The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-27

! PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. |
State Of Louisiana.
Whereas. 1t Ia provided BY tho constitutional
Convention lately held In tho city of New Or
, leans. to frame new constitution for tho State
, Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the ad-
!, journment Of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty of the Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing the several officers of the State, au.
tborized by law to hold elections for members
OF the General Assembly. to open and hold q
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 tho pur-
pose of taking the sense of the good people 81
this State in regard to the adoption or rejection
OF the eatd constitution. and It shall be the duty
OF said officers to receive the votes OF all per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution OF
1868. Each voter shall express hia opinion by
deposlting In the ballot-box a ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Constl-
tuition" or Against the Constitution or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
tion of the voter.
And whereas, It Is further provided that at
the above stated time and place there shall be
elected q Governor, Lieutenant Governor, a
Secretary of State. an Attorney General, a State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and Buperinten-
dent OF Public Education. for the term OF four
| years;
And whereas. 1t is further provided that at
the same time and place there shall be- elected
Senators and Representatives In the General
Assembly Of this State. for tho term Of four
years. to represent the hereinafter senatorial
/ <y3 t,t, =
ishes as apporioned 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 Plaauemlnee, two
Senators.
Tho 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 bankl of
Orleans. ono Senator.
The Fifth District. composed Of the First and
Tenth Wards OF Orleans. one Senator
The Sixth District. com posed 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 Terrehonne Lafourche and Assumption two
Senators.
The Tenth District composed Of the parishes
of St. Mary. Vermilion. Cameron and Cacasieu,
two Senators.
mt ri A. MI
ishes Of 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 Ayoyelles and Pointe Coupee one
Senator.
The Fourteenth Dstrirt. composed Of the
parishes Of IbervilIe and West Baton Rouge, |
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District, composed the par
ishes of East and West Foliciana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed OF the par
ish of East Baton Rouge, one Senator
The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes Of st. Helena. Livingston. TanRipa-
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
srishes of Natehitoehes. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District, composed Of the par-
lsh of Caddo, ono Senator.
The Twenty first District. composed of the
parishes OF BoEster, Webster. BieH]ille and
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 fifth District composed OF the !
parishes of East Carroll and Madison. one Sem
ltor. ,
The Twenty-sixth District. composed Of the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia, one Sem
itor. :
FOE THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District. First Ward.
,ne Representative.
Second Representative District. Second Ward,
wo Representatives
Third Representative District. Third Ward,
hree Representatives.
Fourth Representative District Fourth Ward. .
)ne Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward, .
wo Representatives. :
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward, ,
)ne Representative. !
Seventh Representative District Seventh
Ward. two Representatives,
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward.
one Representative, ,
Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ward, !
wo Representatives.
Tenth Representative District Tenth Ward, ,
wo Representatives. !
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh :
Ward. two Representatives. ,
Twelfth Representative District, Twelfth
Ward. one Representative. s
ThtrteonIh Representative District. Thir-
zenith and Fourteenth Wards, one Representa-
i've.