The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-02
PROCLAIM ALTON.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana.

Whereas II is provided by tho Constitutional
Convention. lately held In tho city Of New Or
LEANS. 10 frame - new constitution for the State
Of Louisiana. that Immediately aftor the adj
j0mrnmant Of aald Convention 1t shall DO tho
duty Of tho Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing tho several officers OF tho State at-
thorized by law to hold elections for members
Or the General Assembly. to opon and hold
poll In every parish in this State at tho places
designated by law. upon tho first Tuesday In
tho month of December next 1879. for the pur-
pose OF taking the sense OF tho good people OF
this Stata In regard to tho adoption or rejection
of tho said constitution and It shall be the duty
of said officers to receive the votes OF all per
sons entitled to vote under tho constitution Of
1868 Each voter shall express his opinion by
depoeitIng In the ballot-box u ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Constt-
tuition. !" or "ARalnst tho Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convoy tho inten
ti0n of the voter.
And whereas. 1t Is further provided that Mt
khe above stated timo aud place there shall DO
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State, an Attorney General, state
Auditor of Public Accounts and Superinten-
dent of Public Education. for the term Of four
years:
And whereas. It Ia further provided. that Mt
the same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives in tho doneral
Assembly Of this State. for tho torn Of four
years IL represent tho hereinafter senatorial
districts mud representative districts and par
i4hes aa npportoned In said constitution. to
wit:
Tho FIrRt Senatorial District, composed Of tho
Eighth and Ninth Wards Of Orleans and OF the
parishes of st. Bernard and Flaauomines, two
Senators.
Tho Second District. composed OF tho Fourth.
Fifth. SIKH and Seventh Wards Of Orleans. two
Senators.
Tho Third District. composed OF tho Third
Ward Of Orleans, ono Senator.
Tho Fourth District composed Of tho Second
ana Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right hanSl Of
Orleans ono Senator.
Tho Fifth Diatrict. composed Of tho First and
Tonh Wards Of Orleans. ono Senator.
Tho Sixth District composed Of the Eleventh.
Twelfth. Thirtoonth. Fourteenth. Aixtoonth and
Seventeenth Wards of Orleans. two Senators,
Tho Soyenth District. COMPOSED Of tho par
fishes Of Jefferson st. CHARLES and St John tho
Baptist ono senator
The Eighth District composed Of the parishes
of st. james and Ascension. ono Senator.
Tho Ninth District. COMPOSED OF tho parishes
| Of Terrobonne. Lafourch0 and Assumption two
Senators.
| Tho Tenth District. composed Of tho parishes
| of st. Mary Yofmilion. Cameron and CaCasleu.
two Senators.
Tho Eleventh District composed OF tho par
shes Of st. Martin. Iborie and Lafayette, one
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed of tho par
sh of st. Landry two Senators,
4 ,I.t,t rnI nF hp
parishes Of Avoyelles and Poin'e Coupee. ono
Senator.
Tho Fourteenth District composed Of tho
narIehes Of Ibnryillo and Wost Baton Rouge.
ono Senator.
Tho Fifteenth District composed o the par
ishes Of East ana West Feleiana. ono Senator.
rho Sixteenth District. composed of tho par
ish Of East Baton Rouge ono Senator
The Seyenteenth District. composed OF the
parishes of St Helena. Livingston. Tangipa-
hna, Washington and st. Tammany. ono Bon
nt9r.
The Eighteenth District composed OF the par
/ Iahes of Rapiios and Vernon. ono Senator.
Tho Nineteenth District. composed of the
I, arahoa cf Natehitoches Sabine. De Soto and
led River two Senators.
The Twentieth District, composed of tho par
ish If C.ddo, enc Senator.
The Twenty first District. composed Of the
.ariahes Of Bo@sler, Webster. Blenvllie and
Claiborne two Senators.
/ The Twenty second District. composed of the
/ parishes or Union Morehougo, Lincoln and
| West Carroll. two Senators.
Tho Twenty-third District. composed Of the
parishes of Ouachita. Riehland Caldwell
rrankIin and Jackson, two Senators.
/ The Twentr fourth District. compoeed OF the
u ONE
Senator.
The Twenty. fifth District. composed OF the
parishes Of East Carroll and Madison. one Son
etor.
The Twenty sixth District. composed OF the
parishes OF Tensas and Concordia, ono SEN
ator.
| FOR TIE PAREaH OF ORLEANS.
Firat Representative District, First Ward
ono Representative.
Second Representative District. Second Ward
two Representatives.
Third Representative District. Third Ward
three Representatives.
Fourth Representative District Fourth Ward
one Representative.
Fifth Reprosas tatlve District. Fifth Ward
two Representatives.
sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward
ono Representative.
Eleventh. Representative District, Seventh
Ward. two Representatives.
Eighth Representative District, Eighth Ward
ono Representative.
Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ward
two Representatives.
Tenth REPRESENTATIVE District. Tenth Ward
two Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
Yard. two Representatives.
E,tI, rfnk
ri, one Representative.
thirteenth Representative District. THU
III ard Fourteenth Wards, one Representa-
1ourtcenth Representative District. Bixteent
Reyenteenth Wards. ono Representative.
J ,fteenth Representative District. Fifteont
W Cue Representative.
parlsh of Ascension. one Represents