The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-22
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Rtnta Of InIlialnnn

y Convention. lately held In the city of New Or
: leans, to frnme new constitution for the Stat
Of Louisiana. that Immediately after tho nd
jOurnment of said Convention 1t shall be ths
duty OF tho Governor to Issue bis proclamation
, directing the several officers OF the State. au
tborised by law to hold elections for members
of the General Assembly, TO open and hold
poll In every parish In this State ut the places
designated by law, upon The first Tuesday IL
, the month Of December next, 1879. for tho p,ir
pose OF taking the sonse Of the good people d
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
OF the said constitution. and 1t shall be tho dus
OF said officers to receive tho votes Of oil per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution Of
1sea Each voter shall express bis opinion by
deposlting In the ballot box ticket wherein
shall be printed or written: = For the ConstI-
tuition or Against the Constitution" Or some
such words ns will distinctly convey the inten-
tion of the voter.
And whereas, 1t is further provided. that nj
she above stated time and place there shall be
elected II Governor. Lieutenant Governor, a
Secretary Of stato. an Attorney General, u etate
Auditor of Public Accounts and HuperInten-
dent Of Public Education. for the term of four
years:
And whereas. It Ia further provided, that nj
the same time and place there shall be elected
1 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
lshes ne 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 Plauuemines, two
Senators.
The Second District, composed Of the Fourth
| Fifth Sixth and Seventh Wards of Orleans two
| Senators.
The Third District. composed of tho Third
Ward OF Orleans. ono Senator.
The Fourth District. composed of the Second
md Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank) Of
Orleans. one Senator.
The Fifth District composed of the First and
Tenth Wards of Orleans. one Senator.
The Sixth District. composed Of tho Eleventh,
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of tho par
ishes of Jefferson. ut. Charles aud st. j ohm the
Baptist one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed Of the parishes
of st. James aud Ascension. one Senator
The Ninth District composed of tho parishes
of Terrebonne. Lafourehe and Assumption two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed of tho parishes
of st. Mary. vermilion. Cameron and Galeasieu
two Senators.
The Eleventh District. composed of the par
ishes of Ht. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette ono
Senator.
The Twelfth District composed Of the par
ish Of st. Landry. two Senators.
Tho Thirteenth District composed OF the
parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee, one
Senator.
Tho Fourteenth District. composed OF tho
parishes Of Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District composed 0 the par
ishes of East and West Feicana. 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. Tangipa-
hoa. Washington and st. Tammany, ono Son
ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed Of the pnr-
iahos of Raptdas and Vernon. one Senator.
Tho Nineteenth District composed Of the
r1rishos OF Natehitoehes. Sabine. De Soto and /
Red River. two Senators.
Tho Twentieth District. composed Of tho par
ish of CAddo one Senator.
The Twenty first District. composed of tho
parishes of Dossler, Webster Bienvllle md /
Claiborne. two Senators.
Tho Twenty second District composed of the
parishes of Union. Morehouae. Lincoln md
West Carroll two Senators.
The Twenty third District composed Of the
parishes Of Ouachta. Richland. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and Jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed OF the
parishes of Catahoula VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
Tho Twenty fifth District. composed OF the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison ono SEN
ator.
The Twenty-sixth District. composed of the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sem
ator.
FOR THE PARISH or ORLEANS.
First Representative District First Ward.
ono Representative.
Second Representative District. Second Ward.
two Representatives..
Third Representative District. Third Ward.
three Representatives. sYsa.@ SM
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward.
ono 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.
Tonth Representative District. Tenth Ward.
two Representatives..
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
Ward two Representatives.
Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth
Ward. ono Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District Thir-
eenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa-
I've.
Fourteenth Representative District. Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth /
Ward. one Representative. :
The parish of Ascension. one Representa-
i've
The parish of ASSUMPTION two Representa-