The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-30

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, |
State of Louisiana,

Whereas, Il is provided by the Constitutional
| Convention. lately held In tho city OF New Or
leans. to frame new constitution for IL 9 State
| Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the adj
| journment OF said Convention 1t shall be the
duty Of the Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing the several officers OF the State. au-
thorised by law to hold elections for members
Of the General Assembly. to open and hold a
poll ia every parish in this State. at the places
designated by law. upon tho FIRST Tuesday In
the month OF December next. 1879. for the pur-
pose OF taking the sense Of the good people OF
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
OF the said constitution and It shall DO 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 his opinion by
| depoeiting In the ballot-box q ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Consti-
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
such words az will distinctly convey the inten-
| tfon OF the voter.
And whereas. 1t Ia further provided. that at
| the above stated time and place there shall be
| elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor
Secretary Of State. an Attorney General. State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and Buperinten-
dent OF Public Education. for the term Of four
| years:
| And whereas. It lie further provided that ut
the same time and place there shall BIO elected
| Senators and Representatives In the General
Assembly Of this Btate. for the term OF four
| years, to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts and par
Ishes as apportIoned In said constitution. to
wit:
| The First senatorial District, composed OF the
Eighth and Ninth Wards OF Orleans aud OF the
parishes OF st. Bernard and Plaauemines, two
Senators.
The Second District. composed OF the Fourth.
| Fifth Sixth and Seventh Wards OF Orleans two
| Senators.
Tho Third District composed OF the Third
Ward or Orleans. one Senator.
! The Fourth District. composed OF the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans right bank Of
Orleans. one Senator.
| The Fifth District. composed Of the First and
| Tenth Wards OF Orleans. ono Senator.
| Tho Sixth District. composed of tho Eleventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards OF Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed of the par
iahes Of Jefferson. st. Charles and st. John the
Baptist one Senator.
Tho 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 Dlstriot. composed of the parishes
Of 81. Mary Vermilion. Cameron and Oalcasisu.
| two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed Of tho par
\ ishes Of st. 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
parishes of Ayoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District, composed Of the
parishes of Ibervile and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
1 The Fifteenth District, composed the par
ishes Of East and West Feliciana, one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed Of the par
| lab Of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
| The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes Of 1t. Helena. Livingston. TanRipa-
hon. Washington and st. Tammany one Sem
ator.
| The Eighteenth District. com posed Of the par
ishes of Rapides and vernon. ono Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed OF the
Inrishes of Natchitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
| Red River, two Senators.
The Twentieth District, composed OF the par
| lab Of Caddo, one Senator.
Tho Twenty first District. composed of tho
4 parishes OF Booster, Webster. Dlenville and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty second District, composed of the
parishes OF Union. Morehouee. Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty third District composed Of the
parishes Of Ounchlta. Richland. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and Jackson, two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed OF the
parishes Of Catahoula. Vim and Grant. one
Senator.
| The Twenty fifth District. composed OF the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison. one Sem
ator.
The Twenty sixth District. composed OF the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sen.
ator.
| FOB THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First 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 Representative District. Fifth Ward.
two Representatives.
Sixth Representative District. Sixth Ward.
1 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
tive.
The parish Of Assumption. two Representa-
| dves.