shall be composed of the parishes of
East Carroll and Madison, and shall elect one Senator.
The Twsnty-sizth District shall be composed of the parishes of
Thirty-six (36) Senators in all
And the Representatives shall be apporioned among the parishes
and representative districts as follows:
First Representative District, first ward, one Representative.
Second Representative District second ward, two Representative.
Third Representative District, third ward, three Representatives.
Fourth Representative District fourth ward. one Representative.
Sixth R Representative District, sixth ward, one Representative.
Eighth Representative District, eighth ward, one Representative.
Ninth Representative District, ninth ward, two Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District, eleventh ward, two Representa-
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Thirteenth Representative District, thirteenth and fourteenth wards,
Fourteenth Representative District, sixteenth and seventeenth
wards, one Representative.
Fifteenth Representative District, fifteenth ward, one Representative.
The parishes Of Ascension, West Baton Rouge, Benvile, Bosser,
Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, East Carroll, West Carol, Catahoula,
son, Lafayette, Lincoln, Livingston, Morehouse, ouachita, Plaque
mines n9assl Pe q s Goupe e; Red Redl River e. R ia (. Sabine sabine. St : Bernard %naEa St. St
Tammany, T%angpahoaa, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington,
The parishes of Assumption, Avoyenes, East Baton Rouge, Caddo,
Claiborne, De Soto, East Feiciana, Ibervile, Lafourche, Madison,
Natchitoches, Rapides, St. Mary, Tensas, Ierrebonne each two Rep
The parish of S. Landry four Representatives.
Sa1e been t. }aken rei by the h 81 State i in n eirh tgsa hundr sna a and n { in a ,.
cordance with the provisions of articles 16 and IT,
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
ART: y The: The legislative 5s;tS ., power ssr. Of the IL State shall IL, be vested il a
ART. 20. The style of the laws of this State shall be: Be it enacted
by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
ART. 21. The General Assembly shall meet at the seat Of government
on the second Monday Of May, 1882, at II o'clock noon, and biennialy
thereafter. Its first session under this constitution may extend to a
period of ninety days, but any subsequent session shall be limited to
q period of sixty days. Should a vacancy occur in either house, the
Governor shall order an election to fill such vacancy for the remain
der of the term.
ART. %. Every elector under this constitution shall be eligible to a
seat in the House of Representative, and every. elector who has
reached the age of twenty-five years shall be eligible to the Senate;
provided, that no person shall be eligible to the General Assembly
unless at the time of his election he has been a citizen of the State
for five years and an actual resident of the district or parish from
which he may be elected for two years Immediately preceding his
election. The seat of any member who may change his residence
from the district or parish which he represents shall thereby be
vacated, any declaration of a retention Of domicle to the contrary
Notwithstanding; and members of the General Assembly shall be
elected for a term of four years,
ART: %. Each house shall Judge of the qualifications, election