The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-02
PROCLAMATIO
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Qtafa rs r,, lie, lane

Convention. lately held in the city Of New Or
| leans. to frame new constitution for tt 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-
| thorized by law to hold elections for members
| of the General Assembly to open and hold
poll In every parish in 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 good people of
this State in regard to the adoption or rejection
Of the said cons tuition. 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 his opinion by
depositing In the ballot-box a ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the ConstI-
tuition" or Against The Constitution. or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
| ton of the voter.
| And whereas, 1t Is further provided. that at
the above stated time and place there shall be
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor. 81
Secretary Of State an Attorney General, State
| Auditor Of Public Accounts and q Superinten-
! dent Of Public Education. for the term Of four
| years:
| And whereas, 1t fs 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
| lshes as 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 Plaquemines two
/ Senator'S
4 TboG .rEr ~ VISA t,-tI
Fifth Sixth and Seventh Wards of Orleans. two
Senator'S
| The Third District. composed of the Third
Ward of 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. one Senator.
The Sixth District, composed OF the Eleventh.
| Twelfth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth Sixteenth and
| Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans. two Senator'S.
| The Seventh District. composed of the par
| ishes Of Jefferson. st. Charles and st. John the
| 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 st. Mary VermIion. Cameron and Calcasieu
two Senators.
| The Eleventh District composed of the par.
isles Of It. 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 Avoyeles and Pointe Coupee one
Senator.
| The Fourteenth District, composed of the
parishes Of Ibervie and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
| The + fteenth District. composed Of the par
| ishes of East and West FeIiciana one Senator
| The Sixteenth District composed Of the par
| lsh OF East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
| The Seventeenth District. composed of the
parishes Of ST. Helena. Livingston. Tangipa-
hoa, Washington and St. Tammany, one Sen
| ator.
| The Eighteenth District. composed Of the par
| ishes Of Rapdes and Vernon. one Senator.
| The Nineteenth District composed Of the
parishes Of Natehitoches, Sabine, De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
| The Twentieth District, composed of the par
| ish of Caddo, one Senator.
| The Twenty first District. composed of the
parishes Of Bo.sier, Webster, Bienvllle and
| Claiborne. two Senators.
| The Twenty second District. composed of the
parishes Of Union. Morehouse Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty third District composed OF the
parishes Of Ouachita 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
| -s.l-z
ator.
The Twenty-sixth District. composed Of the
parishes Of Tensas and Concorda. one Sem
ator.
4 FOR THE PARISH or 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 Distrfc. 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,
i Twelfth Representative District. Twelfth
/ Ward. one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District. Thir-
Il u Lo,, WorSa tn
tive.
Fourteenth Representative District Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth
Ward. one Representative.
The parish of Ascension, one Representa-
tive.