The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-14
PROCLAMATION
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Btutb of IntliBiantl.

btnto of Louisiana. }
Wheress. II Ia provided by tho Constitutional
Convention lately hold In tho city OF New Of-
leans to frame u now constitution Tor tho SUMO
Of Louisiana. TINT Immediately htlor the ~
journment Of said Convention IL Hhhll 20 mo
autv of Tho Governor to issue his proclamation
diraetine tho aeyeral officers OF tho Sthte. hn-
thorized by Inv to bold elections Tor mamboTe
Of the General Assembly. to open hn1 holn U
poll in every parish In this State. ~ the places
designated by law, upon the flrst TUESDAY ~
tho monthsof December next. 1879. Tor the pur-
pose Of taking the sense Of tho good people OF
this Stats In reghrd to the adoption or rejection
Of tho said constitution, md 1t shall be tho duty
of said officers to receive the votes OF I'LL per
sons entitled TO vote under the constitution OF
,ass. Each voter shall express his opinion by
lapositlng In the ballot box Il ticket Whereon
shall be printed or written: For tho Constl-
tuition" or Against Tho Constitution or some
such words as will distinctly convey tho lnten-
ton Of tho voter.
Aud whereas. II ia further provided. thnt ut
the above stated time and place there shall DO
elaetad n Governor. Lieutenant Governor. a
Heoretary or State. mn Attorney General IL Sthte
Auditor oF Public Accounts and Superihten-
dent of Public Education. for tho term OF four
yeHra:
And whereas. 1t ID further provided. TINT Mt
the saime tlme and place there shall be- elected
Senators and Representatives In tho General
Assembly Of this Htate. for tho term OF Tour
years. 10 represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts mud pnr-
Hhes ~ apportluned In said consultation. TO
| wit.
| Tho First Senatorial District. composed OF tho
| Eighth and Ninth Wards ri Orleans aud of tho
parishes of Bt. Bernard and Plaanenlnes, two
| Senators.
| Tho pecond District. composed of tho Fourth.
| Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Wards Of Orleans, two
Senators.
The Third District. composed OF the Third
Ward III Orleans. ono Senator.
Tho Fourth District composed OF the Heeond
md Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank) Of
| Orleans one Honntor.
The Fifth District. composed OF tho First and
Tenth Wards Of OrlsanH one Senator.
Tho Sixth District. composed Of tho Eleventh
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth Sixteenth md
hoyentoonth Wards OF Orleans. two Senators.
Tho Seventh District. composed OF the phr-
ishes OF Jefferson. Bt. Charles and 5t. John tho
Baptist. one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed Of the parishes
of 81. ,Jnmoe md Ascension. one Senator.
Tho Ninth District. composed OF tho parishes
of Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assumption. two
| Senators. =s..
The Tentb District composed Of the parishes
| Of ST. Mary Vermillon. Cameron and Calcrsieu
two Senators.
Tho Eleventh District, composed Of tho par
iehes OF ST. Martin, Iberia and Lafayette. one
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed Of tho par.
ish OF st. Landry. two Senators.
The Thirteenth District. composed OF the
pnrishes Of Avoyeles ind Pointe OOupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed OF the
parishes OF Iberyille and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
The FIftoonth District. composed the par
ishes OF East and West Fellclana. ono Senator,
The Sixteenth District. composed Of the par
ish OF East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed OF tho
parishes OF st. Helena. Livingston. Tanglpa-
hoa. Washington and Bt. Tammany. ono Sen
ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed Of the par
ishes OF Rapides and Vernon. one sountor.
The Nineteenth District. composed OF the
Iarlshes OF Natchitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
Tho Twentieth District. composed Of the par
ish OF Cuddo one bSnntOr.
The Twenty first District. composed OF the
parishes OF Bossier, Webster. Bienville and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty second District. composed OF the
parishes OF Union, Morehouse Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senator'S
The Twenty third District composed OF the
parishes of Ouachita. Rchand. Caldwell
FRANKLIN and Jackson. two Senators.
j 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 Sen
ator.
The Twenty-eixth District. composed Of the
parishes of Tensas and Concordla. one Sem
ator.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
\ First Representative District First Ward
one 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
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. Thtr
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 Representa-
, tive.
, The parish of Assum ptfon two Representa-