The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
PROCLAIM ALTON.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. !
Htatn of Innlsianh. ]

n T,oniaiana TINT Immediately after the nd
iournment of HaId Convention 1t shall ne the
duty Of the Governor to issue his proclamation
directing the eevera officers OF the state. atl-
tborized by law To hold elections for memhers
Of the General Assembly. to open and hoia n
poll In every parish In this State, nj the places
designated by law. upon tho first Tuesday In
the month of December next, 1879. for the pur-
pose Of taking tho sense Of the good people OF
this stats In regard to the ADOPTION or rejection
of the said constitution, and it shall be tho duty
of said officers to receive the votes Of all Der
sons entitled to vote under the constitution OF
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion by
depositlng Ina the ballot-hox u ticket whereon
shall he printed or written: For tho Const'-
tuition. ]" or "Aeaina the Constitution or some
such We rls AZ will distinctly convey the inten-
ton of tho vnt6r. =.*
And whereas. 1t Ia further provided, that ut
tha above stated time AMI place there shall be
elected n Governor Lieutenant Governor, a
Secretary of State. an Attorney General q state
Auditor of Public Accounts and q Suparinten-
dent of Public Education. fer the term Of four
years,
And whereas. 1t Ii further provided. that at
the same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives In the General
Assembly OF this Rtate. for the term Of four
years, to represent the hereinafter senatorial
distriots and representative districts and par
isles as apportloned In said constitution. to
wit
The First senatorial District, composed Of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards of Orleans and Of the
parishes of s. Bernard and Piaauemines, two
Senators.
The Second District. composed of the Fourth.
q ,Isn nr1n frur
Senators.
Tho Third District. composed Of the Third
Ward OF Orleans. one Senator. o-5
Tho Fourth District, composed Of the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank Of
Orleans, ono 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 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.
The Ninth District composed OF the parishes
of Terrebonne. Lafourehe and Assumption, two
Senators. @~=,#
OF st. Mary. vermilion. Cameron and Oaloasieu.
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed OF the par
ishes OF ut. 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
marshes OF Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator
The Fourteenth District. composed OF the
parishes OF Ibervile and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator a.a-.
The Fifteenth District. composed the par
ishes Of East and West Feioiana, one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed OF the par
ish 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.
TIE Eighteenth District com posed OF the paF-
ehes OF Rapides and Vernon. one Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed OF the
rarlshes OF Natchitoches, Sabine. De Soto and
Rcd River. two Senator'S
The Twentieth District, composed OF the par
ish OF Caddo, one Senator
Tho Twenty first District, composed of the
parishes OF Bossier, 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.
Eranklin and Jackson two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed OF the
parishes of Catahoula VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
The Twenty.flfth District composed OF the
parishes OF East Carroll and Madison. one Sen
ator.
The Twenty-sixth District composed OF the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sen"
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. z..75E
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 Thir
teenth and Fourteenth Wards. one Representa-
| tive.
Fourteenth Representative District. Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
| Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteent
| Ward. one Representative.
The parish of Ascension. one Represents
| tive.
The parish of Assumption. two Representa-
| tives.
The parish of Avoyelles. two Representative
The parish of East Baton Rouge. two Repre-
| sentatiyes.