The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-26
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. I
State OF Louisiana.

Whereas. 1t Is provided by tho Constitutional
Convention. lately hold In the city q New Or
leans. to frame a new constitution for tho state
OF Louisiana. that Immediately after tho ad-
journment of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty III the Governor to issue his proclamation
directing the several officers Of the State au-
thorized by law to hold elections for members
of tho General Assembly. to open and hold
poll In every parish In this State. at the places
designated by law. upon tho first Tuesday Ia
the month OF December next 1879. for the pur-
pose of taking the sense Of the good PEOPLE q
thls State In regard to the adoption or rejection
OF tho said constitution and II shall be tho duty
OF said officers to receive the votes Of nil per-
sons entitled To vote undar the constitution Of
1868 Each voter shall express his opinion by
depositing In the ballot box d ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Const-
tuition or Against the Constitution" or Rome
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
tion Of the voter.
And wherens. 1t is further provided. that ct
she above stated time and place there shall be
elected II Governor Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary OF State an Attorney General, State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and Superlnten-
dent OF Public Education. for the torn Of four
years:
And whereas. It Is 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
wears to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representation districts and par
| fishes rs 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 Plaaueminos, two
/ Senators.
The Second District. composed OF the Fourth.
/ Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Wards Of Orleans. two
4 Senators.
Tho Third District. composed Of tho Third
Ward 81 Oreans. 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.
| Tho 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 the
| Baptist. one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed Of the parishee
81 st. James and Ascension. one Senator.
Tho Ninth District. composed Of the parishes
.
4 Senators
The Tenth District. composed of the parishes
Of ST. Mary Vermilion Cameron and Calcasieu
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.
ISL " st. Landry. two Senators.
The Thirteenth District. composed OF the
parishes VI Avoyelles anu ponte Coupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed OF the
parishes of Ibervilie and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed the par.
ishes Of East and West Feliciana, one Senator
The Sixteenth District. composed of the par
ish of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
. The Seventeenth District. composed OF the