The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-28

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., \
State OF Louisiana,

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Whereas, 1t is provided by the Constitution
I, Convention lately hold ia the city OF New @
[ leans. to frame a now constitution for the Sta
Or Louisiana. that Immediately after the az
, journment Of said Convention 1t shall be- tx
duty Of the Governor to issue his proclamatio
directing the several officers OF the State, q,
thorized by Inv to hold elections for member
, or the General Assembly. to open and hold
poll In every parish In this State. at the place
designated BY law. upon the first Tuesday
tho month OF December next 1879. for the pul
pose OF taking the sense OF the good people {
this State In regard to the adoption or rejecio
Of the said constitution and II shall be the dut
of said officers to receive the votes OF all per
sons entitled to vote under the constitution 3
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion b
depositing In the balot-box ticket WHEREOF
shall be printed or written: For the ConstI
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or som
such words as will distinctly convey the inten
| tion OF tho voter.
And whereas. 1t Is further provided, that n
she above stated time aAd place there shall b,
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State. an Attorney General, Stat,
Auditor Of Public Accounts and superlnten
dent Of Public Education. for the term OF foul
| years:
And whereas. 1t Ia further provided. that n
tho Same time and pnce there shall be- elected
Senators and Representatives In tho General
Assembly OF this State. for the term of four
years. to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts and par
ishes % 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 Plaaueminee, two
Senator's
The Second District composed or the Fourth.
Senators.
The Third District. composed or the Third
Ward or Orleans. ono Senator.
The Fourth District. composed OF the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank) OF
Orleans. ono 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 Or 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 tho parishes
OF st. james and Ascension. one Senator.
The Ninth District. composed OF the parishes
of TerrobOnne. Lafourche and Assumption two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed OF the parishes
OF 81. Mary. Vermilion. Cameron and Caleasieu.
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed or the par
ishes OF st. Martin. iberia and Lafayette, ono
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed OF tho par
Ish Of St Landry. two Senators
The Thirteenth District. composed OF tho
parishes Of Avoyelles and Pointe Ooupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed OF the
parishes OF Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed the pnr-
shes Of East and West Foliciana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed OF the par
sh OF East Baton Rouge ono Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes Of st. Helena. Livingston. Tanglpa-
loa. Washington and st. Tammany, one Sen
tor.
The Eighteenth District. composed OF the par
shes Of Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
Tho Nineteenth District composed Of the
wishes OF Natchitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Ted River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District composed OF the par
,h Of Caddo, one Senator.
The Twenty first District. composed Of tho
arishes Of Bossier, Webster, Bienville and
two Senators.
The Twenty-second District. composed OF the
arishes OF Union, Morehouse, Lincoln and
Test Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty third District, composed OF the
nrishes OF Ouachita. Richland. Caldwell.
rankin and jackson. two Senators.
Tho TWenty-fourth District composed Of the
lrishes OF Catahoula. VIM and Grant, one
anator.
The Twenty fifth District. composed OF the
arishes Of East Carroll and Madison one Sem
or.
The Twenty sixth District composed OF the
arishes Of Tensus and Concordla. one Sem
or.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District, First Ward.
10 Representative.
Second Representative District, Second Ward,
% Representatives.
Third Representative District. Third Ward. {
rec Representatives. [
Fourth Representative District Fourth Ward. /
le Representative. 4
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward. d
~ representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward, d
e Representative. t
Seventh Representative District. Seventh
ard. two Representatives.. e
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward.
e Representative t
Ninth Representative District Ninth Ward, t
o Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward, a
Q Representatives. Il
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh 9
ard. two Representatives.
twelfth Representative District. Twelfth o
ard. one Representative. s
Thirteenth Representative District, Thir- Il
'nth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa- 0
g. n
Representative District. Sixteenth a
Seventeenth Wards. one Representative b
fifteenth Representative District, Fifteenth CT
ard. one Representative. :.
The parish of Ascension. one Representa- s.
Q. o
Che parish Of Assumption, two Representa-