The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-15
PROCLAIM TION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., I
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whereas, Ii fs provided by the Constitutional
Convention. lately hold In tho city OF New Or
leans. to franc now constitution for tho HtBte
of Louisiana, that Immediately after the I'D
journment of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty Of the Governor to issue his proclamation
directing tho several officers of the State. ntI-
thortzed by law to hold elections for members
Of tho General Assembly. to open md hold Il
poll In every parish In this State. ut the places
designated by law upon the first Tuesday In
tho month OF December next. 1879. for the pur-
pose Of taking the sense of tho good people OF
this State in regard to tho adoption or rejection
of tho said constitution. and 1t shall be the duty
Of said officers to receive tho votes OK NIL per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution Of
1868, Each voter shall express his opinion by
depostting In the baIlot-box n ticket whereon
shall DO printed or written For the Constl-
tuition or Against tho Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
ton of the voter.
And whereas, 1t ia further provided. that at
tho above stated time and place there shall be
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor, a
Secretary Of State. an Attorney General, State
Auditor of Public Accounts and Buporinten-
don't Of Public Education. for the term of four
years,
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tho same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives In tho 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
wilt:
The First Senatorial District. composed Of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards OF Orleans and OF the
parishes of st. Bernard and Plaquemines, two
Senators.
The Second District. composed Of the Fourth.
Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Wards Of Orleans. two
Senators.
The Third District. composed Of the Third
Ward OF Orleans. one Senator.
The Fourth District. composed of tho 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 tho 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 parishes
OF st. James and Ascension. one Senator.
Tho Ninth District. composed of the parishes
Of Torrebonne. Lafourche and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed Of the parishes
Of st. Mary. Vermilion. Cameron and CalcasIeu
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed Of the 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 Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District, composed Of the
parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed o 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