Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29
| "a Warl-City or Baton Rouge, at
Engine House Of Washington Fire Co.,

"a Warl-City or Baton Rouge, at
engine House Of Washington Fire Co.,
:, ,ssS Ward Var, TlIssat,sshhs haas store, in
III, ath wWard.-ist Ward. Precinct, Ii 1teatl,sI
Store at the Plains. ''.'.'..'i
4th Wnrtil2d Precinct A. Ginsth'si
Storc.t '39,iiQ sblt q .1oi4.una3 /
,6th W.r;l-.At Bethel ChufcKs. efs5:'f
9Th Ward-At Morti,nufe Prices. sses5s
7th Ward-At Masonic Lodge. l.la,a
9Th WaM---1st Precinct; at GotlisHo
Store, iCoMra,l's ,placcsl III Z. -. ~
stlp Wartl--9nl Precinct; at SshQVf
House,. near LDpez's Store. i3.f, a5
9th WarA--At New st. Louis, Larl-
more's. silils. xi.A,.f
10th wara--At Woodland School
J. ". BATES, Sheriff
Of the Parish y East y Baton ] Rouge.
r1sE G0yEgNohY pisoctxMAr1ox:
! pr EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
i& ~ STATE OF LOUISIANA.
! WHEREAS, It Is provided by the Con-
stitutiSnsl Convention, lately held In tho
city Of New Orleans, to frame . lnsw
Coi,stituticn for tho State Of Louisidnai
that inmcdtatcly after the udjournmeiit
of said Convention It shall be tho duty
of tho Governor to issue hts proclama-
ton directing the seveEnl officers Of tho
State. authorized by law to hold .eleci
tions for members Of tlle Genefal AsssIArl
bly. OMEN, and hold y poll in every spars,
isH in this State, AT the places designa-
ted by law, upoh ti.efirst 'racMlay in tho
month Of Dcce,Abcr next, 1879, for ths
purpose Of taking tlie sense Of the good
people Of this State IN regard 70 tho
a,loption or rejection Of the said Con-
stitution, and It shall bt the duty 81 said
officers to receive the votes of oil per-
st,ns entitled to vote under the COnstiS
tion Of 1858, Each voter shall express
his opinion by depositing In the ballot
box q ticket wheleon shall be printed or
written: sFor the Constitution" Or
"Auninst the Constitution" or some snclr
words ~ will distinctly convey the I'M
tention of the voter. ,i,f.. EH5 .,1,3
And whereas, it il further provided,
that at the above stated time md place
there shall be elected Governor, I"
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary oi
State and Attorney General, o State Ku-
ditor Of Public Accounts and . Supcrlit
tcndent of Public Education, for tho
term, Of four years.
And whereas, it is furthes provideds
that at the same time and place there
shall he elected Senators ami Reprcsen--
tatiyes in the General Assembly Of TINS
state. for the term Of four yeary, to 1e-
,,rcsent the hereinafter Senatorial DIS.
tricts and Representative Districts and
parishes M apportioncd IN sara Cohs''-
tutiOn. }f n l...r
!, And whereas, it is further provided
i that at the same time there stiall DO elect,
y cd in ench parish Of this State by tho
\ qualified electors thereof (the parish OF
$ Orleans exceptc,l) one Clerk of the DIS.
:. tr;ct Court. one Sheriff and one Coroner
II for the term Of four years and in each
. Of said parishes (the parish Of Orleans
exceptet) ~ many Justices Of the PeGce
: and Constables to be elected for the
- term of four years Ivy the qualified cleo
e. tors within the territorial limits Of Their
= Jurisdiction ny are now provided for by
H. law and IN the parish Of Orleans one
d District Attorney, three gn|Ees fof INC |,
ID City Courts Of the city Of NewOr'eans, ana
70 one Clerk and one Constable for each oi
na m sail City Courts, one Clerk for the Civil
- District Court, ono Clerk for the Crim''
nal District Court, one Civil Sheriff, one
VI Criminal Sheriff, one Register Of Con.
& yeynnccs. one Recorder Of Mortgages,
Z! and one Coroner, all said officers to be
Il. elected by the qualified electors OF the
parisl, Of Orleans for the term OF fon'
h. years. r..
" Mt said election, for the Offices hereinbc
an fore enumerated, shall be written d
'"' printed on the same ticket ana depos'
i'm ted in the, same ballot-box as the YOU
NJ "For or against the Constitution"
!. And whereas, it is Furthermore proyi
A. ded that Mt the election held Tor tho r't'
y" fication or rejection Of said Constitution
- # shall he lawful for each voter to hav
10 written or printed OF his ballot, "For OF
49, dinance relative to tho State dcht,' q
~ the words, "Against oriiR;nce re!ativ
No. to state debt" and in the event that
g, majority of the ballots no east have "
-. ~ dorsed On them "For ortlinahcc relative
"n 'n state debt" then the ordinance anu a1
-" ':m ticle Of said ordinance shall form y pa
w ',h "f thc Constitution submitted, II I'll
,"' VI. same be ratified and if the majority
y the votes so cast shall have MdorSed q Q
70. then, the words against Ordinance rel;
=. tive TO state debt" then sail pr6vislos
NJ. and articles shall form no part OF I'll
Inv Inv Constitution. ,,,r
De- Now. therefore, Il, LOUIS ALFRE
to WuTZ, Lieutenant Governor ana Ac
OF inc Governor Of the State OF LO'uslan
act do hereby issue this my lpocIamat'o
{ or directing an election to be held thronk
ok, mt the State. at such places as may
ded lcsicnatcd by thelegal authorities thol
,od, % "f 6n TUESDAY, the secead day Of q
by cember, A. D.. 1879, being The first II'
by day Of said month, from Z O'clock, A. =
the until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, 1or
Tax purpose Of taking the sense OF the 60
Der, neople of this State in regard to the ado
.- tion or rejection of the Constitution sc
,unt mitted for ratification, for theesectlon
0 in tho above named officers, and tor
it. rat;f;cation or rejection Of the ordinaf
neGt adopted by the Constitutional Cerv'
a.. t;on IN relation to the debt OF the sta
f. and do hereby direct and order
- seyeral Sheriffs, Assessors, Registrar
's.-- Vote Voters in the parish of Orleans, Conn
rders s;nners of Elections, and all other ONO
anu tb.re;n concerned to hold said elect
,ring on ~ tho day aforesaid at the places dei
by mated by the proper authorities wls
\. their respective parishes, and 70 ca
! and ~. same to DO conducted in tho man
ID to mrsscrlled by law; and | do hereby
I'd in r.ct % and order the several shel
lights throughout T the State to make due
IL. turns ofsaid election to the secres
the "nn%ar 1s79 In accordance with
plete nrov;s;ous oftlc proposed Constitut
orate I In testimony whereof, have ncIeu