The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-12

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.. |
Stnte I'll Louisiana.

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State Ut Louisiana
Whereas. ii ig provided by the Constitutional
Convention. lately held In the city Of New Or
leans. to frame new constitution Tor the State
of Louisiana, that Immediately after the ad-
iournment of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty of the Governor to issue hts proclamation
directing the several officers of the State, au-
tborlzed by law to hold elections for members
Of the General Assembly. to open and hold
poll Iii every parish i'm this State, at the places
designated by law upon the first Tuesday In
the month of December next 1879, for the pur
pose of taking the sense Of the god people Of
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
Of the said constitution, and 1t 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 bis opinion BY
depositing In the ballot-ho ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Oonstl-
tution.' or Against the Constitution" or some
such words az viii distinctly convey the inten-
tion Of the voter.
And whereas. 1t is further provided. that ut
the above stated time and place there shall be
elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor. q
Secretary Of State. an Attorney General, State
Auditor of Public Accounts and 81 sunerinten-
dent OF Public Education, for the term Of four
years;
And whereas, IL IL further provided, that at
the same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives In the General
Assembly OF this State. for the term Of four
years. to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts and par
iahes az apportioned In said constitution. to
wit.
The First Senatorial District, composed of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards Of Orleans and Of the
parishes Of ut. Bernard and Plaouemines, two
Senators.
The 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, one 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 of Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of the par
ishes of jefferson, st. Charles and st. John tho
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 Terrebonne. Lafourche and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed Of the parishes
Of az. Mary. Vermilion Cameron and Calcasleu
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed Of the par
ishes Of VI. 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
marshes of Ayoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District composed OF the
parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District, composed the par
ishes of East and West Feiciana, one Senator,
The Sixteenth District. composed of the par
lab of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District composed OF tho
parishes of st. Helena. Livingston. TanEtpft-
hoa, Washington and St. Tammany. one Sen
ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed Of the par
ishes oil Rapides and Vernon, one Senator
The Nineteenth District, composed Of the
rarishes Of Natchitoches. Sabine, DE Soto and
Rcd River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District. composed Of the par
ish Of Caddo, one Senator.
The Twenty first District. composed OF the
parishes of Bossier, Webster. Bienvllle and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty District. composed Of the
parishes of Union. Morahouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty third District. composed OF the
- IA Riahluud CALDWELL.
FRANKLIN and Jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty -fourthS District. composed OF the
marshes Of Catahoula. VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
The Twenty fifth District. composed o. the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison. one SEN
ator.
The Twenty sixth District. composed OF the
parishes of Tensas and CoDeordia. one Sem
ator.
First Representative District, First Ward.
one Representative.
seeond REPRESENTATIVE District. Second Ward
two Representatives.
Third Representative District. Third Ward.
three Representatives.
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward,
one Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward
two Representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward,
one Representative.
Seventh Representative District. Seventh
Ward. two Representatives..
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward
one Representative.
Ninth Representative District. Ninth Ward
two Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward
| two Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
| Ward, two Representatives.
| Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth
Ward. one Representative.
| Thirteenth Representative District, Thir
teenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa-
/ tive.
| Fourteenth Representative District. Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
| Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth
| Ward, one Representative.
The parish of Ascension. one Represents
i tive